Book club review!
So, a bunch of my blogger freinds and I have started a book club and this was our book of the month.
This book is about a man called Will who had been in an accident which had caused him to be quadraplegic and wheelchair bound. Will's quadraplegia is C5/6 which meant he had use of his head and his hands but couldn't use the rest of his body. He then met a woman called Louisa has lost her job and, in turn, became his carer.
Overall, I loved this book. The character development was realistic, specifically Will's development as a character. I'm glad that he developed as opposed to other books where the other characters would develop around him. I also liked that the book raised issues around the subject of disability such as alienation and how people normally react to people within these circumstances.
The ending didn't dissapoint either. I liked the way that it left things but I'm not sure how it would lead into the sequal - I guess that I'll just have to find out!
It is a lovely contemporary book that will send you on a rollercoaster of emotions. I'd reccomend if you're a fan of Rainbow Rowell and Cecelia Ahern and I give this book a 4.5 stars! It was a fab book and had so many surprising turns that I can't wait to read the sequal.
**SPOILER SECTION Y'ALL**
I like that Will started off arrogant. I felt like he needed to start like that in order to develop and I liked his witty personality. Also, in the end, I liked that he stayed with the decision. It avoided all the cliche's that could've happened in the book and I'm glad it didn't turn into 'I'm in love with you, I wont do it' because that wouldn't have been realistic.
Louisa was also a fab protagonist who was relatable. That sounds like a strange thing to say as I've never been put in her situation but, she dealt with all of the hurdles in a way that I would. I like that she stayed true to her thoughts and feelings throughout, that she didnt let Patrick and his 'I'm going to run and not care about you' attitude influence her in any way.
Patrick was a character that I knew I would hate from the moment I met him. He started with 'oh he's a quadraplegic, don't have to worry about him' to 'why are you sleeping there?' to 'You've opened up to me about the situation so I'M GONNA SELL THE STORY LOLOLOL'. In my opinion - he's a snake in the grass and always was.
Lousia's mum surprised me at the end when she told Louisa that she shouldn't come home if she's assisting Will with his suicide as I'd gotten comfortable with her slightly unnerved personality.
Reading the book I didn't expect that he was going to go to dignitas when it was first mentioned but I feel like it needed to have that in the book to give it some substance.
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