This book had me so conflicted that I feel like I need to organise my thoughts. Let's talk about the things that I liked first. The main thing that I loved about this book was the cute relationship and the adorable moments that the couple had throughout the book. I love that this book is #ownvoices and you can tell that this story meant a lot to the author because it truly felt like she respected the characters and their love a lot and that she wanted for them to be happy within the sad moments. I also felt bad for the characters at too many points which meant I had some connection with them. My main problem was that the characters were too flat. We don't know much about them apart from basic things. Even the parents, we don't know anything about their personalities or identities. We know that one of the girl's family is Hispanic of some sort but we never get any specification about it.

Since the beginning, I knew there were things that I felt on the fence about like the plot with Beth's girlfriend, who could or couldn't be there and it wouldn't have changed a thing. I think we knew that she wasn't going to be present any more because the main couple was Beth and Savy and effectively, when her relationship with Beth finished, we literally don't hear from her once in the rest of the book. Apparently Beth loved her but she didn't think not once about her. She also made things incredibly hard for Amber, she asked impossible things from their relationship and I didn't understand how she stayed for as long as she did. Also, I didn't understand how things worked because Savannah and Beth didn't work but they had an incredible amount of money to do all sort of things and maybe this is me being super cynical but illnesses are very expensive and taking care of people is very expensive as well and I didn't understand how they could afford everything when they didn't have work.

Like I said, this was incredibly unremarkable. The characters, the plot, everything was unmemorable. I felt like it tried too hard to be The Fault in our Stars or A Walk to Remember and I'm not saying all the book with characters with cancer are the same but the ones with pocket lists and being in two places at once? With love story and people wanting to make the most of the time they have? They kind of are. I kept waiting for them to have some personal traits that were distinguishable or even any hobbies or interests or anything but they were super flat and not complex at all and that's totally my personal taste but I like multidimensional characters. I totally appreciated that this was a happy book even if it was a really sad situation, it wasn't super tragic. There were a lot of things that were unfinished and I just didn't like how it was written or dealt with and I'm so sorry because I wanted to love this.

Illness is always so unfair, in young people even more. Reading about this subject didn't appeal much to me, but I started the book and I was hooked. Savannah must deal with the worst disease, with no hope of a cure, which results in drawing Bethany away from her, fearing the ordeal and trying to avoid her suffering.
Finally they reconnect after a while, and their relationship returns with more force and with the intention of enjoy life in the fullest way possible.
The book is sad but hopeful, although it is clear that there will not be a happy ending. But as they say, sometimes the result is not the main thing, it is more important the way in which we achieve it.

I was very curious about this book from its summary, but once I got into it I immediately regretted my decision. Maybe I'm callous, but it had nothing to do with the cancer, but instead the distracting babying nicknames of the main characters. The nickname for Savannah is Savy? Really? Is she two years old? It reminded me of the awful Star Wars prequels with characters giving the nickname "Annie" to Anakin--and this is a man we're supposed to take seriously? In the opening scene Savannah breaks it off with her girlfriend of five (FIVE!) years with a cheating reveal and the girlfriend's only reply is to apologize that her pizza sucked? What!? Did I miss something? I made it to chapter two and immediately regretted that as well. I can tell right now that I will only be distracted by the names (and already it was impossible for me to tell the two characters apart as far as who is who when they're speaking) and the god awful dialogue. It's too bad because the subject matter seemed interesting--but then again, maybe revealing the "big shock" immediately in the story wasn't the strongest creative choice.

Only looking at the last 70% of the book - this is an emotionally gripping story and a tear-jerker. This is not a story about miracles or happy endings, but a wonderfully touching story about two soulmates making the most of whatever time they have. Though the ending is sad, I loved that the book still carried a positive message - even in sickness we can still make choices how we live.

The part that bugs me though is how Beth had been totally oblivious about Savannah's condition and still didn't see any signs of red flag when Sav broke up with her. A couple that close who knew each other for their entire lives.... I'm not finding it convincing Beth can't sense anything.

I would look forward to other works from the author.

I have many things to say about this book because I’m still a little confused and moved about it.

As you may know, I never read description before getting into a book because I’m always a little scared of reading too much. I should have read this one. Because I have some issues with cancer, I would not have read this book if I knew what it was about.
I don’t regret my choice though, this book was really interesting but I prefer to warn you.

So, let me really talk about this book now. I liked it but I’m still really confused and frustrated by the first part. I can’t stop thinking about it and I still don’t understand why it existed. I’m sorry if it sounds mean but I really don’t understand. Was it to create more drama? If so, I think cancer is enough drama.
I really don’t like unnecessary dramas and even less unnecessary love triangles.

I think the book really starts at the second part.
Savannah has a liver cancer at a point it’s not curable. She knows she’s going to die and she wants to deal with this situation alone. She knows her death is going to affect a lot of people so she prefers to shut everyone out and fight alone. Letting Bethany come back in her life is also letting her know about her disease and her insecurities. She has to learn to lean on someone.
Bethany is doing her best to help Savannah through this, she’s caring so much for her. She wants Savannah to die feeling like she had a great life so she asked her to create a Bucket List. The second part of the book is the both of them trying to complete the Bucket List and this is just so heartwarming.

Otherwise, I think this is a really cute love story even though the story is just heartbreaking. I think the story is mostly about learning not to fight alone and also to let go. Sometimes there’s nothing you can do but to accept your fate but you can still enjoy the rest of your life as much as you can.
I’m not really sure if it’s a spoiler but I prefer to warn you: there’s no happy ending so prepare your tissues, there’s a chance you might cry.

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This book was wonderful. I was in a consistent state of emotion on a roller coaster that was not in my control and I was okay with that because the love between the two was so pure and so amazing and I'm so glad I got the opportunity to read this.

I got interested in this book because of its gorgeous cover and because the publisher has my name in it! I usually don't read lesbian fiction, but I decided to give it a try.

And it started out good - I even cried a little when I learned about Savannah's secret. However, from that point on, it went downhill. The end only suprised me because I didn't think that it would get that kitschy... I also felt very sorry for Amber and I got angry because Savannah was so very selfish, especially in the end. It might be forgivable because she's sick, but it still upset me that she repeatedly hurt Bethany. That's why it was hard for me to feel with her.

I was a little irritated that there weren't any male characters except for the small part at the gas station. That made it a bit unrealistic. I also didn't like the sex scenes - they were way too explicit and didn't contribute in any way to the story. Overall, the style was okay, but the author seems to really like the word "f*ck", for whatever reason, and uses it as often as possible.

So I would say that it's an average romance novel - not too bad, but not spectacular either - and it was okay. If you don't mind explicit sex scenes and you would like to read a light, sometimes dramatic love story, I'm sure that you'll like the book. It just wasn't my cup of tea.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.