Cancer sucks at any age . This book details letters a young single dying mother leaves for her infant daughter. This book also shows how friends and families are so supportive and caring during sickness. Life is often unfair but continues for the living .

After being blown away by Pearson's first two novels, I was very much looking forward to reading her third novel. The story of a young mother diagnosed with breast cancer, this novel is all the more poignant when, in a note at the start of the book, you read about Laura's own diagnosis.

Written in both prose and letters, we join Jess as she is given a diagnosis of breast cancer and embarks on treatment. As a single mother, her primary concern is for her baby daughter, Edie. Worried that she may not be there to answer Edie's questions as she grows, she begins to write letters to her, telling her about love and life, and making sure Edie has something to know her mother by in case she doesn't remember Jess.

Pearson has always had a wonderful flair for telling the stories that are the most painful to read and imagine. Despite the upsetting subject, I Wanted You To Know was a pleasure to read with many uplifting moments. I felt I knew Jess and her family and friends personally as the characters were so well developed. This novel will make you think about your own mortality, and the things that would seem truly important to you if you learned that you might not have as much time left as you'd hoped.

Thank you to NetGalley and Agora for the opportunity to review this novel in exchange for my honest opinion.