Title: Five Feet Apart
Authors: Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry, & Tobias Iaconis
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Release Date: November 20, 2018
Pages: 288
Can you love someone you can never touch?
Stella Grant likes to be in control—even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions.
The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn’t care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Soon, he’ll turn eighteen and then he’ll be able to unplug all these machines and actually go see the world, not just its hospitals.
Will’s exactly what Stella needs to stay away from. If he so much as breathes on Stella she could lose her spot on the transplant list. Either one of them could die. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. But suddenly six feet doesn’t feel like safety. It feels like punishment.
What if they could steal back just a little bit of the space their broken lungs have stolen from them? Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too?
Stella is a control freak for managing her condition and always does everything on time with her checklists. Will on the other hand, is the complete opposite. He's been through too many drug trials and is counting down to the day he turns eighteen. When that day comes, he's finally free to live his life the way he wants without any restrictions.
Both teenagers have cystic fibrosis, a condition that makes them vulnerable to germs and viruses. In order for cystic fibrosis patients to be safe from each other, they must always stay six feet away from each other at all times to make sure their bacteria doesn't spread to each other. Their first meeting wasn't the best but it's not possible to stay away from someone when they're just a few doors down from you.
But as I roll over and turn out the light, I realize for the first time in a long time, I don't really feel alone.
As Stella and Will grow closer, six feet suddenly feels like infinite space. Keeping six feet apart seems more and more like punishment and not living. Their lungs are only getting worse and worse, reality really sucks sometimes.
I know in that moment, even though it could not be more ridiculous, that if I die in there, I won't die without falling in love.
How much are they willing to sacrifice for their hearts?
Star Rating: ★★★★★ (5)
Five Feet Apart told in a dual perspective, letting the readers know both of Stella and Will's thoughts. The qualities and characteristics of the characters make them seem so real to me. The book not only showed the good side but also the harder side of having cystic fibrosis.
I don't know from personal experiences, but I did do some research and I think the authors did do a good job showing cystic fibrosis in the book. In the acknowledgments, they did mention that they did consult people with cystic fibrosis which made the book a lot more realistic. (I know, I'm one of the few people who look through acknowledgments.) You can learn more about cystic fibrosis here.
So I actually read All This Time first before this one but both books were absolutely amazing. The authors are so good at blending together the writing and both stories broke my heart (as in crying). I definitely recommend both books and I'm looking forward to reading future works by the authors! The movie is also good and made me cry but the books is still better. :)
About the Authors
Rachael Lippincott is the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart. She holds a BA in English writing from the University of Pittsburgh. Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, she currently resides in Pittsburgh with her wife and their dog, Hank.
Mikki Daughtry graduated from Brenau University, where she studied theatre arts. She is a screenwriter and novelist living in Los Angeles and is one of the authors of the New York Times #1 bestseller Five Feet Apart. When she’s not writing, she is watching old black and white movies, listening to Doris Day on repeat, or reading ancient Greek plays. The classics. Always.
Tobias Iaconis was born in Germany to an American father and a German mother. He studied English literature at Haverford College in Philadelphia, and now works as a screenwriter in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and son.
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