Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor (Book Review)
Hi there guys! So (fresh off the press) earlier this afternoon I finished reading the book Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor. I did a review on it on the book's Goodreads page, which the hyperlink will lead you to should you choose to check out the book summary and whatnot. You can also click here to view my Goodreads page and if you would like to add me as a friend, I would most happily accept your request :) I just thought it would to post this review on my blog as well as on my Goodreads page as I'm super behind on blog posts and I've really had the urge to post something recently. I've been reading a lot lately and already have a line-up of books waiting to be read! If you would like to see more book reviews please leave me a comment letting me know, and if you read this post, I would really appreciate it if you left a comment telling me what you like to see me do as well as maybe following my blog!
“Time does not care how precious it is, how hard you are working not to squander it. Time passes.”
I've wanted to read this book since I first found it on Goodreads prior to it's release date several months ago. Every now and then I enjoy a good tearjerker and I knew going into this book that this was going be one of them, and it was. Reading this book in front of my family was, in fact, pretty hard, since I was trying my hardest to hold in my tears. I glad to report that I found it in me to not break into hysterics.
Stories about cancer always really get to me, but when friendship is thrown into the mix, it gets me bad. I'm not going to lie, there were times when the protagonist, Zoe, almost seemed to the play the sick one. I sometimes felt as if, like her mom had said during the story, she used Livvie's cancer as a petty excuse. (SPOILER) It was her reason for breaking up with Calvin. It was her reason for not hanging out with Mia. It was her reason for failing her classes. And don't get me wrong, I can totally see how having a best friend who's dying because of cancer can take a toll on your life, as well as your mood and what not.
Going from negative to positive...there were so many moments in this novel that I wanted to reach through the book and comfort the characters in it, for example (SPOILER) at Olivia's funeral when Zoe wanted to text Olivia and had the sudden realization that she was gone. That scene absolutely broke my heart.
This was the first book I read by Melissa Kantor, and hope to read some of her other novels. I'm still a little indecisive about just how much I enjoyed Melissa's style of writing. I can say, however, that I really enjoyed her progression through the paragraphs, and the fact that as one paragraph finished, and the next showed a completely different scene, there was still at least a sentence or two that linked the two paragraphs.
Overall, I would definitely give this book 4 stars (maybe 3.5). I definitely wasn't perfect, I'm not going to lie and say it was, but there something in this book, and I can't quite put my finger on it, that shouted out to me and made me love it. I'm not going to lie, it did kind of depress me for the two days it took me to read it, but it definitely wasn't a regrettable read and I'm glad that I took the time to delve into this novel.
"I've been thinking about what we said about heaven, and I think heaven is some place where you could still somehow remember things that happened when you were alive. I wish I knew for sure, but I can't really imagine a place where I'd exist without remembering us".
Thank you for reading this review! Remember to leave a comment telling me if you want to see more reviews or what else you would like to see me post!
Sarah :)
“Time does not care how precious it is, how hard you are working not to squander it. Time passes.”
I've wanted to read this book since I first found it on Goodreads prior to it's release date several months ago. Every now and then I enjoy a good tearjerker and I knew going into this book that this was going be one of them, and it was. Reading this book in front of my family was, in fact, pretty hard, since I was trying my hardest to hold in my tears. I glad to report that I found it in me to not break into hysterics.
Stories about cancer always really get to me, but when friendship is thrown into the mix, it gets me bad. I'm not going to lie, there were times when the protagonist, Zoe, almost seemed to the play the sick one. I sometimes felt as if, like her mom had said during the story, she used Livvie's cancer as a petty excuse. (SPOILER) It was her reason for breaking up with Calvin. It was her reason for not hanging out with Mia. It was her reason for failing her classes. And don't get me wrong, I can totally see how having a best friend who's dying because of cancer can take a toll on your life, as well as your mood and what not.
Going from negative to positive...there were so many moments in this novel that I wanted to reach through the book and comfort the characters in it, for example (SPOILER) at Olivia's funeral when Zoe wanted to text Olivia and had the sudden realization that she was gone. That scene absolutely broke my heart.
This was the first book I read by Melissa Kantor, and hope to read some of her other novels. I'm still a little indecisive about just how much I enjoyed Melissa's style of writing. I can say, however, that I really enjoyed her progression through the paragraphs, and the fact that as one paragraph finished, and the next showed a completely different scene, there was still at least a sentence or two that linked the two paragraphs.
Overall, I would definitely give this book 4 stars (maybe 3.5). I definitely wasn't perfect, I'm not going to lie and say it was, but there something in this book, and I can't quite put my finger on it, that shouted out to me and made me love it. I'm not going to lie, it did kind of depress me for the two days it took me to read it, but it definitely wasn't a regrettable read and I'm glad that I took the time to delve into this novel.
"I've been thinking about what we said about heaven, and I think heaven is some place where you could still somehow remember things that happened when you were alive. I wish I knew for sure, but I can't really imagine a place where I'd exist without remembering us".
Thank you for reading this review! Remember to leave a comment telling me if you want to see more reviews or what else you would like to see me post!
Sarah :)
