четвртак, 14. фебруар 2019.

Fear of missing out

Title: Fear of missing out
Author: Kate McGovern
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Publishing Group
Genre: Contemporary
Release Date: March 19th
Pages: 320
Format: eARC via NetGalley
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*I want to thank to Macmillan Children's Publishing Group and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This doesn't effect in any way on my opinion on book*  


Fear of missing out is a book about what it feels like to be ill. It's a book about choices. And it's a book about making the right decision.

Everyone has a fear of missing out on something--a party, a basketball game, a hangout after school. But what if it's life that you'll be missing out on?

When Astrid learns that her cancer has returned, she hears about a radical technology called cryopreservation that may allow her to have her body frozen until a future time when--and if--a cure is available. With her boyfriend, Mohit, and her best friend, Chloe, Astrid goes on a road trip in search of that possibility. To see if it's real. To see if it's worth it. For fear of missing out on everything.

First of all, look at that cover! It's so pretty, and it pictures a really important scene in the book. I love when cover actually have something with the story itself.
After I read The Fault in our stars, I never really read a book about cancer that was as good as The Fault in our stars. I read bad ones, like Before I die, and A Walk to remember which was a good book but so much different from The Fault in our stars. And that's the case with this book. It's different, but it's so good.
This is a book about Astrid, a girl with brain tumor, astrocytoma, tumor made of stars. See the irony? She has already fought a battle with it once, and she came out of it stronger. But this time, it seems like the tumor will win. And in fear that she miss it all out, brother's graduation, seeing his children for the first time, hearing her boyfriend's concert, being there for mother and so many other things, she explores the idea of cryopreservation- freezing her body - so she could see all those things one day.
And because of that, she, her boyfriend and Chloe, her best and only friend go on the road trip. But, beware, this is not a road trip book.


"Now I understand that we're both going to start telling each other lies we hope will turn out to be true."


I loved how this book is written. Chapters are really short, which I love, the writting style is amazing and I love how we learn about Astrid and hers family piece by piece. I love how we got to see what illness do to family, how it defines a family. 
Also, I love how we see how Mohit and Astrid's relationship began and how it developed, side by side with Astrid's cancer. I can't imagine what it feels like to find out your girlfriend have cancer, especially at the beginning of the relationship. Mohit stayed with Astrid, he fought with her. And I can't imagine what it feels like to hear that your girlfriend have cancer again. 
I loved how we saw through the book how close they were, how that illness made their relationship stronger.
I also loved friendship between Chloe and Astrid. Chloe is Astrid's only friend, only person willing to stay with her through everything. We need more friendships like this in YA. It's hard to understand  for someone who is healthy how hard it is to maintain a friendship despite the illness. Sometimes, you're just to tired to go out. Sometimes, you just want to be home and watch a movie. And it takes a special kind of friend who will understand that. And Chloe does.


"My tumor made of stars. The view from here is beautiful." 

I loved how characters were developed and how they were written. We can see Chloe, who doesn't have a real feeling that her friend is dying, but she is also really real and sarcastic about it. It sounds weird, but it works.
Then we have Mohit. I had love - hate relationship with Mohit. One moment I would think how caring he is and then next one I would think he is a jerk. At the end, I realized it was just how he coped with the fact his girlfriend is dying. He was in pain, and all he was trying is to run away from it. He fought against himself, but at the end he chose Astrid. Like I said, even though it was hard for him, he really cared for Astrid. He was there for her, being her support on her path. He is gentle and kind and a little bit snarky but he is a good character nonetheless. And he play sax, so everything is forgiven! Also, Mohit is an Indian, so this book also has a diversity character!
I also loved how family is written. Her mother... I can't imagine how she felt. To go through cancer once, and then again... I think it is really important that it's showed how she wasn't strong all the time. She is a human as well, she is a mother and her daughter is dying. Mothers are strong, but not unbreakable. And finally, a book showed us that, no matter how mother is strong, there are some things that will break them. I loved her relationship with Astrid. She is a caring mother, a loving mother, but she is not over protective. She is always there for her and she will always be.
When it comes to Astrid's father, though... I am not saying he is not caring, but he could have been there for her more, even though he left them. And to blame Astrid and her mother for Astrid's cancer... I hate those kind of people, so I wasn't the fan of him. Although, I must say Astrid could have been nicer to him.
And finally, Liam. Liam is Astrid's little brother. It's hard to cope with the fact that you're dying. But to explain that to your little brother... I loved how this book showed us how a little kid can understand what it means to die, only if you explain it to him. 

"You're right, Astrid. It is about me. And your mother. And Chloe. And Liam. It is about the people who love you. Because we're the ones who will be left behind to live with an Astrid - shaped hole in the universe."

If you love books with strong female friendships, supportive friendships, caring boyfriends and boyfriends who play sax, then this is the book for you! It will make you cry, it will make you wonder, wonder what would you do. "Should I stay or should I go?" kind of choices. This is a book for fans of The Fault in our stars and I am sure that everyone will love this amazing book!


Rating: 5 stars

About the author

Kate McGovern is the author of Rules for 50/50 Chances, which was called a “standout contemporary read” by Booklist. She lives with her family in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in a house full of books.
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