I’ve had this book sitting waiting to be read for a while now but finally when I got to it, I really enjoyed it! It had a lot of really good stuff in it. Not only was it really centered on people with chronic illnesses, it had the little bit extra with the werewolf in it. Parts of the story was done as a chat room. I really liked that, as I’ve always been a fan of stories told through emails, letters, instant messages, texts, etc. It was really interesting hearing the points of view from all different types illnesses.

While there were a lot of characters we knew just through the chat/discussion group, the family characters were awesome. And I loved Spencer! He was so funny! There was a point in the book where one of the characters was suffering from depression, but they told the rest that they hadn’t actually thought about killing themselves, but they had thoughts that they wished they were not alive anymore, that things would be better. That part hit home a lot. I’ve felt the same way. But because I never actually think about committing suicide, I never feel like it is that big of a deal to worry about. It definitely made me think a little. And I think that is something important for teens as well, if I as a grown-up didn’t feel it was that important, but I probably should have.

Definitely one I’ll be promoting and buying for my school library.

Review first published on Lisa Loves Literature.