Book: Send Me A Sign by Tiffany Schmidt
Pages: 384
Genre: Young Adult, Romance
Source: Library
Short Synopsis: Mia has always had a perfect life, but when a deadly illness threatens it along with the perfect family she's strived so hard to achieve.
My Thoughts: A very heartwarming and sad story about realization and acceptance. I couldn't put this book down.
Mia is always looking for signs. A sign that she should get serious with her soccer-captain boyfriend. A sign that she’ll get the grades to make it into an Ivy-league school. One sign she didn’t expect to look for was: “Will I survive cancer?” It’s a question her friends would never understand, prompting Mia to keep her illness a secret. The only one who knows is her lifelong best friend, Gyver, who is poised to be so much more. Mia is determined to survive, but when you have so much going your way, there is so much more to lose. From debut author Tiffany Schmidt comes a heart-wrenching and ultimately uplifting story of one girl’s search for signs of life in the face of death.
--From Goodreads
An addictive novel, Send Me a Sign is a very touching tale and reading what Mia had to go through was very moving.
Mia always strives for excellence. The perfect grade, the perfect family, and being a member of the cheerleading team, life couldn't get any better for Mia. But Mia discovers that she has cancer. Leukemia. And though she tries and fights for her life dealing with treatments and chemo, there are just some days where Mia feels too tired to do anything else. And on top of it all, Mia is torn between two guys. Ryan, who keeps wanting to be her boyfriend, but Mia has doubts, and Gyver, her best friend whose been there forever, and helps her from the beginning of her illness. Mia must get through dealing with her illness, and choosing the right guy for her.
Though I loved the story and the uniqueness of it all, I really disliked most of the characters. First, I disliked Mia and the fact that she was stringing along both guys through her problems. It was obvious that she had feelings for Gyver, but Mia felt insecure about letting Ryan go. All of Mia's friends felt superficial as well. And the way Mia handled her situation of not telling her friends about her illness until the last minute, was definitely not the way to go.
I also felt that Mia's mother was in fact very selfish. Every time Mia wanted to tell her friends about her illness, Mia's mother finds a way to tell her to keep it a secret. The whole family felt like they were in denial of Mia's illness, and wishing that everything was perfect. The only redeeming character I felt, was Gyver, who stuck through with Mia from beginning till end. Even when they were fighting, if Mia needed Gyver's help, he was always there to give it.
In general, I loved the story, but some of the characters fell a little flat. A very emotional story, one that you have to be in the right mind frame for.
Would I recommend this book: Yes
Rating: I give this book a 3.5/5.
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