Happy Friday my Friends and today I’d like to tell you my Five Reasons why I think you should read or would enjoy Positively Beautiful by Wendy Mills.
A heartbreaking – horrible situation totally crashes a 16 Year old! Erin does not have it easy. Her father died when she was pretty young and now, her mom is diagnosed with Breast Cancer. It broke my heart seeing this girl having already so much grief in her young life.
Addressing a very real situation many women & girls have to face … Because Erin does not only have to deal with her mom having cancer, but also that her mom has a mutated gene – the BRCA gene – that is unfortunately heritable. Now, Erin has to decide if she wants to know and what this will mean for her. And with situations like these, it’s hard to find someone to talk about, which left Erin heartbreakingly alone with her feelings.
The value of friendship and finding a friends where you’d least expect to find one.. As alone as Erin felt, she finds a friend online whose family also has the mutation and suddenly Erin has someone to talk to. It shows how important it is to have someone you can talk to, even if it’s someone online you have never meet. Often people are too scared to talk to the people closest to you. This part was incredible genuine and real.
And… not to forget about the romance, because there is romance where youd least expect it to be and I really enjoyed the romance part too, it was sweet and slow burning!
Positively Beautiful handled breast cancer and what it means for a young girl absolutely wonderful and in a very honest way. The story does not shy away from asking questions that might be uncomfortable. Erin at some points decides that she wants to be tested and of course, with her being a Teenager she does not talk and think it through with someone else, but handles it on her own. Many girls would react exactly the same way!
A book that will make you cry – SO HARD! Honestly, this book will break your heart so much and many times. I felt with Erins situation and how emotionally draining it must have been for her and … the story just made me cry so hard!
The reason why I gave it 4 instead of 5 was that even though I felt with Erin, she sometimes reacted a little in a rush and without thinking. Some situations were also a little over the top ….
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Bottom Line
Positively Beautiful by Wendy Mills is a genuinely heartbreaking story that will touch many woman and girls, as breast cancer is unfortunately such a real threat.. I love how wonderfully real and genuine Erin was.
Have you read Positively Beautiful and how did you like how Wendy Mills addressed great cancer? Do you have any plans to read it? I can truthfully recommend this to everyone who likes an emotional read!
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I love this format for a review! I’m so glad you liked Positively Beautiful.
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Wendy! Thank you so much for stopping by today! I truly loved your book and I especially liked how you approached this so difficult topic. It definitely got me thinking since my mom also had Breast cancer. She fine now, but it’s been a difficult time.
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Ah, books that make you cry… Sigh. Ever since I read Before I Die I decided never to touch them again – and yet I’m always breaking my word. Positively Beautiful sounds wonderful.
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I absolutely loved this book! It was so well done, and I only hope that more people read it because it’s definitely one that everyone should read. I keep thinking it would make a great book for a mother/daughter book club because of the strong relationship between Erin and her mom.
I love your reasons! Great review!
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