This must've been fate. I don't know why I picked this book up from the store in the first place, because I never shop in that section, but I'll take that as a sign, somewhere in my heart I have an inkling of why this happened.

It felt like a part of my life was looking back at me from the book. I felt seen, and there were many moments when I could relate to the main characters - Sakura and [The Boy Who I Get On With Well]-kun. It was quite tantalizing to never find out the boy's name, but at the same time, it was kind of a doorway for me to relate to the character a lot more. Quite frequently, I found myself thinking, "Oh, I thought that too. I felt like that. This is so real," and so on.

I think this book gave me some kind of relief for what I've experienced. Near the end, I cried pretty often. All of it just felt so familiar, and I was genuinely heartbroken. Plus, the plot twist.. AAH, I slammed the book closed and just sat appalled on my bed. Because what the fuck, why don't you just rip my heart right out of my chest while you're at it?

All in all, this is a great book to get an insight into people's lives who are young and dying, while they're so full of life and desperately want to live alongside the power of friendship & love. <3