Maybe One Day: Escape with the most uplifting, romantic and heartwarming must-read book of the year!

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The man she knew in her heart who was the love of her life hadn't really abandoned her but instead her parents had lied to her and told her to carry on with her life without her man. Jess still thinks about the man who disappeared from her life seventeen years ago, and the tragedy that tore them apart. So when she discovers a hidden box of letters in her mother’s attic, Jess realises that the truth about why he walked away has been kept from her all this time. This novel is ultimately very satisfying, but it also has some very sad and gut-wrenching parts about it. It shows that life is a journey, and the people we encounter are parts of that journey. Even if we only know them for a short time, they leave a mark on our lives and go on to share love with other people because of it. That’s exactly my relationship with Maybe One Day. On one hand, I was so thrilled to have a strong female friendship portrayed in my young adult literature. And on the other, some rough transitions, offhand comments from the main character (football players learning to rape?), and overlooked characters and situations continued to nag me and therefore, affected how I felt about the entire book. Okay, so, the rape comment is what threw me and I didn't like at all. I know that Zoe is pretty angsty at times but, was that necessary?

I mentioned the parents above, and I have to say they were wonderfully done here. Zoe’s parents in that they offered Zoe someone to share her frustrations and disappointments with and yet they still were able to give her some good advice “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.” that we saw her use later on. We also got to see quite a bit of Olivia’s parents… the effect from Zoe’s point of view that the illness was having on them, not only as a family, but as a couple. The stress it was having on their relationship and the different thoughts on how best to care for Olivia seen from Zoe’s eyes was enlightening. Source: I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read-to-review basis. Thanks to HarperCollins and Edelweiss.)Maybe One Day is an epic love story, but it's also a story about facing tragedy and finding yourself. I was fully invested in Jess and Joe's story and couldn't wait to see where it would all lead, but I also loved seeing Jess finally come into her own. Following the letters and clues from place to place kept me on the edge of my seat, as I pieced together the years right along with Jess, Michael, and Belinda. Speaking of Belinda and Michael, they really helped balance the story so well. They gave much needed comic relief when things got a bit too heavy and I loved how supportive they all were in seeing this journey through. Unfortunately, the ending left me wanting more and it all wrapped up a bit abruptly (especially because of how much these two endured through the years). My heart was left happy and hopeful though, and I want to believe I know how things look in the future. Hastalığı konu edinen kitapları okurken veya filmleri izlerken ister istemez bir beklenti oluşur bende. Ne olursa olsun ağlatmasını en azından gözlerimi doldurmasını isterim. Bu kitapta öyle bir şey olmadı. Beni ağlatmadı veya gözlerimi doldurmadı ama yine de o hissi verdiği için kitabı sevdim. Karakterleri de sevdim. Ayrıca Olivia o olayları yaşarken sürekli kendimi onun yerine koydum "Ya bana olsaydı?" diye. Gerçekten başınıza geldiğini düşününce daha iyi anlıyorsunuz. Genellikle çoğu kitap böyle konular içerdiğinden bir zaman sonra olaylar size tek düze, alışılmış geliyor fakat empati kurduğunuzda gerçekten berbat bir şey olduğunu anlıyorsunuz. On top of all of this is Zoe generally being a horribly obnoxious person. From the beginning, she's hugely judgmental of all of the cheerleaders, one called Emma in particular. Now, I'm not opposed to some good old-fashioned mean girls or airhead cheerleaders in my fiction, because some are really like that, however they are ALL like that in Maybe One Day.

As friends, Zoe and Olivia had chemistry. They were very supportive of each other, and pushed the other to try their best, fight and to be strong. They brought out the best in each other, and I enjoyed scenes with them together (mostly).

Olivia was amazing. I felt for her so much. Everything about her reactions felt realistic. She just seemed like a genuinely good person.

The thing is, I will 100% admit that I am a romance junky when it comes to reading. That thrill you get when reading about a girl getting together with her crush is really unexplainable. And because of this I have a hard time with books that are missing that aspect. Maybe One Day though, is an exception to that because this book wasn’t about Zoe falling for Olivia’s crush or the will they/won’t they plot. This book was about a true, real friendship which is very rare in YA books. Maybe One Day isn’t about girls that are more frenemies than friends. It is a story of reality and the kinds of friendships I grew up with. Was there a bit of romance, sure. But it wasn’t the main focus and that is what made this book special to me.

Maybe One Day was a poignant story it was full with endearing characters and beautiful relationships, but most of all a story full with hope. I know it’s really early on in the year for me to say this but I’m sure that Maybe One Day will remain one of my favourite reads of 2014. Olivia was nice, but though I hate to say it, she did kind of become her illness. I just know close to 0 about her character, and I know quite a lot about her leukemia. I think these priorities are the wrong way around! Upon starting this one I was truly terrified that I was going to end up looking a little like this . . . . Holy broken heart batman! There are very few books out there that can make me have the ugly cry moment and this one has made the list. I cried three, yes, THREE, times reading this…IN PUBLIC! But seriously Maybe One Day may be one of the best friendship stories I have ever read and it was worth all the public humiliation.

She never said anything until one night when she confessed her feelings. Now she’s afraid she’s ruined their friendship forever. This book really put my heart through the ringer. It was an emotional ride filled with lots of ups and downs. I knew going in that it wouldn't be an easy read, but I wasn't quite prepared for how heartbreaking this story would be. There are quite a few CW's that readers should be aware of before starting this journey (please see below).I don't know if I can say that I really finished this book because I literally just thoroughly skimmed through the middle and just read the first 10 and last 10 chapters and mind you, I'm definitely NOT that kind of LAZY reader but this book made me one. I hate it so much I just did what I can do to really finish it. I don’t think it’s really the catastrophe that prevented me from completely enjoying the novel. I think it’s that I couldn’t completely relate with the main character and the narrator (Zoe) and I couldn’t help but disagree with a lot of her worldviews as manifested in her thoughts, actions and words. Some of the things she says could really be offensive for particular types of readers. The rest of the characters (except maybe for Olivia) seemed one-dimensional, very stereotypical and in a not so flattering way. I also wasn’t a huge fan of the writing because even though this is supposedly an emotional story, I didn’t think there was enough emotional depth in the writing and I just felt quite detached.