Thursday, 5 May 2011

Before I Die by Jenny Downham

Tessa is a 16 year old girl, she is not like other 16 year old females, she is suffering with terminal cancer and has a small amount of time before she is going to die..


Knowing that she will soon be gone, Tessa decides to make a list of 10 things she wants to do before she dies. As she does some of the things she requested to do with the help of her best friend Zoey, she comes across things such as sex and drugs which make her realise that the most unimportant things in life to her suddenly become important, she even comes across a new kind of love. 


As the book comes to an end, the book gets very emotional.


The book was written in a way that shows the situation from all different points of views, it shows not only how she is trying to deal with her death approaching but how her family and friends deal with the situation.


I found this book incredibly moving, Jenny wrote the book in a very good way which made me never want to stop reading. It was very emotional at times which made it a great read. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.


***** I gave this book 5 stars as it deals with the situation perfectly and there wasn't a bit that I didn't find affective, I would recommend this book to anyone but especially teenagers.