A.J. Betts
Paperback | Pages: 310 pages Rating: 3.69 | 10196 Users | 1623 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Zac and Mia ISBN13 9781922147257 |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Perth, Western Australia(Australia) |
| Literary Awards: | Text Prize for YA and Children's Writing (2012), Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuurprijs Nominee for vertaald boek (2015), The Inky Awards Nominee for Gold Inky (2014) |
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When I was little I believed in Jesus and Santa, spontaneous combustion, and the Loch Ness monster. Now I believe in science, statistics, and antibiotics. So says seventeen-year-old Zac Meier during a long, grueling leukemia treatment in Perth, Australia. A loud blast of Lady Gaga alerts him to the presence of Mia, the angry, not-at-all-stoic cancer patient in the room next door. Once released, the two near-strangers can’t forget each other, even as they desperately try to resume normal lives. The story of their mysterious connection drives this unflinchingly tough, tender novel told in two voices.List Of Books Zac and Mia
| Title | : | Zac and Mia |
| Author | : | A.J. Betts |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 310 pages |
| Published | : | July 24th 2013 by Text Publishing |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Romance. Realistic Fiction. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.69 From 10196 Users | 1623 ReviewsEvaluation Of Books Zac and Mia
See more reviews at YA Midnight Reads3.5 stars Thank you Text Publishing for sending me this copy. No compensation was given or taken to alter this review. 'I'm the least brave of everyone. I never signed up for this war. Leukaemia conscripted me, the fucker.' Zac and Mia had a John Green vibe to it- the synopsis immediately reminded me of The Fault in Our Stars. While not as fantastic, Zac and Mia has a strong story filled with wit, humour and heart felt moments. But let me stress that thisI have such mixed feelings about this one! On one hand...ugh, my soul burned with sadness for Zac and even for Mia...but on the other hand? I just was so angry at how selfish and immature Mia was. BUT THEN AGAIN (see how indecisive I am?) the girl had freaking cancer. CANCER. How can I possibly understand?! I decided that I did like this book because of Reasons. And I will share the reasons because I'm incredibly nice like that. 1. Zac was a sweetheart. 2. Zac's mother was so supportive and his
Lets start off by addressing the elephant in the room: yes, Zac & Mia is a YA book about teens with cancer. Yes, theres been a mega popular book-turned-movie about cancer teens in recent memory. But Zac and Mia is not that book. Its not trying to be that book. And other than featuring a teenage boy and girl with cancer, its nothing like that book. Heres what Zac & Mia is: a book about friendship, overcoming odds, living your best life, and having belief in others even when you find it
I truly convinced myself that getting through a book where two people with cancer fall in love would be one of the worst ideas of my reading life. However, I proved myself wrong. The actual writing, to start, was incredible. Bettss style is unique to herself and the way she transitioned between different perspectives was brilliant! The plot wasnt what I expected it to be, but nevertheless surprised me and seriously made me realize what real love was. In other romance novels I have read, they
My initial thought was Oh, another cancer book. Let me go grab a box of tissues. I couldnt help but compare this book with TFIOS. This book isnt as romantic and I realized then that this book is totally different from John Greens creation.Yes, Zac and Mia were victims of deadly illnesses. They had different personalities and different ways of coping but they came together to be each others support outside of their families who did not know the pain firsthand.It was a touching story. It showcased
I really loved this book. I know a lot of people have called it a Fault in Our Stars rip off, but it absolutely isn't. Aside from the fact that both books were written at the same time, so it's technically impossible, the only similarity they actually have is that the two leads both have cancer. That's it.Zac & Mia is its own story and it is a beautiful, heartwarming, heartbreaking and inspiring story at that. Set in the city I live in, I laughed out loud at all of the Aussie sayings and
I enjoyed this book, I just didn't love it. Something this book does well is character development, specifically with Mia's character. I loved seeing her develop throughout this story, mostly because I didn't like her much when she was first introduced. I just feel like this story didn't have much to the plot and the plot at hand was a bit predictable. I did like A.J. Betts writing though and will definitely pick up other books by her!
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