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babs_reviews's review against another edition
4.0
This book is the epitome of an emotional read. It will slowly string your heart up throughout the story.
It's a beautiful story about friendship and what it means to stand by someone through thick and thin.
This is a very gut wrenching read and will, without doubt, make you feel as though you are the one experiencing the agony and pain of losing someone you love.
There are some parts that, medically speaking, aren't accurate but if you can overlook that...then it's a wonderful read.
It's a beautiful story about friendship and what it means to stand by someone through thick and thin.
This is a very gut wrenching read and will, without doubt, make you feel as though you are the one experiencing the agony and pain of losing someone you love.
Spoiler
DO NOT READ this book if you are looking for a HEA.There are some parts that, medically speaking, aren't accurate but if you can overlook that...then it's a wonderful read.
dherzey's review against another edition
3.0
"I tried as hard as I could to believe in a God who was holding us -- all of us -- in his arms just like I was holding Livvie. I tried to imagine a God who would never let anything really awful happen to us for no reason.
A God who loved us too much to take us away from each other."
I feel like I've read and watched this story before. You know, a character having cancer and life being a tragedy. I don't even know why authors love to stick to cancer when there are a ton of other diseases out there. It was almost the exact same plot. Nothing really surprising or extraordinary. But if I have to be honest, what sets Maybe One Day apart from the likes of The Fault in Our Stars or A Walk To Remember, is its fantastic portrayal of true friendship. It's this book's most redeeming quality and probably, it's most recognizable difference from others I have read.
Zoe and Olivia's relationship stayed consistent throughout the book. Their friendship isn't build around flashbacks but on their everyday interactions and dialogue. Their love for dance served as a great backdrop to their story and Zoe's questions about God and religion gave a thought-provoking feel to the circumstances. The author didn't skip from one tragedy to the next. Instead, she takes the reader in every curve of the plot, every bump and smoothness happening to Zoe's life. In short, this book was great but of course,this would have been much better if the other elements can keep up with the good ones.
Maybe One Day started out shallowly. After being rejected by NYBC, Zoe became this bitter character which pretty much stayed throughout the book. I don't mean I didn't get it. Rejection sucks. I actually loved Zoe for the most part because she seems so real and just so relatable. What I don't appreciate though was the constant degradation of the other characters -- especially the cheerleaders.
Cheerleaders here are mostly shown to be dumb bimbos who doesn't know anything but to shriek and jump. I'm pretty sure that not all cheerleaders are like that. This book didn't actually portrayed them too badly. I mean, they form all this fund raiser and practically supports Zoe and Olivia, but Zoe's main outlook towards them doesn't really changed at the end either.
Another thing, I'm not really too invested upon Livvie to actually care.
Spoiler
Probably the reason why I didn't cry or even tear up at the endThis book wasn't leaning much towards the romance, but there is a bit of it to actually anticipate. Cliche as it may sound, Zoe and Calvin's love-hate relationship puts some breathing space in the story. In all the tragedy in Zoe's life due to her bestfriend being sick, her relationship with Calvin serves like a hope for a little bit of happy-ending in her life. It was nice and I find myself shipping for the both of them.
Probably, the only thing I hated most about this book is its mediocre writing. There are some quotable passages, yes, but overall it wasn't that great. The use of "also" at the end of the sentence is quite a pet peeve of mine. I mean, it wasn't entirely incorrect but it still can function as a trigger for irritation. Frankly, this would be a more moving tale if the writing had been great.
Although it wasn't fully-attained, Zoe did develop as a character with the ending spelling out some hope in her story. And even though the plot is a bit tedious to plow through and you can actually know the ending beforehand, Maybe One Day still truly offers a new shape in its story and fantastically brings out the real value of friendship in the face of tragedy.
janewhitehurst's review against another edition
3.0
I would have loved this when I was a teenager. It is the perfect blend of sick kid fiction and tortured romance that was my absolute favorite. As an adult, I found it entertaining and had no problem listening to it in the car. It hooked me and kept my interest, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who doesn't like YA or sad sick teen books. Zoe and Olivia are best friends and do everything together, including ballet, which is a huge part of their lives. When they are dismissed from their ballet school, the girls think this is the worst event of their lives...then Olivia is diagnosed with Leukemia and everything changes.
michalice's review against another edition
5.0
After finishing reading Maybe One Day I have to admire how vague the synopsis is on the back of the book, and how much information is not given away. I went into this having some idea of what was going to happen, but didn't really have a definitive picture in mind.
Olivia and Zoe have been best friends for years, suddenly find themselves at a loss when there is no longer any room for them at NYBC. After failed attempts at soccer, Zoe is still trying to fine a new niche, a new thing she wants to do, but through it all, dance is the only answer she keeps coming back to. Olivia teaches dance at the rec centre, helping girls at risk, but also continuing what she loves, finding some way to be part of dancing.
There were of course a few characters that I never knew how to take, Calvin for one. He seemed aloof on some occasions, while others it really did seem like he was interested in how Zoe was dealing with Olivia's sickness. The cheerleaders, I disliked their personalities and their attitude, but what they do to help Olivia is a remarkable thing, and for that I have to give them some acknowledgement.
Maybe One Day is book seriously needs to come with a tissue warning. Melissa had somehow managed to draw you into the story, and find yourself so emotionally invested in the characters, that when the truth is revealed I broke my heart crying. Throughout this book I had in my mind how it would all end, and I was completely blind-sided when it didn't go as planned. It took me a while to actually get my head around the truth, I was so unprepared for this barrage of emotions to hit me the way it did.
Maybe One Day is a fantastic book that not only draws you in, forcing you to become so emotionally invested you don't want it to end, but also packs a punch and certainly knows how to surprise you. It is the must read book that should be on everyone's lists
Olivia and Zoe have been best friends for years, suddenly find themselves at a loss when there is no longer any room for them at NYBC. After failed attempts at soccer, Zoe is still trying to fine a new niche, a new thing she wants to do, but through it all, dance is the only answer she keeps coming back to. Olivia teaches dance at the rec centre, helping girls at risk, but also continuing what she loves, finding some way to be part of dancing.
There were of course a few characters that I never knew how to take, Calvin for one. He seemed aloof on some occasions, while others it really did seem like he was interested in how Zoe was dealing with Olivia's sickness. The cheerleaders, I disliked their personalities and their attitude, but what they do to help Olivia is a remarkable thing, and for that I have to give them some acknowledgement.
Maybe One Day is book seriously needs to come with a tissue warning. Melissa had somehow managed to draw you into the story, and find yourself so emotionally invested in the characters, that when the truth is revealed I broke my heart crying. Throughout this book I had in my mind how it would all end, and I was completely blind-sided when it didn't go as planned. It took me a while to actually get my head around the truth, I was so unprepared for this barrage of emotions to hit me the way it did.
Maybe One Day is a fantastic book that not only draws you in, forcing you to become so emotionally invested you don't want it to end, but also packs a punch and certainly knows how to surprise you. It is the must read book that should be on everyone's lists
mfh1979's review against another edition
5.0
I read this in one day. What a book! My throat still hurts from crying.
A great story, very well written, heart wrenching and sincere.
A great story, very well written, heart wrenching and sincere.
nklosty's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to enjoy the book and story, but I continually found myself putting off reading. The story had many true elements, but it moved too slowly for me. 81
mandikaye's review against another edition
5.0
I'm going to be honest here. I gave The Fault in Our Stars 5 stars. I loved it! But this book? Maybe One Day is everything I wished TFioS was - only I didn't know it until I read it.
There was some romance (and can I just say how much I adored Calvin?), but the story was about Zoe and Olivia's friendship more than anything else.
Maybe One Day explores the boundaries of friendship, and what happens when the rules change and the world no longer looks the way you expected it to. And it does so in such a perfectly honest and raw way that you can't possibly be the same person when you finish the book as you were when you began. Melissa Kantor explores grief, love, and illness, but she does it in such a way that you can't stop turning the pages.
My only advice? Have tissues handy. But whatever you do - read this book. We need more books that focus on friendship rather than romance, and I hope this is only the beginning of a new trend.
There was some romance (and can I just say how much I adored Calvin?), but the story was about Zoe and Olivia's friendship more than anything else.
Maybe One Day explores the boundaries of friendship, and what happens when the rules change and the world no longer looks the way you expected it to. And it does so in such a perfectly honest and raw way that you can't possibly be the same person when you finish the book as you were when you began. Melissa Kantor explores grief, love, and illness, but she does it in such a way that you can't stop turning the pages.
My only advice? Have tissues handy. But whatever you do - read this book. We need more books that focus on friendship rather than romance, and I hope this is only the beginning of a new trend.
nzkiwishen's review against another edition
3.0
Well, I cried like a baby. It's a good book to read if you're looking for a reason to cry! :) 3.5 stars
carolineroche's review against another edition
2.0
Two stars or one? It wasn't absolutely dreadful but was hardly worth reading. An issue book, preachy and clunky, with unrealistic medical timelines. Characters not well drawn. But teenage girls will love it and read it and cry. But it's not a great book, I wouldn't shove it onto anyone's hands and say "read this" but worth putting on your shelves anyway
mckinlay's review against another edition
5.0
This book ripped my heart out. I can't even talk about it yet.