Tessa is a 16 year old girl, living with cancer. With just months left to live, Tessa seeks out to fulfill her list of things to do before she dies. Her list is not typical and includes having sex, doing drugs and committing illegal acts to name a few. Meanwhile, she has to deal with her dad who is trying to do everything in his power to heal her and keep her safe, her brother who is trying to cope with her illness, her mother who abandoned the family long ago and her exotic best friend who is self-centered.
Tessa is at time unlikeable with her blatant disregard for her father's and others feelings, but she is a very real character. The things that Tessa experiences... from feelings about her illness, feelings about her mother, reactions her body makes to the cancer, etc.... are extremely realistic. I personally had trouble starting the book because Tessa is from London, and therefore the language in the book has that perspective which I find hard to read at times, but I'm glad I stuck with the book because there were some really great parts to the book. It even brought me to tears.
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