This book definitely broke me it was such a emotional read and definitely a book that I will remember.

Other Breakable Things was heartbreaking, beautiful yet very hard to read. I can't say too much without spoilers but it tackles serious topics surrounding health and life. It was a quick read and I enjoyed it a lot.

Thank you NetGalley for the free ebook copy in exchange of a honest review

I loved the characters and the storyline development of this book. It was absolutely one of my favorites so far and I can't wait to delve in to the next one that this author writes. The storyline was simple, enjoyable, and entertaining.

The book did not really work for me. I DNF'ed it. I wasn’t able to connect with any of the many characters in the book and I found myself putting down the book a lot because it was never really catching my attention.

My Thoughts:

Other Breakable Things was a story that I was drawn to from the beautiful yet simple book cover, and the bittersweet book synopsis. I requested it at a time in my life were I was drawn to stories that were melancholy, authentic to real life, and gave me a ton of "feels." Before I got a chance to read it, I underwent a ton of tragedy in my personal life, and didn't want to read a story that would break my heart and make me cry. At that time, I was looking for the type of reading escape that would help get my mind off of the sadness and pain I was currently enduring. So even though I knew I wanted to read it, I shelved it, until I could get to a good enough place mentally and emotionally.

Luc and Evelyn were best of friends and even though they both felt more than friendship for one another, they never crossed that line. They were devastated, when her mother decided to uproot Evelyn from California, and move to Arizona to be with her newest in a long line of boyfriends. Three years later, Evelyn has returned to California after her mother's breakup. They are back living with Evelyn's grandmother, and she can't wait to see Luc. Even though she continued to call and write him, he eventually stopped communicating with her.

Luc's been very sick and his body is rejecting his new heart from the transplant he had shortly after Evelyn left. He has decided that he can't bear to continue being hospitalized, or even the thought of another transplant. He doesn't want to continue being a financial or emotional burden on his family. Luc has a road trip planned to Oregon where euthanasia is legal. However, he never foresaw Evelyn coming back in to his life, falling in love, and meaning everything to him. Evelyn is going on the road trip with Luc, and she's determined to make Luc see how beautiful life is, and that it's worth fighting for...

Other Breakable Things was a story full of bittersweet moments, the beauty in simplicity, and living each moment to it's fullest! Evelyn and Luc were both very likable and mature teens. Evelyn was all sunshine, optimism, exuberance, and endless love. Luc was series, a little grumpy, (he had every right to be,) protective, thoughtful, and selfless. I love that Ms. York and Ms. Altwood wrote the story from Evelyn and Luc's dual perspectives. I felt like I was with Evelyn and Luc on their road trip. I experienced butterflies as their feelings for one another grew, excitement with each new adventure or discovery, frustration, sadness, longing, and determination.

This story had me going through such a rollercoaster of emotions! I felt both hope and fear throughout the story. I had certain predictions of how the story would end, and out of all of the possibilities, the ending managed to surprise me. This story was a real tear jerker, was very true to life, and offered us life lessons about making the most out of every day, finding the beauty in life, and embracing it; even when we're experiencing pain.

I don't like Contemporaries (and I really need to stop picking up books in a genre I know I don't like), but this book was good. Every once in a while I pick up a Contemporary book that I truly enjoy and it surprises me. This is one of those books. The story is incredible, the characters are wonderful, the journey is memorable, and I even teared up a little bit while reading. Truly, I loved this book and I will forever recommend it to people. I wish this book were talked about more because the message is genuine, the journey is incredible, and I loved every word.

Best friends + Road trip = ❤

So yes, I was so excited to read this book. But I was also skeptical because of the “death with dignity is legal” thing. I didn’t want it to be another Me Before You book, not that it wasn’t good and but because I was torn. I like it but it goes against my religious and morale beliefs.

I am SO glad it didn’t come to that in the end.

I love Luc and Evelyn so much. Evelyn was an outcast and Luc was her only friend. I love that, that’s like one of my favourite tropes. Male-female friendship, friends-to-lovers…who doesn’t like that?

There’s one thing that I’m not really fond of about this book. It was written in 1st person POV. While I’ve grown to like 1st POV over the years, I could still be put off by some of it, especially the badly written ones. Or the ones where the narrator just tell you stuff instead of showing it through actions. And while this book didn’t completely put me off, but it still made this book less enjoyable for me. I still enjoyed it, but less.

Overall, I like this book. I think it has the potential to be better, but I like it nonetheless. I think I would’ve cried much more too, instead of just in the end. At least it didn’t make me laugh less though. Or make me stop awe-ing at some of the sweet stuff.

I rate this book 3.5 / 5 stars.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to review the ARC of Other Breakable Things.

I’m going to go ahead and get the Content Warnings out of the way first…

Assisted Suicide
Sexual Abuse
When I read this book, I was in a bit of a reading slump. I wanted to make sure I finished it before the NetGalley archive date though so I forced myself to pick it up. Bookworms…. I finished this book in a single sitting! Doing that at all for me is big but during a slump? It had me hooked at the preface! I will say that initially I was a little put off by the assisted suicide in the synopsis because of my experience with another book that broaches the topic. I decided to give it a shot (mostly because ORIGAMI) and I was not disappointed.

The characters were developed fairly well. I think the slightly two-dimensional secondary characters can easily be sloughed off as teenage self-centeredness and hard focus on the main characters’ stories. Through the use of changing points-of-view, I got to see the development of Luc and Evelyn through their own thoughts as well as each other’s perceptions. I really think that added so much to the story in this case and it was done really well. I was never confused when the perspective shifted, and while they could have done with a little more development, it was perfectly adequate. I definitely cared what happened to both of them and wanted a happy ending, which my ASOIAF-loving brain has a hard time wrapping around.

The world development was pretty immersive. The places described are mostly places similar to experiences I’ve had at some point in my life. They did visit quite a few locations, so to be able to imagine at least what it might be like to be in each of those places with such a small page count to do it in is quite a feat. Kelley York and Rowan Altwood accomplished this very well, giving me just enough to allow me to visualize the spaces Luc and Evelyn occupy during their road trip.

The story itself is what shines the most. The plot line had me hooked throughout, wondering, feeling. This story evokes so much feeling that it’s easy to forget it’s moving, but it always is. From beginning to end, I was hooked by “what happens next” and waves of different emotions. I felt happy, content, sad, angry, and afraid. It absolutely drew me in and had me laughing or tearing up a bit. Other Breakable Things is such a heartbreakingly beautiful journey and I really enjoyed reading it.

Other Breakable Things is a very emotional read. Make sure you have tissues on hand before reading this book. You will need them.

Luc had a heart transplant and now his body is slowly rejecting it. When he meets Evelyn after 3 years apart, he decides not to tell her about his situation. He decides he doesn't want to have another transplant and takes off on a road-trip with Evelyn. Their relationship grows into something more than friendship but they have a deadline approaching in the form of Luc's illness.

The first part of the story was a little slow but once things picked up, I didn't want to put this book down. I was a little mad that Luc didn't tell Evelyn about his condition at first but I understand why he kept it to himself. I got extremely emotional while reading this book and it is one of the best young adult books I have read in a while. I would highly recommend this book.

Why did I pick up this book?

I saw this book's cover and was intrigued. My husband is very into origami and is constantly making origami cranes; he has probably made at least a thousand by now. Reading the description made it sound like maybe Evelyn would share some of this interest as well, plus the road trip held some interest. The Death With Dignity Act is something I believe in and as Luc was intending to go to Oregon with this in mind, I thought it would be a unique book to read.

My review

I wanted to like this book so much, but oh. my. god. was it slow and painfully dull. I was sorely disappointed and found myself considering DNFing it at 25%, but ended up skimming it as best I could.

I never felt any real connection between Evelyn and Luc. Their relationship felt flimsy at best before they met up again after not having seen each other for three years and the relationship that panned out over the story felt really fake, especially the ending. As of writing this review, it occurs to me that they remembered "being close" before Evelyn moved away prior to this reunion, but how did she never realize he was sick? His heart would have been an issue long before that and as far as I can remember, this never came up in even the lightest of manners.

The origami cover and Evelyn's tendency to fold didn't really make that much of an impact on the story. The summary made it sound like she would sincerely be trying to fold at least one thousand, perhaps two thousand, in order to get the wish that one is granted if the feat is accomplished. By the end of the novel, I think she'd only managed one hundred. It felt like a letdown because it was built up visually and summarily.

There were also some events of the novel that felt kind of skeevy, particularly Luc marrying Evelyn so that she will be taken care of by his insurance policy. That was awkward enough, though I suppose I can understand why his parents would've taken the policy out, but when he mentioned knowing the suicide clause, that was creepy. However, that became a moot point when he died via car crash, a horrific call back to how he go his heart in the first place. That whole situation felt weird and I hated that they got married because as much as he professed to love her and want to protect her, leaving her a widow seems like a good option? The money seemed more important; taking emotion out of it I get it, but reading it, I felt like my skin was crawling.

Would I buy this book?

Very much no. My problems with the story aside, the writing was terribly slow and uninteresting.

I sort of feel like anything I say about Other Breakable Things would be a spoiler. It was a very good book and the events were just very unexpected, to me at least. So I am going to try and make this review short and as vague as possible but still good enough that it makes you guys want to read the book!

So we have Evelyn and Luc. They became really close friends right before Evelyn had to move to Arizona for her mothers new boyfriend. I will take about Evelyn's mother in the next paragraph. Then, Evelyn comes back three years later. And in those three years, Luc has pretty much stopped keeping in contact with Evelyn. So, Evelyn goes over to Luc's house and leaves a familiar gesture on his porch so he would know she was back and thus begins this extremely beautiful and sad journey of love, pain, hate, agony, happiness and death.

I know what you are thinking and, YES, Evelyn's mother is such a horrible person that she deserves her own paragraph. This woman... Men matter to her more than her own damn daughter. She uproots Evelyn at every chance she got just to be with a guy that never lasts long OR a guy that ends up doing something this woman will live to regret.

Luc was a very touch and go character for me. One minute I thought he was sweet and the next minute I wanted to slap him. He didn't seem to understand that pushing people away so they don't get hurt if he dies isn't exactly how life works out. In fact, it actually hurts the people around him even more. He was too busy pushing people away to live his life and I think that was one of the sadest parts of the story.

These two end up on a road-trip together and shenanigans ensue, sparks fly and feelings got hurt, a lot, but this journey was the beginning, and sadly the end, of something beautiful and innocent. Love is the biggest emotional roller-coaster anyone could ever go on. I am pretty sure if someone could find a way to use love as currency, it would be worth a lot more than anything we currently have. I truly enjoyed getting to know Evelyn and Luc. I really loved Luc's hobby, too. The author really fleshed these characters out and made them as realistic as possible. Yes, there were some situations that seemed a bit out there but that doesn't mean they can't happen.

The ending sucked soooo much! I really wish Evelyn and Luc could have established their relationship three years ago and just let everything take its course. I did, however, really like the little twist with the ending. I would have bet money that the first pages of the book meant one thing, not the other. And I would have lost money. Evelyn was such a brave character. People like her need to exist in real life.

Overall, I gave the book 5/5 stars.

Nineteen-year-old Luc Argent thought he had a second chance at life when he got a heart transplant. But this one is letting him down, too. His family and his doctors want him to hold on for another transplant, but Luc is fed up with hospitals, medications and being sick all the time. He's seriously considering ending his life in Oregon, where the Death with Dignity Act makes assisted suicide legal.

Meanwhile, his best friend Evelyn Abel is back from Arizona after three years. Evelyn's mom has just gotten out of yet another failed relationship, so they're again living with Evelyn's grandmother in California. Evelyn is anxious to see Luc again, yet she's not too happy with him because he stopped replying to her emails and never called or texted even though she gave him her number. Luc still cares about Evelyn, but his illness has made it difficult for him to get out of his own head. Evelyn has always known Luc is in poor health, but he's never told her about his heart.

When Evelyn's mom announces she's patched things up with her previous boyfriend and it's time to go back to Arizona, Evelyn is devastated. There's more than one reason she doesn't want to return. On the verge of turning 18, Evelyn goes to Luc for help. And in a spur-of-the-moment decision, Luc decides to take her with him to Oregon. But how long can he hide the real reason for their road trip?

Along the way, Luc is torn between wanting to die and longing to stick around for as long as he can. His feelings for Evelyn, and his promise to protect her, are making it really difficult for him to just end it all ...

I loved this book so much more than I thought I would. It started out awfully slow, but once the road trip began, I was fascinated by Evelyn and Luc's journey and how much they learn about each other -- and from each other. It's told from their alternating points of view, which flow really nicely as the story unfolds.

It's also interesting to see the dynamics between the main characters and their families. Luc's parents live for their son and want nothing more than for him to come home and get medical help, yet they learned long ago to give him his space. Poor Evelyn is always playing second fiddle to whoever her mom is dating.

The one element of the story that was hard to believe is that Evelyn is still 17 when she runs away, and no one seems to be looking for her. Granted, she's finishing high school through online courses and continues her schoolwork while on the road, but she's underage and traveling with a 19-year-old. I suppose that's a minor technicality, especially considering her mom is pretty hands off and self-involved.

Luc takes some pretty drastic steps to prepare for taking his own life, and yet having Evelyn beside him, seeing amazing sights and deepening his friendship with her along the way, is giving him second thoughts. For a while, she doesn't realize why Luc wanted to take this trip, and she's anxious to know where they're going next. At one point, Luc delivers a piece of universal advice:

"Stop jumping ahead. Enjoy what we've got here and now."
I (Evelyn) get into the car with a thoughtful frown.
"Here and now is a three-hour drive."
He starts the car and gives me a long look whose meaning I can't place. "Enjoy it. Sometimes, it's all you have."

The turn of events, as highly improbable as they may be, took my breath away. I don't normally cry over books, but I found myself wanting to shed some tears as I read "Other Breakable Things." Even just one single tear would have been appropriate, but nothing. No matter, I was crying on the inside as the book wrapped up. With the prologue foreshadowing a possible conclusion, I was sure I knew what was going to happen, but the authors managed to surprise me.

This is only the second YA book I've read as an adult (I'm very picky about that genre), and I feel like the message of "Other Breakable Things" will resonate with any age group. It's all about making the most of the days we've been given. We're all destined to leave this earth at some point, and we never know when our time might come. With that in mind, we should never pass up an opportunity to explore, to fall in love, to take a risk.

I've never read Me Before You but I'm going to go out on a ledge and say that this is pretty much the teen equivalent of that. When Evelyn Abel moves back into town after another failed relationship on her mother's part, she is both exited and hesitant to look up her old best friend. I mean, she wrote and wrote and wrote to him, but suddenly he just stopped.

Luc Argent is dying from a heart condition. Rather than suffer through another failed transplant and tired of the doctors & hospitals, he starts to consider dying on his terms. When Evelyn blows back into his life, he's not quite sure how to handle it. When both have had enough of their current situation and need to get away, Luc comes up with the road trip to Oregon idea. Unknown to Evelyn, Luc has ulterior motives for going to Oregon - they have the Death with Dignity Act.

The beginning of this book was a little slow. Mostly teen agnst and a lot of whining (mostly on Evelyn's part). I wasn't really liking the characters or feel any attachment. Sadly, that didn't really change as the story went on, it just got more interesting. I loved the road trip shenanigans and Luc's cousin Max was a highlight, but just when I thought it was getting meaty, something happened toward the end that cued the eye roll.

People dying with diseases is heartbreaking, and when it's a child or teen with their life not fully lived it takes on an even deeper sadness. I came to feel for Luc and I understood his frustration and his tiredness. I'm not saying I agree with a lot of what he thinks, but I can see his reasoning. Although, I don't agree with him not telling Evelyn he was sick before they went on the trip. I feel like that's important information. Evelyn was the hard part for me. She was always whining and more interested in the facade that was created than the truth. The ending was also a little stunted - it felt a lot was rushed (Evelyn and her mom especially).

Overall, I think it was a good book and it touches on situations that most people gloss over. So bravo for that.

One of the primary things that drew me to Other Breakable Things was how simple the cover was. It's such a clean design and despite being so colorless, the cover just really stands out. From the summary, it sounds like a very heartbreaking story that will tug at your heartstrings till the very last page.

As I was going through the book, there were just so many elements that reminded me of Me Before You by Jojo Moyes from the incurable health condition to the desire to commit suicide through medicine. While the stories are definitely different in terms of age dynamic and the overall experience, I could not get that similarity out of my head and found myself making comparisons throughout the story.

Luc and Evelyn have such a wonderful relationship together and it was really endearing to see how they connected after so many years apart. Upon discovering Luc's condition and his plans, the way that Evelyn responded was surprisingly mature and seeing how much hope she placed in him and the power of something so simple as making a thousand cranes was so heart wrenching.

With the ending, I'll admit that I wish things ended differently and again, going back to the Me Before You similarities, I guess I just wanted something different. However, apart from all the similarities, Other Breakable Things was a decent story that was both fun and heartfelt to read.

Although this is a contemporary, not a mystery or paranormal suspense or spy-thriller, it’s the kind of contemporary that is best read without knowing ahead of time too much about what will happen. So for this review, to avoid any spoilers, I’m not going to go heavily into the plot or what happens at certain points. Rather, I’ll keep to the big picture, in hopes that you will get a feel for why I loved the book without ruining your own reading experience.

So let me go ahead and say this again – I loved this book! It was one of those contemporaries that kind of rips your heart out, but somehow gives you hope and comforts you at the same time. I personally never felt it veered into maudlin or cliche territory (although I definitely went through some tissues). It is a delightful and original take on a timeless love story, with characters who are so real and in circumstances that are so unfair, but which doesn’t leave you feeling like you’ve just spent hours reading a book that ripped your heart out and left you feeling like there is no hope to be found in this bleak, bleak world we inhabit. (Those stories are good every once in a while, but you don’t want them to make up the majority of your diet, right?) Instead, you’re left with a feeling that just maybe all is right with the world, that our characters will grow stronger day by day, that there is still so much positive in life even when we are faced with some pretty awful circumstances.

I absolutely adored both Evelyn and Luc, and I loved that we got the story in alternating perspectives from both of them. I am a huge fan of that format, although I know some people really hate it. I just think it’s a fantastic way of telling a story, whether we have 2 POVs or 5 – if the author does it well. (Perhaps the people who dislike this format just haven’t read a book where the author has done a good job of alternating perspectives?) I’d love to know if Kelley and Rowan split the characters up, with one writing Luc and one writing Evelyn, or if they both had input on both characters. Either way, I think they did a fabulous job of giving us two very distinct voices and perspectives. This method of telling a story is especially well-suited for contemporaries, in my opinion, and Kelley and Rowan nailed it.

There was a point around halfway through the book (okay, I’ll be honest, it was at exactly 47% and I remember it well!), where I thought I had figured out what was going to happen, and I wrote a note on my Kindle saying something to this effect: “oh my god oh my god oh my god i think i know what’s going to happen, the car wreck in the prologue was (spoiler) and they’re gonna (big spoiler) and no no no i can’t take it!!!!!!” Rather eloquent, don’t you think? (ha! that’s how I write notes to myself on my Kindle) WELL, as it turns out, I was…..flat-out wrong! The authors really surprised me – what I *thought* was going to happen would’ve been very emotional and a huge “shocker” twist, and yet… I so very much prefer the way they ended the story! Their skill in telling the right story for Luc and Evelyn is what kept it from taking that turn into the sob-fest, rip-your-heart-out-for-no-reason territory. They were able to keep it on solid ground, with a realistic, devastating and yet life-affirming ending, so that I closed the cover on my Kindle with a sense of peace. To be honest, I think it takes more talent, courage, and restraint to stay true to the story and go with the less dramatic ending than it is to have that huge shocking twist that may surprise your readers but which also leaves them feeling bleak and hopeless. Kelley and Rowan chose the former route, and they nailed it with this book.

I know this all seems vague and all about my “feelings,” but it’s best to experience this one not knowing too much ahead of time. There is so much joy to be discovered in these pages, in the story of Luc and Evelyn, even among the sadness. I hope you’ll take a chance on this one! I also hope that Kelley and Rowan continue to write together, because if "Other Breakable Things" is any indication, they are pure magic as a team. Give it a try, and I think you’ll agree!

Thanks so much to Entangled Teen and to Kelley York and Rowan Altwood for letting me read an early copy of this book. Thanks also to Chapter by Chapter for letting me take part in this blog tour! Finally, since it must be said, this review is purely voluntary on my part.

Rating: 4 heartfelt stars!

Other Breakable Things tells the story of Evelyn and Luc. They've been friends when they were younger but Evelyn had to leave town for her mother's boyfriend. Three years later they meet each other and they decide to leave town together. Both for another reason. Evelyn feels like a second choice to her mum and her mother's boyfriend did certain things that a stepdad shouldn't do. Luc has problems with his heart, he had a heart transplant a few days after Evelyn left town, but his body is rejecting the heart. He decided to take this trip to go to Oregon, for euthanasia. Evelyn doesn't know a thing about his illness or euthanasia until he's really sick and needs to go to the hospital. Will she stay with him after she figured out his plan?

Other Breakable Things is such a heartbreaking story. Wow. It was so beautiful yet so sad. It was really fast paced and I couldn't stop reading. I had to know what was going to happen and how they were going to solve their problems/disputes. At the end I couldn't stop crying. It was hard to read and cry at the same time, but I managed!

I really really love Other Breakable Things and I highly recommend it!

Rating: 5/5 Penguins

Quick Reasons: LIFE. RUINER.; this book HURT...and it hurt so good; this book left me in pieces; endearing, believable characters; such a strong, poignant, beautiful love; powerful look into life--and, flip-side of the coin, death; loveloveloved everything about this read

Huge thanks to Kelley York and Rowan Altwood; Entangled: Teen; Netgalley; and Chapter by Chapter Book Tours for sending me a free digital galley of this title in exchange for an honest review! This in no way altered my read of or opinions on this book.


---When I finally drift off to sleep, I'm still uncertain, still trying to figure out what I should do. I need to come up with an answer and I need to come up with it fast, I know that much.

I'm not made of much time and never have been.---


Now, penguins--I'm sure you've noticed, I've read my fair share of chronic illness books in the recent past. Most of them dealing with heart transplants and heart failures. Why these books call to me, I can't say--usually I don't even realize that's what they're about until I pick up the book and start reading, because you all know I'm TERRIBLE about actually reading a book's blurb before diving in. Case in point: for this book? I dove in because of the paper crane on the cover. Talk about basing my life on a snap judgement, right?! But I am so, so glad that I did--because this book? Absolutely BROKE me (which, I mean, I guess I say a lot...but it's TRUUUE, okay?! Cross my penguin toes and hope I never lose my pebbles!)

Seriously, maybe I'm just a hormonal penguin right now, but this book really touched me. I'm not sure if maybe it's because the ending wasn't quite as trite/cliched as I expected it to be (there was no "consolation prize baby," which YAY I'm happy about because seriously don't do that). I loved every moment of the journey, as painful as I knew it would be in the end--and it was PAINFUL, penguins. This book is full-throttle, a race to the end, not because it's filled with action...but because we go into this read knowing it's a race against the clock. And that was heartbreaking, and beautiful, and so sensitively handled. There are, granted, some very mature themes and subjects explored--some of the ideas might be a bit heavy for certain readers.


---I reach my free hand out to give in to the stupid temptation of brushing the hair from Evelyn's face. No, her mother couldn't understand. Our magic is the kind that doesn't go away.---


Kelley York and Rowan Altwood took my heart out of my hands and SHATTERED it--several times over. These characters are believable, endearing, and so adorable together I cannot even. I was rooting for them before I knew there was even anything there to root for, which is saying something. The romance is slow-kindling, but explosive once the spark hits--the best kind in books like this, I think. We were able to "see" the characters, and how they changed one another. I just honestly... so much about this book is beautiful, words fail me right now.

To sum it up... this book broke me, and it broke me hard, but it was so so worth the fall. I'll just be over here trying to glue the tiny pieces of myself back together for now, okay? The characters are adorable; the subject is handled with sensitivity and tact; the whole read is gorgeous. I definitely recommend to lovers of contemporaries, heartbreaking reads, and life-changing journeys. I cannot wait to see what Rowan Altwood and Kelley York do next! Take a trip with me, penguins; you might learn something about yourself in the process.

2-2'5★

This is a sad hard book about a guy who has had a heart transplant and his body is rejecting it. Tired of living always counting down his time and being surrounded by doctors' appointments, he decides to go after euthanasia. Only thing is, he enrolls in his journey that one special girl he has always liked... and who also has her own share of heartaches.

The book is written going back and forth between the two main characters, and I really enjoyed the clever prologue, which can be applied to two different parts of the book and it still make sense.
The characters are nice enough, with developed personalities, and the book is a raw lecture.
While I was reading it I was thinking more than once about how much influence have the authors had by Jojo Moyes' "Me before you" book, as there are a lot of paralelisms between the two books: the dying male and the loving doting female who thinks she can be enough to change his mind about euthanasia (although the endings differ).
Nice but sad and maybe depressing read.