This is a heart-wrenching story, so beautifully written, it is moving and I loved it from start to finish, yes I cried a lot but there were lots of smiles throughout as well, the courage that Ava Green and her family and friends show is also very uplifting and moving, make sure you have a box of tissues while reading this one and I do recommend that you read it.

So where do I start to describe Ava Green, beautiful fun loving twenty eight year old, she has now been told that this will be her last birthday, for the cancer that she thought she had beaten before has returned, what should she do make a bucket list get in as much as she can, or do the one thing that has always been her dream and that is get married, yes there is no groom and not a lot of money but wants a celebration of her life a party to end all parties, and with the help of her best friends Kate and Amanda and her loving Mother and Father the planning begins.

When a Facebook page is created more people get involved even a magazine and there are now to be articles and photo shoots around the country and when Ava meets photographer James Gable her heart beats a little faster, there is an instant attraction and the more photo shoots the closer they get, could she be falling in love now at this time in her life and find happiness so close to having to say goodbye?

I am tearing up writing this review and I do hope that I do this book justice, because it is beautiful, Ava, James, Kate, Amanda and her Mum and Dad where so real on these pages I felt like I could hug them all, but above all Ava is so honest and caring and loving, I do highly recommend this book, it is one that will stay with me for a long time, one for the keeper shelf, MS Robinson it is fabulous and amazing thank you.

4.5⭐⭐⭐⭐ What a beautiful and beautifully written story, some of it was like poetry to me and really touched me.

'We simply drifted apart like wispy clouds on a summers day. The sum of the parts that made up Us disentangled so stealthily and so slowly that it wasn't even painful.'

I knew before starting this that it was going to be a teary read and I wasn't wrong, but it was a lovely read and we can all take something from this story and from Ava and the way she though, the way she dealt with knowing she didn't have long left to live and the advice she gave.

'Another moment, another memory. What happens when I am gone? Do my memories cease to exist along with me? If so does that wipe the moment from the world? There must be some endless, universal memory bank of moments. There has to be. Otherwise we are all just fleeting blips on a machine, gone in seconds, forgotten, no trace left behind, in a hundred years time, who will know I stood here on this spot. Life is gone all too soon, the years go too fast. We fool ourselves into believing we are important, and we place too much emphasis on the wrong things.'

I fell in love with Ava and her family and friends, and with James (who wouldn't fall in love with James). As Ava deals with dying and the plans are made for her dream wedding we learn what truly matters in life. And we learn how we touch people who we've never met, like a ripple effect lives can be changed from our experiences. As Ava says, 'always choose love'.

Thanks to NetGalley and Hachette Australia for a copy in return for an honest review.

This is an easy enjoyable read, verging on the side of Mills and Boon, I can happily recommend it to anyone looking for a holiday read or a present that is not likely to offend.
The story starts with Ava being told her cancer has returned and this time it is terminal. With the help of her family and two best friends she begins to plan the one thing she has always dreamed of, her wedding. Never mind there is no groom in the picture, she is going ahead with her wedding, a celebration for her while she is alive instead of a funeral.
Predictable and endearing this is however a good read.
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Oh Tammy another book by you that touched my soul. Well done. The many tears were just what I needed yesterday.