Probability of Miracles

emily allen

I absolutely loved this book. It strung a narrow line between realistic fiction and fantasy, and had beautiful story. Even the (spoiler alert) extremely tragic ending had a beautiful touch to it that has me still thinking about the book, months later. An amazing story about finding oneself where you'd least expect it.

Tanner Evans

** spoiler alert **
           SPOILERS: I wasn't sure if I wanted to read this book, because I had just finished a series where a character I really liked had died, and I wasn't sure I could endure another death. But I picked it up anyway and sped right through it. This novel hit close to home, dealing with cancer and a young death in my own family life, but I absolutely loved it. Cam was a fantastic young woman to read about. I loved everything about her...her sense of humor, her outlook on life, her beliefs, her love for her family and friends...everything. She was refreshing. I loved all of the characters in this story and I'm sad to leave them all behind. The only issue I have with this book (and not even a real issue you could say, but my love for a happy ending) is that I wish she would've lived, and like the title of the book, it would've been a miracle. I'm just kind of sick of losing all of these great characters (Augustus, Simon...) that I just wish for once a book would end with a fairy-tale happy ending instead of the cold, harsh reality of life. It would've been really nice to see Cam get her happy ending, far down the road when she was old and gray. I understand that life can be nothing like a fairy-tale and the author was only being true to the story & to a real life situation, (maybe I'm in need of a good happy ending right now), but that's just how I wish it would've ended. I mean, the title would really be appropriate then. I hope I didn't make myself sound like a fool, haha! My favorite part of the book, one that I found myself re-reading, was when her mother was telling her goodbye and saying that her love for Cam was real, like a cup, and that she would never be alone. That part just really stuck with me.

Danielle H.

Torn between a 4 or 5 for this book. After I write a detailed review, I may change the rating, but for now, let's just say it was about a 4.5 :-)

Probability of Miracles

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