You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone

You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone

“Heartfelt, deeply moving.” —Buzzfeed “Dark and thought-provoking.” —Publishers Weekly “A stunning debut.” —VOYA A poignant, lyrical debut novel about twins who navigate first love, their Jewish identity, and shocking results from a genetic test that determines their fate—whether they inherited their mother’s Huntington’s disease. Eighteen-year-old twins Adina and Tovah have little in common besides their ambitious nature. Viola prodigy Adina yearns to become a soloist—and to convince her music teacher he wants her the way she wants him. Overachiever Tovah awaits her acceptance to Johns Hopkins, the first step on her path toward med school and a career as a surgeon. But one thing could wreck their carefully planned futures: a genetic test for Huntington’s, a rare degenerative disease that slowly steals control of the body and mind. It’s turned their Israeli mother into a near stranger and fractured the sisters’ own bond in ways they’ll never admit. While Tovah finds comfort in their Jewish religion, Adina rebels against its rules. When the results come in, one twin tests negative for Huntington’s. The other tests positive. These opposite outcomes push them farther apart as they wrestle with guilt, betrayal, and the unexpected thrill of first love. How can they repair their relationship, and is it even worth saving? From debut author Rachel Lynn Solomon comes a luminous, heartbreaking tale of life, death, and the fragile bond between sisters.
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AHNA@x__yoursonly
2 stars
Feb 14, 2024

| 2.5 ⭐ | TW: self-harm, suicidal thoughts The blurb really hook me and not only that, I love to learn more about Huntington Disease and Jewish. Unfortunately, I can't say the same to how the story unfold. I appreciate what the author intend to do, but the story executed poorly. However I like the message that I got from this book because that's how I feel at the moment.

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Charlotte @readwithchar
4 stars
Aug 17, 2022

A Book That's Published in 2018 ✔ 4.5 stars This book was always going to an emotional one to read, as you know one of them will test positive for Huntington's Diseases, and one won't. Both sisters have such promising futures: one a surgeon and one a professional violist, so you don't want either sister to test positive. The relationship between Adina and Tovah is already incredibly strained, and this experience increases the strain as each sister deals with the hand they've been given in completely different ways. I loved how this book was written from alternating perspectives of each twin, as well as the writing style itself. I felt as if the way Adina and Tovah dealt with their struggles and guilt was authentic, as well as how their already strained relationship was affected.

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Emily C Peterson@etrigg
4 stars
Oct 22, 2021

3.5

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Tyler Rodrigues@tylerrosereads
4 stars
Oct 21, 2021

I really enjoyed this book! I really appreciated the diversity and perspective, I will for sure be reading the rest of Rachel's books. Very well written

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Zahia Saeed @zahiawrites
4 stars
Aug 15, 2022
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bianca@baancs
4 stars
Aug 2, 2022
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Ana Robbinson@vivacioussurvivor
3 stars
Apr 5, 2022
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Eloise Lignos@greystonereads
4 stars
Feb 24, 2022
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Chrissy@chrissyexpressions
4 stars
Dec 21, 2021
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Fiona@mcfizzle
3 stars
Dec 20, 2021
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noah!@noahs
2 stars
Dec 14, 2021

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