But even through the frustration, she had a sense of humour – admittedly, it was kind of dark, but I loved it, and she really made me laugh. She's a mess of emotions, full of longing about the life she knows she can't have. While accepting her prognosis, it's obvious she's furious about it. Tessa was amazing, and I really felt like I got to know her like a best friend, like I was there with her all the way through. All I know is that this book is one of my very favourites. I have no idea how Jenny Downham managed to make her writing so authentic and heartfelt.
Towards the end, I could barely see the pages through all my tears.
Nothing prepared me for the emotions in it. I decided it was impossible I had never been dying, so I couldn't imagine. I remember going to her funeral, thinking of how brave and amazing she'd been, and wondered what she'd felt. But I also had a friend who died from it at the age of eleven, having fought it for four or five years. I'm no stranger to cancer: my grandfather died from it when I was quite young. Before I Die left me an absolute mess completely uncertain of what to do and how to live after it overwhelmed by sadness, while stunned by the beauty at the same time. The emotions were so real, the characters felt so real, and everything Tessa went through or thought felt like it was happening to me. It was just so beautiful, in a horrible, devastating way. No book has affected me as much as this one did. These are what make life special, and you only realise just how special they are when you know you won't have them for much longer.īefore I Die was amazing – beyond amazing. But she quickly finds out that doing the things on her list isn't going to be easy, as well as realising that all the little things are what's important: hugging your best friend, talking to your brother, holding your father's hand. She's made up a list – ten things she wants to do before she dies. Before I Die is about Tessa Walker, a sixteen year old girl who's dying from leukaemia.
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