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Apr 03, 2016livieb17 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
What can I even say to say what this book did to me. This was a really fast read and I really wish it could've been longer. I did feel like the ending was rushed, but if it took any longer, I probably would not have been able to escape from the tears. Yeah. It was one of those books. I know that some people are saying that this book is unoriginal and that the story has been told before. And that is 100% true. People say this book is TFIOS mixed with Eleanor & Park which is completely understandable. I tried really hard not to compare it to The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, but in the end I couldn't do it. It was very similar in plot but I felt that the characters were very different which I appreciated. The main reason why I picked up this book is because I saw the book trailer on YouTube. It had me sucked in but also scared to read it because I was already predicting the ending. I knew that I was going to like this book as soon as I picked it up but at the same time, I was surprised because usually I don't really like this genre. But the characters in Extraordinary Means stole my heart right from the beginning. Each of the characters had a completely different personality which made everything so much more interesting. Sadie was wild and the Do-what-I-want-cuz-I-don't-care kind of person. Nick was goofy and so much fun to read about, although the fact that he had a crush on Sadie got a bit annoying sometimes. Charlie was quiet and sick and sad and sick. (I did mean to write that twice). Marina was a character that was good but didn't really add much to the story. She was part of the friend group but she didn't seem very tight with any of them so sometimes I forgot about her and I honestly don't really care about her. And Lane. Oh Lane. I love him so much. Lane was so dedicated to everything (specifically school which was kind of frustrating at times). But he was also dedicated to Sadie and getting better from Tuberculosis. I think that Lane got the most character development in this story. I was so proud of him when he finally realized that he hadn't been living his life properly. And he started to live his life for real. And even though he was stuck at Latham he learned that having fun was okay. I cried for Lane at the end. Because of everything that happened and because I'm going to miss him like crazy. Anyways. Moving on... One thing (and only thing) that I didn't like was that I had been predicting one of them to die from the beginning of the book and I was right. And I cried because they died and because I had predicted it. But I knew that I would be crying before I went into this book. It is about Lane and Sadie who have tuberculosis which (in this book) is incurable. So yeah. I was ready to be sad. Robyn Schneider has a way with words that makes this book so amazing. The first page was awesome and had me hooked, but on the second page I was drawn in on a different level and that was because of the writing. It was so beautiful and I could picture everything that was happening.