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A review by anabel_unker
Someone Else's Bucket List by Amy T. Matthews
5.0
*I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity*
This book contains potentially sensitive topics including cancer, death, and cheating.
Influencer Bree Boyd never imagined she would die from leukemia– she had done too many amazing things, had too many amazing things left to do, to die at twenty six. But, in the last six months of her young life, once the reality of her mortality set in, she signed a contract that would change her family’s lives long after she was gone.
Jodie, Bree’s admittedly less outgoing sister, is stuck. She’s stuck at a dead-end job at a car rental stand in the local airport. She’s stuck living at her parent’s house so every penny can go towards her sister’s medical debt. She’s stuck watching her life pass her by– unable to move because of grief and fear. Until Bree, in a posthumous video announcement to her million Instagram followers, reveals Jodie will be completing the six remaining items on her bucket list with Iris Air in exchange for debt freedom. Suddenly, Jodie is swept along on a circus uploaded for the whole world to follow along.
This book is everything that’s right, and wrong, with the world. SOMEONE ELSE’S BUCKET LIST is a moving exploration of familial bonds, the different types of love, and grieving. However, in America’s late-stage capitalism, it isn’t far fetched (as harrowing as the thought is) that a corporation would capitalize on a beloved influencer’s death, dangling freedom from crushing medical debt in front of the family as motivation.
Of course, this book wasn’t meant to act as commentary on social media– but the shoe fits too perfectly to not point out.
BUCKET LIST was emotional and thought provoking. Jodie grapples to work through her overwhelming grief while finding a way to honor her sister’s final wishes amidst a publicity storm. It was a pleasure to listen as Jodie began to grow into herself and learn from her experiences. This story is heart wrenching, but also so full of hope and joy, and I can’t recommend it enough!
This book contains potentially sensitive topics including cancer, death, and cheating.
Influencer Bree Boyd never imagined she would die from leukemia– she had done too many amazing things, had too many amazing things left to do, to die at twenty six. But, in the last six months of her young life, once the reality of her mortality set in, she signed a contract that would change her family’s lives long after she was gone.
Jodie, Bree’s admittedly less outgoing sister, is stuck. She’s stuck at a dead-end job at a car rental stand in the local airport. She’s stuck living at her parent’s house so every penny can go towards her sister’s medical debt. She’s stuck watching her life pass her by– unable to move because of grief and fear. Until Bree, in a posthumous video announcement to her million Instagram followers, reveals Jodie will be completing the six remaining items on her bucket list with Iris Air in exchange for debt freedom. Suddenly, Jodie is swept along on a circus uploaded for the whole world to follow along.
This book is everything that’s right, and wrong, with the world. SOMEONE ELSE’S BUCKET LIST is a moving exploration of familial bonds, the different types of love, and grieving. However, in America’s late-stage capitalism, it isn’t far fetched (as harrowing as the thought is) that a corporation would capitalize on a beloved influencer’s death, dangling freedom from crushing medical debt in front of the family as motivation.
Of course, this book wasn’t meant to act as commentary on social media– but the shoe fits too perfectly to not point out.
BUCKET LIST was emotional and thought provoking. Jodie grapples to work through her overwhelming grief while finding a way to honor her sister’s final wishes amidst a publicity storm. It was a pleasure to listen as Jodie began to grow into herself and learn from her experiences. This story is heart wrenching, but also so full of hope and joy, and I can’t recommend it enough!