How would I describe this book in three words? Cheesy, unrealistic, and adorable - not necessarily in that order. At first, I was expecting A Taylor-Made Life to be like My Sister's Keeper or The Fault in Our Stars - that it would look at the cold, hard facts of cancer and would tell a story about finding love at the end of your world. And it did, most definitely. However, the book was laced to the very brim with cheese...in the best way possible.Taylor Smith and Gavin Taylor believe they have just one thing in common: cancer. But when they are partnered together, they begin to realise that they have other things in common too; they are both gamers, they are both reaching the end of their lives, and they both don't want to be alone. The pair strike up a friendship which quickly turns into more, and they both finally believe that after all this time, they have found something to live for. However, as fate would have it, the two have another thing in common. Gavin is a bone marrow match for Taylor, and if they create a child together, Taylor just might be saved.Reading these books, I always wonder why the hell I pick them up in the first place. Cancer books suck - they are sad and suck and make me cry and suck and I hate that I love them, but I do. I know I'll cry, but I pick them up anyway, because there is something about these books that make you appreciate life in a whole new light. A Taylor-Made Life made me feel like this, if nothing else.I don't think I'd be expecting the story to turn out quite like it did. I thought Taylor and Gavin would meet, get on, have sex, die. Wow, okay, that sounded brutal, but it's what I was expecting. In actuality, the story was highly unrealistic - I'm talking as in falling in love within, what, a day? And marriage? And children? It was quite a lot to get my head around, and part of me did feel like giving it a low rating because of how far-fetched it was. But on the other side, it was unrealistic in a good way - Rader took a horrible subject choice and turned it into a book the reader can escape in. I don't care who you are or what genres you like, this is freaking adorable, okay?!Taylor was a great protagonist, made realistic by her fears and her innocent youth. Taylor is the one that readers will be able to relate to, whereas Gavin is the love interest that we pine after alongside her. The chemistry is thick between them throughout, and although I know this is a stand-alone novel, I want more of the pair! They give me the fuzzies.Overall, this was a pretty epic love story, something I haven't had in a while. Rader made a bad situation beautiful, and left the reader craving more. I think that if you like books where they look at the serious side of these situations, then this isn't the book for you - but if you want a cute romance to escape into, then pick this up as soon as possible. Note: 2,5Ce livre avait du potentiel mais je n'ai pas vraiment accroché avec l'histoire car la façon de dire les choses de l'auteur ne me semblait pas réaliste.Le sujet traité n'est pas facile et l'histoire était émouvante et triste à ce niveau mais les réactions de l'héroïne ne me semblaient juste pas réelles. Elle rencontre Gavin et directement après 30min avec lui elle est amoureuse, le lendemain elle lui dit qu'elle l'aime. Ce n'est pas encore tellement ça le problème, c'est surtout que je n'ai juste pas ressenti de vraies émotions entre eux deux, ça me semblait "trop gros".
What do You think about A Taylor-Made Life (2013)?
This book absolutely GUTTED me. The last 20% chewed me up and spat me out! No words.
—Marto13
Heart-wrenching, but amazing and awe-inspiring!
—angel
