This novel is ultimately very satisfying, but it also has some very sad and gut-wrenching parts about it. It shows that life is a journey, and the people we encounter are parts of that journey. Even if we only know them for a short time, they leave a mark on our lives and go on to share love with other people because of it. What I think was great about this book was that it wasn’t told from the point of view of the character with cancer but her best friend. You got to see up close the emotions she went though, how she was not only dealing with school and hormones but the illness of someone she loved. It was at times a painful read but also a beautiful one. A beautiful and touching story of love, loss and hope. My heart was deeply moved by Jess and Joe’s story and the hardships of their lives. Cancer. How could my friend have cancer? Cancer killed people. But Olivia wasn't going to die. We were sixteen. People who are sixteen, people you've known your whole life, don't die of cancer. Why not? asked an ugly, scary voice in my brain. Why don't they die of cancer? "Because," I said out loud, the sound of my voice startling in the quiet room. "They don't." Maybe One Day was a story of one woman’s literal journey across continents to find her first and true love Joe. Jess upon the death of her mum and dad discovered a box of of letters from Joe as she was cleaning out the attic. The truth she knew about Joe leaving her to start a new life when a devastating turn of events happened seventeen years ago, was all a lie. With her friend Belinda and cousin Michael, she treks on an adventure using the clues from his letters to follow Joe’s life over the years.

Upon starting this one I was truly terrified that I was going to end up looking a little like this . . . . I hate gender stereotypes like girls love princesses and boys like guns. . . my point is that tying particular behaviors and interests to particular gender seems to be the major reason guys who like dance get called names.” We do have a potential romance with Calvin, which is kind of complicated because Olivia has a crush on him and Zoe doesn’t like him much at first. But I really liked him. Even when Zoe was difficult, he never stopped trying to be her friend. (Plus he was always there for Olivia’s brother. Nice guy.) I could have used more of him to lighten up the book and make his story arc a bit more complete. He felt glossed over, and his chemistry with Zoe was just too good to be ignored. (Even if it was a messy pairing; in the beginning, I thought she would hit it off with Olivia’s brother.) This book...I don't think I have any tears left because the last 10% or maybe a little bit more I cried. I'm not talking about slow tears going down or even just my eyes getting teary, I'm talking full on ugly cry. I had to stop reading because I couldn't see the words anymore. Don't let the fact that it's a tear-jerker dissuade you from reading Maybe One Day though. My goodness no, this story is not sad all the way through at all. I think this book will turn out to be one of those love it or hate it ones, with not a whole lot of people in the middle. There's some scenes and wording choices that could be taken two completely different ways, such as Zoe's reaction to the oncology ward when she thinks 'Leukemia was cancer. Olivia has cancer'. That could easily be taken as Zoe not knowing what Leukemia is or that she knows but seeing it as opposed to hearing it over the phone just made it that much more real for her.This book. Wowza. Just...gosh. If you are looking for a book with an achingly beautiful friendship, this is the one to seek out. Also, if you are interested in a little bit of insanely sweet romance, this is also the book to get. And if you want to be thrown off your feet; this one is your book. Read it and you won't be sorry. Even though a lot of Maybe One Day is just living day to day without tons of drama/excitement/twists/turns, I was never bored. In the context of the story, I really enjoyed the day-to-day set up of it. I think it worked really well for an illness, because that's definitely something you have to keep dealing with, and it keeps affecting you. Hastalığı konu edinen kitapları okurken veya filmleri izlerken ister istemez bir beklenti oluşur bende. Ne olursa olsun ağlatmasını en azından gözlerimi doldurmasını isterim. Bu kitapta öyle bir şey olmadı. Beni ağlatmadı veya gözlerimi doldurmadı ama yine de o hissi verdiği için kitabı sevdim. Karakterleri de sevdim. Ayrıca Olivia o olayları yaşarken sürekli kendimi onun yerine koydum "Ya bana olsaydı?" diye. Gerçekten başınıza geldiğini düşününce daha iyi anlıyorsunuz. Genellikle çoğu kitap böyle konular içerdiğinden bir zaman sonra olaylar size tek düze, alışılmış geliyor fakat empati kurduğunuzda gerçekten berbat bir şey olduğunu anlıyorsunuz. Maybe One Day was a hard book to read. I'm still not sure what to say about it. I did cry towards the end a lot. I was expecting it because Kantor did prepare us for the worst. I was waiting for it to happen a lot sooner but I'm glad it didn't. Jess still thinks about the man who disappeared from her life seventeen years ago, and the tragedy that tore them apart. So when she discovers a hidden box of letters in her mother’s attic, Jess realises that the truth about why he walked away has been kept from her all this time.

Okay, so, the rape comment is what threw me and I didn't like at all. I know that Zoe is pretty angsty at times but, was that necessary? Is this fun?" asked Olivia. "Are we having fun yet?" As Mrs. Jones had directed me to, I headed down the hallway and up a well-lit flight of dark wooden stairs. This book will pull on every heart string you have. Happy, sad, adventurous, anger, devastating, etc. I really can’t just pin it on one main emotion I felt. I even teared up a few times.

On one level it is a group of three unlikely people going on potentially a wild goose chase of a road trip. On another level its a story that take in assorted tough topics including grief, and mental health. We also get to see how one man can have an impact on so many people's lives in different ways. This book really put my heart through the ringer. It was an emotional ride filled with lots of ups and downs. I knew going in that it wouldn't be an easy read, but I wasn't quite prepared for how heartbreaking this story would be. There are quite a few CW's that readers should be aware of before starting this journey (please see below). Bu türde fazla kitap okuduysanız sizi etkilemeyecektir. Şahsen okurken gözlerim bir kere bile dolmadı. Ama verdiği his, duygu bu yönünün açıklığını biraz kapattı. Öneririm fakat sizi hüngür hüngür ağlatacak bir kitap beklemeyin.