For fans of FIVE FEET APART, this emotional and romantic YA offers an unflinching look at not only the realities of heart failure, but at memory, grief, guilt, and what it means to liveâin spite of another, because of another, for another. For yourself.
Sydney Wells should have died. She was supposed to die.
She never expected, after years of waiting, to receive a heart transplant. Now, seventeen-year-old Sydney doesnât know what to do with her life. Her daily routine consisted of staying indoors, eating heart-healthy foods, and posting about her transplant list experiences on TheWaitingList with her long-distance BFF (and heart failure buddy) Chloe.
Now, Sydney latches onto the one thing that gives her meaning: learning as much as she can about the person whose heart she inherited. After finding the family of her likely-donor, Mia, Sydney falls deep into her worldâand may also be falling for Mia's best friend, Clayton.
But Sydney isnât the only one hiding something. Miaâs brother Tanner wonât talk to Clayton, and Clayton wonât tell Sydney why. And hundreds of miles away, Chloeâs health has taken a turn for the worse. Sydney needs to face whatâs in her heartâthe truth, the guilt, and the futureâbefore itâs too late.