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How to Save a Life

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Read this book so long ago and unfortunately didn’t post my review in time! Review to come, apologies for the delay

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This is told in multiple POVs in alternating chapters
This is beautifully written and so emotional
The ending was beautiful and my heart still hasn’t recovered

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I must firstly apologise for the amount of time it has taken me to provide a review of this book, my health was rather bad for quite some time, something that had me in hospital on numerous occasions and simply didnt leave me with the time I once had to do what I love most.

Unfortunately that does mean I have missed the archive date for many of these books, so It would feel unjust throwing any review together without being able to pay attention to each novel properly.

However, I am now back to reading as before and look forward to sharing my honest reviews as always going forward. I thank you f0r the patience and understanding throughout x

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How To Save A Life was a lovely story about the connections people make and how circumstances can change your whole life direction.

Overall, I really enjoyed this booked. I liked that we follow the main characters over a twenty year period and see them develop into adults. I also liked that they had their own POV chapters, although I’m not sure Tim brought much to the story.

There were times Kerry and Joel frustrated me and I found some of the things they did a little nauseating. Some of the plot was predictable and sometimes a little unnecessary. This is a long, slow read which could have been shorter but overall I enjoyed it.

3.5 stars

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Excellent book. A small group of young people are bound by the event of one evening.
Can anyone find happiness?
Gutted it has taken me so long to get round to reading the book

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The blurb was the most riveting part. Unfortunately disappointed after I had high expectations and I did like the three main characters.

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Great story. I really enjoyed hearing from different narratives. I did find the characters a little difficult to warm to but overall I enjoyed it.

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How to save a life is an uplifting/devastating book.

As with closing doors there are options for so many outcomes but the puzzle shifts and the parts reassemble in the wrong order.
A schoolgirl has a crush on her classmate whilst another classmate has a crush on her. So straightforward but so complex that their lives keep forming the wrong pattern.

It seemed as if it was going to be chick-lit but, pardon the pun, its got too much heart for that.

Each of the characters do stupid things yet remain really likeable. The reader gets swept up cheering for them to get it right only for them to keep missing.

It's an extremely easily read book whilst being emotionally draining. Worth every minute spent reading it. I really loved it.

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Great story telling but very unlikeable characters. I enjoyed the multiple POVs and getting to see the revisions each makes and why

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So, I really wish I hadn't waited so long to read this book. The audio is brilliant and well worth dedicating time to.
Told in multiple narrative in alternating chapters we follow 3 friends as their lives through the highs and lows over a 20 year period.
Kerrie and Tim are watching a football match when their friend Joel collapses whilst playing. They both are in St John's Ambulance, but where Kerrie excels and starts CPR, Tim freezes.
So begins a story of many traumas. This isn't for the faint hearted, a lot of triggers are talked about, but it never felt like too many for some reason.
Yes, I disliked Tim with a passion for how he treats Kerrie, but I couldn't stop listening to this one and would definitely recommend it.
Please note as it covers 20 years starting from 2000, there are also mentions of big world events that could cause triggers too.

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I loved this! A tender love story about life-changing decisions with brilliant characters. Joel, Tim and Kerry will stay with me for a long time. An emotional and heartfelt read - highly recommend!

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This was a fantastic and engaging novel. Excellent storytelling and well written, deep and believable characters. The author crafted such strong characters, the novel focuses on the three main characters of the story. I would certainly say that the the novel was slow in getting going, but I would definitely recommend people to stick with it. The characters in the book are also complex and flawed.

It captured very well the impact of one event on peoples lives. It was an interesting focus. One of the positives of this book was it being so easy to read and follow. If you enjoy books that explore a wide range of issues, character driven and are set across an extended period of time then you will love this.

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I went into this novel expecting a standard contemporary, with possibly some internalised conflict regarding the life-saving incident at the beginning of the novel. However, I was so pleasantly surprised to find that it was more poignant and powerful than I could have imagined. The way Eva Carter has crafter socially and emotionally dependent characters, without the heavy use of sexual or romantic relationships is a master stroke, with intelligent women bolstering the bravado of the men around them. Even the supporting characters felt like a character study in 'dealing with other people's stuff'. Really enjoyed it over all.

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New Year’s Eve 1999, Kerry and Tim are watching some guys play football, Kerry is only paying attention to one player, Joel, so she is the first one to notice something is wrong when he falls down. And she wastes no time to run to him. She can’t really believe he is not breathing and will have to do CPR.
This event will connect Joel, Tim and Kerry’s lives for many years to follow.

Such a beautiful book, tough to read in some parts, especially as Joel goes on a self destruction path, but with great characters.

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I love a love story and you won’t find one more gripping than this! It’s messy, it’s complicated and that’s what makes it real. I was fully gripped by their story and definitely didn’t want it to end! What a fabulous book!

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I wanted to love this book but it’s not the right genre for me. Good writing and I can see why other people will love it but it’s just not the right book for me.

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Absolutely increidible, this is such a cleverly written book which will stay with you, beyond the last page.
What an amazing writer!

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I enjoy stories following characters across a long span of their life, so an 18 year narrative is right up my street. Fans of One Day will truly find a home here.

I liked this book but overall it was a little predictable, and had too many twists in the narrative.

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This is such a tearjerker and had me hooked throughout. The characters are really well written and I love how we follow them over a large time span. Really great thoughtfully written book.

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I really enjoyed this, quirky different about saving someone’s life, and the eff3ct it will have on you both for the rest of your lives. Well written, interestingly drawn characters

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