Please Don't Die (One Last Wish, #8) by Lurlene McDaniel

Please Don't Die (One Last Wish, #8) Reviews

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  Rachael

  My Actual Rating: 3.5
  
  I was excited about this book because I absolutely loved the idea of Jenny House. I love what this "summer camp" has come to be and can see it having such a positive impact on so many people. I liked that there were a bunch of characters in this one and we got to explore different relationships, friendships, and illnesses.
  
  These books go deep into the emotions involved in dying or someone you love dying. It was great to see these strangers become best friends and huddle together to lift each other up at their best times and at their worst times. I feel a connection with these characters and am interested to know what happens to them in the future.
  
  Side note - I would like to know more about how the recipients of the OLW money were chosen.. It doesn't seem Lacy was ever at risk of dying so not sure why she was chosen (but glad she was!)
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  Ashley W

  
  Lacey made a turn around by the end of the book, and I am so glad. She was horrible. I think the idea of camp is so great. Of course, I love all camps so... It was great of Josh to do what he could for Amanda even if she was just faking for them, which was super sweet of her considering she was the one dying.
  
  
  I wish they would have focused more on the camp and less of the crush. It would be great if just one of these books didn't have a love interest.
  
  
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  Brittany Durrant

  Katie O'Connor has always had a bad heart. She receives a call that says they have a heart for her, and she got a heart transplant. A few days later, she gets one last wish; money with a note attached to it. About a year later she received an invitation to come to Jenny House where there will be other people who received one last wish money as well. She never imagined how much Jenny House would impact her life.
  "Please Don't Die" was a really good book in my opinion. I honestly could not put this book down. I would recommend this book to middle school and up because it's an easy book to read and it's not that long either.
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  Mary Bronson

  I thought this book was very heartwarming. I love the One Last Wish books. I loved the plot and characters of this one. Lurlene McDaniel does such a great job on her books.
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  skylar

  I throughly enjoyed reading this book. I read this one first of the series even though it was the eighth book. I didn't know that. My aunt did the same, but it does not spoil to much. Like you just know that oh! So and so didn't die or they ended up okay. Things like that. I also read one dies one lives, but I preferred this one to that one. Anyway, definitely recommend this series to anyone who is looking for a sad, good, interesting book to read!
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  Livvy

  Cruise read.
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  Chelsea

  This is the introduction to Jenny House! Katie, the recipient of the heart transplant from a few books back, returns! This time as a "Big Sister" for a summer program for other sick teens at Jenny House. Katie meets Amanda who has cancer, Chelsea who also needs a heart, and Lacey who has diabetes. What a bunch with cool and mature Katie, scaredy cat Chelsea, and bright-eyed optimistic Amanda who all try to get Lacey to be ok with being "sick".
  
  This was a reread so I knew which of the girls wasn't going to make it to the end. I also know Katie is in all but one of the remaining books so I thought it was interesting that she was the "chosen" one for the series. I like Katie just fine but her plot with Josh takes precedence as the story continues now that she's past her "rejection" stage of her heart transplant. I also found myself annoyed with Lacey; while I recognize diabetes shouldn't be taken lightly, it didn't seem as serious compared to cancer or needing a heart. And Lacey was a brat the whole time treating everyone like they were beneath her; hiding her hurt with sarcasm.
  This book was sad because it's always sad when one of the young kids die but overall I think it was one of the better ones in the series especially because we follow Chelsea, Katie, and Lacey for the rest of the series.
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  Arya

  Going back and reading the rest of the Lurlene McDaniel books is fun - in a teary sort of way. She is not as "great" of a writer as I once thought, but I give this book 5 stars because of the feelings she can evoke. I have cried in every Lurlene McDaniel book I have read. . . bringing emotions that close to the surface is definetly a talent.
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  Shelly

  My very first lurlene McDaniel book ever, when I was 8 or 9 years old. Probably the first book I ever re-read as well as the first book that ever made me cry. Live the friendship between the four girls! Read just about every book of hers I could even though the subject matter is pretty morbid. Just passed my collection on to my 12 year old niece. She's enjoying them now too :)
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  Emily Smiltneck

  Not much to say... another great book dealing with typical teen angst, the stuff that affects all kids, even those who are also dealing with life-threatening illnesses and the deaths of their closest friends.
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  Carina

  It was a very good book.
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  good series
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  Jaclyn Goss

  A book about the bonds between women, and the strenght these young woman have to face a life that will end before they are ready.
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  The Third Place A Teen Library

  F McDA olw
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  Lindsay

  Jenny House in it's first year running :-) beautiful story full of love and heartbreak. Lurlene McDaniel has a real talent for bringing you into the story and pulling at your heart stings.
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  Nicole

  2.5 stars actually
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  Kelly

  The true meaning of friendship...
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  Melenia

  Loved these books as a child
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  Alison

  2 1/2 if I could
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  Charissa

  All I can say is that I am so upset about the ending, but I'm not surprised it happened like that.
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  Laura

  Yet another super depressing title....
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  Dalesha R

  Had me almost crying