Book Review #13: Don't Die My Love by Lurlene McDaniel

Imagine you're back in 6th grade and a boy proposes to you. You say, "Get lost Bozo." and then later when you turn sixteen, that same boy comes to your door on your birthday with flowers asking you out, what else could you say but yes! That's how Julie Ellis and Luke Muldenhower became a couple. Ever since that day they've been inseparable. When Luke gets a virus Julie urges him to go to the doctor, but when the test results come through they are devastating. Luke has cancer. Through everything Julie and Luke remain together, but when Luke goes to the doctor after several weeks of therapy, the new results are even more devastating than before. Can their love survive EVERYTHING?

I LOVED this book. Lurlene McDaniel's books are PURE therapy. If you or someone you know has just lost someone or something give them a Lurlene McDaniel book and watch the magic happen. This book made me feel like there is still a life to enjoy rather than staying sad the whole time.

Lurlene McDaniel as I've said before in previous reviews of her books knows how to make someone cry. She also knows how to touch her audience in a way that I think is really important. We don't get to choose what life throws at us but we can choose how we respond. We can choose if we go on with life or if we hundle up under our blankets and never leave our bed again. We can choose if we let things go or hold on to them like their life. Lurlene McDaniel books are very appropriate for teenagers going through rough times and even those who aren't currently because when they do, they'll remember they can choose how they will respond.
  
I thought that Julie and Luke were a very cute couple, they're romance was slightly cheesy but it was appropriate for the story. This book was very very sweet and touching.

I rated this book 5 out of 5 because it was touching and taught very important lessons.