4/5: 1st person POV… *makes a face* Luckily, it works here well. That said, this was interesting! I liked Jake’s morbid humor, his take on life (and unlife), and the slow, creeping sense of Things Not Being Right. The romance part felt organic and believable and I liked the ending. I can understand how people might be grossed out. Cancer, CF, and death are gritty topics and Thornton doesn’t shy away from the icky parts of terminal illness and death. But I have to say that for me (as a nurse), those were some of the more believable parts of the story.