Book Review: Things I know about love

Yet Another Book Review! 

Title: Things I know about love
Author: Kate Le Vann
Genre: Romance

<<<MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!!>>>

This book was fairly simple and easy to read. It had a good, dramatic start which makes it much easier to get into the book. It was written in an informal, chatty style of writing as it was written as a diary/blog. The book was about an 18yr old girl called Livia that had been diagnosed with leukemia when she was 13. She had never been away from home or her mother but now that she was finally pretty much clear of her illness, she wanted to visit her brother Jeff in America.

              Livia writes about her previous relationships and what she has learnt from them. She writes a list called "Things I know about love" and as the story progresses, she adds to the list and changes it.
The first time Livia writes the list, all it has on it is:
             "Nothing that happens between two people is guaranteed to be private."
She adds things such as:
             "I don't know if you ever get over having your heartbroken"
and then later on in the book this changes to:
             "Hearts don't really get broken, but if you practise too hard with them, they can get quite hurt. It feels like they won't get better, but they do."

The final list simply says
"1.Being
2. In
3. Love
4. Is
5. The
6. Best
7. Thing
8. In
9. The
10. World."

<<<< SPOLIER ALERT!! >>>>>

Livia falls in love with her older brother's friend and he begins to write his own blog which is simply about Livia. When Adam writes a blog it is written in a different font so that the reader can tell who has written it.
Adam takes Livia on a date to New York but Livia begins to feel unwell and then suddenly she falls unconscious and has to be rushed to hospital. Her Mum flies over from England because the Leukemia has come back. Adam buys Livia the expensive pair of shoes that she admired on their first date. Then Adam writes the last part of the story in which Livia dies.
                I was really shocked when Livia died because every thing seemed so happy and perfect and the book came to a sudden end. This was good because it emphasised the way in which Livia was as happy as can be and then suddenly it was all over.
                I read this book really quickly as I really enjoyed it. However I think to appreciate the style of this book the most, you need to read a variety of books and I will definitely read some slightly more challenging books as well.

I would rate this book 4.5/5