Review: Five Valuable, Vital Sign Stars! Love me some Zander!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2014
Have you ever lost someone you love? Of course you have. We all have, but not all of us have lost someone, our husband, the person we plan to spend the rest of our lives with, at the very young, tender age of 26.Sadie has lost her husband, the love of her life, her other half. She is left with so much grief, anger, loneliness, guilt, overwhelming sadness and no hope. All of the emotions that one would expect to come with such a tragedy.In my opinion Vital Sign was one of the very best books I have read to describe, realistically, everything from emotional, devastating heartbreak to sadness, anger and ultimately the possibility of trying to heal. I find myself speechless in trying to write this review, to find the appropriate words.I did, however, find that reading this was very valuable to me in terms of helping and giving me a better understanding of what it's like for those that have been in this position because, quite frankly, I have no idea what I would do or how I would feel and I don't think anyone else would either until it happens.Sadie hates life, she hates people and pretty much just, everything. She has no hope nor does she give a d**n. She is not a happy person and my heart broke for her."My grass is freshly cut. My driveway is neatly edged. You'd think that someone who actually gives a d**n lives here at 803 Chestnut Lane. Not so much. Not even close.""I'm f****** sick of life and I haven't made a single effort at hiding it."Sadie struggles, daily, through the life she has now, adjusting to things she never thought she would have to adjust to and just trying to move forward. Sadly, she just doesn't know who she is anymore and basically terrified of many things."Everyone was thrilled with where life was going and I was trying to adjust to sleeping alone."With some encouragement from her family, she has decided to meet three people that benefited from her husbands organs, namely, his liver, his kidney and finally his heart. This deems difficult no doubt and in Sadie's mind so unfair. She hates them all! Or so she thinks.Then we meet Zander. I read the first email exchange between Zander and Sadie and that was all it took for me to fall in love with him. Crazy? maybe (shrugs) but neh you will see, trust me!"I know his name is Alexander McBride, he's twenty-nine years old, and he's the person that's walking around with Jake's heart in his chest. I dislike him already."and Sadie meets Zander.Intense and emotional come to mind."I wondered who's world had just fallen apart as mine came together. I wondered who the person was that loved the donor most. I wondered who it was that had me feeling an insurmountable heap of guilt simply for needing the transplant and then living through it. I wondered who I owed my life to."WOWI am now speechless. The two of them related to each other in more ways than one. The time they spent together was beautiful and passionate yet challenging, especially for Sadie. Can you imagine? The intensity of it all! I would love to tell you so much more but what fun would that be?"Whatever I am, whatever he is, we are one in the same." ~SadieYou need to experience this awesome read for yourself. I did not want it to end. You will find yourself completely engulfed in their world, asking questions, getting frustrated, struggling right along with them and ultimately, completely falling in love.Can Sadie let Jake go? Can she move on without him? Will she learn to live and just be. Can she truly be happy in her new found life and will it be with Zander?"I don't hate you," I cry. "I'm glad that you're alive. I guess-I guess that sometimes I'm just not glad that I am." My admission feels like it's more for me than it is for him.What has Zander been through in his life to need a heart transplant at such a young age? How will he cope with his feelings for Sadie, can he express them and not scare her away?I cried reading this book and I cried writing this review ,but I also laughed, smiled and felt all the emotion wrapped up in Sadie and Zander's world! We all feel and take in things so differently, but I challenge you and encourage you to read this book. Yes, it may be difficult for some, but I feel, in my heart, that it is totally worth it. I take my reading very serious and I always want to walk away with something. I walked away from reading Vital Sign with a whole lot!