There was a lot going on in this book and had darker themes than I expected.

I'm entirely sure if I am just outgrowing YA, but I still enjoyed this one! 

Ellie has chronic medical issues and to compartmentalize, she fully keeps her life separated - in the hospital and out of the hospital. Her mother copes but running a blog and posting everything about it online. While Ellie is at the hospital, those are the friends she associates with but she never mixes that with her friends at school. 

At some point, Ellie is having trouble as her two lives are trying to mix and she doesn't know how to cope with that. She has always had clear boundaries for herself, but as her relationships get deeper and people seem to have more expectations for her - she doesn't know how to combine the two worlds she has made for herself.

I did enjoy the commentary throughout this book. I do think it is a powerful and important read - I just don't know that I am in the target audience anymore. I did feel like things could have been a lot more simple, but I think reading it at a younger age I would've found Ellie more relatable and her reasonings very valid. Personally not for me, but still think this would be a great read for many people.