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The Milestone Tapes

by Ashley Mackler-Paternostro (Goodreads Author)

3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 · rating details · 139 ratings · 59 reviews

Jenna Chamberland never wanted anything more than to be a wife and mother. That is, until she realized that her life was ending after a three-year battle against breast cancer. Now, all she really wants is more time.

With 4,320 hours left to live, Jenna worries for her loved ones and what she knows awaits them on the other side: Gabe will have to make the slip from husband...more

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Published March 13th 2012 (first published January 1st 2012)

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Aug 07, 2012 Rosemary Malayil rated it 5 of 5 stars

I don't even know where to begin! This book was completely heart wrenching. The characters seemed very real to me, and their situation, though horrific, is one that we see so many families dealing with. I shed more tears during the first part of this book than in any other book I have ever read. Jenna is a mother to six-year-old daughter, Mia. Jenna is dying from cancer, and the first part of the book is about her coming to terms with leaving her family. I felt as if I was going on this heartbre...more

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May 26, 2012 Laura rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Milestone Tapes is one of those books that really touched me because it is about the journey of love between a parent and child. Jenna Chamberland loves being a mother, but after a 3-year battle against breast cancer, she is dying. She makes the decision to stop treatment so that she can spend the most quality time left with her family, especially her 7-year-old daughter, Mia. Jenna records a set of ten audiocassettes that her daughter can listen to as she grows older and goes through differ...more The Milestone Tapes is one of those books that really touched me because it is about the journey of love between a parent and child. Jenna Chamberland loves being a mother, but after a 3-year battle against breast cancer, she is dying. She makes the decision to stop treatment so that she can spend the most quality time left with her family, especially her 7-year-old daughter, Mia. Jenna records a set of ten audiocassettes that her daughter can listen to as she grows older and goes through different milestones in her life that her mother would have helped her through had she been alive, such as her first love, college graduation and her wedding day. What a loving provision and legacy from a mother to her daughter!

As I began reading this book, I realized there were several similarities between Jenna and myself. Jenna was married for about twenty years, had a loving husband, Gabe (who reminded me so much of my own hubby!) and had a child later in life. So in this respect I could really relate, and my heart broke time and time again as she tried to deal with her situation. I kept asking myself how I would have dealt with dying had I been in the same situation.

The novel is divided into two books. The first part is Jenna's story and the second, taking place nine years later, is Mia's. The novel flows well and Jenna is very much alive even in the second part through the milestone tapes she leaves for her daughter. I loved reading this part the most. It read like a YA novel and I liked Mia, who was then a sixteen year-old teen. The first part was very emotional and I was in tears as Jenna's illness progressed.

I was surprised how well the author dealt with the sensitive topics of dying and motherhood. She has no children of her own, but captured the love and complex bond between mother and child. The characters were real to me, especially Mia and Ginny, with her words of wisdom. The only relationship I found underdeveloped was that of Jenna and her sister, Sophia. At the onset, Jenna has a strained relationship with Sophia who harbours resentment from childhood, but this gets quickly resolved within a few pages. It wasn't realistic to me. This could have been better explored, while some mundane everyday dialogue and scenes eliminated.

I think the beautiful book cover captures the essence of this novel. It is haunting and symbolic. Better editing was needed, however, as I caught many typos, missing words and repetitions, especially in the latter part of the book. Barring this, I think this is a beautiful and well-told story. Ashley Mackler-Paternostro is an author to watch out for, having shown talent by writing a story that pulled at my heartstrings. I look forward to reading her next novel.

Note: This book contains f-words, some religious expletives and crude words, and one sex scene between a married couple.
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May 11, 2012 Ravina Andrea Kurian rated it 5 of 5 stars

eath is the only certainty of life and this book points it out, gently or otherwise. Few of us have had cancer move in with us, and those of us who have know that it never moves out.

For some reason the introduction of the characters and overall scene breakdown at the beginning comes across as tedious. It's as if the writer wants to make sure you spend as much time as you can absorbing the perfect life of Gabe and Jenna.

There doesn't seem to be a rush to discover their future, it unfolds in its o...more

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Apr 27, 2012 aobibliophile™ rated it 5 of 5 stars

My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones. - Agnetha Faltskog

Gabe and Jenna Chamberland had it all - a dream home, successful careers and a beautiful baby girl. until the day Jenna finds out she has malignant breast cancer. before she loses her battle with the disease, Jenna leaves something behind for her daughter Mia by gifting her with the Milestone Tapes.
author Ashley Mackler-Paternostro's writing shines with a passion that is remarkable fo...more My path has not been determined. I shall have more experiences and pass many more milestones. - Agnetha Faltskog

Gabe and Jenna Chamberland had it all - a dream home, successful careers and a beautiful baby girl. until the day Jenna finds out she has malignant breast cancer. before she loses her battle with the disease, Jenna leaves something behind for her daughter Mia by gifting her with the Milestone Tapes.
author Ashley Mackler-Paternostro's writing shines with a passion that is remarkable for a first novel. her book speaks of the pain of suffering, the tragedy of loss, the triumph of the human spirit, the solace brought by forgiveness and of the enduring bond which exists between mother and child that even death cannot sever.
this was a very emotional read for me. it is difficult to concentrate when your eyes get teary now and then while your fingers tremble a bit and you are hesitant to flip the pages for fear of what would happen next but unable to stop yourself from continuing because the story has drawn you deeper than you intended it to be.
this was especially true during the first part of the story. Jenna's condition reminded me so much of my Mom whom i lost to cancer. i was with her during the last month of her life. i saw her fighting and trying to be strong for all of us. i witnessed her decline and it was so painful to bear, to see your loved one suffering and you can only do so much. i was there until the end when she was brought to the emergency room where after some time she could no longer go on and finally gave up...
these were the memories that kept churning in my mind as i held the book in my hands. the author was able to capture all the range of emotions, the drama and the joys of the Chamberland family and the other characters. i got so involved in their experiences. they were so real and tangible that they became my own.
clearly, The Milestone Tapes is one of the best, most endearing and unforgettable stories i have read so far this year and i highly commend the author for a job well done!

Disclosure of Material Connection: i received a copy of The Milestone Tapes from the author. i did not receive any payment in exchange for this review nor was i obligated to write a positive one. all opinions expressed here are entirely my own and may not necessarily agree with those of the author, the book's publisher and publicist or the readers of this review. this disclosure is in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255, Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. (less)

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Mar 20, 2012 David Adams rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have to be honest, here... I really wasn't expecting much when I bought The Milestone Tapes.

How wrong I was.

I write science fiction with aliens and explosions so that's the kind of thing I'm drawn to when I read. However, while I'm more than happy to explore outside my genre, reading chick-lit is definitely right down the bottom of the list of weekend activities I enjoy... the experience hovering somewhere between being waterboarded and stung to death by millions of tiny scorpions. Further, t...more

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Mar 16, 2012 Margaret Tidwell rated it 5 of 5 stars

I can't even put into words how much I truly loved this book. I had a hard time reading this book because it made me cry so much and even though it made me cry I didn't want to put it down and stop reading it. I loved following the characters and even though you know the mom is going to pass away I had to keep reading. I believe that this book was so hard for me because I can relate to the topic. As some of you know I go to a cancer center every month to get my MS treatment so I do know a lot of...more

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Jan 19, 2013 Laurie rated it 3 of 5 stars

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The premise of this book sounded great, but unfortunately it did not live up to expectations. The first part of the book where the reader gets to know Jenna just goes on too long. I realize that its important to get to know her since you need to know Jenna to understand the kind of mother she was, but too many parts just don't seem necessary and make the story drag. For instance the reunion with Jenna's sister and the story of the sister's impending divorce. The book really picks up and is much...more

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Apr 30, 2012 Kathleen Kelly rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Milestone Tapes to me was so sad that I was not sure if I would be able to finish. I am such a crybaby when it comes to anything sad. Since this was a review book I stuck with it and I am really glad that I did. I think I cried through at least half of it but that was ok because I found the story to be very powerful and uplifting.
Jenna and Gabe are professional people and have an established life, beautiful home and decide it is time to have a child, even though they have been married for a...more

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Apr 05, 2013 Mish rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The premise and story is alright but seriously, does anybody proofread these amazon kindle special offer books? I hate being the preposition-pronoun-missing word-grammar police but the errors got worse and worse as the book progressed. And even the font changed for awhile half way through and I don't think it was intentional. The first half is about the doting mom, Jenna, dying of breast cancer but not wanting to miss any moments with her family. It was an interesting perspective since I lived i...more

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Apr 23, 2012 Dierdra Byrd rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: authors-i-want-to-read-again, death-and-dying, favorites

The first thing that drew me to this book was the cover. It is a stunning cover and I fell in love! I put this book at the top of a huge list of books I want to read based on the cover. Don't judge a book by the cover come to mind? Probably should have for me!
The blurb for this book caught my attention also and I recently lost my mom, in November actually so that also drew me in because it has been hard and I thought reading this might help a little and it did, the only reason I did 4 stars inst...more The first thing that drew me to this book was the cover. It is a stunning cover and I fell in love! I put this book at the top of a huge list of books I want to read based on the cover. Don't judge a book by the cover come to mind? Probably should have for me!
The blurb for this book caught my attention also and I recently lost my mom, in November actually so that also drew me in because it has been hard and I thought reading this might help a little and it did, the only reason I did 4 stars instead of 3. The story was really interesting, emotional and heartfelt but there were some things that made this really, really hard to read and not in a good way.
There were a lot of glaring mistakes in this book sadly. Enough to where I could just not "look over" and go on because I had to keep going back and re read something to try and figure out what the author meant to say. For example "she put on hand on her hid" it took me a few minutes to see that it was supposed to be head. Another one was "Made the Jam yesterday, blackberries to who wouldn't have it in my freezer" Does that make sense to you? It doesn't to me! This is another example "you need nothing wrong" dad trying to console his 6 year old daughter. How does you need nothing wrong make sense? These are just a few of the MANY errors, PLEASE have your editor go back over this. I hate to see you get bad reviews for this because this really is a good story.
The other thing that drove me nuts about this book was the over details, I know what a soda pop can looks like when it has been in ice, I know what a cigarette looks like when it is lit and or smoked. The booked felt so bogged down by details sometimes it drove me nuts. Then there was such a lack of detail in other parts! I never really knew what Jenna looked like before she was sick for example, I never could get a good picture of her in my mind.
Overall this got 4 stars because this is a debut novel and it was a good story!
I would recommend this book and author because I did really enjoy the writing and the overall book just needs to be re edited and IMO was a little long for this sort of book and really could have been cut down a lot because there were a lot of places where things were repeated and I don't feel there was a need to be repeated.(less)

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Jun 25, 2012 Kelly Cochran rated it 3 of 5 stars

Please note I would have given this an additional half star if it were an option. The reason for not rounding up to a 4 star review is the number of typos and missing words. I hope the author has had a chance to go back and update the Kindle version which is the version I read as it truly distracted me from the touching story.

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The story is about the heartache of losing someone you love, not only for the one who is left behind but for the one who is dying. It centers around Jenn...more

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May 29, 2012 Wendy rated it 2 of 5 stars

There are a lot of high ratings for this book, which, along with the beautiful cover (seemingly rare these days among self-published and e-book authors) and the intriguing premise, led me to give it a go. I'm not sure if the 4 and 5 star ratings are because this is the author's first book, but I really can't agree with them. I am struggling to give it these 2 stars.

[Unspecific spoilers may follow.]

The story was tackled moderately well, though I thought going into it that Jenna's story would be...more There are a lot of high ratings for this book, which, along with the beautiful cover (seemingly rare these days among self-published and e-book authors) and the intriguing premise, led me to give it a go. I'm not sure if the 4 and 5 star ratings are because this is the author's first book, but I really can't agree with them. I am struggling to give it these 2 stars.

[Unspecific spoilers may follow.]

The story was tackled moderately well, though I thought going into it that Jenna's story would be more of a prologue than a full half of the book. (view spoiler) It left Mia's story feeling a bit rushed, and we didn't get to hear all of the tapes. I assumed from the outline of the book that we would get to hear all of the tapes, or get an explanation as to why we didn't hear all of them. It was a bit of a let-down. Mia's milestones also seemed hurried, and not everything can be explained away by how fast young love moves. Everything happened to her within a couple of months, and it just seemed unrealistic to me. The epilogue was well done, though (view spoiler).

The writing and lack of editing was ultimately what let me down. I originally thought that this file had been badly converted from PDF, but then realised I'd downloaded it straight from Amazon. There were so many glaring typos and omitted words that it became incredibly distracting. Added to this were mixed metaphors (children were 'under toe', not 'under foot' or 'in tow'), sentences that were mixed up or had extra random words added in, and misuse of words (e.g. cankerous instead of cantankerous, some verbing of nouns). This will probably seem offensive, but at some points I felt like the author was a very high level non-native speaker of English. There were a lot of errors a native speaker (especially a writer) shouldn't have made (e.g. 'tipped toed', 'dapping' instead of 'dabbing'). I stopped several times to decide whether or not to abandon the book completely, but I wanted to see where the story went.

The dialogue often seemed forced or unnatural, and a lot of descriptive passages could have been edited out. Funnily enough, some of the best prose was used in describing buildings and decor, and I think those sentences would have been better used to describe the people. I was stuck imagining Jenna as Ginnifer Goodwin.

I would recommend this book to others, but only if it undergoes another couple of rounds of severe editing. The author shows promise, but desperately needs a good editor. (less)

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Aug 07, 2012 Tracy Walters rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was a wonderful book to read....I'm sure that sounds a bit odd since it is a book about cancer and dying but it is more about a mother's love for her child and the lengths she will go to be with her daughter for as long as possible.

The Chamberland family unit is one of great love for each other. Gabe and Jenna wait until they are older to have a child and they move to a a small town in Washington where their child will have the best of everything. They build a dream home and when Mia is fin...more This was a wonderful book to read....I'm sure that sounds a bit odd since it is a book about cancer and dying but it is more about a mother's love for her child and the lengths she will go to be with her daughter for as long as possible.

The Chamberland family unit is one of great love for each other. Gabe and Jenna wait until they are older to have a child and they move to a a small town in Washington where their child will have the best of everything. They build a dream home and when Mia is finally born....they have everything they have ever wanted...they live a perfect life. It is when they decide to have a second child that the dreaded cancer steps in and takes charge of how they now have to proceed with life.

I was drawn into this book and fell in love with this wonderful little family....it was so heartbreaking to deal with Jenna as she began to decline in her health....I admit that I teared up several times just thinking about how I would react to such a situation. Jenna loved Mia so much she went to extraordinary lengths to protect her from the truth of her death so Mia could have as much of a happy childhood as possible. The other people involved in this story also become those that you care about and hurt with them as they struggle also.

That is the first half of the book and then the second half is about Mia as a teenager and the moments in life that are 'milestones' for her. As each milestone happens....she is able to pull out a tape that Jenna made for her before she died that gives Mia advice and loving council with warmth that she can use to help her during these amazing changes.

I loved this book and felt a part of the Chamberland family.....it was not easy to read at times because of the painful and sad decisions that had to be made......but it ends with hope and happiness and makes the book that much more of a joy to read and remember. I recommend that you be brave and jump in and read this book for you won't be disappointed by it....just lifted up by it.(less)

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May 13, 2012 Carrie Ardoin rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Jenna Chamberland has everything she wanted out of life. She is a successful author married to an attentive, architect husband. They are raising their young daughter, Mia, in their dream home in the perfect location. Then, Jenna is diagnosed with breast cancer. After a 3 year fight she is not winning, she decides to stop treatment for the cancer. Knowing she doesn't have any time left to impart the life lessons she had hoped to teach her daughter, Jenna decides to record a series of tapes that s...more Jenna Chamberland has everything she wanted out of life. She is a successful author married to an attentive, architect husband. They are raising their young daughter, Mia, in their dream home in the perfect location. Then, Jenna is diagnosed with breast cancer. After a 3 year fight she is not winning, she decides to stop treatment for the cancer. Knowing she doesn't have any time left to impart the life lessons she had hoped to teach her daughter, Jenna decides to record a series of tapes that she hopes will help get Mia through the difficult times in the future.

This book was so far out of my usual genre, but I am so happy I took the chance to read it. Through the first half where we learned about Jenna's sickness and how it was affecting her family, I must have cried probably 3 or 4 times. I had to read the book in small increments at a time because the emotions were so intense. I am a mother of a small child, so the thought of not being there for him for the rest of his life really hit me hard.

The author had a lyrical writing style that really brought the characters, and especially the world they lived in, to life. She takes great care to describe the home and the town which is so integral to the story.

I liked all the characters, I just wish I would have come to learn a little more about Gabe, Jenna's husband. He is shown only in the role of caretaker and father, but I wish I could have gotten into his head a little more after the loss of Jenna. This family was also so lucky to have such and endearing woman as Ginny to take care of them. She loved them unconditionally and was there for them through whatever they needed.

The message I got from this book was that life is fleeting and we should do our best to live it to the fullest. While reading this book, I hugged my son just a little bit tighter at night and found myself with a little more patience for his relentless 3 year old questioning habit.

The Milestone Tapes was a fantastic, heart wrenching read that showed a great insight into how life really goes on. I hope to read much more from Ashley Mackler-Paternostro in the future.(less)

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Aug 08, 2012 Monica Akinyi Odhiambo rated it 5 of 5 stars

It was among the best books I have read.About this lady,Jenna who has lived her whole life been careful and saving up so that eventually when they do get a child things would be smooth going.After achieving all that and building their dream house,they get a baby and she realizes after 3 years she has cancer,and all the hopes and dreams she had for them are dashed.The Milestone Tapes are recordings she took for whatever milestone she knew her daughter would get through without her presence.It was...more

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Oct 21, 2012 Kristen rated it 2 of 5 stars

I was pretty frustrated by this book for many reasons. there were many many pages of mundane moments in the character's lives. names changed throughout the book and often left me briefly confused. the amount of spelling and grammatical errors was ridiculous and I found myself focusing more on them than the story itself. I felt the life of Jenna was so drawn out, and Mina's life was shortened to a small amount of chapters. we didn't get the chance to hear about her milestones and it felt rushed....more

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Nov 06, 2012 Danielle rated it 5 of 5 stars

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I have to say this is the best book I have ever had the privileged to read. I cried from the beginning to the end. Not once did I stop. Not just because it was heart breaking sad but it was touching. The author seriously put to words what it was like for the mother and daughter. And i felt like i was Jenna at Times, How i ached to want for more time and not wanting to show how bad things got. and i think the thing that adds to this book is that people go through these things in real Life. Mother...more

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Oct 02, 2012 Katie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Loved it!!

Ashley Mackler-Paternostro did a beautiful job in portraying what it is like for a family to go through their life with breast cancer, death, and the upcoming lost years looming over them. It truly gave me a deeper appreciation for those dealing with, trying to understand, and comprehend the horrific disease of cancer. It was very well written, enjoyable, and I didn't want it to end!

The only thing I didn't really like about the book is that it was written in 3rd party narration. I fe...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Jenny rated it 4 of 5 stars

I knew going into reading this that it would be a tear-inducing read. Having been no stranger to cancer in the family, I felt like I related all to well to the cancer induced death that Jenna suffers from.

The first half of this book sets up the Chamberland family's life, chronicling Jenna and Gabe's marriage, to the birth of Mia, and then her battle with cancer. I felt like it was really well laid out and that there was some amazing foundation built for these characters.

Jenna decides to make mil...more

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Nov 17, 2012 Jenny rated it 2 of 5 stars

There were some things about this book that I really liked. It was touching and even almost brought me to tears at times. But as other readers have noted, the editing seems to be non-existent, to the point that it completely distracts from the story. I highlighted mistakes as I found them and ended up with 82 highlights! Ridiculous! And I'm not talking about a missing questionable comma here and there, I'm talking about the wrong words being used, missing words, obvious misspelled words, etc. I...more

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Oct 23, 2012 Chris rated it 2 of 5 stars

I wanted to like this book, and it did hold my interest for the whole book, but I had to rate it as only OK for a couple reasons... first - poor editing. So many typos and reversed pronouns, just a mess. Second, the dialogue often seemed forced, and there were a lot of pointless descriptions that added nothing to the story. Third, I feel the second half of the story should have been longer. It felt rushed, and I wanted to hear all the milestone tapes. Overall, I can't really say I recommend this...more

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Jul 30, 2012 TKieninger rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Apr 28, 2012 Ashley Fierro rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: lovely-covers, proper-heroine, bittersweet

Beautiful!

About a dying mother needing another woman to talk to, someone who would get her on another level, one that not even her husband could. Jenna need someone to help pick up the pieces of her life and be a baseline for her family now and seamlessly transition into what was coming next for them. That “this someone” would have be the sort of woman that Jenna could trust entirely with her fears and the unknown future, but most of all, trust with her child.

It's one of those stories that can r...more

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Aug 13, 2012 Monica rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: free-kindle-reads, favorites

Originally posted on my blog... http://asoutherngirlsbookshelf.blogsp...

I'd had this book in my Kindle for months. Got it one day while searching the free Kindle reads. I must admit I loved the cover way before I ever read the description of what the book was about. I tend to do that...yes I do tend to judge a book by it's cover. One day about two months ago I decided I would read this.
WHY DID I WAIT SO LONG?!! The Milestone Tapes is a lovely and touching story of a mother dying of cancer and wh...more

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Mar 10, 2013 Chandni rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: firstreads, young-adult, reviewed

Starting this novel, I knew it was going to be tough to read purely because the subject matter is already so desolate. A mother, after discovering she is losing a battle with cancer, decides to leave her daughter a set of tapes to mark the momentous occasions of her daughter’s life. Mackler-Paternostro paints an extremely vivid picture of the realities of cancer. It was truly heartbreaking how Jenna was forced to allow someone else to take care of Mia. Watching Jenna’s gradual demise was brutal,...more

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May 07, 2012 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars

A heartrending read. The first part of the book is from Jenna's perspective and her unimaginable pain of knowing that she was going to die and leave behind a loving husband and a young daughter. I could definitely feel how hard it was for her to even think about the things she was going to miss. Having young children myself made reading that much stronger in feeling. Jenna describes how what she was leaving behind and the events she would miss harder to bear than the disease.

The second part of t...more

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Jun 03, 2012 Stephanie rated it 2 of 5 stars

I've never read a book straight from Amazon that has had so many errors. Typos, sentences with words missing or a random extra word.
I felt it was obvious that this was the authors first book.

I was sad that the second half of the story felt so rushed. Like there wasn't enough time to see Mia grow up and experience the tapes.

The story was sad and a few spots left me a little teary eyed, but I felt like it was missing something. It was fast and I read it in a day and a half.

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Jul 03, 2012 Ashleigh rated it 3 of 5 stars

I wanted to give this book another star like the story deserves, but I just can't get past all the little mistakes. It needs someone to go through it and edit it properly because it really takes away from what is otherwise great, emotive book.
Some sentences need to be re-read several times to be understood, but if you have the patience for this I'd definitely recommend it.

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Sep 11, 2012 Debbie rated it 2 of 5 stars

Another freebie I got from e-book fling. Not well written and definitely needs some editing! Subject matter I would NEVER recommend to my daughter/daughter-in-law. Tough stuff. I'm not thrilled - asking myself "why am I reading this???"
OK, I finished it. VERY poorly edited, the story can be repetitive but has a good thread running thru it. I liked the premise, the author just needs more practice writing clearly and needs a better editor - or editors!

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Aug 14, 2012 Paula Korelitz rated it 2 of 5 stars

I gave up on this book. The editing was terrible. Names of characters changed within a page or two, pronouns changed gender, and frequently sentences didn't make sense.

I looked forward to reading the tapes that Jenna left for Mia, but halfway through the book, I just gave up. If they appeared in the book, I couldn't bear to continue to read anymore to find them.

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Ashley Mackler-Paternostro lives in Naperville, Illinois with her husband Mark and their three wild dogs. She considers herself a bit of magpie, picking up inspiration for her novels from the world around her. Her novels include The Milestone Tapes, In The After and a short story featured in the collection Holiday Wishes.

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