Everyone dies, someday and somehow. Sixteen year old Allie is dying of cancer. More than anything, she wants to be a normal teenager. But pretending is exhausting and the lies pile up. With a chance at first love and true friends, Allie must choose between maintaining the pretence or risking everything with the truth. Can Allie open her heart and embrace love? If you liked 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green or 'A Walk to Remember' by Nicholas Sparks, you'll love Awakening to Life.

And Just When I Think Everything Is Done, Over with, I'll finally be free, just this once. He creeps up slowly behind me, lurking there just trying to catch me at my weakest moment. Then when he does, I fight back. But even I know, the day will come, when I'm no longer strong enough to fight back. When I get to weak to defeat death, He'll get me then. Death always wins. But so far, I've won all the battles, I'm just not so sure if I'll be able to win the war..