Five Feet Apart

By Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis

Don't miss the new bestseller from Rachael Lippincott and Mikki Daughtry, All This Time, publishing September 2020 and available for pre-order now! 

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Five Feet Apart is now a major motion picture on Netflix starring Cole Sprouse (Riverdale's Jughead) and Haley Lu Richardson (The Edge of Seventeen and Recovery Road)!

In this moving story that’s perfect for fans of John Green, Nicola Yoon, David Levithan and Jenny Han, two teens fall in love with just one minor complication - they can’t get within five feet of each other without risking their lives.

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Can you love someone you can never touch?

Stella Grant likes to be in control - even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions.

The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn’t care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Soon, he’ll turn eighteen and then he’ll be able to unplug all these machines and actually go see the world, not just its hospitals.

Will’s exactly what Stella needs to stay away from. If he so much as breathes on Stella she could lose her spot on the transplant list. Either one of them could die. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. But suddenly six feet doesn’t feel like safety. It feels like punishment.

What if they could steal back just a little bit of the space their broken lungs have stolen from them? Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Release date: Jan 10, 2019
• ISBN: 9781471182327

Rachael Lippincott

Rachael Lippincott is the coauthor of All This Time, #1 New York Times bestseller Five Feet Apart, She Gets the Girl, and Make My Wish Come True and the author of The Lucky List and Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh. She holds a BA in English writing from the University of Pittsburgh. Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, she currently resides in Pennsylvania with her wife, daughter, and dog, Hank.

Reviews for Five Feet Apart

[anacarter-127109 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I’m so sad after reading this.

[Miachaela Murphy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Five feet apart. A girl with CF, in love with a boy that has B.cepacia. Don’t think I spelt that right. How can they be together when all they are is bad, yet meant, for each other. A beautiful, heartwarming story about Stella and Will’s journey together. This book touches the heart, and emotions. Stop reading this review and go read it now!

[missreader9cy · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book as well as the movie. I cried so much that I needed to buy an entire package of tissue boxes!I didn't give 5 stars only because I thought that the book could be a bit longer and expand a bit more but it was great in terms of character development despite that in the movie we are not given as much information.Overall, I fully recommend you give it a read, it's the perfect book when you're in the mood for crying! Check out the full review on my website, it has more details, I promise!

[letora · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Stella was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis when she was six years old. Saint Grace's hospital has become a second home for her through the years as she continues to battle the terminal disease. In order to feel in control of her life she makes to do lists to follow and has a meticulously organized med cart. She's also developed an app to alert people with strict medication regiments when to take their medication. Her carefully ordered world is about to turn inside out as a new CFer arrives at Saint Grace's.Will is cynical, sarcastic and tired of battling CF. He's contracted B. cepacia, an antibiotic resistant bacteria that has taken him off the lung transplant list. He's toured the world from the seat of a hospital bed as his mother has dragged him from place to place to undergo new treatments. Nothing has been able to rid his body of the B. cepacia and he wants to just live his life to the fullest before he dies. The strict regimen of medication he must take to breath is annoying and he can't be bothered to finish his treatments. Until he meets Stella, and learns what it means to want to live.I will admit I had never heard of this book before the movie announcement. Do not approach this book thinking it is going to be another Fault in our Stars. Stella and Will are vastly different characters than what you experience in Fault. While they are teenagers, Rachel Lippincott was able to show how coming to terms with a disease like CF makes them mature in ways other teenagers have not. Grappling with how their family will handle death and the amount of responsibility an individual can feel when they can't control the disease was heartbreaking. It brings to light the amount of weight someone can feel when they are simply trying to stay alive. People with Cystic Fibrosis cannot touch one another. The safe distance to stay apart is six feet as long as no one coughs or sneezes. The germs one person with CF carries can kill the other. Someone with B. cepacia is especially dangerous because there is no treatment for it. Once you contract B. cepacia you are off the transplant list and your already short life expectancy is reduced. The relationship between Stella and Will is without touch, it has to be for their own safety. I enjoyed the ways the two characters developed a relationships without relying on touch to facilitate it. While this can certainly be a hard book to read due to the emotional weight, it is beautifully written and I highly recommended it. I hope to see more novels by Rachel Lippincott in the future.

[caslater83 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a great YA book. It took me a while to get into the storyline. I already had a feeling that I was going to get teary-eyed at some point in this book and I was right. If you like beautiful stories with a bittersweet ending, you won't be disappointed with this one.

[susan.macura · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I prefer to read a book before I see a movie. In this book we meet Stella Grant, a teenage control-freak who has cystic fibrosis, who is now in the hospital waiting for a lung transplant. Her friends are supportive, especially Poe, a gay teen who suffers from the same disease. He is also being hospitalized at the same time, reuniting these friends in their "second home." Predictably, Stella meets Will, a teen who not only has this disease, but suffers from a bacterial strain that has eliminated him from the possibility of a lung transplant, thus guaranteeing him an earlier death. Of course they fall in love and try to make it work, even if only for a short time. There are predictable deaths and much sadness. However, this book does bring to the forefront the horrors of this disease and people's reactions to it, so reading it is worthwhile.

[heatherlinc · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Although "Five Feet Apart" was, at times, cheesy and stereotypical with shallow dialogue, I thought the author did a good job showing how cripping cystic fibrosis can be without too much medical jargonWhile I liked both Will and Stella, my favourite character was Poe, Stella's best friend. I adored him, especially the way he cared for, and supported, Stella. "Five Feet Apart" was a quick, easy read, and with the movie having been recently released, I can see that we will need a number of copies of this book in our library. This book is going to be a very popular addition and the girls will love it.

[t1bnotown · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really liked this and I want to see the movie. I really wish that there could have been a perfect fairy tale ending, but I think it made sense. I learned things about CF, too.

[Jayarna La Bozzetta · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Cringey, tacky, full of tropes. The romance in this did nothing for me, and there's a lovely burythegays in here. I wish I knew beforehand that this was based on the screenplay. Do not reccomend.

[triza.a4c · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was phenomenal, I read it after watching the movie but it still had the same power to it. It gave me a different view on love, when you hear of love stories in which the two characters can't be physically close it's usually that they're different places or due to some conflict but never something quite like with Stella and Will. It made me realize how much I take for granted and what it truly means to love someone. I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone looking to see love from a different perspective and willing to see how much they truly have. I wish I could forget the story just to read it again

[lflareads · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A beautiful story of two teens struggling with life threatening illnesses, but trying to live and love with no barriers. They will do anything to find a way to be happy together-even if it means staying five feet apart. The strength of Stella, Will, and Poe is amazingly touching! I cried, I laughed, and I loved right along with the characters! A Beautiful Book-highly recommend!!

[thereserose5 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Decided to read a YA romance for Valentine's Day this year and this was a cute read!

[KeshanHareshu · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a nice story. I can feel same vibe like Everything Everything and the Fault in our star. But different story and unexpected ending . then i like that more...

[Katie Edgar · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Can you love someone you can never touch?

Stella Grant like to be in control of her life and her Cystic Fibrosis.Even with her lungs not allowing her to control them, she has spent most of her life in and out of hospital. However at this point in her life what she needs to control the most is making sure that she keeps away from anyone and anything which could pass an infection to her immune system and this could jeopardise the chance of having a lung transplant.

Then Will Newman comes into the story and the only thing that he wants to control of is getting out of hospital - in effect the polar opposite to Stella. He couldn't care less about his medical needs including medication, treatments and the new drug trial that he is on. He is about to turn 18 and he will be able to control his own treatment and he can unplug the machines and see the world.

Will is exactly the person who Stella needs to stay away from. If he even accidentally breathes on her she could lose her place on the transplant list. This could also mean that both of them die and the only way that they can stay alive is to stay apart. However the six feet distance doesn't feel like they are being safe it makes them feel that they are being punished. If they could still keep a foot of space between them that their condition has stolen from them - would it really be that dangerous.

Well let me say first off all. This is not the book to read if you are even a bit emotional and get invested in the characters which you are reading about. Tear started flowing from page one for me and it only took me two sitting to read it. I felt sorry for the characters and i don't know how they could function - and then i realise that children and young adults are living with this daily. I loved hearing Stella and Will's point of views and loved the way this was written through both of the points of view. Even through the whole story is based in a Hospital Rachel manages to expand this situation to make you feel that you could be living in a community with the characters. I also wanted to wrap Stella up in my arms when she experiences the death of a fellow CF patient, Poe. This is a star crossed lovers story to match Romeo and Juliet - a must have read for young adult and romance novels.

[White_Flamingo · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book! I was skeptical at the beginning but it has an amazing ending

[Hafsa Rehman · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I’ve read this book so many times... and watched the movie so many times. Know it insincerity’s out, yet Will and Stella always seem to bring forth new emotions in me every time.

[twink_2 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Okay, so lets start off with the cover of Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott with Mikki Daughtry & Tobias Iaconis. It's beautiful and really captures the premise of the book.The star-crossed background. Uh huh, love is in the air. The vines or roots - think of them as lungs. And the title as the distance that has to be kept between the two main characters - Will and Stella.Will and Stella both have cystic fibrosis. They're in hospital for treatment - Stella is on the transplant list and Will is on a trial drug battling a severe infection. They meet and it's most definitely not love at first sight, not even like really. Which is okay, as they need to maintain a six foot distance from each other, so as not to further compromise their health. But, this is a love story......and five feet is closer than six...I adored Stella! She's smart, funny, kind, determined and more. Will is a bit of a 'bad boy'. He's angry at his disease and regularly refuses to do the treatments that will help him. He would much rather visit the places he's read about while he still can. Stella's best friend Poe will break your heart. Nurse Barb is the strict one that enforces that six foot barrier.I thought the cystic fibrosis premise was done well and I'm sure readers and listeners will learn more about this disease through this novel.The attraction between the two is inevitable. And the path is rocky of course. Exactly what I had expected going in - a love story. Do things happen quickly? Yes. Are there plot points that are a bit of stretch? Yes. Did I enjoy the story? Absolutely yes! (And if you're a John Green fan, you're going to love Five Feet Apart.)I chose to listen to Five Feet Apart. The readers were Joy Osmanski (a perennial favorite of mine) and Corey Brill. Osmanski's voice matches the mental image I had created of Stella. Her voice sounds like a teenager. The tone and diction is crisp and clean. She captures the story well and matches the emotion and tenor of the story. Brill's voice has a nice, gravelly undertone to it. The pace of his reading is measured. He too enunciates well and his voice is pleasant to listen to. His voice also matched the character.I really enjoy audiobooks - the stories seem to come to life for me when I listen. And Five Feet Apart was no exception. Excellent! Five Feet Apart releases as a film in March 2019, starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson.

[shayney · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Such an emotional read, that kept me hooked throughout!

[karenvg3 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I knew going into this one that it would most likely make me cry. Yep it did. It’s a quick read but it gives you an insight into CF and the struggles of those who have it. A cute love story that has enough drama to pull at your heart strings just a bit. 4?