// Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review //

"We'll live our lives minute by minute, make up our own set of rules or decide we don't want any rules at all.


Trevor Sara =
The theme of this book was just amazing.

This book was definitely heartfelt and the consistency of the book was great. I enjoyed the writing style very much and I did not get bored anywhere in the story, which was great. This book was really thought of down to the last details and I don't think I would have changed anything with the plot. It's just good as it is.

The characters were written with depth and for a book that talks about topics that are not usually talked about in contemporary books, it was not corny, nor boring, nor was it something that I found insulting. It had a great representation on the topic in my opinion.


This book talks about living life to the fullest even with the little time you have, and sometimes, it's better to have someone on your side along the way who understand you. And to keep you company.

Every person needs their own person I guess. ( )

Faced with a year to live due to Huntington’s Disease, 16-year-old Trevor meets elderly Plank- who becomes a sort of mentor for him. The Plank's Law in the titles refers to a personal philosophy to stop trying to figure everything out and just live life. While I liked the premise, Trevor, and Plank- I did feel like a lot of the plot was rushed (the book is under 200 pages- it could easily have been longer). I would have liked to see things fleshed out a bit more... especially the slightly weird insta-love.

I feel like the ending for this book was rushed, and that given the seriousness of Trevor's disease, it could have had a lengthier plot.
Having said that, I did like Plank, and I really liked it when he told Trevor, "Don't think I'm gonna start unloading a whole lot of philosophical bullshit on you or anything. Movies make it look like old people have some kind of accumulated wisdom. None of that is true. We're as confused and uncertain as young mugs like you. We've just been around long enough to know when to walk around a big pile of dog shit rather than into it." ( )

I must admit that I was first drawn to this title because I’m a physicist and I inadvertently read the title as Planck’s Law, the law of physics involving blackbody radiation. I was curious to see how somebody could make fiction out of this physics principle. Of course, the title is actually Plank’s Law, and has nothing to do with physics. I didn’t realize this until I was reading the plot blurb about the book. When I realized my mistake, I was momentarily annoyed that someone would try to trick physicists in this manner. Until it occurred to me that the ‘fiction for physicists’ market would be so infinitesimal that the author would have to be nuts to seek it out on purpose. By this time, I’d read the blurb and was interested anyway.

The book concerns a teenager, Trevor, dealing with a fatal Huntington’s diagnosis. Given that this is a YA book, this is pretty heavy subject matter. The novel opens with Trevor on the edge of a cliff, beginning to at least imagine what suicide would be like, and if it might be a better option for everyone. This is when Plank shows up, a quirky 93-year-old with a snarky manner that interests Trevor and distracts him from his morbid thoughts. They begin a friend/mentor relationship that advises Trevor throughout the book. Plank’s Law turns out to be a personal philosophy to “stop trying to make sense of things and bloody well live your life.”

Key characters as the story develops are contemporaries Sara and Antonio. Antonio is a reckless best friend who disappears from the story, much to Trevor’s dismay, because of a move far away. Sara is a cancer patient with an easy beauty, both inside and out, who embraces Plank’s Law with Trevor as they deal with their diseases together. She eventually helps Trevor get back in contact with Antonio. The way these relationships develop is engaging and convincing and drew me along through three-quarters of the novel. Near the end, things seem rushed and less convincing. I found myself feeling unsatisfied by the end, probably because I expected a better wrap-up after such an artful build-up. Nevertheless, this is a worthwhile novel dealing with very serious subjects. ( )

This is a book about 16 year old Trevor who has been given one year to live and after meeting a man named Plank decides to revamp his bucket list. This was a very heartfelt story and a quick read. That being said it left me wanting me in the length department. ( )