Author: Gayle Forman
Genre: Contemporary, Tragedy, Romance, Music
Goodreads Blurb: Just listen, Adam says with a voice that sounds like shrapnel.
I open my eyes wide now.
I sit up as much as I can.
And I listen.
Stay, he says.
Choices. Seventeen-year-old Mia is faced with some tough ones: Stay true to her first love—music—even if it means losing her boyfriend and leaving her family and friends behind?
Then one February morning Mia goes for a drive with her family, and in an instant, everything changes. Suddenly, all the choices are gone, except one. And it's the only one that matters.
If I Stay is a heartachingly beautiful book about the power of love, the true meaning of family, and the choices we all make.
Published/ing: April 2, 2009 Dutton Juvenile
Rating: 5/5
Spoiler Alert: This review does have mild spoils in it. If you've seen the movie trailer, then there are no spoilers.
Review:
Review:
Something rare has occurred. I picked up this book, because the movie trailer looked cool.
Usually I wouldn't do something like that. I'd read reviews, talk to my friends, and then maybe pick up the book.
But no. I took one look at the trailer, almost cried, and bought the ebook.
This book grabbed my attention from the beginning, with the fast moving plot, beautiful writing, and heartbreaking story.
Mia, the main character, is very relate able to young girls. She has a passion, is slightly scared of intimate situations, and has a best friend. I loved that throughout the book, you see this coming-of-age kind of theme going on.
Along with that, the flashbacks show her growth from a young girl, slightly scared of stepping out of her comfort zone and not exactly ready to travel far away from her boyfriend and parents.
After death, she realizes that she has to grow up fast and make a large decision, will she stay or will she go?
Besides the heartbreaking tragedy that is the main plot in this book, overall it is very light-hearted. In the flashbacks, we see happiness and family and friendship.
To use something to compare it to, The Fault in Our Stars was mostly heartbreaking because we knew it was coming and the concept of death was overlying, while in this book, death was instant.
The idea of the after life in this book was also very intriguing. I have read many books with many different perceptions of the after life, but I liked how this one was plain and simple. She had the choice. There was no "ghost-physics" or "alternate-dimensions," just a simple, 'she is here and she has to choose if she'll stay.'
In summary, it is an extremely heart warming and breaking book with music, love, and tragedy. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone for its plain and simple young adult theme and John Green like plot line. I am very excited to see if the movie lives up to my love for this book.
Usually I wouldn't do something like that. I'd read reviews, talk to my friends, and then maybe pick up the book.
But no. I took one look at the trailer, almost cried, and bought the ebook.
This book grabbed my attention from the beginning, with the fast moving plot, beautiful writing, and heartbreaking story.
Mia, the main character, is very relate able to young girls. She has a passion, is slightly scared of intimate situations, and has a best friend. I loved that throughout the book, you see this coming-of-age kind of theme going on.
Along with that, the flashbacks show her growth from a young girl, slightly scared of stepping out of her comfort zone and not exactly ready to travel far away from her boyfriend and parents.
After death, she realizes that she has to grow up fast and make a large decision, will she stay or will she go?
Besides the heartbreaking tragedy that is the main plot in this book, overall it is very light-hearted. In the flashbacks, we see happiness and family and friendship.
To use something to compare it to, The Fault in Our Stars was mostly heartbreaking because we knew it was coming and the concept of death was overlying, while in this book, death was instant.
The idea of the after life in this book was also very intriguing. I have read many books with many different perceptions of the after life, but I liked how this one was plain and simple. She had the choice. There was no "ghost-physics" or "alternate-dimensions," just a simple, 'she is here and she has to choose if she'll stay.'
In summary, it is an extremely heart warming and breaking book with music, love, and tragedy. I would recommend it to anyone and everyone for its plain and simple young adult theme and John Green like plot line. I am very excited to see if the movie lives up to my love for this book.
Future News:
If I Stay was just recently turned into a major motion picture.
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