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.
I'm confused, was I supposed to cry? Because I didn't...
I did however find 'If I stay' by Gayle Forman extremely inspiring and beautiful.
My first reaction: Its only 201 pages?! Surely Gayle Forman can't write a book that good in such limited space... I was wrong. And although I'm still wondering how they are going to make a movie out of this book I am excited to see the adaption and witness Mia's story come to life. Maybe it will turn out like 'The Hobbit' who knows?
I liked all the characters in this book but I felt like I couldn't relate to them or grow an attachment to their story.
Mia, The protagonist, A cello obsessed girl who just accepts the fact she is some sort of spirit didn't really grow on me in particular. I found that half the time we were learning about her history in the form of flashbacks with Adam and her family and I couldn't really form an image of her in my mind.
The way it was written started to bore/annoy me at the end just because I was so engrossed in what was happening in the hospital, I didn't want to read about what happened when she was 2.
But I finished it and I closed the book happy I had taken the time to embark on the journey down Mia's memory lane.
I had mixed feelings about the book whilst I was reading it but in general it is a nice pleasant book to read. It also caters for busy people, as you don't need to set aside a lot of time to read this book.
My final reaction: I'm glad I read that.
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.
I'm confused, was I supposed to cry? Because I didn't...
I did however find 'If I stay' by Gayle Forman extremely inspiring and beautiful.
My first reaction: Its only 201 pages?! Surely Gayle Forman can't write a book that good in such limited space... I was wrong. And although I'm still wondering how they are going to make a movie out of this book I am excited to see the adaption and witness Mia's story come to life. Maybe it will turn out like 'The Hobbit' who knows?
I liked all the characters in this book but I felt like I couldn't relate to them or grow an attachment to their story.
Mia, The protagonist, A cello obsessed girl who just accepts the fact she is some sort of spirit didn't really grow on me in particular. I found that half the time we were learning about her history in the form of flashbacks with Adam and her family and I couldn't really form an image of her in my mind.
The way it was written started to bore/annoy me at the end just because I was so engrossed in what was happening in the hospital, I didn't want to read about what happened when she was 2.
But I finished it and I closed the book happy I had taken the time to embark on the journey down Mia's memory lane.
I had mixed feelings about the book whilst I was reading it but in general it is a nice pleasant book to read. It also caters for busy people, as you don't need to set aside a lot of time to read this book.
My final reaction: I'm glad I read that.