REVIEW! If I Stay by Gayle Forman
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REVIEW! If I Stay by Gayle Forman
The characters were all so likable and fantastic which makes my heart hurt. Mia is a teenager with her life ahead of her and her out-of-body experience is terrifying. Teddy, her mom and dad were big parts of her family and having to read the happy flashbacks makes it so much worse because you realize that there won't be anymore happy moments.
Adam was so lovable and adorable. He and his dramatic gestures to see her were all around painful. He was so heart-broken that you could feel his pain. Her family and friends were so good to have in the book because you saw that they wouldn't blame her if she left. The words her grandfather said to her hit me hard and I could not shake them.
I lost any semblance of composure when she found out Teddy died because I have a little brother that same age. If I had to live without him or my parents would not be a life. I don't know if i would stay like Mia did because without my family there would be no me. I dread seeing how she has to go through life now but she chose to live. I don't want to see her regret it.
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While I have a different opinion of the first book (I enjoyed it, but to each their own), I do agree that even the idea of a second book is a little disappointing. I did read it because I was curious as to how Mia's life progressed, but it wasn't really about her. There are some stories that leave me craving more, but I felt that the first book was nicely contained.Serena_Charlotte wrote: ↑10 Oct 2018, 01:17 This is an unpopular opinion but I honestly hated this book from start to finish and it was very difficult to read. I had a hard time believing any of the events or connecting emotionally to each character. Their personalities came off as forced and fabricated and I felt a total disconnect from their dilemma. When I saw there was a second book, I was genuinely disappointed because a premise like the first one is really a one-and-done kind of deal. The second book is basically unrelated to the first.
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