So borders went out of business a while as we all know, so I got several books including "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman, which I have been meaning to read for a while.
Book in whole: 5/5
There's only like, a hand full of books I would rate 5/5, but this is one of them.
Cover: *See Picture Below* 5/5
The cover is stunning, and anyone can see that, I'll admit that's what attracted me to this book in the first place. Although I have the paperback, the inside cover is present and beautiful, and does a set up for the first sentence of the book. The girl on the cover is exactly what I imagine Mia to look like.
The line "what would you do if you had to chose?" fits it perfectly!
Summary: 4/5
One a day like another...
Mia had everything: a loving family, a gorgeous, adoring boyfriend, and a bright future full of music and full of choices. Then, in an instant, almost all of that is taken away from her. Caught between life and death, between a happy past and an unknown future, Mia spends one critical day contemplating the only decision she has left- the most important decision she'll ever make.
Simultaneously tragic and hopeful, this is a romantic, riveting, and ultimately uplifting story about memory, music, living, dying, loving. -backcover of book
The last park is exactly.. Well perfect.
Characters: 5/5
Mia comes off as too perfect at first. But by the en of the book the impression of her is far from that. She's a normal girl, in an impossible situation, with a difficult choice.
Stay alive with her boyfriend or die with her family?
Mia is far from a Mary sue. For one, she's very insecure. For example *Spolier* on Halloween, she dresses up as a punk rocker, her boyfriend Adam -and her family, are like that all year round, Adam is in a punk band, ans Mia can't help but feel she fits in more in her sexy get up than in her normal clothes.
She's caring, but not in 'I try to hard way'. She's a great friend, girlfriend, sister and daughter.
Plot: 4/5
The reason I'm not giving this a 5/5 is because of the ending. *MAJOR SPOILER* I hate open endings. I can't stand not knowing. But there's a sequel so it's okay though.
Most of the story is told I'm flash backs, or with Mia watching people while she is in a coma.
Something I loved: the music.
I am a musical person, I've been in a band since I way 7, and there is absolutely nothing I love more than musical references in books.
Something in the way by nirvana is referred to on page 128. If you read this blog, you know how obsessed with Nirvana I am.
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Later tonight I will be reviewing:
Break by Hannah Mozitwits (Can't spell her last name ha) which is my most favorite book.
Tomorrow I will review:
Bad Girls Don't Die- by Kate Alender
Thirteen Days To Midnight by Patrick Carman
In the near future I will review:
The Mortal instruments(my all time favorite series) by Cassandra Clare
Williow by Julia Hoban
Crash into Me by Uh can't remember
The Hate list by Jennifer Brown (I think..)
all the said books I love, but i will also review books I dislike..
-please excuse the horrible pictures
<3 This book! :D
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