If I Stay
by Gayle Forman
Length: 320 pages
Format: Kindle
Price: $2.99
Price: $2.99
How I heard about it: Students
Basic Premise: Julliard-bound cellist Mia Hall is involved in a tragic car accident which leaves her orphaned and in a hospital with severely critical injuries. She is given the choice to go or stay, but if she stays, what will be left for her?
My Take: 7 out of 10 (scale here) I really liked this book. It was a quick read, which was exactly what I needed after my recent slow slump. I heard about it at my YAL conference (which I get to go to again next month - whoop whoop!) when they mentioned Just One Day, which is by the same author, but I've seen several kids with it recently. When I saw it was only $2.99 on Kindle, and I had a $5 gift card, I figured, why not?
I liked Mia. She was level-headed and intelligent. She was not boy-crazy or overly superficial. She seemed like the kind of girl I would have hung out with in high school. She had a boyfriend who was in a band and way cooler than her, and about whom she was constantly asking, "What could he possibly see in me?" which are both things to which can relate. The story moved quickly, which was surprising considering the entire book occurs in a 24 hour time span, there was very little action, and most of the story is flashbacks. But I really liked it and am tempted to read the second one.
I liked Mia. She was level-headed and intelligent. She was not boy-crazy or overly superficial. She seemed like the kind of girl I would have hung out with in high school. She had a boyfriend who was in a band and way cooler than her, and about whom she was constantly asking, "What could he possibly see in me?" which are both things to which can relate. The story moved quickly, which was surprising considering the entire book occurs in a 24 hour time span, there was very little action, and most of the story is flashbacks. But I really liked it and am tempted to read the second one.
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