Charlotte reviewed If I Stay by Gayle Forman (If I Stay, #1)
Review of 'If I Stay' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
3.5
eBook
English language
Published Nov. 7, 2009 by Random House Children's Books.
What would you do if you had to choose? A haunting novel about the power of love and loss - a story that won't quite let you go.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.Everybody has to make choices.Some might break you.For seventeen-year-old Mia, surrounded by a wonderful family, friends and a gorgeous boyfriend decisions might seem tough, but they're all about a future full of music and love, a future that's brimming with hope.But life can change in an instant.A cold February morning . . . a snowy road . . . and suddenly all of Mia's choices are gone. Except one.As alone as she'll ever be, Mia must make the most difficult choice of all.Gripping, heartrending and ultimately life-affirming, If I Stay will make you appreciate …
What would you do if you had to choose? A haunting novel about the power of love and loss - a story that won't quite let you go.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.Everybody has to make choices.Some might break you.For seventeen-year-old Mia, surrounded by a wonderful family, friends and a gorgeous boyfriend decisions might seem tough, but they're all about a future full of music and love, a future that's brimming with hope.But life can change in an instant.A cold February morning . . . a snowy road . . . and suddenly all of Mia's choices are gone. Except one.As alone as she'll ever be, Mia must make the most difficult choice of all.Gripping, heartrending and ultimately life-affirming, If I Stay will make you appreciate all that you have, all that you've lost - and all that might be.
3.5