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If I Stay by Gayle Forman
2.0

The first time I heard about this book was when I saw the movie preview. Chloe Grace Mortez plays Mia. I love Chole and immediately wanted to read this book because as most people already know the book is almost always better than the movie.

In this case I have to disagree. I was not a fan of this book. It was a boring read. I found myself skipping through pages because they weren't relevant. It felt like someone was just babbling.

The storyline itself is very touching. My heart went out to Mia's family and friends and the tragic loss. I loved reading about her parents and brother. But her relationship with Adam and Kim and their bickering was of no interest to me.

I did not like the fact that it was never explained what Mia was experiencing. Was it an out of body experience? Was she in limbo? Were their angels? We will never know.

I watched the movie last night and the first thing I noticed is that they cut out a lot of the book and probably for the best. Also in the movie Adam seemed more human. I can't explain it in the book her relationship just never seemed to make sense.

I read reviews for the next book and several people said it was BETTER than the first. It's also from Adam's point of view which I'm very interested in. I bought both books together so we shall see.