Late to the
Game is a series I do featuring books that everybody and their mommy have read…except
me. The thing is 99% of the time I have these books but they have just been
pushed back on my TBR pile. This won’t be a review of sorts seeing how everyone
already knows the basics of the story but more of what I felt and how it
affected me. I’ve dedicated this feature to try to put a dent in my pile and
also to see if they live up to the hype…good and/or bad.
If I Stay/Where
She Went by Gayle Forman
Publisher:
Dutton Juvenile
Format:
purchased
Rating: 5/5
Synopsis [If I Stay]
On
a day that started like any other. Mia had everything: a loving family, a
gorgeous, admiring boyfriend, and a bright future full of music and full of
choices. In an instant, almost all of that is taken from her. Caught between
life and death, between a happy past and an unknowable future, Mia spends one
critical day contemplating the only decision she has left. It is 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, and loving.
Synopsis [Where She Went]
It's
been three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life. And three years he's
spent wondering why. When their paths cross again in New York City, Adam and
Mia are brought back together for one life-changing night.
Adam
finally has the opportunity to ask Mia the questions that have been haunting
him. But will a few hours in this magical city be enough to lay their past to
rest, for good - or can you really have a second chance at first love?
My Thoughts
Talk about heart
wrenching! If I Stay will pull at your heart strings like no other book I swear.
It’s a story of strength and a love that’s like no other. I dare you read this
and NOT feel something….anything! Where She Went picks up a few years later and
is told by Adam’s view point.
Mia and Adam’s love is like no other I’ve read. The
love is so grand and powerful that you completely forget that they are very
young. It will stand the test of time because you know it’s real, it’s meant to
be, it’s simply something that can’t be denied.
When I read
that it was being made into a movie I was like NO!! Let’s be honest film hasn’t
been too kindly to novels. However after seeing that Chloe Grace Moretz was
cast as Mia I was convinced this would be awesome, she is one of my faves she can’t really do wrong
in my eyes. Plus after seeing the trailers…OMG I was done. If I can ball my
eyes out in a 2 minute trailer I will be a wreck once I see the whole film. While the
film looks like it will be true to the book and awesome I HIGHLY encourage anyone who hasn’t
to read the books now before the movie comes out, you won’t be disappointed
although you may be kicking yourself that it took you so long to read it to
begin with.
I absolutely loved If I Stay! I loved Where She Went a little less, but it was still a great conclusion. This book definitely killed me, and I know the movie will, too. Great review!
ReplyDeleteThanks Krissy! Yeah the first book is usually the best but as a series its fab.
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ReplyDeleteIf I Stay just killed me when I read it. I haven't read If I Stay and Where She Went until recently too. And the movie looks awesome! I actually got the chance to meet Jamie Blackley (Adam) and he seems perfect for the part. Gayle actually said that she was a part of the making process which makes me really excited!!
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How exciting that you met him! I cant wait to see the movie.
DeleteI know tons of people loved this one, but If I Stay seemed excessively YA to me. I'm not a huge YA reader, but do like occasional YA books as long as they don't feel too YA to me. This one did, unfortunately. I never made it to the second one :(
ReplyDeleteI wasn't that into YA until recently. I know what you mean but I loved this one. I glad that you gave it a chance though.
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