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Imagine waking up, finding your family dead. What do you do? Get up? Stay in bed, hoping never to wake up again? Now that is some of the things that Mia has to decide.I listened to this as an audiobook a couple of years ago, and have found myself thinking about the book every now and then. It's so ...
The story starts off with a family, heading off on a slightly snowy day. They're involved in a terrible car accident and the daughter survives and this is the story of the daughter, Mia, her life, as she watches almost as a ghost to what's going on. She's wondering if she should stay, knowing that...
Absolutely adored this book. It was so beautifully written and had incredible insight.The kind that keeps you up at night thinking about it.It doesn't necessarily have a plot, it is set within twenty-fours after all, and I feel the book was too short! I wanted more. But I have nothing to complain ab...
Full review also posted here on TotalTeenFictionI've heard so much about this author and this book has been on my to-read list for a while. When I saw my library had this book I gave in and reserved it, eager to see if it lived up the praise! If I Stay tells the story of Mia, who ends up in a car ac...
3.5 stars.Beautiful and moving, although it didn't have that special quality that made me cry. However, I do recommend it!
The last time I read a book at the end of a 24 hour read-a-thon it was a fun read but nothing mind blowing. And when I'm getting to the stage of needing to prop my eyes open with toothpicks, I choose books that I think will be a quick, easy read. Although If I Stay was a quick read, it wasn't necess...
If I Stay is a beautiful story full of questions, hard decisions, emotions and basically soaked with sadness. Prepare the tissues because you are going to need them.In the first chapter we meet Mia and her family. Due to a snowfall the classes are suspended and they decide to pick the car.The result...