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m00plays's review against another edition
3.0
I'm waiting for the pitchforks to arrive since everyone loves Gayle Forman's writing. I personally love how clever her writing is with the switch from past to present. However, I felt like I was forcing myself through this book! The ending is lovely and character development is great, but I was constantly like forcing myself through the dark and depressing life of Adam Wilde. I can understand his feelings but I felt there was too much of it which made the book unenjoyable. I enjoyed If I stay as a stand alone personally.
linzrae's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I really enjoyed If I Stay and never imagined what a follow up book would be like. Told from Adam’s point-of-view and set three years later, Where She Went illustrated a more postponed grieving process. I spent a good portion of the story grieving with Adam and wondering what had brought him to the point he was at as well as hoping he would find a way out of his hole. The flashbacks intermixed with current day chapters slowly answered my questions while moving Adam forward inch by inch toward a better place emotionally. One of the biggest themes in both books was music and when Adam was finally able to find joy in music again, I knew he would be ok.
nathalyalvarez's review against another edition
5.0
Siempre pensé que las continuaciones o segundas partes de los libros eran pésimas y en algunos casos lo son. Pero éste no es el caso. Cuando leí If I Stay tuve tantas emociones y sufrí tanto pero como soy masoquista, decidí leer éste.
No tengo fuerzas ni palabras para criticar a este libro. Estoy tan confundida y siento tantas cosas que no puedo ni siquiera redactar una reseña. Adam, quedo como dice una canción, así:
El libro es corto pero tiene todo lo necesario. Aquí leemos todo de Adam, recuerdos de su pasado con y sin Mia. Leemos sobre quién es, y cómo se convirtió en lo que es. Leemos sobre cuando estuvo devastado y como la música lo hizo sanar, y cómo fue su ascenso a la fama. Pero más importante leemos como Adam y Mia reencuentran después de tres años.
Desde el principio está narrado de una forma muy diferente al anterior. La historia de Adam te hace experimentar tantas emociones, no como otros libros que narran cosas cotidianos sin chiste y que no van a ningún lado; si no que cada cosa que narra tiene propósito, sentimiento y dedicación que te explica un poco de su vida, que te hace sentir como él se siente.
Todo el libro está basado de monólogos de Adam y de los recuerdos que tuvo de la vida antes del accidente de los padres de Mia. Y la forma en que fueron descritos me hizo llorar más de una vez y ni siquiera soy de ese tipo de personas que llora con cualquier libro. Es uno de mis nuevos libros favoritos y no odie nada de él excepto que se terminó y que no dura para siempre.
Amé este libro completamente. No hay nada que no me gustara de él. Y es uno de esos libros que volvería a leer una y otra vez solo para seguir sufriendo.
No tengo fuerzas ni palabras para criticar a este libro. Estoy tan confundida y siento tantas cosas que no puedo ni siquiera redactar una reseña. Adam, quedo como dice una canción, así:
¿Dónde puedo encontrarla?
Ella tomó la luz y me dejó en la oscuridad, eh
Ella me dejó con un corazón roto, eh
Ahora yo estoy por mi cuenta
El libro es corto pero tiene todo lo necesario. Aquí leemos todo de Adam, recuerdos de su pasado con y sin Mia. Leemos sobre quién es, y cómo se convirtió en lo que es. Leemos sobre cuando estuvo devastado y como la música lo hizo sanar, y cómo fue su ascenso a la fama. Pero más importante leemos como Adam y Mia reencuentran después de tres años.
Desde el principio está narrado de una forma muy diferente al anterior. La historia de Adam te hace experimentar tantas emociones, no como otros libros que narran cosas cotidianos sin chiste y que no van a ningún lado; si no que cada cosa que narra tiene propósito, sentimiento y dedicación que te explica un poco de su vida, que te hace sentir como él se siente.
Todo el libro está basado de monólogos de Adam y de los recuerdos que tuvo de la vida antes del accidente de los padres de Mia. Y la forma en que fueron descritos me hizo llorar más de una vez y ni siquiera soy de ese tipo de personas que llora con cualquier libro. Es uno de mis nuevos libros favoritos y no odie nada de él excepto que se terminó y que no dura para siempre.
Amé este libro completamente. No hay nada que no me gustara de él. Y es uno de esos libros que volvería a leer una y otra vez solo para seguir sufriendo.
smateer73's review against another edition
4.0
I’m gonna be honest, I did not like this book at first. It seemed like just another angsty dramatic boy mourning their lost love, and each page only showed me why Mia would have left him. But I kept reading through till the end, and I’m so glad I did. The story weaves together in a way that it beautiful and intense, and will make you feel so much.
hollidayreadswithme's review against another edition
2.0
“I had to regain my Y chromosome” That’s what Adam said when he was trying to stop crying. Are we being serious right now? We have to stop saying that crying and expressing emotion is not manly.
I’m not sure what I expected from this. I would say that it’s a waste of 6 hours but I listened to it double speed so it was around 3.
Let’s talk about this as a stand alone book because I watched the movie but didn’t read the book. As a standalone book, I don’t like it. But I don’t like because I am not understanding we keep doing this. He is thrown into depression and self sabotage when the girl he’s dating just vanishes. Why do we keep thinking it’s romantic when people can’t let go?
I think this is going to be my last foray into YA fiction. It’s just too hard. It takes itself so seriously. I understand that this is a very serious topic, but Adam just came off as needy, whiny and ungrateful. He’s supposed to be in his late twenties, but it’s only been three years...Wasn’t he 19 when the first book happened? I’m confused. Moreover, I don’t understand why he won’t go solo. If he’s writing all of the songs and they don’t like him, why is he putting himself through that? Maybe afraid of being alone?
The insecurity in this book is astounding. Adam, get a therapist. He doesn’t deal with his issues and then put it on Mia to fix his awful ego. That’s what was damaged with her leaving him high and dry and no, you don’t owe anyone an explanation after your entire family dies. We have to stop that too, the implication here is that he is owed something just because he was by her side at the hospital. He said he would let her go and then doesn’t.
It was a quick read. I’m not mad at it...Okay I am but I’ll still give it 2 stars.
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I’m not sure what I expected from this. I would say that it’s a waste of 6 hours but I listened to it double speed so it was around 3.
Let’s talk about this as a stand alone book because I watched the movie but didn’t read the book. As a standalone book, I don’t like it. But I don’t like because I am not understanding we keep doing this. He is thrown into depression and self sabotage when the girl he’s dating just vanishes. Why do we keep thinking it’s romantic when people can’t let go?
I think this is going to be my last foray into YA fiction. It’s just too hard. It takes itself so seriously. I understand that this is a very serious topic, but Adam just came off as needy, whiny and ungrateful. He’s supposed to be in his late twenties, but it’s only been three years...Wasn’t he 19 when the first book happened? I’m confused. Moreover, I don’t understand why he won’t go solo. If he’s writing all of the songs and they don’t like him, why is he putting himself through that? Maybe afraid of being alone?
The insecurity in this book is astounding. Adam, get a therapist. He doesn’t deal with his issues and then put it on Mia to fix his awful ego. That’s what was damaged with her leaving him high and dry and no, you don’t owe anyone an explanation after your entire family dies. We have to stop that too, the implication here is that he is owed something just because he was by her side at the hospital. He said he would let her go and then doesn’t.
Spoiler
Mia hating him should have been the end. If I could rewrite the ending of the book, I would have Adam working on another album with the help of a therapist, who would hopefully let him know that the world doesn’t stop just because he’s sad. When he lost his temper with Mia and is yelling at her on the ferry? I was not okay with that. Why are we teaching young girls that it’s good to stay with people who don’t do the right thing?It was a quick read. I’m not mad at it...Okay I am but I’ll still give it 2 stars.
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2019 ATY Challenge - A book with one of the 5 W's in the title
orphic's review against another edition
4.0
i prefer the sequel than the main book i dont know why but all i know is that it moved me more than If I Stay
chelseabee17's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident and Panic attacks/disorders
lifenomad2's review against another edition
5.0
I honestly LOVED it to bits. The struggle he had was a bit tiring but as it got to its end, it felt releasing, like feeling what Adam felt. Loved how it all turned out, but it could've gotten another twist so it can leave us thinking about possibilities. All in all, it is WORTH READING!
eesh25's review against another edition
2.0
Spoilers afoot about whether the book has a HEA.
Lets get the synopsis out-of-the-way first: In If I Stay, Mia decided to stay after Adam begged her to. But soon after, she dumped him without a word. It's been three years since that and Adam is super famous but in a bad place. And then he and Mia meet and things start to happen and stuff...
Sorry if that description sucked. I'm just not very happy with the book because I'm one of the few people who didn't like the ending.
And it's not that I didn't want Mia and Adam to end up together, I did. And while I was very pissed about what Mia did (I though she was a complete asshole), I understood her reasons and even why Adam decided to forgive her. I just hated how quickly he got over everything.
Mia wasn't the only one affected by that accident but she was affected the most. But still, the way she just dropped Adam as if he didn't mean anything and then waltzed back into his life like nothing even happened... And then Adam just took her back like, 'So what if she broke my heart in the worst way and pretended for years that I didn't even exist; we had a couple of conversations about it in a span of a few hours and I'm suddenly okay with everything'.
It makes sense for Adam to forgive her. But you don't get over three years of feeling like he did in less than a day. It takes time. That's why it was so wrong. I wanted him to take time, and I wanted Mia to do... more. We never saw her make up for how much she hurt him.
That's my problem with the book. Well, that and the fact that a third of the book is told in flashbacks. I loathe those. Everyone has something they don't like reading. Books told in backstory form or those that even have flashback... that's the thing I don't like. Never did (with only one exception so far). But this is more of a personal preference than a critique.
Overall, this book very much bothered me, but it was a well written book. Gayle Forman is a good author and I will be reading other books by her. I hope we don't have such a difference in opinion with them.
Lets get the synopsis out-of-the-way first: In If I Stay, Mia decided to stay after Adam begged her to. But soon after, she dumped him without a word. It's been three years since that and Adam is super famous but in a bad place. And then he and Mia meet and things start to happen and stuff...
Sorry if that description sucked. I'm just not very happy with the book because I'm one of the few people who didn't like the ending.
And it's not that I didn't want Mia and Adam to end up together, I did. And while I was very pissed about what Mia did (I though she was a complete asshole), I understood her reasons and even why Adam decided to forgive her. I just hated how quickly he got over everything.
Mia wasn't the only one affected by that accident but she was affected the most. But still, the way she just dropped Adam as if he didn't mean anything and then waltzed back into his life like nothing even happened... And then Adam just took her back like, 'So what if she broke my heart in the worst way and pretended for years that I didn't even exist; we had a couple of conversations about it in a span of a few hours and I'm suddenly okay with everything'.
It makes sense for Adam to forgive her. But you don't get over three years of feeling like he did in less than a day. It takes time. That's why it was so wrong. I wanted him to take time, and I wanted Mia to do... more. We never saw her make up for how much she hurt him.
That's my problem with the book. Well, that and the fact that a third of the book is told in flashbacks. I loathe those. Everyone has something they don't like reading. Books told in backstory form or those that even have flashback... that's the thing I don't like. Never did (with only one exception so far). But this is more of a personal preference than a critique.
Overall, this book very much bothered me, but it was a well written book. Gayle Forman is a good author and I will be reading other books by her. I hope we don't have such a difference in opinion with them.