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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
Last month I fell in love with the sparse, disconnected prose and honesty of "If I Stay". The sequel, "Where She Went", is a different creature entirely.
Told from the brutally honest point of view of Adam, who was Mia's high-school boyfriend in "If I Stay", it's the bitter, angry counterpart to Mia's calm detachment.
Three years after Mia's accident, Adam's channeled his angst into a multi-million selling album. He's a hit rockstar with a gorgeous movie star girlfriend, and paparazzi follow him everywhere.
He's also very clearly unwell - he's fighting with everyone and pushing his band away, lashing out at reporters, on medication for panic attacks, obsessing over Mia, and hating every moment of his rich-and-famous life.
On a one-night stop in New York before he embarks on a dreaded European tour, Adam finds out that cellist Mia, now a rising star in the classical music scene, is playing in the city. She spots him at her concert, and they end up face-to-face for the first time in free years.
Is one evening in New York enough time to repair all the damage they've been through?
This is a very different story from "If I Stay" - it's a much more self-constrained story about the two characters. I adored it - just like in "If I Stay", every little interaction is brimming with character revealing-details. Adam's narrative is a perfect example of a guy with issues, and it never pulls any punches. The dialogue is brilliant, but for the opposite reason - while Adam's narrative is wordy and honest, the spoken words that follow are clipped and false. A perfect example of the contrast between what we think and what we say.
Recommended for fans of: "Before I Fall" by Lauren Oliver, "If I Stay"
A copy of this book was provided for review by the lovely people at Random House.
Told from the brutally honest point of view of Adam, who was Mia's high-school boyfriend in "If I Stay", it's the bitter, angry counterpart to Mia's calm detachment.
Three years after Mia's accident, Adam's channeled his angst into a multi-million selling album. He's a hit rockstar with a gorgeous movie star girlfriend, and paparazzi follow him everywhere.
He's also very clearly unwell - he's fighting with everyone and pushing his band away, lashing out at reporters, on medication for panic attacks, obsessing over Mia, and hating every moment of his rich-and-famous life.
On a one-night stop in New York before he embarks on a dreaded European tour, Adam finds out that cellist Mia, now a rising star in the classical music scene, is playing in the city. She spots him at her concert, and they end up face-to-face for the first time in free years.
Is one evening in New York enough time to repair all the damage they've been through?
This is a very different story from "If I Stay" - it's a much more self-constrained story about the two characters. I adored it - just like in "If I Stay", every little interaction is brimming with character revealing-details. Adam's narrative is a perfect example of a guy with issues, and it never pulls any punches. The dialogue is brilliant, but for the opposite reason - while Adam's narrative is wordy and honest, the spoken words that follow are clipped and false. A perfect example of the contrast between what we think and what we say.
Recommended for fans of: "Before I Fall" by Lauren Oliver, "If I Stay"
A copy of this book was provided for review by the lovely people at Random House.
I was expecting a lot from this book..... and my expectations were met. I have read and enjoyed 'If I Stay' but I was expecting a whole lot from 'Where She Went' due to all of the reviews I had read. In the end I couldn't even wait for my library to get a copy and I went out and bought one. And for that, I am glad. This time the story was told from Adam's POV and his voice was real, scared, pissed off..... My heart just went out to him and I wanted to put my arms around him to try to make it better (just like he wanted to do for Mia). Adam is one of my all time favorite characters.
I liked that the chapters alternated between present day and then looking back although towards the end I just wanted to find out what was going to happen...and I will admit that I was tempted to skip through the 'looking back' chapters in my hurry to get to the end. This story made me think, made me feel all the feelings. It broke my heart and gave me hope all at the same time. Oh how I loved it. And now, that I have finished the book and I know what happens... I can go back and read it again, slowly this time, and take it all in.
I liked that the chapters alternated between present day and then looking back although towards the end I just wanted to find out what was going to happen...and I will admit that I was tempted to skip through the 'looking back' chapters in my hurry to get to the end. This story made me think, made me feel all the feelings. It broke my heart and gave me hope all at the same time. Oh how I loved it. And now, that I have finished the book and I know what happens... I can go back and read it again, slowly this time, and take it all in.
3.5 stars, Re-read from Dec. 2014 after I watched If I Stay movie, still a good one.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
I liked this book. a good continuation of the story.
Read this book immediately--scratch that. Read If I Stay (book 1 of Mia & Adam's story) then read this book immediately! Just buy both of them at once. You'll thank me.
Rating: 4.5/5
I think that I actually might have liked this more than its predecessor, If I Stay, which is saying a lot considering I adored that book. The story didn’t necessarily need a sequel, but it basically told us what happened next to the characters. And, I think that this novel could almost be a stand-alone, considering it tells you what happened in the first book at the beginning and has a great romance all on its own. This book was definitely different from what I was expecting; it was told from Adam’s point-of-view instead of Mia’s. At first, I kind of disliked hearing Adam’s voice, but soon after I started, I loved him. Right from the get-go, this book was so amazing and poetic. At the beginning of most of the chapters, it gave lyrics of some of Adam’s songs. All of these lyrics were beautiful, pain-filled and told a story. In this book, I fell in love with Gayle Forman’s writing style. It is so poetic and beautiful and heartbreaking at times. Adam and Mia’s relationship is breath-taking. It is adorable and lovely and any other amazing adjective you can think of. It is amazing how strong their love grew after being apart for so long, and the things Adam said to Mia swept me off my feet. I totally love them together and am so glad they got back together!
I seriously have already bought two of Gayle Forman’s other books and am so excited to start them; I just love her writing so much! I recommend this book to every fan of If I stay. This sequel will take your breath away, sweep you right off your feet, and make you ball your eyes out all at once!
I think that I actually might have liked this more than its predecessor, If I Stay, which is saying a lot considering I adored that book. The story didn’t necessarily need a sequel, but it basically told us what happened next to the characters. And, I think that this novel could almost be a stand-alone, considering it tells you what happened in the first book at the beginning and has a great romance all on its own. This book was definitely different from what I was expecting; it was told from Adam’s point-of-view instead of Mia’s. At first, I kind of disliked hearing Adam’s voice, but soon after I started, I loved him. Right from the get-go, this book was so amazing and poetic. At the beginning of most of the chapters, it gave lyrics of some of Adam’s songs. All of these lyrics were beautiful, pain-filled and told a story. In this book, I fell in love with Gayle Forman’s writing style. It is so poetic and beautiful and heartbreaking at times. Adam and Mia’s relationship is breath-taking. It is adorable and lovely and any other amazing adjective you can think of. It is amazing how strong their love grew after being apart for so long, and the things Adam said to Mia swept me off my feet. I totally love them together and am so glad they got back together!
I seriously have already bought two of Gayle Forman’s other books and am so excited to start them; I just love her writing so much! I recommend this book to every fan of If I stay. This sequel will take your breath away, sweep you right off your feet, and make you ball your eyes out all at once!
Ah sonunda mutlu biten bir kitap. Tüm taşlar yerine oturdu. Bana da bir Adam Wilde lütfen?