A review by gammys_reads
If I Stay by Gayle Forman

emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

What a tragic and deeply emotional story that broke my heart 💔!!! I was completely engrossed from start to finish. If you need a good cry then this is the book for you. Truly a story that I will remember forever.

This story starts with a catastrophic car accident that involves Mia's entire immediate family. Mia is the only member of her family to survive and is now in a coma. She is some how separated from her body and is able to watch as her friends and extended family gather at the hospital to possibly say their goodbyes due to her grave condition. We follow Mia as she realizes that it is up to her to make the decision for her future. Will she choose to live or to join her parents and brother who have moved on?

Will she decide to stay?

It was shocking to me that the story started off with such a bang without really getting to know any of the characters. However, as the story unfolds it switches between two timelines that allows the reader to become fully invested in the characters.

This was such a powerful and thought-provoking read!! It makes you think about the choices we make everyday. Some of those choices are mindlessly easy and other choices are difficult. I will say to be prepared for an abrupt ending which is expected due to book two. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

"I realize now that dying is easy. Living is hard"