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A review by jgurniak
Where She Went by Gayle Forman
3.0
While I did enjoy this, it really is not a necessary addition to the original story. It's nice to see mental illness taking the spotlight for once, but Adam honestly has some moments where he is just such a stereotypical toxic straight man that at times it was hard to feel bad for him. Yeah, Mia broke his heart and the pressures of sudden fame really get to him, but the moment that really made me cringe was when **minor spoiler** they were in the train station and he had a panic attack that lead to him vividly describing wanting to throw Mia against a wall and beat her.
I do feel bad for Adam in some ways, and Mia was definitely wrong for breaking up with him the way she did, but I don't like the victim complex Adam plays into, basically comparing his broken heart to Mia losing her entire family as if those things are equal. I just think that yeah Mia made a mistake with how she handled their relationship, but Adam's trying too hard to paint himself as the victim, not really considering the tragedy Mia went through.
Where She Went is mostly enjoyable, but If I Stay is better as a standalone.
I do feel bad for Adam in some ways, and Mia was definitely wrong for breaking up with him the way she did, but I don't like the victim complex Adam plays into, basically comparing his broken heart to Mia losing her entire family as if those things are equal. I just think that yeah Mia made a mistake with how she handled their relationship, but Adam's trying too hard to paint himself as the victim, not really considering the tragedy Mia went through.
Where She Went is mostly enjoyable, but If I Stay is better as a standalone.