A review by icedcoffeandagoodbook
If You Stayed by Brittainy C. Cherry

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

My favorite Brittainy Cherry book thus far! It gave all the damn feels and I adore Gabriel so much! If You Stayed is heartbreaking and infuriating in so many ways, but the great big sigh of relief you get at the end makes it all worth it.

As always, I love me a book with a dual POV and when we get chapters of the past, and Brittainy Cherry delivered with this one. You feel the love and connection Kiara and Gabriel have for one another, and while their story is tragic, its far more beautiful and pure.

I recommend you check the triggers on this book because If You Stayed does touch a lot on mental and physical abuse, along with traumas of death.