Title: Where She Went

Author: Gayle Forman

Series: If I Stay, #2

My rating: 5 of 5

(Book read on April 5th, 2014.)

Summary:

It's been three years since the devastating accident . . . three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever. 

Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future - and each other. 

Told from Adam's point of view in the spare, lyrical prose that defined If I Stay, Where She Went explores the devastation of grief, the promise of new hope, and the flame of rekindled romance. 

 

 

  

My Thoughts on the Book:

  

I finally read If I Stay only last September, and I loved it, so of course I had to get the sequel, too. What I found quite interesting is that both If I Stay & Where She Went I read in a day (ok, less than a day). It's just, when I started them, I couldn't stop until I finished them, so yeah, Gayle Forman is that good, and even though the theme in both book is on the heartbreaking side, you will be compelled to keep reading, and before you know it, it will be over.

This time, the story is narrated by Adam. I actually quite enjoyed reading his PoV, and seeing how the events & their aftermath influenced on his life, though I'll admit, I pretty much bawled my eyes for over half of this book. Yeah, it was a total cry-fest!

Once again, we follow the characters in the past & the present, and it was done quite wonderful, and it flowed quite perfectly, and we got to know Adam quite a lot as a character, the one he was, and the one he is, as well as the one he wants to be.

I don't want to go into details, but Where She Went is one amazing emotion-filled contemporary book, that will break your heart, yet fill you with hope, and one of those books that will stay with you long after you've finished them, and I highly recommend it! Also, it's a wonderful finale to Mia & Adam's story, characters that I absolutely adore!

 

 

 

Challenges:

 

2014 TBR Pile Reading Challenge

2014 Series Enders Reading Challenge

2014 Don't Let It End Reading Challenge

 

Title: If I Stay

Author: Gayle Forman

Series: If I Stay, #1

My rating: 4.5 of 5

(Book read on September 23rd, 2013.) 

Summary:

The last thing Mia remembers is the music. After the accident, she can still hear it. And she can see her damaged body being taken from the wreck of her parents' car - even though she doesn't feel a thing.

All she can do is watch as doctors rush to save her life, as her friends and relatives gather outside her room, as the boy she loves struggles to be near her.

As the next twenty-four hours unfold, Mia must come to terms with what came before the crash - and what would come after. And she knows she must make the most difficult choice of all. If she stays...

 

 

  

My Thoughts on the Book:

I've heard great things about Gayle Forman's books, and now after finally reading this book, I can see why. I totally breezed through this book, I just couldn't stop reading it until I finished it.

What I loved the most about this book, was the approach the author took while developing all the characters. I definitely got to know & love them, and of course my heart was breaking for them. I totally got teary-eyed, and sad and heartbroken.

I loved Gayle Forman's writing style, and I'm definitely going to read more of her books.

 

I don't want to go into details about the story, so I won't, but all I'm going to say is that If I Stay is one great, but heartbreaking contemporary book, that I recommend a lot to every fan of contemporary books.

 

 

 

Challenges:

2013 Books-In-A-Series Reading Challenge

2013 Read-along Challenge