If I Stay

    So, I'm currently on my mom's laptop, using her phone's hotspot, so I can write in our some-what empty, internet-less new house. Yeah. Because of this internet-less state, I've been doing a lot of reading, and much less writing. But thankfully, my Savior, The WiFi Man (or whatever you call him…) is coming tomorrow to install what our lives seem to depend on in the 21st century. I shall try to survive another 24 hours… try. 
    Since I've read a lot of books, I have a lot of things to review. But I need to make this quick for my mom's data bill's sake, thus I will do a quick review for one book. 

If I Stay:

Summary (from Goodreads):

Just listen, Adam says with a voice that sounds like shrapnel.

I open my eyes wide now.
I sit up as much as I can.
And I listen.

Stay, he says.

Choices. Seventeen-year-old Mia is faced with some tough ones: Stay true to her first love—music—even if it means losing her boyfriend and leaving her family and friends behind?

Then one February morning Mia goes for a drive with her family, and in an instant, everything changes. Suddenly, all the choices are gone, except one. And it's the only one that matters.

If I Stay is a heartachingly beautiful book about the power of love, the true meaning of family, and the choices we all make. 

Review:

    If I had to use one word to describe this book, it would be genuine. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this  book, not just because I have a soft spot for utterly depressing books that force me to swim in an ocean of tears and used tissues, but because of the truthful messages it portrays through its short 201 pages. 

    Staying or leaving. Those were the two options seventeen year old Mia had when she was put into a comma by a car accident that killed her family. She was giving up on life. This novel replays her life, the reasons to stay along with the reasons to leave. This book made me realize that life is short and death is always stalking your wake, you never know when it will make a fatal attack. Reading Mia's thoughts in the hospital brought me to understanding just how difficult it would be to be stuck in a position that would demand someone to make such a choice. In the beginning, I didn't see how she thought there was even an other option, she had to stay. I thought if I was in her position, I would stay too. But the more I read, the more I understood why she wanted to let go. I realized, that in reality, if this horrible event had happened to me, it would be incredibly difficult for me to choose whether to stay and live the rest of my life, or leave and die along with my family. 

    I loved this book, definitely a five out of five in my opinion. I would recommend it, especially since the movie is going to be released August 22! I'm so excited! 

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