Blog Post 3
I have officially finished If I Stay by Gayle Forman and I'm a little disappointed by the ending. It's not one of the cliffhangers that makes you want to go buy the next book immediately, unfortunately. it's one of the cliffhangers that makes you wonder if it was intentional, or the author had to meet a deadline. This was the main reason my rating was only a three out or five.
Overall, the book was pretty good, it just needed an extra something. There were a lot of flashbacks, which I enjoyed for the most part but too many of them can get annoying. One thing that I felt Gayle Forman did a really good job of is characterizing the characters. I had a really good picture in my head of what Mia, Adam and Kim would look like and do. This added to the book because you could get a better idea of what they were feeling and connect with them more.
Currently, I am not sure if Mia will stay or go, but based on the fact that there is another book, makes me think that she decides to stay and see Adam again. I will eventually get around to reading the sequel, Where She Went, but there isn't a rush on getting that book.