If I Stay Series by Gayle Forman - Restarting July 21st 2017

[Christina]

Book and myself will be reading If I stay by Gayle Forman starting on the 20th January. Feel free to join!

[Christina]

I've started a bit early (felt like reading some contemporary). Already 30% in: (view spoiler)[Mia's memories makes me sad!! Especially with Adam. When will Adam find out? :( (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

88% - (view spoiler)[I was nearly in tears! After Mia found out her brother was gone and faced with the decision of whether she should stay in a life without her mom, dad and Teddy! And to think it hasn't even been 24 hours yet!

It was emotional when her gramps sat beside her bed and told her it would be ok if she chose to leave (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

100% ohh definitely a cliffhanger to get you to read the next book! Haha (view spoiler)[I'm glad Mia chose to stay! Adams words to Mia were heartwenching; how he would give up his things for her and even if she forgets about them, he just wants Mia to come back.
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[Kate]

I just finished this book a little while back. I really love the characters in the story.
(view spoiler)[The author did a good job of developing the characters even though the whole story revolved around Mia. Dang, she's one lucky gal to have a guy like Adam! And a bestfriend like Kim! And her family too! :) But yeah, I would like to read the next installment to find out how Mia and Adam's story end. I just don't like the part where she's about to give up but then stays because of Adam. I mean, I feel like she has more than that to stay. (hide spoiler)]

[Christina]

@Kate (view spoiler)[I agree. In the end that weighed the most but I'm glad Gran/Gramps made a difference too! :) (hide spoiler)]

[rachel, x]

Anyone want to start this with me tomorrow? :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I would but I need to do the GBR on the 1st.

[Christina]

I'll discuss with you Rachel :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date changed. Restarting April 5th. Happy Reading ☺

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[Jamie]

Ashley and I will be reading this tomorrow! :) Feel free to join!

[Ashley]

I'm excited to read this tomorrow! :)

[Jamie]

Starting this right now! :) Excited! :)

[Jamie]

7% end of chapter 2 - (view spoiler)[ That accident happened so fast! And seeing your own body.. dead on a ditch.. ugh scary.. I wonder if this is how it happens after we die. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

21% beginning of chapt 3:47pm - (view spoiler)[Really glad she isn't dead. At first I thought she was. So far I'm loving the book. :) (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

80% start of 4:57 a.m. - (view spoiler)[This book is heartbreaking. I love everyone in Mia's family and it's sad to see them all gone and sadder to reminisce how good they all were. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

81% (view spoiler)[The saddest parts are always with Adam. :( 3 (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Done reading it. :) I was in tears by the time I finished it! I love this book!

[Ashley]

oh wow you read it fast. I have unfortunately been busy with work so I have only read a small bit of it. I am going to read it for the rest of tonight hopefully

[Jamie]

I was free yesterday :D Been a long time since I read a book in one sitting. I'll discuss it with ya while you read. :)

[Ashley]

how do you hide spoilers?

[Jamie]

Click (some html is ok) at the upper right corner of the box when you're commenting. And use html for spoilers. :)

[Jamie]

Put the text you wanna hide between < spoiler > and < / spoiler > but remove the spaces. I just put them because it hides the text.

[Ashley]

okay so I am reading this book slower than i thought I would because its getting closer to the end of the semester at my college so I am not keeping up with reading. I am on page 101 and so far its kind of slow and nothing seems very intriguing in my opinion. (view spoiler)[well except the car crash and her parents dying which made me tear up a bit. and the fact that I still don't know what happened to her brother (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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[Shav]

I think I'll join

[Abi]

Starting now. :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

starting too ☺

[Abi]

8.17am - Okay so far!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

10% (view spoiler)[ why did they cancel school if it wasn't even snowing that much? and seeing her father's brain on the tarmac - not nice. If her GCS is 8 though, I mean that's not bad. If she was dead it would be three, so she's not dead! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "10% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I didn't get why they cancelled school either. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

4:39 pm (view spoiler)[ I'm a bit bored. these flashbacks aren't all that interesting. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "4:39 pm [spoilers removed]"

Me too.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

73% (view spoiler)[ they tape the eyes so that they don't dry out don't they? this just carries on exactly how it was when she first became this way. this isn't interesting at all. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

This is another one with a high average rating. 3.98.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Surely deciding to go is tantamount to suicide? How does she even know that she has a freaking choice?

[Abi]

I'm bored too. Hopefully book two is better!

[Maria Sushmita]

Abbie wrote: "I'm bored too. Hopefully book two is better!"

BOOK 2 is really better. so much better i tell you. :))

[Christina]

I think book 2 was worse but gave closure :S

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Oh well, at least they're short!

[Shav]

10%
Wow...

[Shav]

Sarah wrote: "10% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yeah, I have like this feeling that she'll come back but I'm sure. I don't trust my instinct right now/ (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

yep. that first 10% is pretty shocking!

[Rita]

Starting this one tonight as well!!!!!!
SO EXCITED

[Abi]

Going to read a bit of where she went now.

[Abi]

15% - (view spoiler)[ This is quite boring so far. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

26% (view spoiler)[ I was surprised that this was from Adam's point fo view. Sounds like Mia was a bit of a b*tch to dump him the way she did though. still dull though. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

66% (view spoiler)[I don't care about Adam's band. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

73% (view spoiler)[ what a miserable, ungrateful b*tch! Of course dying would have been easier, but life is more important! How dare she blame him for the fact that she's not dead?! She should be grateful that she's alive, no matter how depressing grief is. I am so angry about that. I would love for many people to not be dead, but she's so freaking ungrateful that she wishes she were dead. Well you know what? I wish she were dead too because she's an ungrateful b*tch!

Rant over. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "26% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I was surprised at first too. (hide spoiler)]