I read this book - but I was expecting more from it. It did not deliver. I will read the next book though, just to see what becomes of Mia.

This book was amazing it taught me so much about valueing life

I confess I sometimes sneak in a young adult read and I wasn't disappointed with If I Stay. A warning this is a sad read, but also a story about love, family, loss and the power of music. Without giving away too much it also raises the question - Would you stay?

Really good. I loved it!!!!

Read more reviews on my blog <a href="escapingwithbooks.blogspot.ca">Escaping With Books</a> I basically went on an emotional roller coaster because of this book. Everyone was telling me that it was a good book, so I already had high expectations. If I Stay just blew me away, not just because of the story, but because of how it got me to think of how death works. Mia was in a coma state after she got into a car accident. Her parents and brother are already gone, but she's still got nurses and doctors fighting for her, and family who are rooting for her. Mia's in a kind of ghost form, but she's not dead. She can only do things normal humans can do, but no one can see her. If I Stay alternates between stories from her past, and also what's going on in the hospital as well. It was great because the stories of her past always had something to do with her right now. She had to make a decision of whether or not to stay, to go back to her body, or to truly die. I was completely torn. On one hand, her brother and parents were dead. She had such a close relationship that most teenagers don't have with her parents and siblings and I really adored that about Mia. But on the other hand, she had a boyfriend and a best friend that she loved as well. Not only that, but also family who cares about her a lot. If you read this, you'd understand why I was torn. Mia thought she lost everything, but she still had family as well. Even more so, with Mia talking about her past, I got to know all the characters better, and see that they really did care about her. I doubted Mia and Adam's love at first, but her past just convinced me that their love was real. Also, while alternating, I could just see the way Mia started changing the way she worded her thoughts. At first she was unsure, then she sounded like she was finally standing in the right position, only to be finally, thrown off. This is another one of those death novels, where it gets you to think about life. Like, truly, deeply, think about it. I mean, one day, like any other day, like Mia, something could go wrong. If I Stay was so meaningful and deep, it's a great read if you're in the mood for love. Not just romantic love, but love for friends and family as well.

I couldn’t stop thinking after I read this book. This book made me contemplate and consider different things in my own life and in our everyday lives that we sometimes take advantage of. Death is an inevitable and irrevocable thing that people have to deal with in their lives, you can either deal with it and keep going with your life, or you can let it consume you to the point where it takes over your life, if you let emotions drag on into tomorrow then you’re not living to your full potential. This book showed me to have faith in your family, and that when it comes to living, it’s up to you.

In my opinion this book was very depressing and I didn't want to finish, but at the same time I did want to finish it. Truly compelling.

I loved this book! It's sort of a deep, sad, emotional story but that's why i loved it! It was soo addicting!! It kept me wanting to know what was going to happen next and how things were going to work out. You should definitely read this book!

I absolutely LOVE this book. It shows that even when something is lost, there's always a reason to keep going . A must read

This story did not engage me at all. It was told in a very bland manner that bored me.