Have you ever had a near death experience or what is your idea of losing everything? Well Mia had a near death experience and lost about everything in the novel If I Stay.

The near death experience is not the most catastrophic experience for seventeen year old Mia Hall in If I Stay. When Mia wakes up on a snowy morning, her family celebrates their unexpected snow day with a what’s supposed to be a relaxing car ride. Then it comes crashing down when car is destroyed. After the accident, as Mia is in disbelief, wondering if she is actually dead, the paramedics arrive on the scene. She watches them attend to her body, frantically performing emergency medical care, and then transporting her speedily to the emergency room. Mia follows her body as it is transported to an intensive care unit, she is reflecting on her first date with Adam, her boyfriend, and how their musical passions are completely different and still unite them.

When reading this book, i just had a roller coaster of emotions running through me. I didn’t know whether to cry, to be happy, anything. This book made a big impact on my life actually, it showed me to never take anything for granted, appreciate your parents, love your family, and be careful. I would totally give If I Stay a 10/10.

She might have lost it all or she might have more than what she started with, so should she stay or should she go? Find out when you read If I Stay by Gayle Forman.