Gayle Forman brings to life the character of Mia, a seventeen year old cello player, who is stuck between choosing to go to college or stay with her boyfriend, Adam. Yet, on a snowy day, a tragic event occurs that forces Mia to make a different and more serious decision that will affect everything in her life.
My Rating: 2 out of 5
A deeply emotional and moving book, which captivates the reader within a matter of pages, however, the story is over in a matter of pages (at just over 200), I felt as though Forman missed the opportunity to fully develop the characters to the ultimate degree, perhaps reducing from the true effectiveness that a storyline like this could have had – whilst it did make me cry (and the simplicity of it made it so), it is slightly repetitive, yet still transports you to the action with its intricate use of language.
Well worth the read, despite the negative – a journey that proves to be emotional yet extraordinarily powerful.
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