Life is hard. It's always been this way. That is the reason why I love this book so much. It speaks to me in the most honest way. And when I read it for the first time, I bawled. Not cried, bawled. It was heart breaking and cute and amazing... it was everything a book should have. For starters, lets talk about our main character: Mia. She is 16, a HUGE nerd, from a rocker family but she plays the cello. A beautiful instrument. (If you aren't big on classical music you will be after this book, I promise.) She is in a car accident with her family, and both parents die on site. Her little brother, Teddy, is badly injured and rushed away. She is untouched. Or that is what we think until we find her almost lifeless body on the snow. She is having an outer body experience. And the book is all about if she decides to live or to give up.
The book itself is beautifully written. With amazing quotes and a very clear use of flashbacks.
True quote on love: “Either way you win. And either way you lose. What can I tell you? Love’s a bitch.” (Page 211) Isn't it just, amazing the way it captures the truth of it?
Another true but VERY harsh quote. “Seventeen is an inconvenient time to be in love.” (Page 99) It is hard. But it is possible too.
And maybe this is my favorite part of the book: “I don’t want to be in this suspended state where I can see what’s happening, where I’m aware of what I’m feeling without being able to actually feel it.”(Page 76)
Adam reminds me so much of someone I'm very fond of. He is considerate. He is sweet and cheesy and romantic and amazing.
Amazing book. Amazing plot. Amazing characters.
Go. Read it now. =)
