Where She Went (If I Stay, #2) in DC Public Library

Mar 03, 2011 Jessica rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya

The kind of book that finds its way inside your bones, that’s so beautiful it bruises. There are books I read, more and more lately, deconstructing as I go, picking apart their strengths and weaknesses. This, I’m just in awe of. This is the kind of book you read and then immediately reread and then still have to hug for five minutes before you can put it on your shelf. LOVE.

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Mar 26, 2013 Christina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2013, ya

Sequel to "If I Stay," which actually felt like Part 2 of that book so I'm giving them the same rating. I guess the three-year time gap and shift from Mia to Adam as narrator justified making this a separate book, but it also feels like a necessary part of the first book because what happens after a trauma is definitely worth writing about.

I already loved these characters and was invested in the resolution of their story. Like with the first book, the other details about everything else going o ...more

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Dec 31, 2012 Jennifer rated it really liked it

Great follow-up to "If I Stay." This book takes place three years after the accident that claimed Mia's family. She is now in New York, playing concerts at Carnegie Hall. Adam is a rock star with a movie star girlfriend and hounded by paparazzi.

When a chance encounter brings Adam to Mia's concert, they embark on a whirlwind 24 hour meetup before each of them sets out on their separate world tours.

Forman knows these characters so well and does a great job in explaining what's happened over the pa ...more

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Mar 05, 2016 Kate rated it it was ok

Shelves: books-read-in-2016

I really don't get all the hype surrounding this sequel. I really enjoyed the original, 'If I Stay,' so I expected to enjoy this too and was really let down. If you're into emo teenage boys or literally feel like you cannot live without knowing what the author thinks happened to these two characters, go ahead and pick it up. Otherwise try something else, life it too short to waste on this.. ...more

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