If I Stay

I've gotten a little into the book, and I can honestly say I know why everyone loves it. So far, everything is so normal. I love that Mia has such a normal life; the boyfriend, the parents, and her little brother Teddy. I think that with Mia's parents being "punk", or used to be punk at her age, is a nice touch. She is different in her own ways from her family, not only her cello loving (instead of guitar. drums, etc) but how she also looks different from her family. She says that when her dad jokes about how she isn't realy apart of the family, and got switched when she was a baby, she kind of takes it to heart. I'm sure a lot of people have thought this, or feel like this a lot in their lives.

Mia can relate to me, and many others; this is another thing I really love about the book. As a suggestion, anyone who reads this book should try to connect Mia's life with theirs. For me, it's the feeling like you're not apart of the family. Sometimes I feel like my family are all fighters, and gregarious people. They are hard workers, which I do admit, I think I am (more like I hand it to myself). I am not a people-person at all; I do have my moments where I love talking, but that's not a lot of times. I do have to say, I feel like I'm a complete different person compared to my family.

You can feel like this, but just remember the most important part: It's not if you feel you're not like them, it's the fact they care. Always remember that!

If I Stay

I know, almost everyone has read the book or seen the movie already... I wanted to read the book, and watch the movie. Of course, I enjoy reading so much, I'd rather read to the book over watching the movie any day. I saw the previews, saw the book in stores, and in my classmate's hands. I was intrigued to read it; almost itching to. Now, I've finally found that no is is reading it, and I can. I'm really excited to see what happens in the book since everyone liked it.

I have a couple predictions maybe: I think (from the previews) she will stay alive. Although, with her choosing to live, she might have hard times she faces and wishes she chose the other option. She will miss her family, and wonder why she is even alive to begin with (taking a guess). I know that if I had the choice and chose to live, I would want my life to go back to the way it was before; it's just a thing that is too hard to deal with. Regardless on my beliefs, I think I'll really like this book.

Imaginary Girls

I tried reading this book for about a week, or a little bit over. I thought I was going to like it; it sounded intriguing. There was right away conflict about a dead body being found, and a bond of two sisters being broken. From what I understood, Chloe seems to have this sort of thing against her sister (I'm not sure how to describe it). They were pulled away from each other for some time. I think that is the mystery of this book, to find out why Chloe was taken away.

From what I read, it seemed to be really weird. One of the things I really didn't like about it was how it was set up; Chloe was an excellent swimmer and her sister Ruby told everyone out of how proud she was. I find it unrealistic that two sisters could get along so well with the age difference, not to mention Ruby is supposed to be the one in the spotlight. Why would Ruby put Chloe higher than her? There is a place where they swim (and are not supposed to) that has "swallowed" whole towns. It's just a little too far fetched for me...  It isn't as appealing as the summary on the back of the book is. I didn't like the plot, is what I guess I'm trying to say (as harsh as it sounds). If you like that kind of thing, you should read this book.