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Mia is stuck in a coma after a horrible car accident that kills her parents and younger brother. She's not exactly a ghost, but she is aware of everything around her. The story takes place over 2 days, and it is a quick and easy read.
Throughout the whole novel I kept thinking “you've been given a second chance Mia, you should definitely stay”, and I think that is mainly because we don't get to feel Mia's losses the way she does. Forman hasn't delved too deep into each character, we get little bits and pieces about her parents and Teddy. I certainly think that if the story wasn't as rushed, then the book would be quite emotional.
The idea of the book is rather interesting, how a patient in a coma can decide whether to stay or not, given all the losses and pain around them. All the characters that spoke to Mia during her coma seemed to think that she could hear them, and that she could control her fate, which I found to be a little odd.
All in all, I think I would give Where She Went a try, I'd like to know more about Mia and Adam, hopefully there will be some character development.

I wasn't surprised to find that I couldn't put this book down, since this is exactly what it was like reading The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska. However, I was pretty surprised by the actual plot, and I loved almost every bit of it.

Through his search for Margo, Q not only learns more about her, but he also inadvertently learns a lot about himself and I think it gives him a better look at the world. He reevaluates his friendships and realizes that there's more to people than the eye can see.

Margo, on the other hand, seems a little lost and confused despite the fact that she seems to have it all planned out from childhood. To Q, she was a mystery that he had tried to solve but she didn't want to be discovered. I found her to be a little pretentious at times, but she also has these marvelous plans and pranks, which were rather exciting to read.

I particularly loved the third part of the book; the actual journey. Q and his friends, new and old, each had talents that fit perfectly with the roles needed on the road trip. They're a hilarious bunch, and I wish there was more of their adventures to read.

The actual plot was amazing, but the ending seemed too simple and quite frankly, a little boring compared to the whole novel. I think I would've given it 5/5 if it weren't for the ending, but all in all, it's a great read.

Eleanor and Park is an extremely captivating book, I wish there was more but unfortunately it's over. I enjoyed every single thing about this book, and again couldn't help but feel like something tragic was going to happen. Thankfully, it worked out in the end. The writing style is clear, but doesn't always flow. There are a lot of music references that music lovers can enjoy. The two main characters are well written and lovable. It'll make you laugh and it'll make you cry, it'll also make you want to hug Eleanor and Park. At first, Eleanor's actions towards the end of the book seemed irrational and I didn't like it what was happening. After some more thought, I finally saw it from her point of view, and understood why she did what she did. It could've been a happy ending, but is it what it is.

This book is for you if you: like stories set in offices, were alive in the 90's (you'll probably get the references), love romantic comedies that aren't so cliche, like Dungeons and Dragons, love the 90's, and if you feel like you can't move on.

I think this might make it onto the list of books that stay with you for a long-ish time. I might be too generous to give it 5 stars, it could be 4.5 stars, but right now I'm still a little too invested and think it deserves 5 stars. Moving on...Our main character gets to know two women, but not in the traditional sense. Lincoln works in computer security, which means part of his job is reading peoples emails that get flagged. Beth and Jennifer constantly send each other personal emails at work, and they almost always get flagged. Lincoln's job is quite boring, and he slowly starts to get attached to those emails, but more importantly to Beth. I don't think there was anything I disliked about the book, I tried to, but couldn't find anything. However, a whole lot of references completely went over my head because the book is set in 1999, so I felt like I was missing out a little. I loved that Rowell showed us the excitement about the new year, and new millennium. I loved how sarcastic some characters were about it, and how others stocked up their basements with canned food. Some expected the worst, others just wanted something different to happen, even if they didn't quite say it out loud. You could almost feel everyone's disappointment on the first of January 2000. I really enjoyed this.I loved how Jennifer's character develops throughout the book, even though she would be just a sidekick. I really liked her character, I was happy whenever she was, and really upset when she was. When Beth and Jennifer stopped sending each other emails for weeks, I was unsettled. But I was glad that they were back eventually. I think I was worried they found out Lincoln was reading their emails.Lincoln's mother and sister are represented realistically and you can't help but dislike them sometimes, and love them at other times. They always wanted the best for him, and I liked that Eve always gave him little pep talks in her own bossy-older-sister-way. I don't completely hate Sam's personality, what she did to Lincoln was mean, but it was inevitable. I thought he should have moved on earlier, 9 years seemed quite long, and naturally I was happy to see him move on throughout the book. I almost wanted him to storm off when Sam just came up to him and rambled on about her life, even though it would have been childish of him to do so. I was proud of him for not reacting dramatically about it, or calling her back. Now, onto the main plot, Lincoln and Beth's complicated and somewhat nonexistent relationship. To be honest, I thought it would be wrong for them to end up together, what with him reading her email for months. I didn't think it would go well at all to tell her that, but also it wouldn't be right if he never told her. Especially after she and Jennifer have been calling him McG/YcG (My/Your cute Guy). Towards the end, when Beth starts moving on with her life, and Lincoln quits his job, I thought that was the end of it and was slightly upset, but it was the right thing to do. I'm not quite sure how I feel about the anonymous letter he left her. He should have known that Beth could easily ask around and find out, which is okay if he actually moved away. But he stayed in the same town and running into each other was inevitable (especially in a cinema, I thought he might be going to the cinema for that very reason, but it wasn't explicitly mentioned so I don't really know). So when they do run into each other at the cinema, it was only right for him to try to escape, but I didn't expect her to go up to him. I thought it was weird, they had a lot of talking to do but they didn't do that then. I was glad that they finally spoke and got all the weird and creepy stuff out of the way. This isn't a proper review, I know. But .. meh? It's a great book, hilarious, somewhat sad, but mostly just fun. It is a quick and easy read, but not the kind of quick read that you can't ever put down. I loved the alternating chapters; Lincoln's pov, and Beth and Jennifer's emails. I didn't get terribly excited about anything, the book didn't have my heart aching with pain/happiness (most of my 5 star books fit in that category), but the story was always on my mind. The characters grew on me, even though it is a relatively short book (I think that might be what makes me want to give it 5 stars). I think I'm rambling. I have too many thoughts on this book. 4.5 stars. (5 because I'm already attached to this book).

Absolutely blown away by this book. Went into it not knowing anything at all about the story, but I don't think that changed much (although I've heard it's best this way). The writing style definitely complements the story itself. I loved the little fairytales in between. We Were Liars is so well written and well structured with a perfect pace. I think it deserves another re-read just to fully appreciate E. Lockharts writing and the sneaky little hints here and there.