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What the critics say

Reminiscent of The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold - this is a beautiful book that will move you and make you question your own life
- News of the World

This sensitively written story of the power of love and loss presses all the right buttons . . . the intensity of feelings and tragic suddenness with which life changes will strike a chord with teenagers and the young at heart. Read it, as they say, and weep
- Daily Mail

This is a wonderful, beautiful book; so gripping, so wise and oh, so heart-breakingly painful
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It reminded me very much of The Lovely Bones. I found it uplifting and satisfying
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This is a haunting and heartbreaking novel reminiscent of The Lovely Bones . . . Impossible to put down
- The Bookseller

A compulsive read
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You really care about the characters and it makes you question what you would do in the same circumstances. My heart was in my mouth at the end of it
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Beneath this dramatic storyline, which will resonate with older teen readers, Gayle Forman cleverly explores the fragility and uncertainty of life. She does so in an emotive and thoughtful manner that will persuade even the most cynical reader of the importance of friendship, family and love
- Waterstone's Books Quarterly

STARRED REVIEW - Intensely moving, the novel will force readers to take stock of their lives and the people and things that make them worth living
- Publishers Weekly (US)

The author endows the narrative with as much humor as poignancy and lays bare the challenges Mia has encountered in each of her relationships as well as the breakthroughs, leaving readers in suspense until the final bars.
- www.shelf-awareness.com

Original and exciting, it is a novel about relationships, life, and the people involved in both.The characters are tangibly real; the plot is fascinating and will cause pages to turn rapidly.Teens and adults alike will find themselves falling in love with Forman's stunning novel
- VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates - US) - wwww.voya.com

STARRED REVIEW - Forman excels at inserting tiny but powerful details throughout . . . which will draw readers into this masterful text and undoubtedly tug at even the toughest of heartstrings
- Kirkus (US)

Beneath this dramatic storyline, which will resonate with older teen readers, Gayle Forman cleverly explores the fragility and uncertainty of life. She does so in an emotive and thoughtful manner that will persuade even the most cynical reader of the importance of friendship, family and love.
- Waterstone's Books Quarterly

STARRED REVIEW - laced with insight, good humor, and wonder
- Booklist (US)

If I Stay is one of the most touching, beautiful, heart-breaking books I've ever read.
If I Stay is simply stunning ... definitely a book to add to my favorites.
- http://sarasbookjourney.blogspot.com/2010/05/if-i-stay-by-gayle-forman.html