This book was recommended by a few different listeners in the YA Audiobook Challenge on either their Goodreads page or blog so I decided to give it a whirl. Some of the flashbacks were a little slow, but I enjoyed the book and plan to see the movie. The descriptions at the accident scene are a bit graphic (complete with brain matter on the road), but they don't last long. There's no sex, but there is an unusual scene where Mia and Adam play each other like instruments. OVERALL - For mature teenagers and adults only, due primarily to the subject matter. Sometimes I could "feel" the smile in her voice, and her emotional performance during the more serious scenes was convincing as well. It's her choice, just like the title of the book, "If I Stay." I won't tell you how the book ends, but be sure to have some Kleenex handy. She realizes that the choice between life and death is in her hands. The book basically alternates between Mia's out-of-body viewpoint and flashbacks of her life, kind of like her life is flashing before her eyes. As she's moved to the helicopter and finally the hospital, she continues to describe her treatments and the reactions of her loved ones as they arrive. She describes the horrific crash as if it's happening in slow motion, she describes the bodies of her family as she finds them, and she describes her own body laying motionless on the ground. She has an out-of-body experience beginning at the accident scene. Her parents and younger brother are killed and Mia is unconscious with multiple life-threatening injuries. She plays the cello and hopes to attend Julliard in the fall. So I'll get off that soapbox for a while, until Audible screws up the recommendation for another book! Mia, the main character, is a high school senior with a cute rock star boyfriend named Adam. And of course, anyone who's seen the movie trailer might guess the subject matter isn't for children. Then there's the F-word thrown in a couple times for emphasis. There's the vocabulary, with words like churlish, ablution, frenetic and taciturn coming to my mind. What are they thinking? The main characters are in high school and beyond. This book is suggested for kids age 8-10. STORY (fiction) - First let me vent about Audible's rating system.
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