Monday, February 13, 2012

Before I Fall

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver is an amazingly sad novel. I was brought to tears at least twice and ended the book smiling through my tears.

The story is about a girl named Samantha who, after her and her friends get into a car accident begins to relive the same day, February 12th, over and over. She goes through each day differently, at first rebelling and doing everything and saying everything she ever wanted to and then trying to figure out how to stop the loop.

My only issue with the book is how absolutely annoying Samantha can be. She handles some situations so badly I sincerely hope there is no real person her character is based off of. Other than that, her character is so believable and real it's impossible not to become deeply attached to her.

Overall, this is a great book which I would definitely recommend to anyone looking for some chick-lit, young adult drama with a seriously mature and profound undertone.  

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