Review #19: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

Before I Fall
Author: Lauren Oliver
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Genre: Young Adult/Fiction
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages: 470 (Hardcover)
Source: Author

What if you had only one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life?

Samantha Kingston has it all: the world's most crush-worthy boyfriend, three amazing best friends, and first pick of everything at Thomas Jefferson High—from the best table in the cafeteria to the choicest parking spot. Friday, February 12, should be just another day in her charmed life.

Instead, it turns out to be her last.

Then she gets a second chance. Seven chances, in fact. Reliving her last day during one miraculous week, she will untangle the mystery surrounding her death—and discover the true value of everything she is in danger of losing.

I'm so impressed by how Lauren Oliver was able to make me feel all types of emotions -- to make me change my mind over and over again. The plot of Before I Fall catched my attention since I first heard of it. Thank God I wasn't wrong I was going to love it, Thank God I didn't get disappointed.

Sam is definitely not that kind of protagonist you like at first. Actually, I must say she was hateable and at some points I wondered what kind of person was she or how could she do that. Fortunately, she grew up on me -- a lot. She changes in a powerful way; she tries to save herself by helping people, trying to make them better, happier.

Like I said when I finished this, I can't even explain how I feel in the end. I don't know what to think... Or to say. Maybe I have saved the rare tears I had so I could finally cry through the epilogue. It was so, so, so meaningful! The whole book was. It was super emotionally touching.

Lauren's writing felt so incredibly real that I can say I could even feel what the characters felt. She also knew how to wrap it up well and so I was fulfilled by a stand-alone, like a series wasn't even necessary. It was complete, perfect -- there was nothing left. Really it was her debut novel? I can't even imagine how awesome the others will be, so.

And how can't I finish this book and not want more from Lauren? Her second book, Delirium, is coming up on February 1, 2011, and I need this. Unfortunatelly, I didn't go to BEA because of the distance so I could not get an ARC nor meet Lauren. But, Gosh!, I will fight for copy of this and to meet her. I wonder if I can wait until next year!? It feels so far away, the waiting so impossible for me to stand.

Also, I'm so sorry I have taken such a long time to read it (Almost a month!). Not because it's not amazingly engaging... It actually is. If I could, I wouldn't sleep only to read it at the entire night, too. I just really couldn't, though.

Well, if you haven't read Before I Fall, you need to. It might change the way you act around people... Hope it does for better in your life. Also, Lauren's writing will happen to be addictive and you won't stop wanting to read more from her.

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