I loved it! 
 I remember reading it in between the early hours of the morning on school nights, and on the daily commute to school, I was just that addicted! It's just because Before I Fall is a lot deeper than what meets the surface, and how skilled Oliver is in exploring Sammy Kingston's world. 
 Before I Fall is in short, one girls journey, Samantha Kingston, to relive her last day seven times and each time changes affect her future, her friends and her ultimate fate. 
 In some aspects, Before I Fall seems like a novel destined to fail. One day seems like an awfully short amount of time to tell a story over and over again, not to mention keeping the subject interesting since Oliver is using the same events. Before I Fall is set in a typical realistic school setting with your cliche cast of preps, goths and emos. Seriously, what kind of novel can you make with all this? Fortunately Oliver proves to triumph over my preconceived fears, and crafts an eye opening, resounding novel pertinent to any youth. 
 Uncharacteristically detailed (from most YA series), Oliver adds a lot of depth into the story with a multitude of characters. Before Fall does not only detail the life of Sammy Kingston, it's about her group of friends from Lindsey to Elody to Ally. There's even side charaters Kent, Rob, Julia Stykes, and Anne(or was it Anna?), that have their own stories to tell, and own backgrounds to show (in varying degrees). Oliver keeps the narrative interesting by delving into many of the character's back stories and past that she connects flawlessly. From Day One to Day Seven, Oliver makes sure that the reader's never bored, and neither was I! 
 At the same time, the novel is just as interesting because it takes such a mundane subject and investigates into the emotions of all the characters and humanizes the story. The reader, and me, end up sympathizing with some characters, rooting for some relationships, and just wanting to slap some other jerks. The complexity of drama, love and hate are all intertwined in this novel, just like any other life story. Oliver is a stunning author to watch out for, without any superfluous text and simply day to day language she enchants the reader into a realistic portrayal of a teenage girl (minus the reliving last day part). 
 Overall, I'm just extremely impressed and stunned by this novel, it's been a while since I've read something so addictive, so plainly good without resorting to pretentious condemnation of teen problems, that I love Before I Fall! And, just for bonus points, I love how this is Oliver's debut novel - she doesn't fall for any of the weaknesses of other authors in pacing or character development. Love, love love this book!