Update: 
 Since it's going to be a movie I decided to re-visit my review and share my own story. 
 "I know some of you are thinking maybe I deserved it. 
 But before you start pointing fingers, is what I did really so bad? So bad I deserved to die? So bad I deserved to die like THAT? 
 Is what I did really so much worse than what anybody else does? 
 Is it really so much worse than what YOU do? 
 Think about it." 
 Sam's got everything she's ever hoped for: looks, popularity, the perfect boyfriend, and everyone at her feet. All's well as she's headed off to college in a year with her best friends, and shes finally got someone to lose her V-card too. What could go wrong? And even if something does happen, she'll always have tomorrow. 
 Then time stops. There's no more tomorrow, no second chances, no good morning. 
 A single night, a trail of events, strings attached together leading to this moment. 
 Death. 
 But Sam wakes up, again, and again, and again. Having to relive her last day in hopes that she can make things right. That maybe there's a possibility of saving herself, or at least a chance to save her soul. 
 Writing:9.5/10 
 Pace:7/10 
 Message:9/10 
 Characters & Plot:10/10 
 I know a lot of people DID NOT like Samantha's character, which I find understandable. Some people chose not to like this novel in courtesy of people who've been bullied. 
 I for one DID enjoy the authors message and writing. Though Samantha and I are very different individuals we are also very alike. 
 I am not one to dive into my past, as I like to keep those memories away from my mind. I do still think it's important to share my story, for any young girls reading this novel and going through a tough time, or for the ones trying to fit in. I know both sides, I've been on the outside and on the inside of the spectrum. 
 Back when I was twelve, I remember having a shell of confidence, which prevented me from getting teased sometimes. That is what I recalled it as, teasing. Sadly a few days ago I found my diary from when I was at that fragile age. 
 I was not the person I was thought to be. 
 After reading it I realized, that not only was my confidence an act, but that I was on the verge of suicide. 
 I was being bullied. 
 I wrote multiple entry's on how I couldn't take it anymore. How I wasn't enough, that no one liked me, I was too ugly, or too fat 
 Whilst all this, I was already diagnosed with an eating disorder (anorexia). 
 You see I was much like Juliet and Samantha before (Samantha was also bullied in middle school). 
 ...Later, after undergoing therapy and regaining my mental health, I moved to a new school. This was my final year of middle school, year eight. 
 This time I vowed to no longer be the girl who was on the "outside". 
 I became someone I wasn't. 
 I wanted everyone to regret ever calling me those awful names. So that morning for school, I asked my mother to make me look "pretty" with makeup. 
 It worked. 
 I was suddenly popular. For the first time in my life, people were looking up to ME. They wanted MY friendship. I was told how "pretty" I was. 
 I thought this would make me happy, but I was still the same girl. Still seeking approval, and still wanting to fit this ideal of "perfect". 
 Now I could tell you what an awful person I became like Sam, but I did not. Again, I was still the same person. Unlike Sam, I didn't become the people who hurt me. I will not deny that I said some things I wish I hadn't, I lied and I even hurt people that considered me a friend. I did not though, poke fun at people's appearances, or intentionally try to hurt them. 
 While I was "popular" I had all the opportunities to become the bully. Honestly, if that's what my group of friends was about, I probably would have gone along with it. 
 Does that make me a horrid person? I guess you could judge me. But if you were only 13 and given the option to never be made fun of again, you would have taken it too. 
 ...That entire year I focused on improving my social image. I made people admire me, in hopes, that maybe someday, I would see myself the way they saw me. 
 Much like Samantha, I would sometimes look in the mirror and not recognize myself at all. 
 How could I change so much, yet change so little? Which was what the narrator asked herself as well. 
 Though today I am no longer that person I was back then, I still feel the imprint of my experience. I want to remind other's that being "popular" is not at all what it's glorified to be. You see, I was no happier than I was a few years ago, I just found a new mask to hide under. I encourage you all to look beneath the shell you've created, and possibly find, the true person which lays beneath. As I've found happiness now that I am outside those minimalist ideals, I would never return to that state. Even if you're telling yourself you would be a nice "popular" person, you cannot promise yourself that. I know that all too well. 
 This book deals with the teenage mind, depression, and bullying. Usually authors either make teenagers A. act like twelve year old's or B. Like your old neighbour Frank from next door, filled with wisdom and knowledge. This novel depicts what goes on in high school and how teenagers rationalize things. 
 It also highlights how fragile life is and how our actions affect others. 
 The main character in "Before I Fall" isn't your typical "relatable" lead, she's popular, and of course a teenager. These combined don't go well together. There's this thing about power, where you can use it for good or you can use it for your own good. Ms.Oliver was able to make us, or at least me sympathize with this unlikeable character. You're usually told the story from the eyes of the victim, but here you get to see it from the perpetrators point of view. 
 I think it's important to see it from another point of view, not just the typical "quiet" girl. It reminds you that those people who have ever hurt you deserve a chance to change. 
 "How is it possible, I think, to change so much and not be able to change anything at all?" 
 This book teaches you in one way or another about things you may not have even thought about. It may be difficult for you to take in the message if you're hung up on how the main character acted before. If you open your mind, and heart you'll be able to see everything this book shares. I wish I could add every beautiful quote in this book,but that's for you to find out. 
 "The last laugh, the last cup of coffee," 
 the last sunset, the last time you jump through a sprinkler, 
 or eat an ice-cream cone, or stick your tongue out to catch a snowflake. 
 You just don't know."