Rating: 3.5/5 
 ***Minor spoilers*** 
 Mia never expected for everything to be taken from her in an instant. She has a family who she gets along with (both parents and a younger brother), a best friend named Kim, and a boyfriend named Adam. Everything is ruined when a terrible car accident occurs when Mia's entire family is in the vehicle. Her mother died on impact. Her father was thrown from the car, cracked his skull on the pavement and died. Mia was thrown from the car and is now in a coma and critical condition. Her brother Teddy is also sent to the hospital. This book follows Mia's out of body experience while she's in her coma, where she is able to observe life as usual while nobody else can see her. She is able to see her family's reaction, and believes that whether she lives or dies is her choice. We're also told personal anecdotes from Mia's perspective that help to develop her character, and the others around her. 
 This book has been on my list for ages, especially since there was a movie made. I became a bit more hesitant about it after I hated Just One Day, but since I nabbed this book for free from a giveaway through the library, I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm really glad I did. I thought it was so much better than Just One Day. I think the best thing about this book was that it was a particularly easy read. Yes, it's a difficult situation, but it also flows well and you can read a large percentage of the book before realizing how much you've actually read. The short length helps to keep the useless bits to a minimum. I know some people have complained about the dragging, but I really didn't notice. This could've been because I don't tend to read books in one sitting, but I tend to break up my schoolwork with a chapter or two of a book. 
 I don't really think the characters in this book are particularly strong. Adam is a typical YA boyfriend who's slightly older and in a band that's getting bigger by the day. Mia's family is fun, but not particularly interesting in my opinion. Mia was an interesting character, but she didn't seem very unique to me. Also, I found the dialogue extremely awkward, and teenagers don't really speak the way this dialogue is written. However, this book's strong point is making you reflect back on your own life. On the cover of my version of this book, it asks, "What would you do if you had to choose?" That question stuck with me throughout the book. In my own ways, I can relate to Mia's relationship. I have a family that has its difficulties but who I love, I'm in a loving relationship, and I have some close friends. It made me ask myself, would I want to come back to a world where my parents and brother were dead? I honestly can't answer that question, but it makes me think. 
 Overall, I value this book a lot for making me reflect back on my own life and thinking about what I would do in Mia's shoes. It's definitely sad in places. I found myself tearing up in a few places, but I didn't find it heart-wrenching enough to have a full on cry. In my opinion, what this book lacks is mostly made up for with the whole stay or go dilemma, and reflecting it back to yourself. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys contemporary, and those who enjoy books that make them reflect. I'll be sure to read the next book at some point.