Author: Lauren Oliver
Publisher: Harper Collins
First published: 2011
Pages: 470 (Hardback)
Series: Stand alone
Star rating: *****
What if you only had 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: looks, popularity, the perfect boyfriend. Friday, February 12, should be just another day in her charmed life. Instead, it turns out to be her last.
The catch: Samantha still wakes up the next morning. Living the last day of her life seven times 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
This novel was just magnificent. It’s not the kind of novel I would usually read, but it had gotten so many rave reviews so I thought I would give it a shot anyways. I am so glad I did ‘cause it was just splendidly brilliant –a turn you learn from British commentators while they cheer for the British rowing team.
The big thing, for me, in this book was the main character. Samantha Kingston or Sam. In the beginning she was one of the really popular girls and so on rather stereotype as to what you see in movies. Someone I couldn’t relate to at all, I having never been that kind of person. But she changed. She grew up and learned so much about the world in that last week compared to her entire time in High school. It was a really wonderful journey to take with her, as I slowly began to relate more and more to her.
The plot was really wonderfully done, and the pacing was really good. Oliver didn’t dwell too long on 1 day but didn’t just skip through it in a couple of paragraphs. In my version there was about 60 pages to each day and that was sufficient. Each day would bring a whole new aspect to Sam’s character and show how our small actions can change the lives of so many people.
The emotions felt so real in this book so that in the end I cried even though I had expected the ending I still cried it was just that good. I cared so much for the characters that I just went: “No…” with eyes sparkling.
In conclusion (Yeah!) I thought that this book is just brilliant and Oliver’s writing is beautiful making you flow with the story and meet some splendid characters in the way as you go on an adventure with Sam to become a better human being.
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