If I Stay is meh. Mia and her family are involved in a fatal car crash. Mia is the only survivor. She hovers between life and death in the hospital for the duration of the novel.

I bought this book at a store that has a "blind date" basket: books wrapped in brown paper with a description written on it. I failed to notice it was YA, otherwise I would have chosen another one. It ... definitely reads like a YA novel.

You know how it ends as soon as it becomes clear she's a "ghost" despite her quibbling over whether she should just die or try to live. Her friends, extended family and boyfriend all visit her, and she chooses life (no shit, though choosing death would have made for a great surprise ending). At times silly and boring, there were still a few moments where my throat tightened since Mia has, after all, just lost her parents and little brother. Overall, however, not a great read.