Where She Went

Tina Hong 
Ms. Arnold 
English 10
17 May 2015

where she went by Gayle Forman

I read “where she went” by Gayle Forman. It is the sequel of " if I stay". I loved "if i stay"'s book and movie, and I was so eager to find out what happen next because "if i stay" ended with a cliffhanger right as Mia wakes up. 
The genre is realistic fiction, and it is a story about Mia and Adam's reunion after three years of separation. The book, Where she went was told in first person from the perspective of  Adam, which I really enjoyed, because I got to know more about Adam( the first book was in Mia's perspective). This story mostly takes place in Manhattan, New York, and Brooklyn. 
This book happens three years after Mia's loss of her family and the break up with Adam. Mia becomes Julliard's rising star and Adam is a popular rocking star with headlines and a celebrity girlfriend. One night Adam gets stuck in New York, and chance brings Mia and Adam together. They go to Mia's favorite places in the city which is her new home. Mia explains to Adam why she left him and what has happened in her life since they've broken up. Adam listens carefully and ends up opening his heart again to her. They both find out they still have feelings for each other and make plans to see each other when Mia has concerts in Japan and Adam has concerts in London. 
I loved Mia because she is pretty, nice, loyal, and is an incredible cello player. 
She is patience when Adam refuses to listen to her explains and is nice to her fans, her friends at the diner. I do not have a character I hate but I did find a bit too much inappropriate words in Adam's quotes when they are in New York which made me pretty uncomfortable. However, it is understandable because Adam's quotes perfectly showed his anger.
The main conflict in the book is when Mia tells Adam  why she left him three years ago. The reason was because she hated him when Adam made her stay and she thought it would be easier to go. Then they have a huge argument and Mia walks away.  In this part of the book, the story kind of pulled me in and I started to think in Mia's position although I was reading in Adam's perspective. 
The book reflects the differences of living style between city and country. Adam in the book has had a hard time adapting to the busy life, and wants to get back to his original life with loose schedule.
 I would recommend this book to those who have finished the first book or movie, If i stay, because it would be  quiet hard to follow up without the knowledge of the background. 

Where She Went by Gayle Forman book trailer (video ...
Where She Went (If I Stay sequel) | Unofficial trailer - YouTube