Before I Fall Summary

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver is about a 17 year old girl named Sam. Up until high school, Sam was unpopular and made fun of. But when she became friends with Lindsay, one of the most popular girls at the school, her life was turned around. She spent every day with her group of best friends, consisting of Elody, Ally, and Lindsay, as well as her boyfriend, Rob. She had a crush on him since elementary school, but wasn't cool enough to date him. Because of all of this popularity, she became arrogant and self absorbed.

On Cupid Day, her life changed forever. Driving home from a part that night, the car crashed, killing Sam. After the accident, Sam wakes up, but things were strangely familiar. Throughout the book, Sam relives the day that she died over and over again. Each day, she slowly starts to realize the mistakes she had made. You'll have to read the book to see what happens afterward!

Overall, this was a very good book. Since she relived the same day multiple times, it could move slowly at times. But the majority of the book was interesting. Throughout the book, you begin to relate to some of the characters, love some of them, and hate some of them. You feel a lot of emotion as the events happen, especially when they do something that you know they shouldn't have done. I would recommend this book to mainly teenage girls, but anyone would enjoy it.