that way , as the pages that they refer to . viewers who luxuriated in a good cry after “ the fault in our stars ” may be gratified to know that it ’s not time to stop sobbing . as in “ the fault in our stars , ” this story is told from the point of view of an exceptionally self - aware young woman staring down impending death . then the internet archive hopes that references to these archived pages will be put in place of a link that would be otherwise be broken , or a companion link to allow people to see what was originally intended by a page 's authors . a gifted musician with nurturing parents , mia ( chloë grace moretz ) finds herself caught in limbo between life and death after surviving , although barely , a terrible crash on a snow - covered oregon highway during a family outing . what young audiences will decide soon is whether the movie 's many moments of genuine sweetness and affecting tenderness can survive the persistent silliness of mia 's out - of - body excursions .