Review: I Was Here

I Was Here by Gayle Forman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

13 Reason's Why fans will enjoy I was Here.

Being a fan of Forman's book If I Stay, I was drawn to this book. While it is too mature to have at the LV IMC, I'm sure some students will seek it out on their own.

Cody Reynolds lost her best friend to suicide. She is distraught and doesn't know how her own life can continue when she's lost a part of herself. Cody & Meg have been best friends most of their life. Cody lives with single Mom Tricia - who seems more like a friend/roommate than mother. Meg has been her other family. The Garcia's include Cody as if she is one of their own and took care of her when Tricia would work late.

Meg's parents ask Cody if she can go to Meg's college town to pick up the last of her belongings. Maybe this is what Cody will need to be able to move on. As soon as Cody arrives, she knows something cannot be right about what happened to Meg. She discovers her laptop and something just doesn't feel right.

A journey begins with Cody feeling more alone than ever, but slowly getting to know the people in Meg's life and starts to fit the pieces of the puzzle together.

A book that will take you on an emotional journey of loss, friendship and love.

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