From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If I Stay comes "a heartbreaking novel about coping with loss" (People).
When her best friend, Meg, commits suicide by drinking a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so how did she miss the signs of Meg's depression? But when Cody travels to Meg’s college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers that there’s a lot that Meg never told her. About her old roommates, the sort of people Cody never would have met in her dead-end small town in Washington. About Ben McAllister, the boy with a guitar and a sneer, and some secrets of his own. And about an encrypted computer file that Cody can’t open—until she does, and suddenly everything Cody thought she knew about her best friend’s death gets thrown into question.
"I Was Here is a pitch-perfect blend of mystery, tragedy, and romance. Gayle Forman has given us an unflinchingly honest portrait of the bravery that it takes to live after devastating loss."
—Stephen Chbosky, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Perks of Being a Wallflower
This review was originally posted on The Bumbling Bookworm
Oh gosh, I was a bit nervous to read this one. For starters, the last book I read featured teen suicide (All the Bright Places) and it was a 5 star read for me. I was a bit worried that they'd be too similar or that my massive book hangover would cloud my judgment... Well, my worrying was all for nothing, as per usual! The only thing the two books have in common is the teen suicide and the amazing writing/storytelling. Also, no book hangover could detract from the awesomeness that is Gayle Forman.
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