Me Since You by Laura Wiess

Me Since You

by Laura Wiess

Oh c'mon, Dad, nothing's going to happen.

And for sixteen year-old Rowan Areno, shielded by her parents from the dark side of life, nothing bad usually does…until that last Friday in March when Rowan cuts school for a day of fun-and a random stranger's shocking crime sets a traumatic series of events into motion that will change her life forever.

The crime video goes viral, the cruel, relentless aftermath threatening Rowan, her family, and Eli, a witness haunted by losses of his own. But when tragedy strikes, shattering Rowan's world and destroying all she thought was...Read more

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Thank you NetGalley for lending me a copy of this book in exchange for a review!

LIKED: The book is split into two parts: the before, and the after. • This book seriously had me in tears because of a similar experience I had in my family. Though the way of death was the exact opposite, it still put a strain on my family and way of life. • From just reading the Goodreads blurb, you can't quite tell what the books has in store for your feelings, but believe me, they get pretty shredded. • In the after, while Rowan's family crumbles around her, it hurt to see her push everyone away. Her best friend, Nadia (though, really, I started to despise her - she was selfish), Eli, and even her mom sometimes. They both hurt inside, but as I can attest from personal experience, everyone grieves differently.

DISLIKED: The love interest felt pretty scarce in the after, it seemed like. I know Rowan was healing and Eli was doing his own thing, but I wished there were more of him. But what he did was really respectable and you could really tell he cared for Rowan by the way he was around her.

CONCLUSION: I really appreciated the closure the author gave to us, and to Rowan! If it hadn't ended like it did, I would've been really upset. It was a good book, and I don't regret the soggy eyes it gave me!

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