A review by megray1126
I Was Here by Gayle Forman

3.0

I'd probably give this book 3 1/2 stars. I really liked Forman's way of telling the story, but for me, the ending was a bit cheesy. I guess YA Fiction has to end on kind of a good note, for the kids. But it seemed almost like a waste for Cody to do all of this deep investigating to figure out the root of Meg's suicide, when her parents kind of knew all along. And then the fact that she went to face this guy to tell him off or something seemed pretty strange too...What exactly did she expect to come from that? I guess it's Cody's way of dealing with her best friend's suicide. I did like how the novel brought attention to depression and how it is an illness just like pneumonia. It may not be contagious, but its effects on your brain may still kill you if not treated properly.