A review by ging090803
I Was Here, by Gayle Forman

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The beginning is good. Then i sort of got detached from Cody and her "quest". I didnt really understand her  motive. But then... BAM! The end. The end killed me. I did shed a tear. I really liked how it was write. We can follow Cody through the stages of grief. It's beautiful yet sad.

Please, dont let people live what the characters lived. They do care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death

Minor: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Eating disorder

It IS a book about suicide. So it will talk A LOT about suicide, suicidal thoughts, ways to die. However, this book also tells the other side of the medal : the ones left behind. We can see the pain, the sadness, the anger, the grief. It can be a lot to read if you are sensible to all of this.