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A review by laurennlesliex
I Was Here by Gayle Forman
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
This book is amazing! It follows Cody whose best friend Meg committed suicide without any indication. Meg had completely planned out her death and gave clear instructions. Cody tries to find out why Meg would do such a thing and I’m doing so, Cody discovered a whole new life that she had no idea about.
This book is the first book that really made me turn the page for a while. It was very good and full of mystery. I really needed to know what was going to happen. I love a book where I can fully envision what is happening, and this book made me completely see what was happening. In my head I can see what all the people look like, what the houses look like and when I can do that, I know I’m going to really enjoy this book. I also love a book where I start to develop feelings for the characters in whatever way. In this book, I really wish that Ben Mcallister was a real person. I found myself while reading this book, that I was getting so invested and it was really making me think of answers. Was she protecting someone? Who is All_BS? Why did she do this? What is on those emails? It really got me wanting to know more. I’d recommend this book to someone who doesn’t like the typical love story book but wants that aspect as it does have romance but also some racy moments and some swearing and a lot of things that are from an adult nature. I don’t think there was a moment in this book where I wasn’t completely absorbed.
This book is the first book that really made me turn the page for a while. It was very good and full of mystery. I really needed to know what was going to happen. I love a book where I can fully envision what is happening, and this book made me completely see what was happening. In my head I can see what all the people look like, what the houses look like and when I can do that, I know I’m going to really enjoy this book. I also love a book where I start to develop feelings for the characters in whatever way. In this book, I really wish that Ben Mcallister was a real person. I found myself while reading this book, that I was getting so invested and it was really making me think of answers. Was she protecting someone? Who is All_BS? Why did she do this? What is on those emails? It really got me wanting to know more. I’d recommend this book to someone who doesn’t like the typical love story book but wants that aspect as it does have romance but also some racy moments and some swearing and a lot of things that are from an adult nature. I don’t think there was a moment in this book where I wasn’t completely absorbed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt