I Was Here review

The author of “If I Stay”, Gayle Forman, has another book that was published in 2015 called, “I Was Here.” “I Was Here ” is a young adult mystery following around a girl named Cody.

When Cody’s best friend, Meg, kills herself by drinking a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner, Cody is shocked and devastated. The two girls shared everything with each other, why did’t Meg share this with Cody? Cody begins to wonder the same thing. She decides she is going to find out the answer as she finds an encrypted computer file that she can’t open. When she finally does, she realizes she didn’t know as much about Meg as she thought.

“I Was Here” is written beautifully and gives just the right amount of information to have you on the edge of your seat. It has just the right amount of plot twists, romance, tragedy, and mystery. If you liked “If I Stay” by Gayle Forman or “Thirteen Reasons Why” by Jay Asher, you will love “I Was Here” by Gayle Forman.