Title: Where She Went
Author: Gayle Forman
Genre: Young Adult; Contemporary Fiction
This book is a sequel to If I Stay. I try to refrain from recommending a book that is a sequel, but there is something incredibly special about this book that both brings me back to read it again, and to tell others about it. Where She Went is about meeting someone who once was the very center of your existence after they have faded out of your life for an extended period of time. Adam and Mia were high school sweethearts, and depended on each other to get through every hardship that life threw their way - and these hardships were considerable!
Inexplicably, as both teens move on into life after high school, Mia slowly cuts off all communication with Adam. Adam is left to pursue his dreams of musical stardom without Mia by his side, and he is still able to find fame and share his art, but his own dreams seem to stutter and falter.
One night, by pure coincidence, Adam discovers himself outside of a concert hall where Mia is currently performing. He can't resist strolling in - but what happens when you go looking for the answers that someone else is so reluctant to provide? This story is an incredible exploration of love, and grief, and family, and just what it means to include someone else when building your own life's purpose.
- Katrina
Check out Where She Went by Gayle Forman @ the library!
