freereverie 's review for:

I'll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan
5.0

This book had me in so many knots. I got about half way through it, and then I had to flip to the back to make sure the ending wasn't too depressing, because I was having panic issues and couldn't continue. I had a perpetual stomach ache the entire time I read this, because of how real and heartbreaking the book managed to be.

I loved it. I loved Riddle (oh, Riddle) and Sam, and Emily, and the wonderful magnificent Bells. I was completely and utterly creeped out by Clarence, and Bobby was just such a slimy jerk. I became so wrapped up in this book so quickly that I had to put it down and walk away for a few days because it was affecting me so intensely.

This is an absolutely stupendous debut, and I cannot wait to see what Holly Goldberg Sloan writes next. If it's even half as good as this, I'll be there in a flash.