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A review by kellyhager
When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney
5.0
Holy crap, this book. As backstory, Daisy Whitney's been one of my favorite authors since I snagged an ARC of her first book, The Mockingbirds, at my first BEA. I also adored its sequel, The Rivals, and waited impatiently for the release of her third novel (this one). I knew I'd want to read it no matter what, but when you throw in the fact that it's a dead parent book, I began to anticipate it and dread it in equal measure.
Ever since my dad died when I was in high school, I started seeking out dead parent books. It was like poking a bruise but it was also a little bit reassuring that other people were going through what I was and that they were managing to be okay (eventually). It was a light at the end of the tunnel. Now, 15 years later, I'm still seeking out those books.
And honestly with this, it was like Daisy Whitney had read my high school diary. (DID SHE?!) There were so many unsettling parallels that it was almost like living through it again.
But this isn't a hideously sad, depressing book. It's amazing and will make you want to go to Tokyo---even if you never had any desire to go before.
Highly recommended.
Ever since my dad died when I was in high school, I started seeking out dead parent books. It was like poking a bruise but it was also a little bit reassuring that other people were going through what I was and that they were managing to be okay (eventually). It was a light at the end of the tunnel. Now, 15 years later, I'm still seeking out those books.
And honestly with this, it was like Daisy Whitney had read my high school diary. (DID SHE?!) There were so many unsettling parallels that it was almost like living through it again.
But this isn't a hideously sad, depressing book. It's amazing and will make you want to go to Tokyo---even if you never had any desire to go before.
Highly recommended.