A review by daisey
You Were Here by Cory McCarthy

3.0

Jaycee's life completely changed the day that her older brother died, and she's never really been able to get past that. As she faces her own graduation and the summer following it, she reconnects with old friends for adventures to the same places her brother explored. The story is told from the perspective of each of the group of friends in his/her own way by using text and illustration. I especially liked the addition of the comics panels for Mikivikious since he does not speak through most of the story. Each person deals with grief in their own way, and this story took an interesting look at that process for several different people, as well as reminding the reader that over time it is both acceptable and necessary to move on from the death of a loved one to live your own life.

* I received an electronic copy of this book through NetGalley for an honest review.