A rough, emotional novel that deals with the big T: Trauma.

Rowan's father is a police officer who witnesses a horrible, tragic event and cannot escape the aftermath. Unable to deal with what happened (even with help from a therapist and medication), and what came after, he ends his life, leaving Rowan and her mother behind. As anyone at her age would be, Rowan is left reeling, wondering how her father could leave them behind.

This exploration of grief and recovery is haunting and deeply felt through the author's beautiful writing and strong sense of character. Even while Rowan retreats from the world following her father's death, and the reader is left to watch as the poor girl grapples with how to move on, or how to be, after everything.

My frustration with this book lies with the idea of a romantic entanglement within this story. It is common for there to be some level of romance in most YA contemporary novels, as that's part of what drives a strong readership. However, for a book like this, I really wish that we'd been able to focus more on Rowan and her mother's grief and recovery, with maybe a smaller dose of Rowan. It's not that his inclusion was bad (he is a good character, and his story of losing his father is tragic in its own way), but it felt like we needed to "share" Rowan with him in the end.

Me Since You is an incredible story about conquering grief. It makes you understand its consequences and power, and may even help you through your own dark times.

I started reading this a long time ago and never went back to it. Now that I'm trying again, I don't think it's for me. My tastes have changed since I requested this and I don't think I'll finish it. If I do, I'll update this review.

This is a sad story but also gripping. You get to follow Rowan before and after a tragedy and it's just heartbreaking to learn what happens and to follow the story.

I really like Laura Wiess writing style and I'm curious about her other books as well.

I think this book is a good inspiration to people who's been really down and made themselves go back up.

I think I would have loved this had I read it when I was a teenager, but the narration didn't necessarily translate very well to an adult reading a YA novel as I wanted it to.

A well-written and enjoyable book, I am glad I requested this title and will be more than happy to pass the title along to my fellow library purchasers.