Review: I Was Here by Gayle Forman
I Was Here is full of wasted potential; Meg is as much of a prop to the story as Mr. Body is to Clue.
I Was Here is full of wasted potential; Meg is as much of a prop to the story as Mr. Body is to Clue.
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