Soundtrack Saturday (40)

Soundtrack Saturday is a meme created and hosted by me, right here on my blog, The Hardcover Lover!

So what exactly is Soundtrack Saturday? Well, first of all, it's a book meme that combines book and music. Each Saturday, I choose a book that I've read (either recently or from years and years ago), and I create a playlist or soundtrack for it.

I'm inviting all interested book bloggers to participate in this meme! Each week, I'll be posting a linky at the bottom of my post so that you can share your Soundtrack Saturday playlist for other bloggers and blog readers to find.

As with all bookish memes, there are a few easy steps to follow to help you create your own perfect Soundtrack Saturday post:

• Choose a book that you've read or are currently reading - any book is fine!
• Create a mini (four songs) or full soundtrack (ten-fifteen + songs) for that book based on characters and plot details
• For more detailed instructions on how to create your own playlist, please visit the meme's homepage. (You could also click the link in my navigation bar!)
• Please credit me somewhere in your post. It can be as simple as "Soundtrack Saturday is a weekly meme that was created by Erin at The Hardcover Lover."
• Leave a comment on my blog post if you enjoy the feature
• Add your name to the link-up tool at the bottom of the post

Book Review: I Was Here

Title: I Was Here

Author: Gayle Forman
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

Publication Date: January 27, 2015

Source: Purchased

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Cody and Meg were inseparable.
Two peas in a pod.
Until . . . they weren’t anymore.

When her best friend Meg drinks a bottle of industrial-strength cleaner alone in a motel room, Cody is understandably shocked and devastated. She and Meg shared everything—so how was there no warning? But when Cody travels to Meg’s college town to pack up the belongings left behind, she discovers that there’s a lot that Meg never told her. About her old roommates, the sort of people Cody never would have met in her dead-end small town in Washington. About Ben McAllister, the boy with a guitar and a sneer, who broke Meg’s heart. And about an encrypted computer file that Cody can’t open—until she does, and suddenly everything Cody thought she knew about her best friend’s death gets thrown into question.

I Was Here is Gayle Forman at her finest, a taut, emotional, and ultimately redemptive story about redefining the meaning of family and finding a way to move forward even in the face of unspeakable loss.

Life Lessons from Gayle Forman + GIVEAWAY

Sometimes, an author speaks to a generation because they just know all of the right things to say. They bring out the best in their readers, but they also provide some much needed wisdom in times of tragedy, heartbreak, or even bliss. That's what Gayle Forman does. She artfully weaves beautiful life lessons into her books, and teaches her readers a lot about life and love.

To celebrate the paperback release of Gayle's latest YA book, I Was Here, bloggers are sharing some of the many lessons they've learned from Gayle's books.