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Reader reviewed by the book muncher

Beautiful Laura and chubby Miles are sister-cousins, cousins by blood but as close as sisters. That is, until adolescence, when perfect Laura ditches Miles for more popular friends, and outcast Miles is dubbed 8 Mile. But during Lauras last year of high school, the cousins reconnected over a shared love of getting high. Miles thought she had gotten Laura back; she didnt know how far they really were until Laura commits suicide. Miles now finds herself lost, not knowing who to turn to or what to care about. You Know Where to Find Me follows a struggling Miles as she tries to figure out how life will go on.

I found You Know Where to Find Me a confusing novel at best. In all honesty, I liked the first and last chapters but pretty much nothing in between. Miles character was very confusing, and I didnt feel that the rest of the characters were developed enough, especially Miles parents. I also never really felt the connection between Laura and Miles that shouldve been there. The novel follows Miles life, but I often felt myself thinking, Well, so what? You Know Where to Find Me lacks a certain something that could make it a really great novel, and I regret to say that this book greatly disappointed me. I originally expected this novel to be similar to other spectacular novels dealing with death and suicide such as The Day I Killed James by Catherine Ryan Hyde, Saving Zoë by Alyson Noël, Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin, and Freeze Frame by Heidi Ayarbe, but You Know Where to Find Me unfortunately failed at this.

Im sorry to say that You Know Where to Find Me is probably the first book Ive read that I dont recommend at all (not including school-required novels). This book was just too disappointing.

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