Reviewed by Amber Elias, age 15<\/p>\n
Corinne knew who she was. Or at least she knew who she was supposed to be. She knew that she was supposed to get good grades in school and have an abundant social life. She knew she should try harder on her cross country team, try to make it to State and get a scholarship to a good college. She knew she was supposed to follow her father\u2019s dream of getting out of this town, where they had become imprisoned due to her alcoholic mother and a nasty divorce. She knew she was supposed to kiss boys, like Trent. However, while she knew she was supposed to be all of these things, she wasn\u2019t. Corinne didn\u2019t want to run, and she wasn\u2019t sure if she wanted to go to college. Her friends were great, but she didn\u2019t always trust them, or feel like she could truly be herself around them.\u00a0 She just didn\u2019t have the drive to do much of anything. And she definitely didn\u2019t just kiss boys. However, Corey was perfectly fine letting others drive her life, since doing it herself would\u2019ve been way too hard. That safety net came crashing down when her girlfriend of a year, who no one knew about, died in a car crash. Now, Corinne didn\u2019t know who she was, or what she was supposed to be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Who I Was With Her is a different take on a classic LGBTQ+ struggling romance trope, and it was definitely refreshing. While the story seemed a little repetitive at times, it truly showed the inner monologue of someone, especially a stressed teen girl, dealing with an immeasurable amount of grief. Losing people you love isn\u2019t easy, and it isn\u2019t any easier when you can\u2019t tell anyone about it. The writing style was face -paced and slightly dizzying, which really puts the reader in Corey\u2019s headspace. The novel also touches base on the nature of young romance, and how teens tend to put the entirety of who they are into someone else in the name of \u201clove\u201d. It was a really fun and introspective read!<\/span><\/p>\n 4 stars.<\/p>\n Find this book in our catalog: N\/A<\/p>\n Catalog Number: N\/A<\/p>\n 339 pages<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Reviewed by Amber Elias, age 15 Who I Was With Her by Nita Tyndall Corinne knew who she was. Or at least she knew who she was supposed to be. She knew that she was supposed to get good grades in school and have an abundant social life. 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