Since You've Been Gone was an excellent start to the summer. It was bright and beautiful, and the cover. Just admire it. I loved everything about everything in this novel, and the most important thing I learned from this story? Make sure your car has a roof so that water doesn't come spilling onto your iPod when it rains, disabling the loop function ;) Just kidding, just kidding. Friendships were the biggest part of this story, not romance, friendships, not family, but FRIENDSHIPS. <3 YA needs more of these books. 
 Emily and Sloane are best friends. But, what would you do if your best friend leaves right before what you thought was going to be the best summer ever? 
 This book was hilarious and heart warming, it crushed my heart to pieces but somehow mended it as well, and it was the type of story I now know only Morgan Matson can do for me. The main characters were so amazing (except for Sloane, Sam, and Gideon), I loved how Emily discovered who she really was, and also discovered who every one of her friends really were. This book was really a book about discovery and I just loved it so so much. Frank is so cute and adorable, and asdkjfla;sdlfaj;sdflkaj;lksdfadsf, and smart and loving and caring, and omfg. Emily was really strong, instead of crying when she realized Sloane was gone, she set out to find out where Sloane had gone. I really liked how Emily even made more friends: Dawn and Collins, and Frank, of course. Emily's character development in this book was incredible. 
 "He looked right at me as he gave me a half smile. "You're the brightest thing in the room", he said. He lifted his hand from my waist, and slowly, carefully brushed a stray lock of hair from my cheek. "You shine." 
 In conclusion, this book was beautiful and amazing and cute and heart breaking, but it's the little things that matter the most. And in a well ordered universe, everyone would read this book. 
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