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What If It's Us by Adam Silvera, Becky Albertalli
4.0
A fun and upbeat contemporary about a summer fling between two boys. Albertalli and Silvera join forces to create a funny, uplifting and universe-defying narrative that will keep you smiling and your chest warm long after you finish it. The story follows Arthur and Ben who meet at the post office, and through a series of fate-induced events they find one another.
The story is told through the two characters perspectives in alternating chapters, and each boy has their own take on the matter. Personally, I thought the voices of the two characters were too similar and it was very difficult to tell them apart without really thinking about it. This didn't ruin the experience for me, but at times I did struggle to remember who was talking - particularly in the beginning.
The plot was very feel-good and happy which was really fun! There were more serious topics introduced, such as homophobia, cheating, and divorce, but this book remained on the positive side while still addressing day to day LGBT experiences. They simply normalised it and it read just like any other romance, which was amazing.
The other reason this is a 4/5 star book for me was the ending. It felt very abrupt in a book that was quite long (and tended to rely on longer chapters) and it disrupted the experience. It felt kind of disjointed from the rest of the book - particularly the last chapter. But, overall, I really enjoyed it and I would recommend!
The story is told through the two characters perspectives in alternating chapters, and each boy has their own take on the matter. Personally, I thought the voices of the two characters were too similar and it was very difficult to tell them apart without really thinking about it. This didn't ruin the experience for me, but at times I did struggle to remember who was talking - particularly in the beginning.
The plot was very feel-good and happy which was really fun! There were more serious topics introduced, such as homophobia, cheating, and divorce, but this book remained on the positive side while still addressing day to day LGBT experiences. They simply normalised it and it read just like any other romance, which was amazing.
The other reason this is a 4/5 star book for me was the ending. It felt very abrupt in a book that was quite long (and tended to rely on longer chapters) and it disrupted the experience. It felt kind of disjointed from the rest of the book - particularly the last chapter. But, overall, I really enjoyed it and I would recommend!