Reviews

What If You & Me by Roni Loren

lauren_mccune's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, and Stalking

calebthalia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

peridotpages's review against another edition

4.0

Relatable. Adorable. Entertaining.

If there’s three things I love, it’s romance novels, true crime, and grumpy teddy bears. Put them all in one book? Hello, heaven.

I loved watching Andi and Hill work through their own forms of anxiety and PTSD together. It was very relatable and even kind of healing in ways. Roni does a great job in all her books of displaying the wide spectrum of emotions and attributes that are attributed to mental health issues - and this book is no exception.

Neighbors to lovers? ✔️
Grumpy sunshine? ✔️
Witty banter? ✔️
Ample spice? ✔️

If you like Tessa Bailey, BK Borison, or Stephanie Archer, you’ll love Roni Loren. Highly recommend.

chandlerainsley's review against another edition

4.0

ignore the cover, this is a true romance! and i really really appreciated it. thoughts to come in a wrap up

hannibanani29's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

_phoebe_tomlinson_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

mmardybum's review

this was really, really good.

ashleyelmreads's review against another edition

4.0

I flew through this one! Honestly wish there were 50-100 more pages. I love how this one incorporated horror movies while the first book had romance movies. I’m excited to see what genre the next book will include. I love Andi and Hill. Really great characters with some tragedy in their pasts. I loved Andi in Hollyn’s book and I’m so glad I love her even more in her own book. She’s strong, brave, witty, and so funny. Hill is a big, gentle sweetheart. I should have been taking notes from Chef Hill. Seriously love how Roni Loren fully develops her characters. They have pasts, flaws, dreams, passions. And they communicate with each other! I don’t know why authors insist on using the miscommunication trope! It makes me so mad and doesn’t add to the story at all! It’s so frustrating. Especially when we know they’re going to end up together because this is the romance genre! It doesn’t really bode well that the couple is going to last or that they have a healthy relationship when they hide speaking their true feelings to one another. Roni Loren’s books are the example! Her characters don’t shy away from speaking the truth and I love it so much!! Her books haven’t made me cry (yet), but this one also made me tear up. Chapter 24, World on Fire by Sarah McLachlan is mentioned, so I listened to the song and it’s the perfect song for Andi and Hill! Loren weaves a story together so well! It’s just amazing the details she includes and you can tell how well thought out her stories are. I’ve debated giving this 5 stars, but need to think about it some more. It’s really good. And I know I want to reread these books some day and annotate them. I really love the movie aspect of these books. Not just the mention of them, but the discussion around tropes and what can be learned from movies. Andi’s take on some romantic movies is amazing, too! Very, very excited to pick up the next book, which released today!

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Listened to the audiobook narrated by Desiree Ketchum.

allisonderose's review against another edition

4.0

i don’t care to critically analyze this book. please don’t ask me to. i just liked it and i was kicking my feet so silly.

jen286's review against another edition

5.0

I really loved Andi and Hill and how they were so sweet together! They both have major baggage to deal with, but they both are just wonderful! They can open up to each other and be themselves and it was so sweet. Plus I loved that Andi was a huge horror fan and all the talk around that (as a huge horror fan myself it was fun! Not often do I get some horror references in my romance!). The only thing that annoyed me was Hill's ex who was horrible to Andi, I absolutely hated the way she talked about Andi, but she never apologizes for that. She had Hill have a talk about the past and wanting to be nicer and he apologizes for his part, but even after she just was crappy about Andi she still doesn't think to say anything or apologize for that which I hated. But she is not a large part of the book so it was fine. I still loved Andi and Hill!