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whosfernn's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-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
4.25
A beautiful story about teenage love and longing (plus how it's possible to be friends with your exes). Totally going to read the sequel if I get chance!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Hate crime
Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Racism, Death, Medical content, Sexual content, and Alcohol
jstarshine16's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol, Homophobia, Sexual content, Racism, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Stalking, and Transphobia
_thelitlibrarian's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-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
3.50 stars
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TW; Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Sexual content, Death
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After a meet-cute in a postal office, New York teen Ben and summer intern Arthur do whatever it takes to find the other to see what could be. This book focuses a lot on the concept of 'What If'; and it was cute at first but I felt like the plot was drawn out a lot and felt like the romance was forced, I didn't really get a strong connection from our two main characters. If anything, I was more interested in the side-characters and their love life.
On one hand we have Arthur who tries too hard to make things work, while Ben isn't trying hard enough - the two of them have to re-do their first date multiple times until they get it right. I'm not sure if it's just me, but I believe that if things don't go well the first few times maybe it's better off just to be friends. I appreciated the ton of Hamilton references and the endless Broadway talk - this book paints NYC so well, that is made me feel like I was there as I was reading.
I really liked the epilogue to see where Ben and Arthur ended up, I think it paints a path that will lead up to the sequel. I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays out and if we get more closure than in the first book.
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TW; Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Sexual content, Death
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After a meet-cute in a postal office, New York teen Ben and summer intern Arthur do whatever it takes to find the other to see what could be. This book focuses a lot on the concept of 'What If'; and it was cute at first but I felt like the plot was drawn out a lot and felt like the romance was forced, I didn't really get a strong connection from our two main characters. If anything, I was more interested in the side-characters and their love life.
On one hand we have Arthur who tries too hard to make things work, while Ben isn't trying hard enough - the two of them have to re-do their first date multiple times until they get it right. I'm not sure if it's just me, but I believe that if things don't go well the first few times maybe it's better off just to be friends. I appreciated the ton of Hamilton references and the endless Broadway talk - this book paints NYC so well, that is made me feel like I was there as I was reading.
I really liked the epilogue to see where Ben and Arthur ended up, I think it paints a path that will lead up to the sequel. I'm looking forward to seeing how it plays out and if we get more closure than in the first book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Death
levilore_'s review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
A really fun read! I really enjoyed the way the story was told and absolutely loved the characters. The beginning was pretty slow, which turned me off at first, but once the 2nd part started I was fully in love with story. I was really happy there was an epilogue and I actually didn't mind the open-ended ending.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Death, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Sexual content
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