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What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera

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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!

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bumblemee's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.25

This was really, really sweet - no highlight for me, but I enjoyed reading it. I liked Ben and Arthur, even though the latter is a little overdramatic, but hey: he's a teenager and a theatre kid, so I guess that's fine. I connected with their interests in creative writing and theatre and liked how they involved the other in their interests.
I must say that I didn't get that invested in the romance, something didn't really click with me. Idk, I didn't really get why they fell for each other, but I did enjoy them as a couple? Can't explain that very well, I think.

All in all a sweet book to read if you're looking for a lighthearted romance with loveable characters. Though, if you are someone who wants to avoid books that contain a lot of Harry Potter references, you should skip this one because there's a lot of them, as well as mentioning appreciation for JKR (book was written before that women unmasked herself though).

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shlymiller's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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eslsilver's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

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

3.5

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claire_0_0's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.5

at times it felt like conflict was made only to be extremely quickly resolved. there were points where things were resolved unrealistically, and it felt like, through some conflicts that felt almost staged, everything seemed to unrealistically work out for the characters. otherwise, the characters and themes were interesting and I was hooked, dispite my eye-rolls at some of the plot points. I probably won't read the sequel, like I didn't read the epilogue. might recommend to someone who likes simple romances and doesn't like conflict, but not for people who like more complex themes and ideas in their stories.

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evelynyle_88's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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green_amaryllis's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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teslis's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

This book I got recommended by a friend because they thought I would like it. But sadly I didn’t liked it as much as I thought. I liked that it had the two perspectives of the main characters and that they were written by two different authors (one of them I really like!). I don’t love or like the story in general sadly. It was cute sometimes but mostly I was annoyed with Ben for thinking about his past instead of focusing on Arthur. And for Arthur not realizing how Ben felt. I couldn’t figure out where the story was going witch was sad, because I couldn’t get up a hope or cheer on them as I would have wanted to! The narrator were amazing! I liked that they were two and how they really felt like the characters. For example the one reading Arthur’s point of view being very exited and talking fast from time to time! That gave a lot for the story to me!

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ingridmaria's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

This was a sweet sfw getting together story but it felt a little superficial. Imo this book and the next in the series could probably have benefited from being a single book.

They broke up at the end without really exploring the angst of that and then did some timeskips which I'm not a fan of

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vickeyreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It was a little slow at some parts. The comedy was pretty good as Dylan is very funny character. Ben and Arthur stand out rightfully so. There were some parts that weren’t exciting and a little anticlimactic here and there. But besides that I enjoyed reading this and this couple. I also wish it went a little more deep with the ideas of universe and fate it brings but that’s just my preference there. Personally in terms of Adam Silveria books, I think I enjoyed “They Both Die at the End” more. For Becky Albertalli, I enjoyed reading “Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda” the story to me in her book is particularly engaging and has a lot of meaning. Those are my thoughts for now.

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