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If We Were Us
by K.L. Walther
This was a cute, fun read that I enjoyed a lot. It took me back to some of my later high school years and early university years. It also made me want to read an older version of this book. Let's get into it.
Characters
We follow the perspectives of Sage and Charlie in this book. I really enjoyed their friendship and their unwavering loyalty to each other. However, the characters did sort of blend together. Their voices were very similar and I had some trouble distinguishing between their POVs.
The main focus of the book is the relationship dynamics between Sage, Charlie, Luke and Nick and it was explored very thoroughly. Nick was definitely one of my favourite characters and I wish we could have gotten some more page time with them.
I don't want to be one of those reviewers that say "the characters were too juvenile for me" because this is a YA book and intended for a younger audience. BUT, I will say that the way these characters jumped from one relationship to another, especially Nick and Charlie, made the relationships that were supposed to matter, matter a bit less. Although I suppose that's how teenagers work. I can't remember, I'm like 24 going on 80.
Characters = 5
Atmosphere
This story is set in a prestigious boarding school. When I was 13, I wanted nothing more than to go to a boarding school and have crazy adventures. So this book spoke a lot to my 13-year-old self. I loved reading about the adventures they have and it made me really nostalgic for my early university days (but with more drinking and a lot more swearing).
Atmosphere = 6
Writing
The writing wasn't bad, just a bit confusing. The POV tends to shift very fast, and the scenes also shift without warning. I had to reread some things to make sure I didn't miss anything. It was jarring and made the reading experience a bit hard.
Writing = 5
Read my full CAWPILE review at http://www.yourwordsmyink.com/if-we-were-us-book-review/
Characters
We follow the perspectives of Sage and Charlie in this book. I really enjoyed their friendship and their unwavering loyalty to each other. However, the characters did sort of blend together. Their voices were very similar and I had some trouble distinguishing between their POVs.
The main focus of the book is the relationship dynamics between Sage, Charlie, Luke and Nick and it was explored very thoroughly. Nick was definitely one of my favourite characters and I wish we could have gotten some more page time with them.
I don't want to be one of those reviewers that say "the characters were too juvenile for me" because this is a YA book and intended for a younger audience. BUT, I will say that the way these characters jumped from one relationship to another, especially Nick and Charlie, made the relationships that were supposed to matter, matter a bit less. Although I suppose that's how teenagers work. I can't remember, I'm like 24 going on 80.
Characters = 5
Atmosphere
This story is set in a prestigious boarding school. When I was 13, I wanted nothing more than to go to a boarding school and have crazy adventures. So this book spoke a lot to my 13-year-old self. I loved reading about the adventures they have and it made me really nostalgic for my early university days (but with more drinking and a lot more swearing).
Atmosphere = 6
Writing
The writing wasn't bad, just a bit confusing. The POV tends to shift very fast, and the scenes also shift without warning. I had to reread some things to make sure I didn't miss anything. It was jarring and made the reading experience a bit hard.
Writing = 5
Read my full CAWPILE review at http://www.yourwordsmyink.com/if-we-were-us-book-review/