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A review by greylandreviews
This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan
5.0
5 stars
e-arc provided by Forever (Grand Central Publishing) through NetGalley for honest review
This story is about love and its many forms. Be it familial, romantic, and self it is in here in spades. Ryan just has a way of making you connect with all of the characters she writes, main or not. Reading Sol's journey throughout this was a experience. The first quarter was a little slow with the buildup but how the plot and her character arc was played out was amazing. I loved all the character interactions that took place, they didn't seem forced or out place with where the story was going.
The book does have a romance but it doesn't take the forefront of it (which I can see that might bother some people) but y'all, Judah Cross is one of my favorite male protagonist that I've ever read. We stan a neurodivergent demisexual king. It's not written on page in technical terms but with how he describes himself and how his relationship is with Sol can definitely get those vibes from him.
One last thing. I really respect how Ryan handled the autistic rep in this. She does have her own experience with it (her son has autism) but she also took other input from parents, caregivers, and other people who have it. The authenticity she puts into her books, characters, and writing is just phenomenal.
Trigger Warnings: cheating (not between h/H), STI mentioned, blood, colorism mentioned, death of parent from cervical cancer mentioned, cancer, seizures mentioned, and medical treatment
e-arc provided by Forever (Grand Central Publishing) through NetGalley for honest review
This story is about love and its many forms. Be it familial, romantic, and self it is in here in spades. Ryan just has a way of making you connect with all of the characters she writes, main or not. Reading Sol's journey throughout this was a experience. The first quarter was a little slow with the buildup but how the plot and her character arc was played out was amazing. I loved all the character interactions that took place, they didn't seem forced or out place with where the story was going.
The book does have a romance but it doesn't take the forefront of it (which I can see that might bother some people) but y'all, Judah Cross is one of my favorite male protagonist that I've ever read. We stan a neurodivergent demisexual king. It's not written on page in technical terms but with how he describes himself and how his relationship is with Sol can definitely get those vibes from him.
One last thing. I really respect how Ryan handled the autistic rep in this. She does have her own experience with it (her son has autism) but she also took other input from parents, caregivers, and other people who have it. The authenticity she puts into her books, characters, and writing is just phenomenal.
Trigger Warnings: cheating (not between h/H), STI mentioned, blood, colorism mentioned, death of parent from cervical cancer mentioned, cancer, seizures mentioned, and medical treatment