The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
aely's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Classism
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
catdoof's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
Not only was there an obscene amount of pop culture references (here’s a game, take a shot everytime, you won’t even be alive after), the characters are unlovable, cliche, and their issues not relatable, stupid, and lead to literally no where. The book was incredibly frustrating to get through and I constantly found myself rolling my eyes. Moments that were obviously supposed to be emotional and hard hitting generally were not, leading to eye rolls. This book reaches. A lot. Not worth a read.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual content, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
green_amaryllis's review against another edition
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Alcohol and Sexual content
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Racism
There are a large number of Harry Potter references all throughout the book.jessicohen15'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Loved the storyline and enjoyed the epilogue more than expected. Quick, light-hearted fun read in between other genres.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
irisvdn's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
I liked this book. Nothing special, just a nice romance book.
I liked Arthur more than Ben though, Ben was a little superficious about Arthurs appearance (height) for example.
I don't know what to think of the ending
I liked Arthur more than Ben though, Ben was a little superficious about Arthurs appearance (height) for example.
I don't know what to think of the ending
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Toxic relationship and Alcohol
reader_in_the_meadow's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
What If It's Us is a 2018 novel by american authors Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera.
It talks about topics like relationship, friendships and the obstacles these oftentimes face.
The book consists of 37 chapters, an epilogue, acknowledgements and information about the authors.
The plot of this novel revolves around Arthur, a teenager from Georgia who lives in New York City over the summer and Ben, a teenager who is a New York City resident. Both of them are gay and once they meet they're story begins.
This story has so much in it and I loved it so much. I am a total sucker for romances,especially when they are MLM, which made this perfect for me. The way tbis story had its ups and downs and how the consintency made it easy to follow was so good. Furthermore this has been an absolute catcher for my attention. I could ,so often, not stop readingthis and it was hard to put this down.
The characters are just awesome! Every single character had it's own personality, even if they appeared only for a short time. But I did not expect any different from two of my favorite authors. Moreover, this book has a realy diverse cast of characters with multiple LGBTQ+, jewish and latinx characters.
Thw writing was easy to get into and not at all complicated which makes it easy to read this, even for non-native speakers. Fun fact, this was the first English novel I've ever read, so it can also be a great start to get into English novels and books.Â
The simplicity of the wtiting made it also to focus completely on the story while reading by not having to struggle with difficult words or grammar.
Things I especially liked were the pop-cultural references in the story because I am a huge fan of modern poo-culture. Especially the Broadway and musical references were pure gold, in my opinion. However, there are some references that are by now far out-dated and should no longer be used. I'm looking at you JKR and HP references.
To sum up, this book was an absolute delight to read. Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera are two of my favorite authors and their stories always make me very emotional. I sometimes even shed a tear.Â
I can only recommend this, but please take note of the content warnings, as usual.
It talks about topics like relationship, friendships and the obstacles these oftentimes face.
The book consists of 37 chapters, an epilogue, acknowledgements and information about the authors.
The plot of this novel revolves around Arthur, a teenager from Georgia who lives in New York City over the summer and Ben, a teenager who is a New York City resident. Both of them are gay and once they meet they're story begins.
This story has so much in it and I loved it so much. I am a total sucker for romances,especially when they are MLM, which made this perfect for me. The way tbis story had its ups and downs and how the consintency made it easy to follow was so good. Furthermore this has been an absolute catcher for my attention. I could ,so often, not stop readingthis and it was hard to put this down.
The characters are just awesome! Every single character had it's own personality, even if they appeared only for a short time. But I did not expect any different from two of my favorite authors. Moreover, this book has a realy diverse cast of characters with multiple LGBTQ+, jewish and latinx characters.
Thw writing was easy to get into and not at all complicated which makes it easy to read this, even for non-native speakers. Fun fact, this was the first English novel I've ever read, so it can also be a great start to get into English novels and books.Â
The simplicity of the wtiting made it also to focus completely on the story while reading by not having to struggle with difficult words or grammar.
Things I especially liked were the pop-cultural references in the story because I am a huge fan of modern poo-culture. Especially the Broadway and musical references were pure gold, in my opinion. However, there are some references that are by now far out-dated and should no longer be used. I'm looking at you JKR and HP references.
To sum up, this book was an absolute delight to read. Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera are two of my favorite authors and their stories always make me very emotional. I sometimes even shed a tear.Â
I can only recommend this, but please take note of the content warnings, as usual.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Alcohol
matheo's review against another edition
emotional
funny
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism
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
risemini's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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? No
3.5
likes: -diversity
-talks about how being a white passing poc feels
dislikes: -dylan was annoying lmao sorry everyone likes him except me
-i feel like arthur and ben talk the exact same way
-felt like reading a wattpad fanfic
-arthur was a stalker
-ben we get it you broke up with hudson
-talks about how being a white passing poc feels
dislikes: -dylan was annoying lmao sorry everyone likes him except me
-i feel like arthur and ben talk the exact same way
-felt like reading a wattpad fanfic
-arthur was a stalker
-ben we get it you broke up with hudson
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol and Homophobia