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A review by _thelitlibrarian
What If It's Us by Adam Silvera, Becky Albertalli
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.
Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content