#bookspecific

This book has been sitting in my tbr pile ever since the day it got released. Lately I've been feeling pretty uninspired with my reading, besides Harry Potter, every other book I've read in the past few weeks has been left half finished. But when I picked up What if it's us, I couldn't seem to put it down.

 Is it the best book I've ever read? No. But it did warm my heart and I found myself rooting for the characters at every turn and I was completely invested in the story. Something that hasn't been the case for a while, so that has to mean something.

I’ve loved the works of Adam and Becky separately and this book is the perfect blend of both of their writing styles. They’ve created a cohesive story full of fluffy romance, a touch of heartbreak and the right amount of awkwardness.

I truly loved Ben and Arthur, they’re layered characters, they’re flawed, and both are equally terrible at dating, but that doesn’t stop them from being easy to love.

I have only a couple issues with the book.

One is that sometimes the language used is very strange and sort of cringe worthy, there are points were it really does sound like my fifty year old dad trying to use the latest slang to sound cool. But it’s a relatively easy critique to over look.

The second is that I hate how short the timeline is and how young the characters. Everything takes place over the course of a summer, which I guess is an important plot point, so I can also get past that. It wasn’t a deal breaker. the other point is that the characters are barely seventeen, which although a little bothersome, I could get past that.

That second critique was, however, somewhat shattered by the epilogue, so I feel some what inclined to take it back. No spoilers though. but I really liked the ending, it made it seem more real to me.

Overall I loved my time reading What If It’s us, and if you’re a fan of Simon Vs, or They both die in the end, then I highly recommend it.