What If It’s Us audiobook

I LOVED THIS SO MUCH

I really loved this book! I have been waiting for this book since the moment it was announced and it truly did not disappoint!CW: cheating, homophobia, racism, panic attacksI of course enjoyed the writing style of this novel. Adam and Becky were able to perfectly co-author this contemporary, making Arthur and Ben’s individual personalities present, whether they were writing their respective character’s chapters or writing the other’s in their own scenes. I feel their two styles blended together perfectly, creating a cohesive story full of fluffy romance and detrimental heart break *insert evil laugh here*. It is heartwarming, humorous, awkward, and inspiring. I virtually had to force myself to put it down when necessary and could not wait to pick it up again. If you are a lover of Adam and/or Becky’s work, you won’t want to miss their debut project together.I really loved the romance between Arthur and Ben. Not only does it feature a gay romance, but Arthur is Jewish and has ADHD while Ben is also Puerto Rican. I truly loved the set up of their story – not only the charm having a “missed connection” to find each other later, but also the hilarity of their terrible, terrible dates! It’s a fantastic twist on a typical meet-cute. In that respect, they have a very unique love story that I feel is absolutely worth reading. I also loved the fact that I was able to get annoyed/angry with both main characters so frequently. I LOVE characters who’s reactions make me mad while also enabling me to see their viewpoint and fully understand their reactions. Arthur and Ben are both complex, layered characters. They are easy to love, yet remain flawed; exactly as I feel realistic characters should be, and their love story is the same.My one main critique of the story is it felt a bit predictable. There were only two significant events throughout the entire story that I had not anticipated beforehand – One being the ending which on the plus side, was EXTREMELY surprising and closed out the story in the most satisfying way possible. (A lot of y’all probably won’t like it but if you can set aside a personal opinion for the sake of a fantastic literary ending, I think you’d really appreciate the value of it.) I just wish it had pushed the boundaries of what is to be expected of a typical young adult contemporary romance a little more. I can’t say much of my other critique without spoilers, but I would have liked one of the more intense moments of the story to be more impactful. I attended Epic Reads Day with Adam and Becky where on their panel, they discussed a scene they disagreed over regarding a character’s response to a certain plot point and how that dictated the storyline. I have a strong feeling this is the moment I was underwhelmed by and while I completely understand their reasoning for the decision based on that conversation and how it played out in text, I was left wishing for more.Overall, I really loved my time reading What If It’s Us. If you are someone who is excited for this story, I don’t feel you will be disappointed. I would definitely recommend to all my lovers of diverse contemporary romance!This book was sent to me unsolicited and for free by Harper Collins. I had no obligation to review this book and all opinions are my own.

ARC provided by HarperTeen in exchange for an honest review. “I believe in love at first sight. Fate, the universe, all of it. But not how you’re thinking. I don’t mean it in the our souls were split and you’re my other half forever and ever sort of way. I just think you’re meant to meet some people. I think the universe nudges them into your path.” My dear friend, Jules, dubbed this a “queer, modern day, Sleepless in Seattle, set in New York” and she was so damn correct. Friends, I loved this book. It was seamlessly and so very beautifully written. The characters felt so real, that I’m still convinced that they have to be real people, walking the streets of New York while you read this review. And the romance? Lord, this was the sweetest, but most realistic, romance I’ve read in years. ➽ Arthur - White, gay, 16 (but a 17th birthday does happen), and just visiting New York for the summer, because he was able to land a very good intern position. ➽ Ben - Puerto Rican, gay, 17, and trying to mend his broken heart, because he and his ex just broke up, and now he is forced to see him every single day in summer school. And these two boys met by chance, in a post office one July day, and it changes their lives. Yet, the constant question of this book is if that meeting, given to them by the universe or some higher-power, was meant to bring them together or to keep them apart. “I guess that’s any relationship. You start with nothing and maybe end with everything.” I very much related to Ben, who is constantly self-conscious about his white-passing looks. That is, until he and his privilege get completely checked. This was such a minor side story in this book, but it meant the freakin’ world to me. Both, him feeling not as much in touch with his culture when he is away from his family, and when he realizes that a lot of privilege comes from being white-passing. “Not looking the part of Puerto Rican messed me up. I know I get some privilege points from looking white, but Puerto Ricans don’t come in one shade.” Also, this book wonderfully touches upon how Arthur has ADHD, and how he lives a better life because of Adderall (which I know isn’t for everyone, but it still made me really happy to see). He and his family are also Jewish, and that is always as at the forefront of this story, too. And it is beautifully mingled with Ben’s very catholic family. “We’re not old-school Catholics who live by the Bible and conveniently ignore all the verses that contradict the hate coming out of their mouths. We’re the kind of Catholics who think people shouldn’t go to hell for being nonhetero, and that was before I even came out.” This is just such a beautiful story about these two boys coming together, by fate, while trying to discover who they are and who they want to be. Life, and the world we live in, is such a vast thing, and seeing these teenage boys try to understand it with each other, knowing they only have a summer together, is something so awe-inspiring that I don’t even have words for it. Other important juxtapositions are in this book, too. Like, Ben’s family isn’t the most wealthy, but they get by, where Arthur’s parents are able to spend the entire summer in New York. Arthur also has plans of going to a very good school, where Ben is just trying to stay afloat in high school. But Ben’s parents are very much in love and happy, where Arthur’s parents just have a different way of showing each other love. Seriously, this book has so much good in its’ four-hundred pages! Plus, this book displays some beautiful friendships, too. Ben’s best friend, Dylan, was so amazing in this book. Like, I feel like I keep saying the world “realistic” but it’s honestly the perfect fit. And Dylan lives with extreme anxiety and a heart condition. I also was living for Arthur's best friends, Jess and Ethan, and all their facetime calls. I ended up loving this entire friend group! And, of course, I ended up completely head over heels for both Ben and Arthur. And this book also just feels authentically “teen” I guess I’m trying to say? I mean, I’m not a teenager, so I guess I’ll say that this book feels authentically “twenties” or something along those lines. But from the Hamilton, Harry Potter, The Sims, Dear Evan Hansen (which I haven’t seen, listened, or read, but I probably should because of the title of this book), and so many other references, this just feels authentically 2018. “How lucky we are to be alive right now, right?” “Oh my god, you’re speaking Hamilton—I’m just so into you. I’m helpless.” Overall, I loved this book entirely. I bet it makes my “best of 2018” list, come December 31st. Also, I can’t believe this book was written by two different authors, because it was seriously seamless perfection. This was one of the best and most realistic romances I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. And even though I didn’t entirely love the epilogue at first, now I actually think it’s one of the best epilogues I’ve ever read. The perfect amount of not enough, and enough. I mean, that’s the beauty of this book being magically and expertly crafted. Seriously, friends, please read this masterpiece; it’s so very heartwarming and I think this is the happiest I’ve been while reading a book all of 2018.Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Youtube | Twitch The quotes above were taken from an ARC and are subject to change upon publication.Trigger and content warnings for one homophobic scene that is very quickly done and completely challenged (Chapter 20) and a very serious panic attack.Buddy read with Julianna at Paper Blots & Jules at JA Ironside! ❤

“I guess that’s every relationship. You start with nothing and maybe end with everything.” One of the unexpected sweetest books I’ve read all year about failing at perfection, but finding something close anyway. What If It's Us follows two characters on a summer in New York forming a very-imperfect and very-cute relationship.✔Ben - Written by Adam Silvera. Puerto Rican and gay. Way too relatable. Thinks about prices more due to being from a low-income family. Just went through a breakup where he was the dumper but also feels like he was the one who cared more. Basically the epitome of thinking fate is fake and wanting to believe in love but also not really believing in love. His dynamic with Dylan, Hudson, and Harriet was so great, and his family dynamic is so sweet. ✔Arthur - Written by Becky Albertalli. Jewish, gay, and has ADHD. Did not enjoy as much at first and then he grew on me. His paranoia over his guy best friend, Ethan, being subtly homophobic was way too real; I loved his relationship with him and Jessie, and with his parents, and most importantly, with two interns at his parent's workplace. I felt his complex around everyone finding him too enthusiastic so hard; I feel like my persona on this website is the most enthused version of myself and I love her, but trust me, I am not as much like this with the general population in real life. I feel like all of Goodreads has been waiting for this all year - a collab between two of our most popular authors!! This is the fourth book for both of these authors, and having read all of Adam’s previous work (and most of Becky’s) I was of course hyped. But I was also concerned. I love Becky’s sweet books, but they often have a certain lack of plot structure. And I love Adam’s sad books, but they often get caught up in the sad of it all. Most of all, I worried that the two halfs of the book would not blend.That was not the case. Actually, I think this book was the best of both worlds, and it is perfect. Becky’s tone falls closest to her cute but realistically flawed Leah on the Offbeat and Adam’s closest to my absolute favorite book of his, They Both Die at the End. I feel like Becky is generally a much more fun writer, while Adam has a bit more of that quality factor; here, I felt like their different stiles both got those good qualities. I never once found myself thinking about Becky writing one chapter and Adam the next. And I think their collab lends this book a unique tone; both of these characters are flawed, their relationship is flawed, and things aren’t ever perfect, but things don’t always suck, either. I absolutely adored the balance between realism and subversion of typical romantic tropes - their first date is awkward, their first kiss is not magical - and dramatic romantic gestures - a two-sided search through New York, a romantic last-date scavenger hunt, and THE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIE. Can I just emphasize that even with the nice rom-com tropes, it reads very realistic? The characters do struggle with jealousy, and with miscommunications, but it always read as fairly real to me. The three-part structure of this book is excellent on this front as well - each one has a different “goal” for the characters that then lends itself to a now-what question. It feels like a really good representation of the tumult of life. I feel like the pop culture references in this will be somewhat polarizing - I thought they were cute. Like, yeah, I think saying they went a little overboard is fair, not all of them completely rang true, and I think I once had the thought that not even theater kids think about the line "not throwing my shot" this much, but on the whole I was quite pleased by the dialogue and banter of this. And I have now seen several reviews saying this was meant exclusively to appeal to "booktubers," which, I'm sorry, are booktubers the only people who like Harry Potter.........? ? [No spoilers here, but if you really want to know nothing, skip this.]And last but not least, fuck you ALL for making me think I would be mad about the epilogue of this. May I just state right now and forever: the epilogue is absolutely fantastic. I heard “realistic” and I was expecting “tragic” as in they lose touch and I cry for years. That was not what I got. The epilogue is so strange because it’s not a typical happy ending, but it made me happier than almost anything else I’ve read this year. This went from a rounded up 3 1/2 to a solid five exclusively because I adored the epilogue so. much. It’s absolutely what will keep this book stuck in my head in six months; the perfect acknowledgment that not everything always ends perfectly, but sometimes you can find something even better.TW: racism, homophobia, panic attacks, past cheating. ✨Arc received from the publisher via Edelweiss for an honest review. [ releases: 9 October 2018.]Blog | Goodreads | Twitter | Instagram | Youtube

I still can’t believe I got an ARC for this! 😱🤩.Funny, interesting, cute, realistic (too much in my mind, but oh well, life) and with friendships/families/relationship goal.The writing, I’m in love with it. Is so beautiful and the story? YESSS. This book really shows that sometimes everything happens for a reason and maybe not in the circumstances or way that we expected, but still it happens and it might not end the way we want but afterwards, we find out it was for the best and you would want it to change. =>Arthur, I love him. His personality is so great and how he doesn’t full around and just goes with it is really refreshing and I highlight every chapter of his POV, it was just so, so awesome.=>Ben, I love him too, he’s such a great character and the development that he has in the course of this book was just amazing and I really like how his vision about the universe change and why.=>Dylan, IS THE BEST BEST FRIEND EVER. Every time he appeared I was so happy. He’s a rain of sunshine. His support and love for Ben are just so heartwarming. I love him. =>The parents were so supportive, loving, respectful and just GOALS, and I adore them.Okay, I love everyone in this book. Is just that good. And I really didn’t expect anything less. I had very high expectations and all of them were achieved. This was a light-warming read, that I will definitely reread at some point this year. This is definitely in the “Best reads of 2018” and I could be happier. I would love it if there were a possibility of a sequel in the future.And a book with Dylan POV or short story, really anything, I’ll take it. Thanks, *lol.——————————————————————————— Thank you Edelweiss and the publisher for an ARC of this book.

”This apartment isn’t home for either of us, but we’re home to each other, and that’s what makes every wall fall away so I only focus on him.”When I heard that Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera were writing a love child book together I instantly knew that I needed this in my life. XD Okay, it might have taken me a little while to get to it and I guess I kinda missed the hype train, but maybe this was good because I could focus on my own opinion instead of reading the opinion of others on my feed. ;-) And after finishing the final page let me tell you this: My opinion about this book is quite a strong one! *lol* I know there are a lot of people out there that ended up not liking “What If It’s Us” and I’m the first one to admit that it wasn’t exactly what I expected. If you’re looking for a fluffy and cute contemporary book you might be disappointed. Because yes, there is some fluff and cuteness going on but in this one it’s actually taking a backseat. At least it felt like that for me. ”But there were only so many hits to the heart I could take before I needed to step away. I gave him a lot of chances – I gave us a lot of chances. I just wasn’t good enough to remind him love could be a good thing.” So what did Albertalli and Silvera try to achieve with this? If you ask me I think they wanted to write something realistic! And if they tried to do this, well, then they certainly nailed it! I mean at first I was a little bit disappointed about where this was heading too. I was hoping for a sweet romance and then I got Arthur and Ben! *lol* One of them some sort of innocent and naïve country bumpkin that only lives in the big city for the summer and the other a pretty disenchanted guy that is grumpy because his first love didn’t work out the way he hoped it would. I swear, I never read about a couple that would have been worse for each other than those two! *lol* And I’m meaning this in the best way possible. At first glance they have nothing in common and just don’t fit together, but as the story continued to unfold I realized that this was okay. They are two different people that don’t have a lot in common but despite their obstacles, their misunderstandings, their troubles and personal sensitivities they still work somehow.”…, and our voices don’t ever really become one, but I like how we sound together.Like two people trying to make it work.”I loved this quote because it’s so true! If you’re in a real relationship nothing is perfect. It’s easy to be in a relationship when you both still see things through rose-coloured glasses, but once this first stage of infatuation wears off a relationship is a lot of work. In Ben and Arthur’s case they just had to face those problems way earlier than others, they both tried to understand each other though and if you ask me I think this was a very mature approach. Speaking of which, another thing I really liked was the fact that both of them were already out of the closet. Ben’s entire family knew and Arthur told his people before he moved to New York. ”Yeah. I put up an Instagram post on Thanksgiving a couple years ago. Said that I was thankful for all the people in my life who are cool enough to love me as I am. And everyone else could unfriend me online and in real life. I had even checked my follower count before posting.”Gosh, how I wish everyone could be as brave as Ben! But then again, not everyone has a family and friends like him. Not all of us are fortunate enough not to be unfriended after a statement like that. No matter if it might be on Instagram or in real life. >_< Still, I liked that they were both comfortable with being who they truly are and it’s really rare to read an LGBTQ+ story in which the characters are already out. So kudos for that! Well, for that and for the amazing portrayal of realistic friendships! XDDylan claps. “Okay. I’m sold. I am shipping you with the boy you met when you were supposed to be shipping relationship relics to your last boy.”I loved Ben’s and Dylan’s friendship so much! They were amazing and their innuendos and jokes kinda reminded me of my bestie and me. *lol* I swear, when it comes to that we’re exactly like those two and it was so refreshing to see a friendship like ours represented on the pages of a book. Alone for that I couldn’t help but adore this story! I would never ever say anything like Ben to my bestie though. Phew! That was a really hurtful comment and I swear if my bestie would have said something like that to me I wouldn’t have talked to her either! I’m just glad Ben got his act together and apologized to Dylan in the end. XDSamantha takes a step away from him. “A lightning bolt is going to burst in here any second now and shut you up.”“I eat lightning for breakfast.”Samantha and Dylan were amazing too! _

3.5 STARS rounded to 4Review to come once the group reading has concluded.So excited to announce that this is our #ScaredSuspenseBookClub pick for the month of November! If you would like to join in our discussions on Instagram, dates will be November 12th and 19th.

“i guess that’s any relationship. you start with nothing and maybe end with everything.” this was probably my most anticipated book of the last year and all the more nervous i was because i had such high hopes and expectations. adam silvera and becky albertelli are two of my favorite authors and i loved all of their books (leah on the offbeat doesn’t exist). so, understandably, i wanted this to be great.i loved that both of their writing styles mixed so well with one another and made this co-written work seem so aligned. sure, at times you were able to distinguish distinct traits one or the author wrote, like when arthur was being super annoying and i couldn’t help but be reminded of leah and her annoying personality. however, it was great that both protagonists and their traits were depicted nicely based on each individual writing. especially reading about the characters’ development was interesting. they both each have their flaws but in the course of the story they come to change and grow and that contrast was absolutely beautiful.the story was surprisingly realistic! from the friendship dynamics to society’s expectations and problems they have to face in their daily lives, including jealousy and school. the scenes with their parents, especially in the beginning, were some of my favorites as you don’t really get to read that much about a character’s parents and families in books and they’re mostly just disregarded. this realism was taken to a point, however, that was pure exaggeration in my eyes. the amount of pop culture references at times prevented me to enjoy the story and left me really annoyed. look, i LOVE hamilton with my entire heart and all, but at some point it’s too much when it takes up what felt like a whole quarter of the book.from what i’ve seen, most people seem to quite hate the ending. i, on the other hand, absolutely loved it. it’s realistic and left me surprised because i didn’t expect the authors to take that step and just leave it at the good old cheese, so that was pleasant. all in all, what if it’s us is a beautiful story about two boys and their love story while having to face difficulties but who are still trying to make it work, or as arthur would say: “i like disasters.” → 4 stars

“I guess that’s every relationship. You start with nothing and maybe end with everything.”I LOVED-LOVED-LOVED this story so damn hard!And I absolutely HATED-HATED-HATED how it ended!!!The entire story was compelling and full of humor, which immediately hooked me and left me dying to find out what was going to happen next.BUT...The book ended with no HEA, not even an HFN.Only a "what if", where *IF* they end up living in the same city at the same time *MAYBE* they *MIGHT* pick up where they left off, instead of remaining forever in The Friend Zone.After going through everything they did (they had FOUR "first dates" FFS!!!) to finally become a "we", the romantic in me hates that shit with the heat of 10,000 suns.Yes, I understand when authors don't want to write the typical romance, but an epilogue with them together, finally, even 10 years down the road, that would've left me feeling as if this were a much more fulfilling story.BUT (again)...Until Arthur left NYC, never actually 'seeing' Ben again (at least outside of FaceTime -- for over a YEAR, with zero plans to meet up again, UGH!), the book was nearly absolutely perfect.Right from the beginning, Arthur was completely blurty and adorable, while Ben was a bit more of a guarded, cool character, and I loved them both immediately.Some of the lengths that Arthur went to to find his Missed Connection at the post office were bordering on stalker'ish, but nonetheless endearing. He was determined to get a second chance with the boy of his dreams, full stop.When they finally reconnected, though, their relationship wasn't immediate and effortless. They kept having repeated do-overs of their first date, but neither of them were ready to give up, because they *did* have a true connection. They just needed to find their rhythm, which they eventually did.The drama with the side-characters was a bit distracting, much like with Albertalli's "Simon and the Homo Sapiens Agenda", but I couldn't get enough of Ben's girl-crazy, best friend, Dylan, who reminded me an awful lot of Stiles from Teen Wolf. Dylan calls me on FaceTime as I’m getting ready to meet up with Arthur.“Hey,” I say. I’m naked from the top up because I’m not sure which shirt I want to wear yet.“Morning strip show,” he says. “Dylan like.” Their close, usually-easy, nerdy friendship was a joy to read about and I wanted more.Both sets of parents were also great here, too, being completely supportive, going above and beyond the call of duty for their respective boys.So yeah, the book was 'mostly' great, but I'm taking off a half-star due to the truly disappointing lack of an HFN or HEA, but also BEGRUDGINGLY rounding up to 5 stars, because the rest of the book was just that good.-----------------------------------------------** Pro Tip: If you aren't a huge musical theater fan, like I'm not, do yourself a big favor in following the story and watch the YouTube video of Ben Platt and Laura Dreyfuss perform ‘Only Us’ from ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ (below) *before* getting too far into the story.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FgEK...-----------------------------------------------

What if it’s Us is such a solid coming of age story. I haven’t been as into YA romance these days because at the ripe old age of 28, reading about 16 year olds falling in love feels kind of invasive. But What if its Us does such a wonderful job building these stories and the two main characters that I breezed through it. I read this book in one sitting and had a fabulous time. I think this book recognized that teenage romances are important, but whether or not they last isn’t really the point. That first love will always be impactful and a learning experience you draw from, but not staying together is not a failure. It’s a growing experience. I really loved that lesson in this book. I don’t feel like it’s told enough. I had one gripe with the book, as I often do lol. There’s a very out of place scene where this story just barely hints at a gay tragedy. Prior to this moment everyone has been very accepting, but for like three pages we experience the characters being verbally harassed by a homophobic guy on their bus. It’s a tense, scary scene that is... never touched on again. It didn’t end up feeling like it had any purpose. I don’t mind tragic scenes in books, I just need them to fit the story. This one did not at all. But it is a short scene so it’s not like it took away very much. I just kept waiting to find out how that scene connected with the rest of the story. Anyway, if you’re looking for a VERY cute gay coming of age story, you’ve found it.

I was smiling so hard that my cheeks hurt. And crying too. This could have been my favorite book of the year if I had gotten a walk into the sunset, but this ending had its own charm. Knowing anything can happen is more thrilling than a regular 'And then they lived happily ever after', right? And if there's anything Ben and Arthur are brilliant at, it's perfecting do-overs. So, fingers crossed!I loved every single character to pieces but none more so than Arthur. Oh King Arturo!The very instant that I saw you, (hmm not exactly) did my heart fly to your service (totally). Yeah, I KNOW he's gay and fictional, but he was just so adorable! 🙈Too many cute moments to count and some absolutely beautiful ones. And I loved every single one of it. That awesome meet cute, kinda weird yet not creepy stalking, their dream like meet up, the perfect five first dates and an even better second date, Dylan's and Ben's bromance, summer school jokes, family dinners, subway rides, Broadway & HP fanboying and everything else was unbelievably amazing. Even the fights, jealousies, insecurities and the other not so happy parts of Ben's and Art's relationship. It should’ve been love at first sight like all the great stories, but I wasn’t ready yet. And that’s okay. We still got somewhere great. The worst story would’ve been never finding each other again, or ever meeting in the first place. *sobs*These two should have been endgame!!!!! (yup, 6 exclamation points)

This review and other reviews can be found @ ThebookprescriptionActual Rating: 4.25 starsI don’t know if we’re a love story or a story about love. But I know whatever we are that it’s great because we kept jumping the hoops in the first place.🌟 This book is marshmallow and unicorns, this book is so cute! This is legitimately my favorite LGBT book till this point. I read 2 books by Adam and 1 book by Becky and enjoyed all of them but I had notes here and there, this was like the ultimate collab, they just complete each other

The song is Helpless from the Hamilton musical. This book actually introduced me to Hamilton and since then I have become a musical nerd (does this term even exist?).(view spoiler)[ [Me (all fangirls):]Oh, I do I do I do I (Hey hey hey hey)Dooo! Hey! (Hey hey hey hey)Oh, I do I do I do I (Hey hey hey hey)Dooo! Book you got me (Hey hey hey)[Me and everyone:]Helpless!Look at this book, words are the only limitI'm helpless!I don't care about the page count, I'm just drownin' in 'em[Me:]I have never been the type to look and grab a book so tightI was at the last page by the end of the nightLaughin' at Dylan as he's cracking up the roomBut when Ben walks in, Arthur's heart goes "Boom!"Tryin' to catch his eyes before it crashes in a doomHe might be dancin' with the musical's top volume[Me and everyone:]Grind to the rhythm as he try to grasp his mind[Me (all fangirls):]Arthur's new to the city he's like, "Yo, New York is just fine" (Ooh)He made his way across the post office just to talk to a handsome boy(Ooh)Then he got nervous, thinking, "What am I gonna do?" (Ooh)But then they start talking and Arthur's thinkin' "I'm through" (Ooh)They look at each other, and suddenly they're...Helpless!Oh, look at those boys(Look at their story, and words are the limit)Oh! Yeah, I'm helpless, I know(Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em)(I'm helpless!)I'm so into this book, I am so into this book(Look at their story, and words are the limit)(I'm helpless!)I know I'm down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em[Me to the Authors:]Where are you taking me?[Adam and Becky:]I'm about to change your life[Me to the Authors:]Then by all means, lead the way[Me:]Ishika- I'm a fangirl It's a pleasure to meet you both[Arthur and Ben:]A fangirl?[Other fangirls:]We are your biggest fans[Me:]Thank you both for your existence [Ben and Arthur]If it takes two fictional characters to relieve your anxiety, then it would have been worth it[Adam and Becky:]We'll leave you to it[Me and others:]One hour later[Me:]I'm reading this book so happily Now my life gets better, with every letter that I read Laughin' at the world, 'cause right now I'm free from it's venom [My mind:]I'm just sayin', the worst and the best Hamilton character is Aaron[Me:]Ha!Two hours later I'm sitting straight on my bed stressin' (stressin')They are fighting because of Hudson instead of kissin' (blessin')I'm dying inside, as they shout and fightAnd I'm tryin' not to cry 'cause there's nothing that I can do (Ooh)Dylan and Ben fight for a reason that's not worth it(Ooh)I panic for a minute, thinking, "They're through" (Ooh)But then Big D is in the hospital and things go fine(Ooh)And Arthur and Ben get together, and I'm...(Hey!)Helpless!Oh, look at those boys(Look at their story, and words are the limit)Oh! Yeah, I'm helpless, I know(Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em)(I'm helpless!)I'm so into this book, I am so into this book(Look at their story, and words are the limit)(I'm helpless!)I know I'm down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em[Me:]Look, I don't have a dollar to my nameA book in my hand, a trope to fangirl at, the reason I'm still saneAll I have's my emotional armor, a tolerance for painA couple of book ships and my already depleting brainInsane,this book brings out a different side of meCharacters confides in me, their fight tried to take a part of meNo stress, my love for it will never be in doubtIt introduced me to Hamilton and I'll ever be in debtI've been livin' becaaus I've been reading since I was a childMy imagination came to life, I grew up buckwildBut then I have to realize that what I read is not realAnd as long as I'm alive I swear to GodAfter every book I feel so…[Everyone}:]{Helpless!} (I do I do I do I do!) People...{Helpless!} (I do I do I do I do!) I've never felt so{Helpless!} (Hey, yeah, yeah!){Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em}(Down for the count and I'm)My life is gon' be fine 'cause books are in it {Helpless!}(Look at these boys, and words are the limit){Helpless!}(I'm) {Helpless!}{Down for the count and I'm drownin' in 'em}[All fangirls to Arthur:]In New York you can be a new manIn New York you can be a new manIn New York you can be a new man[Me:] Helpless (hide spoiler)]What If It's Us tells us the story of two boys Arthur and Ben who accidentally meets at a post office but due to certain circumstances they couldn't exchange their phone numbers or you can say their names.However they try to find each other in the big city of New York where millions of people live and eventually meet each other again.They believe that the universe wanted them to meet again (or maybe not?).Eventually they start dating.It felt good to see how Ben who had just broken up with his ex-boyfriend and Arthur who had never been in a relationship try hard to get their relationship to work.What If It's Us is one of my favorite book written by two of my favorite authors.Just like Adam Silvera's other works, the relationship between Ben and Arthur isn't the only focus of the book, but it also focuses on friendship. The friendship between Dylan and Ben was one of the best thing I liked in this book.Their banter made me laugh most of the times.There were some flaws too in the books like there was too much drama in it and some places I predicted what was going to happen next and it did happen.I would have given it 4 stars but this book introduced me to HAMILTON (I might have said that a thousand times) and I am extremely grateful to the authors for it.

I have to admit, this was pretty cute.(A little too long though ; and way to many Harry Potter references)