What If It's Us

A perfectly fine book. It just didn't get me there like the authors' individual books have. Adam Silvera is crazy good at twists, to the point where once I was reading one of his books in the bathtub and gasped so loudly at the plot twist, my husband ran in to ask if I had hurt myself. Becky Albertalli makes you believe in the universe connecting in just the right way and getting through the mess-ups. This book had more Albertalli than Silvera and it made me love it less than I thought I would. It was still a perfectly good book. It just left me a little sad that I didn't love it more.

Ben is annoying. ugh.
I like Arthur's chapters best. He's funny.
I was expecting a specific happily ever after, which would have been dumb, but would have made me happy. Instead we got a very realistic ending, which is fine and makes more sense. But I was disappointed it wasn't a more whimsical end.

This book was overall underwhelming. The whole point of the book was to make the “relationship” between Ben and Arthur to work but the end just didn’t make sense. The relationship also felt forced and there was zero chemistry between the characters. In the end this book is pretty much broken friendships and breakups.
I did enjoy Dylan because he’s super funny and awkward at the same time. The representation in the book is also really good and as an immigrant, I could relate to Ben and how he felt about looking white and still being proud of his heritage.

“¿Y si fuéramos nosotros?” es una de las historias más sinceras que leí. Desde el final hasta la división de la novela, todo parece algo tan real.
En primer lugar adoro cómo intercalaron los narradores entre capítulo y capítulo. A lo largo de la lectura podes conocer tanto a Ben como Arthur desde su propia personalidad. Cabe destacar que nunca se convirtió en una lectura tediosa o aburrida.
Definitivamente es el mejor libro si alguien quiere salir del bloqueo lector, es una historia entretenida que te atrapa hasta la última oración.
Admito que estaba ansiosa por saber el final, leer si ellos realmente seguían juntos o no. Hasta creí que todo terminaría como esas películas clichés, sencillas de descifrar.
Sin embargo, no fue así y me pareció lo más hermoso del mundo. Si, en el fondo la mayoría quiere un final feliz de cuentos de hadas. Pero estas últimas palabras fue el moño al regalo, lograron cerrar un bellísimo verano.
¿Quién dice que los amores de veranos fracasan? ¿Quién dice que no podes volver a ver a una persona? ¿Quién dice que el amor a primera vista no existe?
El epílogo fue más que hermoso, no tengo palabras suficientes para expresar mis sensaciones. Adoro el crecimiento de Ben, cómo al paso de los tiempos maduró de una forma hermosa y sin olvidar, todavía de la mano de Arthur.
Si alguna vez tienen la oportunidad de leer esta novela, la recomiendo al cien por ciento. Va más allá de los géneros juveniles o la historia románticas, trata de amistad, familiar, juventud y decisiones. Inolvidable ❤️

This books is almost missing a part to me. They meet and then need to re-meet, they have a few awkward dates, they are in love. Like what? They go from horribly awkward dates to being in love? There needed to be more time with them actually liking one another without "being in love".

Ben sucks in the beginning and I love Arthur. Then Arthur gets so jealous and needy and ugh. Hope the sequel is better.