Here's To Us - Adam Silvera & Becky Albertalli (What If It's Us #2)

Genre: Young Adult | Romance | LGBT+

Release Date: Expected 28th December 2021

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

"This is every relationship. You start with nothing and maybe end with everything."

It's been two years since Ben and Arthur just didn't work out.

Now Ben has Mario - funny, caring, creative Mario who is definitely too hot for him and definitely almost his boyfriend. He's rewriting his fantasy novel, living in New York and life is great. He's almost forgotten about Arthur, really.

But when Ben and his friend stumble across an oddly familiar couple getting married in the park, he can't help but think about Arthur again. Who, as it turns out, is just about to start his dream internship at a theatre in New York. It feels like the universe is pushing them together again and again, but they really have to ask themselves - is this a happy ending, or a new beginning?

"But I was sixteen. That's just what falling in love at sixteen feels like. Just because it's different now doesn't make it less real."

This highly anticipated sequel to the wonderful 'What if it's us?" continues our journey into the lives of Ben and Arthur in a totally different place and time - but even though they've grown and learned, they're still the familiar boys we fell in love with the first time round and growing some of the hilarious and wonderful side characters like Dylan into fully rounded people who we grow to love just as much.

A beauty story and relationships in all their forms - the ones that ended, the ones that stay forever, the ones that slowly slipped away - and how important and special each one is. Each friendship and relationship was full of love and complexity - I adored every single one. It is a celebration of old and new relationships and had me feeling so much love for everyone in my life and a kind of nostalgic fondness for those who were there before.

Ben, Arthur and his friends perfectly capture what it's like learning about love when you're trying to learn about yourself - and how our idea of love can change as much as we can.

As usual, this left me beaming with pride for my fellow LGBT+ family - this story as with Adam and Beckys others - shows the beauty of individuality and uniqueness in a simply stunning way.

"I once wondered if we were a love story or a story about love. I now know the answer."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I was gifted an advanced copy of this title in return for an honest review.

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