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I read this book yesterday all in one sitting, that’s how good it was. Becky and Adam really pulled off the collaboration really good.

Just finished Chapter 1: Arthur.

Quotes I liked:
"I'm not cool." quote from Arthur. I thought that was funny.
Arthur's description of his "shitty day".

Questions:
Is Arthur going to go out with Box-Boy?
How do people relate to what Arthur was talking about with coming out to Box-Boy?

This book reminds me of I Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer-Purcell. If it continues, I think I am going to enjoy this book immensely.

Just finished Chapter 2: Ben

Parts I liked:
I liked how Ben talks about Dillon's beard. As a woman who is dating a man with a very fine beard, it's nice to read about a bearded character. I don't think many characters nowadays are rocking beards.
I liked how Dillon offered to deal with the Breakup Box. That's a sign that you've got a true friend.

Questions:
Will we get to meet Hudson?
How is "last 5 minutes of Toy Story 3-sad" an in-between sad level? The ending of that movie was so depressing!
How do people relate to what Ben was talking about when he first came out in school?

Are there really Avenue(s) (Letter) in New York? I just saw Avenue Q for the first time, and I thought it was just made up! If there is some truth to it, then Ben and Dillon must have some reliable job or steady income.

I can totally relate on how break-ups can still suck, even when I did the breaking up. While Ben explained what his and Hudson's relationship was like, I could relate to that feeling of being on two different levels in a relationship. I had a boyfriend once that always seemed like he and I were on two different levels. Can you guys relate to that?

Just finished Chapter 3: Arthur

Parts I liked:
I like that Arthur is confused on what "cute box-boy"'s name is.

Questions:
Do people really put meetings like the one Arthur had on Craig's list? That is cute and creepy at the same time.

I loved this book!!! I finished it in like 4 hours and do nto regret it. The onyl thing, actually, I do regret is not being able to spend more time with the characters because I read it all in one night. But still. LOVED IT!
And I never heard of it, but I mean, why wold it be in the book if it wad totally made up??

I just finished Chapter 4: Ben

Parts I liked:
We got to meet Hudson!

Samantha liking The Sandlot makes up for Samantha liking Titanic. :P

Just finished Chapter 5: Arthur

Parts I liked:
The fact that Arthur is obsessing over "Hudson".
The fact that Arthur asks his dad what he thinks about the "Missed Connections" on Craig's List.
The fact that Arthur's dad said "we should do it" to get Arthur to post his missed connection on Craig's List (and that Arthur doesn't want his dad's help).

When Arthur's dad laughed and said "You think Craig's List is the underbelly of the internet?", I just heard the song "The Internet is for Porn" from Avenue Q go off in my head.

Just finished Chapter 6: Ben

Parts I liked:
That Ben and Hudson kissed against a wall, because they saw a guy/girl couple do it and they wanted to know what it felt like.
I like the fact that Ben is writing a novel. I can relate!

I can relate to Ben talking about how being alone is getting to him. Although I do usually like having my own space, this past year, I have gotten bothered by being by myself more often than usual.

Wow, I had no idea that Craig's List was still, I don't know, a thing? I never used Craig's List (for like, anything). The more you know!

When Ben gets on Craig's List Missed Connections and says that "hopeful searching quickly turns to defeat", I can only imagine. My guess is that Missed Connections does NOT have a high rate of success . . . you know, since I didn't even know that Craig's List was still a thing.

Just finished Chapter 7: Arthur

Parts I liked:
I liked that Arthur's mom is like, "Sweetie, I just don't want you on Craig's List!"
Arthur mentioning AVENUE Q!!!
I LOVED that the Starbuck's called out "Hudson" and Arthur and the two interns freeze.

Questions:
What is dinosaur porn? I must know . . .

I didn't realize this was by the Love Simon author... now I'm bummed I didn't pick it up at my local Walmart when it was there. Now I'll have to put it on my "Order from Amazon" list.

Just finished Chapter 8: Ben

Parts I liked:
Ben freaking out about the prices at the coffee shop (I freak out about the coffee shop prices nowadays too).

The dog walking app that Samantha talks about sounds cool to me.

Just finished Chapter 9: Arthur

Parts I liked:
Arthur's need for chocolate. I've had many a chocolate-craving like that.

Questions:
What is going on between Arthur and Ethan?

Just finished Chapter 10: Ben

Parts I liked:
The fact that Ben doesn't want to treat anyone like a rebound.

Hey now, Ron wasn't the WORST character in Harry Potter!

I can relate to not liking only feeling relevant to your best friend when they're single. That was always tricky for me back in my high school days.

Just finished Chapter 11: Arthur

Parts I liked:
Arthur's and Ben's phone conversations

Just finished Part 2

What I liked:
I liked that Ben was hesitant about kissing Arthur in the photo booth.
"I like disasters." -Great line
I see Ben and Arthur like the men in Gravitation when Ben is talking laying with Arthur and how Arthur comes up to his chest.
That Ben is very much a real student.
"Home isn't how big the space is, but how you fill it." -LOVE this line
The fact that the title is a reference to Dear Evan Hanson (amazing musical, if you haven't seen it)
We learned what's been up with Ethan and Arthur (yay awkward friends dating!)
I really like how Samantha jokes about how she only has Dylan for a couple more weeks.

What I have questions about:
Will Hudson and Ben be able to be friends? Like, actually? For me personally, I'm not the best at keeping in touch with ex-boyfriends.

Just finished!

I really liked this book. I think the feelings that were talked about were very realistic to everyday feelings. I like that the book left the ending open. I think it is always most fun when there is a bit of unknown to what happens to the characters.

Kaleigh wrote: "This was a fun contemporary read. I liked the friendship between Dylan and Ben, and I love the diversity and LGBTQ elements.

At times the story got a little too pop-culture-y and teen-y for me, bu..."

I agree that the relationships felt authentic. I think the authors did a great job of maintaining Ben's and Dylan's relationship, as well as Ben's and Arthur's relationship.

Overall the book was cute-ish but I just had a very hard time feeling any chemistry between Ben and Arthur...I kept waiting for a spark or for me to root them on but it never really clicked for me. I had such high expectations going in so that probably didn't help!

Alexandra wrote: "Overall the book was cute-ish but I just had a very hard time feeling any chemistry between Ben and Arthur...I kept waiting for a spark or for me to root them on but it never really clicked for me...."

The readers of this book on audible had good chemistry. Since I listened to this story, I thought they had pretty good chemistry. Honestly, I felt there was a Gravitation-esque feeling to their relationship.

Okay, so I LOVED this book. I read Adam Silvera's book They Both Die at the End over the summer and fell in love with his writing. I was so happy to hear about What If It's Us, but it got shoved down my TBR a bit due to school. I'm so happy we decided to read it this month. This is the best book I have read in quite a while. I love how Ben and Arthur meet. I love how their relationship develops. I went on an emotional roller coaster and it was perfect. This was just the book I needed this month. I would recommend this book to just about everyone.

J.L. wrote: "Just finished Part 2

What I liked:
I liked that Ben was hesitant about kissing Arthur in the photo booth.
"I like disasters." -Great line
I see Ben and Arthur like the men in Gravitation when Ben..."

I agree. I loved the line "I like disasters." It was brilliant! Their relationship is soooo great!

Alexandra wrote: "Overall the book was cute-ish but I just had a very hard time feeling any chemistry between Ben and Arthur...I kept waiting for a spark or for me to root them on but it never really clicked for me...."

That's interesting. I had a copy of this on my shelf and hadn't read it yet. I was very hyped to read it and still really enjoyed the characters and how they came together. For me the relationship between them felt very real, which I enjoyed. It's nice to see differing opinions though. What is a book that you would consider to have good chemistry between the love interests? (I'm just curious and always looking for new books.)

Loved the idea of the book, I read it last month because I was excited to get started, but not going to lie I hated the ending. So I gave it 4 out of 5 stars.

Mya wrote: "Loved the idea of the book, I read it last month because I was excited to get started, but not going to lie I hated the ending. So I gave it 4 out of 5 stars."

I have to admit I didn't like the ending as well. However, I do think it's a realistic take on life. I get where the authors came from.
I do like that it's an open ending, though. Who knows what the future holds for them, they can still end up together.

But overall, I really loved this book and I really enjoyed reading it. I especially love Arthur (and he shares my birthday, haha :D).

Janna wrote: "Mya wrote: "Loved the idea of the book, I read it last month because I was excited to get started, but not going to lie I hated the ending. So I gave it 4 out of 5 stars."

I have to admit I didn't..."

The ending made sense to me in that it was realistic. It was the happy ending I was hoping for, but I felt that it resolved the story well. Also, compared to the other Adam Silvera book I've read, this ending was much happier. It had an element of hope that I really enjoyed.

I really liked this book. I think I gave it 5 stars! I didn't know I would like it so much. I liked the ending. It was cute but realistic.

Juana wrote: "I really liked this book. I think I gave it 5 stars! I didn't know I would like it so much. I liked the ending. It was cute but realistic."

I totally agree. I really enjoyed the realistic ending. :)