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What If It's Us

by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera · 437 pages · Published October 2018
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3.66 / 5 across 65K ratings
Spice: ❄️ (0/5)

A sweet, fun Young Adult ya contemporary built around meet cute, nyc, lgbtq+. 437 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Sweet. Fun. Romantic.

Sweet Fun Romantic

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Sweet Fun Romantic
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  • You need romance or spice to stay engaged
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  • You need a strong romance to drive the plot
Meet Cute
NYC
LGBTQ+
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
10%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
0/5
Core elements
Genre
YA Contemporary
LGBTQ+
Moods
Sweet
Fun
Romantic
Key Tropes
Meet Cute
NYC
LGBTQ+
Ending
Satisfying
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No spice (0/5) — clean read with no heat.

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Readers who love sweet and fun stories with meet cute and nyc. Best suited for Young Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is What If It's Us?

A sweet, fun Young Adult ya contemporary built around meet cute, nyc, lgbtq+. 437 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

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