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Here's to Us

by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera · 400 pages · Published December 2021
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3.26 / 5 across 12K ratings
Spice: ❄️ (0/5)

A emotional, romantic Young Adult ya contemporary built around second chance, college, lgbtq+. 400 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

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Emotional. Romantic. Sweet.

Emotional Romantic Sweet

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Emotional Romantic Sweet
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Second Chance
College
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
Emotional
Romantic
Sweet
Key Tropes
Second Chance
College
LGBTQ+
Ending
Satisfying
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Is Here's to Us spicy?

No spice (0/5) — clean read with no heat.

Who would enjoy Here's to Us?

Readers who love emotional and romantic stories with second chance and college. Best suited for Young Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Here's to Us?

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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