All About Us
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4.3 • 171 Ratings
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- £3.99
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
Two choices. One destiny. A love story you’ll never forget…
December 2005. On a cold winter’s night, nineteen-year-old Ben is having the time of his life at university. He’s about to fall in love for the very first time…but will it be with new girl Daphne, or his best mate Alice?
December 2020. Life hasn’t quite turned out how Ben had planned and he’s stuck in a rut. He can’t help but think back to that fateful night fifteen years earlier, and wonder what might have been…
He never imagines he will get to find out – but when Ben is gifted with a second chance to make the biggest decision of his life, will he finally find the courage to follow his heart?
A magical, heartwarming romance and reimagining of A Christmas Carol brimming with feeling and hope. The perfect read for fans of Sophie Cousens, Josie Silver and David Nicholls to curl up with this autumn.
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Your favourite authors have fallen in love with All About Us
‘Absolutely GORGEOUS. Achingly romantic, I loved every page’ MIRANDA DICKINSON
‘Uplifting, funny and magical’ ADELE PARKS, Platinum
‘Full of hope…it tugged at ALL of my heartstrings and I loved it to bits’ CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN
‘A heartwarming story of “what if”’ LAURA JANE WILLIAMS
‘Magical and beautiful’ JOSIE SILVER
‘All of the feels. Gorgeous!’ CLARE POOLEY
‘A Christmas Carol meets Love Actually. I LOVED it’ HOLLY BOURNE
‘Romantic and gloriously life-affirming’ RACHEL MARKS
About the author
Tom Ellen is the co-author of three critically acclaimed Young Adult novels: Lobsters (which was shortlisted for The Bookseller's inaugural YA Book Prize), Never Evers and Freshers. His books have been widely translated and are published in 15 countries. He is a regular contributor to Viz magazine, and as a journalist he has written for Cosmopolitan, Empire, Evening Standard Magazine, Glamour, NME, ShortList, Time Out, Vice and many more. All About Us is his debut adult novel. Tom lives in Paris.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A lot of us probably have a One Who Got Away. Tom Ellen’s thoroughly charming All About Us asks the question: What would you do if you had the chance to do it all over again? His second-chance hero here is Ben, who is going through the relationship motions with Daphne when Alice—his own One Who Got Away—drops back into his life. With a little bit of romcom magic and a dodgy watch, Ben suddenly finds himself back in 2005 where his decision to pursue Daphne and ditch Alice played out. What will Ben do with his spooky second chance? Despite the outlandish premise, Ellen–an accomplished journalist and YA author—gives his story real heart, gravitas and self-deprecation. It’s a pleasure to spend time in the company of Ben and Alice (apologies, Daphne), and All About Us’s emotional rollercoaster left us reeling.
Customer Reviews
All About Us
I would have given this book 10 stars if I could have. It was so different but brilliant.
Really good!
I don’t normally write reviews but this book was really enjoyable. The characters were loveable, the storyline moved forward with a good pace and the concept was really interesting. It was emotional and funny and uplifting and I read it in about 3 days. A really lovely book that gives you the feels!
Loved this book
Today I’m pleased to be sharing my review for this gorgeous new book by Tom Ellen, published recently in ebook format. It will be published in paperback on October 15th in the UK by HQ, who kindly sent me a digital proof copy via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
I loved this romance/time travel story and I’m gutted that I had left it on my NetGalley shelf for so long (NetGalley had it down as an October 2020 publication date).
As the synopsis states, Ben is wondering what would have happened if he hadn’t got involved with his wife Daphne and had romantically pursued his University Halls neighbour, Alice. This book mixes up Sliding Doors, Doctor Who and A Christmas Carol to provide the reader with a great story, so many ‘what if’ moments and a dose of magic.
I started this book one evening and found myself unwilling to put it down, despite the long list of jobs on my to do list. This is one of a small handful of books I’ve read this year that has been written with a male main character and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I also enjoyed the fact that Ben talks about having a lots of ‘mardy’ books on his bookshelf (to try to appear cool). As a Sheffield born lass now living in Wiltshire, when you tell someone they need to stop being mardy, they don’t understand you.
A great story with believable characters, where Ben gets chance to visit certain key dates in his life and starts to realise what is important to him. I have seen lots of great reviews for this book, and I’m happy to add my own 5 star rating – definitely one of my favourite books of 2020. I look forward to reading more books by Tom Ellen in the future.