Here’s to Us
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4.7 • 183 Ratings
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- $22.99
Publisher Description
#1 New York Times bestseller! Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera reunite to continue the story of Arthur and Ben, the boys readers first fell for in the bestselling rom-com What If It’s Us.
Ben survived freshman year of college, but he’s feeling more stuck than ever. His classes are a slog, his part-time job working with his father is even worse, and his best friend Dylan’s been acting weird for weeks. Ben’s only real bright spot is his writing partner Mario, who’s been giving him a lot of Spanish lessons and even more kisses. Mario’s big Hollywood dreams make Ben start to dream bigger—and the choices he makes now could be the key to reshaping his future. So why can’t he stop thinking about a certain boy from his past?
Arthur is back in New York City for the first time in two years, ready to take the theater world by a storm as the world’s best . . . intern to the assistant of an off-off-Broadway director. Of course, it sucks to be spending the summer apart from his sweet, reliable boyfriend, Mikey, but he knows their relationship is strong enough to weather the distance. Which is why it’s no big deal when his ex-boyfriend Ben stumbles back into the picture. And it’s definitely fine that Ben’s blissfully happy with some mystery boy. First loves are special, but it’s way too late for what-ifs. Right?
Even as the boys try to shake off the past, they keep running into each other in the present. Is this the universe trying to tell them there’s a do-over in their future?
Here's to Us is sure to be welcomed by fans old and new of these authors and their previous collaboration, What If It's Us. Critically acclaimed and bestselling authors Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera combine their talents in these smart, funny, heartfelt novels about two very different boys who can’t decide if the universe is pushing them together—or pulling them apart.
Customer Reviews
From the “What If’s” to the “Here’s to Us”
To avoid MANY spoilers let me say this, for two authors to cowrite a book, a bestseller no less and then pull off a sequel must be hard enough. To pull off a sequel to such an AMAZING 📕 as “What If It’s Us” and during the “f-ing pandemic” I find mind-boggling, but then for it to be THIS book, building upon the first and taking it to the corners, places and heights that they did is “beyond measure”.
I’m afraid by saying anything else I will give away things I DO NOT want to do. So 📖 them BOTH and if you can, listen to the 🎧 as well. I would love to see these made in to a Netflix series, but in case that doesn’t happen, these narrators ARE Ben and Arthur, plus Dylan will be forever ingrained in my soul.
Thank you to the authors, narrators and universe for this indelible experience on my heart and my soul… 👏👏👏‼️
Still Charming
It’s pleasant to return to these characters with a little more depth this time. This sequel depends heavily on the first book, which delivers a touching and delightful payoff at the very end. Still pitched at a Young Adult market. As a third-generation New Yorker who knows these locales, I reiterate that there’s a level of naïveté here that borders on Wishful Thinking.
Amazing
Probably my favorite book of all time! Jacob Eloridi and Timmothe Chalomet need to be cast as Ben and Arthur!