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Maybe Meant to Be
Everyone at the Bexley School believes that Sage Morgan and Charlie Carmichael are meant to be. Even though Charlie seems to have a new girlfriend every month, and Sage has never had a real relationship, their friends and family all know it's just a matter of time until they realize that they are actually in love. When Luke Morrissey shows up on campus his presence immediately shakes things up. Charlie and Luke are drawn to each other the moment they meet, giving Sage the opportunity to spend time with Charlie's twin brother, Nick. But Charlie is afraid of what others will think if he accepts that he has much more than a friendship with Luke. And Sage fears that if she lets things with Nick get too serious too quickly, they won't be able to last as a couple outside of high school and miss their chance at forever. The duo will need to rely on each other and their lifelong friendship to figure things out with the boys they love.
332 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 2, 2020
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K.L. Walther
6books4,279followersK.L. Walther was born and raised in the rolling hills of Bucks County, Pennsylvania surrounded by family, dogs, and books. Her childhood was spent traveling the northeastern seaboard to play ice hockey. She attended a boarding school in New Jersey and went on to earn a B.A. in English from the University of Virginia. She is happiest on the beach with a book, cheering for the New York Rangers, or enjoying a rom-com while digging into a big bowl of popcorn and M&Ms.
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April 16, 2024
this book recently went through a cosmetic rebranding, getting a new cover and title, but it unfortunately did not go through any kind of new editing or revising. as KLWs debut novel, it makes sense that this isnt as strong as her more recent books. which makes me wonder - why have a rerelease three years later if none of the content is updated to reflect the authors more developed writing?
this is just a little too simple, relies a little too much on stereotypes, and the best friend trope just isnt used as effectively as it could have. i probably would have enjoyed this a lot more if i read it as a teenager because its your classic YA coming-of-age novel. but with my older age, i need a little bit more substance from my stories.
so all in all, not a terrible book, but it definitely could have been better.
thank you, sourcebooks fire, for the ARC.
� 2.5 stars
this is just a little too simple, relies a little too much on stereotypes, and the best friend trope just isnt used as effectively as it could have. i probably would have enjoyed this a lot more if i read it as a teenager because its your classic YA coming-of-age novel. but with my older age, i need a little bit more substance from my stories.
so all in all, not a terrible book, but it definitely could have been better.
thank you, sourcebooks fire, for the ARC.
� 2.5 stars
Shelved as 'did-not-finish'
August 14, 2020DNF @ page 115: I am so bummed that this one didn't work for me. This was my fourth attempt to read it and while this is now the furthest through I've gotten, I think it is safe to say that this book was just not for me. It starts off by just kind of throwing you into the madness that is the Bexley School and never really stops to give you a second to catch your breath or get your bearings. I couldn't keep any of the characters straight and it made it impossible for me to follow anything that was going on because I just kept getting more and more confused. I am SO bummed because I really thought this would be the queer boarding school book of my dreams, but sadly that was not the case. Womp.
March 29, 2020
Rep: gay mc, Japanese American gay li
Galley provided by publisher
Buckle up, folks, because I have a rant and a half for you. This book may look a cute read, but oh boy did it also manage to piss me off.
The story follows two best friends: Sage and Charlie. Sage is straight and sort of maybe in love with Charlie’s brother, Nick. Charlie is gay, but busy dating pretty much every girl he can in an effort to hide it. I think you can probably guess my first complaint here.
I’m just tired of reading books where the gay character hates themselves. Particularly when it’s not handled at all well (like here). Particularly when it’s not (ostensibly) ownvoices. I’m not saying “you have to be out to write this storyline� or anything, because that’s as shitty as some of the things this book espouses. I just think you need to be a helluva lot more careful about it than here.
Two things here made it bad, specifically. Firstly, Charlie doesn’t exactly treat any of the girls very well. He dates them for a couple weeks, then unceremoniously ditches them. And he also doesn’t really treat Luke all that well at times (particularly when they start dating but aren’t out). It would be okay if the book took a clear stance on this, that he doesn’t treat them well and that he can’t excuse it with being closeted. It doesn’t take the opposite stance by any means, but it definitely could have made it clearer.
Then, the kicker. Just when you start to feel sorry for Luke, he pulls the “we can’t be together if you’re not out� card. I don’t know how to describe just how pissed off I got at that point. Yes, in the book we’re not expecting Charlie’s family to actually be homophobic (casual comments perhaps aside), but to say that, to have that as the message of the book? Feels irresponsible. Especially since then Charlie doesn’t really choose to come out to his parents, but more does it because Luke has broken up with him over it. I don’t know how to make it clear enough that you should let people come out on their own terms and in their own time. And anything that says otherwise is just bad.
One final thing (about the gay rep at least): you know when you get the whole sense of a book being all look at me I’m a gay ally and you just cringe? That’s very much the case here. There’s even a distinct scene I can point to that’s like, the most unsubtle thing. Joking that No, really. It’s a genuine part.
But, besides all that, there were actual other things that stopped me liking the story so much. Namely, I could not give less of a shit about Sage’s storyline. She spends half of it treating Nick like crap for some dumb reason, so that, when she’s upset they’re not together, I have such little patience for her I was tempted to skip her parts entirely. I mean, yes to complex and not always perfect female characters, but no to the ones who do exactly what the male ones do (and piss me off in the same way).
Finally (and I mean it this time), there are so many conversations in this book that just get referenced. We don’t see them happening, but they are clearly important conversations, because they get brought up later. But surely it’s better to give the reader those conversations, rather than the ones that merely reference them. Particularly when said conversations might actually provide some character/relationship development as well. And don’t even get me started on the timeskips.
So yeah. As you may be able to tell by the sheer length of this review, me and this book did not get along.
To say the least.
February 17, 2023
There were so many thoughts going through my head while I was reading this book, and again when I was done. It’s hard to put them all to paper.
I went through stages of giddiness and heartbreak, with the occasional swooning every few pages. There was no doubt I was 100%, probably more like 150% invested in everything that happened in this book. The writing was fantastic, another debut novel that knocks it out of the ball park, and the overall plot was just outstanding!!!!
If We Were Us is about four kids in high school/boarding school. Brothers/twins, a childhood friend, and a new guy that turns their life upside down.
I LOVED IT ALL, THE ANGST, THE FEARS, THE DOUBTS, THE STRUGGLES, THE WRONG DECISIONS, THE RIGHT DECISIONS, THE COMING TOGETHER, THE FALLING APART.
And the reason why I loved it all was because of the writing. The author nailed it! She made it feel all so authentic, so real, in every way. The struggles about identity, loyalty, friendship, love, expectations, couldn’t have felt anymore real.
I also loved Charlie, and Sage’s alternating POVs. The book is actually written in a way that there are two love-stories, but the main focus is the quartet, Charlie and his twin Nick, best friend Sage, and newcomer Luke. The chemistry and banter were through the roof. The characters were all very well developed and the different personalities, with Luke being my favorite, just jumped off the pages. Best of all, whenever the characters were together � cuteness alert. It didn’t matter who it was. The friendships and real affection between all four was what carried this book. Absolutely adorable at times. Sweet. Touching. There was just so much heart and soul in this book.
I would have liked a longer ending, I needed a big more of the future of them all. But otherwise, this novel is one of the best YA books I read this year AND last year too.
ARC generously provided in exchange for an honest review.
I went through stages of giddiness and heartbreak, with the occasional swooning every few pages. There was no doubt I was 100%, probably more like 150% invested in everything that happened in this book. The writing was fantastic, another debut novel that knocks it out of the ball park, and the overall plot was just outstanding!!!!
If We Were Us is about four kids in high school/boarding school. Brothers/twins, a childhood friend, and a new guy that turns their life upside down.
I LOVED IT ALL, THE ANGST, THE FEARS, THE DOUBTS, THE STRUGGLES, THE WRONG DECISIONS, THE RIGHT DECISIONS, THE COMING TOGETHER, THE FALLING APART.
And the reason why I loved it all was because of the writing. The author nailed it! She made it feel all so authentic, so real, in every way. The struggles about identity, loyalty, friendship, love, expectations, couldn’t have felt anymore real.
I also loved Charlie, and Sage’s alternating POVs. The book is actually written in a way that there are two love-stories, but the main focus is the quartet, Charlie and his twin Nick, best friend Sage, and newcomer Luke. The chemistry and banter were through the roof. The characters were all very well developed and the different personalities, with Luke being my favorite, just jumped off the pages. Best of all, whenever the characters were together � cuteness alert. It didn’t matter who it was. The friendships and real affection between all four was what carried this book. Absolutely adorable at times. Sweet. Touching. There was just so much heart and soul in this book.
I would have liked a longer ending, I needed a big more of the future of them all. But otherwise, this novel is one of the best YA books I read this year AND last year too.
ARC generously provided in exchange for an honest review.
July 25, 2020
Boarding schools, parties, best friends, first loves, coming to terms with your identity and learning to love yourself, this coming of age story is cozy, fun and a fast read. I did feel the characters were more on the shallow side and *very* preppy; they easily fell into their stereotypes. I would’ve liked a more in depth exploration of the characters and more character development, but despite this I really enjoyed it!
May 13, 2024
✨️ This was a cute and easy book to breeze through. Very YA, but I very much enjoyed it. The last several chapters were so sweet, and i loved how it ended. ❤️
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Pre-read review-
My TBR jar pick for this week!
Going in completely blind, since I bought it for the cute cover. Lol
Hopefully it's a good read! 💜
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Pre-read review-
My TBR jar pick for this week!
Going in completely blind, since I bought it for the cute cover. Lol
Hopefully it's a good read! 💜
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February 9, 2020
SUCH. STILTED. WRITING.
I really liked the premise of the book, but the characters were incredibly two-dimensional and shallow. I got zero sense of their personalities - even though it was in first-person. There was nothing to majorly differentiate the male POV from the female one, and they both felt like puppets doing random illogical things because the author wanted them to. E.g. Sage, the heroine, was a lot less conflicted over lying to her supposed best friend than I would have expected her to be; the author did not draw out the level of angst suited to the situation in order to make it properly emotional. Ergo, puppets.
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I really liked the premise of the book, but the characters were incredibly two-dimensional and shallow. I got zero sense of their personalities - even though it was in first-person. There was nothing to majorly differentiate the male POV from the female one, and they both felt like puppets doing random illogical things because the author wanted them to. E.g. Sage, the heroine, was a lot less conflicted over lying to her supposed best friend than I would have expected her to be; the author did not draw out the level of angst suited to the situation in order to make it properly emotional. Ergo, puppets.
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November 9, 2024
2.5 ⭐️
fizycznie boli mnie to, że muszę wystawić jej tak niską ocenę, bo THE POTENTIAL WAS THERE 😫
fizycznie boli mnie to, że muszę wystawić jej tak niską ocenę, bo THE POTENTIAL WAS THERE 😫
April 28, 2020
This was sweet and charming and compulsively readable (I flew through it in two sittings), but it also had a lot of depth. I so appreciated the discussion on how it can be really fucking scary, but ultimately so freeing and rewarding, to be yourself and to admit, both to yourself and others, what it is you truly want. The depiction of friendship was great, too� and you know I’m always a sucker for a boarding school book. I really grew to love these characters, and I think lots of contemporary readers will be just as enchanted by Sage, Charlie, Nick, Luke, and their friends as I was.
May 25, 2020
The ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
3.5/5 Stars
Let's start this review by saying that I enjoyed this book, even though there are some things that I wish were different.
But first, let's talk about what I liked. What made me like this book very much were the characters, I found them enjoyable and I loved the two main couples. I liked how they were all connected and friends and also how deeply they cared for each other, I especially liked Sage and Charlie's friendship. This is a very character-driven narrative, in the sense that not much happens apart from the lives and the relationships these characters are involved in. I guess this might be a deal-breaker for some people, but I'm usually one that enjoys character-driven books and this one was no exception.
I also really enjoyed how the theme of the boarding school was dealt with, it was fun and I also think it was depicted in a pretty realistic way.
Now to the things I didn't particularly liked. The first thing is the double point of view. We get to read the story from Charlie and Sage's perspectives, but the two of them don't sound different at all. I enjoyed them, don't get me wrong, but they just felt like the same person.
The thing that I disliked the most was how a certain "trope" was used. At one point a character breaks up with another because they feel like they cannot be together if the other's not out. I think this event kind of forced the coming out of said character and this was something I definitely did not appreciate since I believe everyone should come out when and if they are ready. Also, I found this behavior to be very out of character and that’s what made me despise it even more. Overall I think this particular plot line kind of sends off a bad message and so I just want to point this out so that you're aware this is something that happens in this novel.
In the end this was an enjoyable read and even though I don't agree with some things that happened, I do still recommend it.
3.5/5 Stars
Let's start this review by saying that I enjoyed this book, even though there are some things that I wish were different.
But first, let's talk about what I liked. What made me like this book very much were the characters, I found them enjoyable and I loved the two main couples. I liked how they were all connected and friends and also how deeply they cared for each other, I especially liked Sage and Charlie's friendship. This is a very character-driven narrative, in the sense that not much happens apart from the lives and the relationships these characters are involved in. I guess this might be a deal-breaker for some people, but I'm usually one that enjoys character-driven books and this one was no exception.
I also really enjoyed how the theme of the boarding school was dealt with, it was fun and I also think it was depicted in a pretty realistic way.
Now to the things I didn't particularly liked. The first thing is the double point of view. We get to read the story from Charlie and Sage's perspectives, but the two of them don't sound different at all. I enjoyed them, don't get me wrong, but they just felt like the same person.
The thing that I disliked the most was how a certain "trope" was used. At one point a character breaks up with another because they feel like they cannot be together if the other's not out. I think this event kind of forced the coming out of said character and this was something I definitely did not appreciate since I believe everyone should come out when and if they are ready. Also, I found this behavior to be very out of character and that’s what made me despise it even more. Overall I think this particular plot line kind of sends off a bad message and so I just want to point this out so that you're aware this is something that happens in this novel.
In the end this was an enjoyable read and even though I don't agree with some things that happened, I do still recommend it.
January 1, 2021
This was poorly paced, I didn't quite connect to either of the romances. I wish I had something substantial to say, but like... I wanted this to be the moment and it simply did not deliver on any possible front.
January 13, 2025
Acho que foi o que menos gostei dela até agora :(
April 6, 2020
this is the first book i’ve finished in one day in a v long time. i loved it with my whole heart. i laughed so much and cried so much. i would die for charlie and sage and luke and nick.
thank you @SourcebooksFire for sending me a copy.
thank you @kl_walther for the healing.
thank you @SourcebooksFire for sending me a copy.
thank you @kl_walther for the healing.
February 13, 2024
overall this was a cute-ish book!
as a ya book is was good and honestly such an easy read! i love k.l. walther's writing a lot, and this time it did not feel like ts references were shoved down my throat. i also know that this is a re-print with her pretty new covers, so the content may be slightly dated compared to today's books.
luke and charlie were cute, i didnt really like how charlie treated luke majority of the time but im glad luke was able to stand out still and his friendship with sage was adorable! i think there was a contrast in luke's "im openly myself and do not want secrets" to charlies "im not ready to be myself openly due to fear" and maybe i wish the author would not have felt like one had to pick one or the other bc i understood where both were coming from but yk in the end they were the cutest! their moments from the beginning had me cheesing!
sage and nick however... idk how i felt. nick honestly deserved better, while sage was an amazing supportive friend to charlie, she really put nick on the back-burner and i wish she couldve been more vocal to both nick and charlie but i understood why she too was scared. they were def not the main couple in my opinion.
overall, this was not bad but also not necessarily good! i would def rec for a cute short read!
as a ya book is was good and honestly such an easy read! i love k.l. walther's writing a lot, and this time it did not feel like ts references were shoved down my throat. i also know that this is a re-print with her pretty new covers, so the content may be slightly dated compared to today's books.
luke and charlie were cute, i didnt really like how charlie treated luke majority of the time but im glad luke was able to stand out still and his friendship with sage was adorable! i think there was a contrast in luke's "im openly myself and do not want secrets" to charlies "im not ready to be myself openly due to fear" and maybe i wish the author would not have felt like one had to pick one or the other bc i understood where both were coming from but yk in the end they were the cutest! their moments from the beginning had me cheesing!
sage and nick however... idk how i felt. nick honestly deserved better, while sage was an amazing supportive friend to charlie, she really put nick on the back-burner and i wish she couldve been more vocal to both nick and charlie but i understood why she too was scared. they were def not the main couple in my opinion.
overall, this was not bad but also not necessarily good! i would def rec for a cute short read!
April 27, 2021
“Yeah, I love him,� he said. “I’ve been a goner for him since the day we met.�🌌
I didn’t expect to like so much this book, but I did! time has passed since I was this invested in the characters and everything going on in a book, It’s what I needed right now, a touching history, with so many laughs and complicated relationships, this story was for me definitely!
In this story, we discuss true friendship, coming out, feel comfortable with yourself, personal growth and in my personal opinion, I liked the way these topics were handled.
I am always grateful when books make you feel so many emotions through the pages, with this one the characters' pov was so authentic and real that it was no problem for me to connect with them, their personalities, I could understand the reasons they had to act the way they did in different situations, they had unmistakable characteristics and this helped to feel the chemistry between them when they interacted.
We had a book with a fast start, we were introduced to our Main Characters' lives and the dynamic between them, all this well-paced, and then we had all these complicated interactions between them, hilarious situations, very cute interactions, it really was a very compelling book to read.
The Characters were also phenomenal, just to name it, the Main Characters are Sage Morgan and Charlie Carmichael, and we had two major side characters which are the love interests, Nick Carmichael and Luke Morrissey, they had different phases, different evolutions, their thinking was different, they had different ways to see things a lot of times, but I liked them all, I could comprehend each one and be with them! There was a lot of complicated subjects to deal with in the story, so you can say this one did that or the other should’ve done this, but everyone has their personal way to see things and how to affront them, they are great but also had their flaws, they’re so young and human, so don’t expect them to be the most perfect beings in literature, but you know? That’s why I liked them even more, they’re so real.
This is why I loved them all
Sage, respects the space and the personal lives of their friends, she’s always supportive, but at the same time she has her own ground and ambitions, she cannot be underseeing and basically, she´s super cool.
Whatever the theme, she never had any trouble pulling an outfit together.
Charlie represents perfectly the way so many gay young boys are afraid to be who they really are, and all the way they had to go through, those fears and insecurities were so real. I’m glad he found his way step by step.
Love, but a love I wasn’t sure I was ready for. A love that scared me right now.
Luke, he’s so good, he had a lot of nuance in his personality, he can be this shy new guy but at the same time is so smart, funny, and cocky. This may be an unpopular opinion but If you've read the entire book you know he always respected Charlie and never pressured him into things he didn´t want to do.
“It hurts,� he translated, and hugged me again before adding, “But things will get better. Things will be good again.�
Nick, I really felt bad sometimes for him because of how misleading he was, If he knew things first hand I know he would act differently but no one was really open with him at first, but at the same time he was so kind with his brother especially.
“I love him just the same,� he said. “In case that wasn’t clear. He’s my brother…my best friend…and I want him to be happy.�
This book was amazing for me so I definitely recommend checking it! So If you enjoy rom com books with queer characters go run and grab this gem.
December 13, 2023
3 stars �
This book was adorably heartwarming! There were so many aspects that made my heart flutter. K.L Walther always writes these cute and easy YA books that are effortlessly entertaining. I could binge any of her books. They may not be the best books ever, but they always hit.
I was unexpectedly surprised with this book and it's plot. I had no idea what this book was about jumping into it, but I enjoyed learning what about the plot throughout reading this.
Plot
Sage and Charlie seem like the perfect couple, almost like they're maybe meant to be, but that's not always the case. Sage and Charlie may be best friends, but it's a completely platonic relationship. Sage has a special eye on someone else, someone many people wouldn't guess, Charlie's identical twin brother. Charlie is completely wonderstruck and enamored with the new student, but he can't express those feelings.
Throughout this book, you watch Charlie and Sage navigate through their relationships facing both ups and downs, but Charlie and Sage are always their for each other.
There was quite a lot going on with a lot of time jumps, which wasn't a huge dealbreaker, but annoying at times. Despite this book being rather short, I was satiated with the length. I felt like the story established well and there wasn't an open ending. I wasn't left wishing for more of this story after finishing it, which is what I wanted. This book will be an enjoyable but forgettable book. I would still recommend reading this book for whatever occasion.
This book was adorably heartwarming! There were so many aspects that made my heart flutter. K.L Walther always writes these cute and easy YA books that are effortlessly entertaining. I could binge any of her books. They may not be the best books ever, but they always hit.
I was unexpectedly surprised with this book and it's plot. I had no idea what this book was about jumping into it, but I enjoyed learning what about the plot throughout reading this.
Plot
Sage and Charlie seem like the perfect couple, almost like they're maybe meant to be, but that's not always the case. Sage and Charlie may be best friends, but it's a completely platonic relationship. Sage has a special eye on someone else, someone many people wouldn't guess, Charlie's identical twin brother. Charlie is completely wonderstruck and enamored with the new student, but he can't express those feelings.
Throughout this book, you watch Charlie and Sage navigate through their relationships facing both ups and downs, but Charlie and Sage are always their for each other.
There was quite a lot going on with a lot of time jumps, which wasn't a huge dealbreaker, but annoying at times. Despite this book being rather short, I was satiated with the length. I felt like the story established well and there wasn't an open ending. I wasn't left wishing for more of this story after finishing it, which is what I wanted. This book will be an enjoyable but forgettable book. I would still recommend reading this book for whatever occasion.
August 20, 2024
1 Sentence Summary: Charlie and Sage have been best friends since they were kids, and everyone thinks they are meant to be together; except Sage is having secret rendezvous with Charlie’s twin brother, and Charlie can’t stop thinking about the new boy at school.
My Thoughts: I did actually shed a tear while reading this. The emotion was so well written (and the audiobook narrators were fantastic at conveying that emotion as well). I could really empathize with Charlie and everything that he was going through.
I didn’t agree with a lot of things Charlie and Luke did, but I could totally see why they did it. They’re teenagers! They’re selfish! They’re figuring themselves out!
Despite the kinda insta-love, I did like Charlie and Luke’s relationship and thought they had good chemistry.
I’m taking off a star bc I didn’t care about Sage’s storyline. I liked her as a character, but there was no chemistry between her and Nick, and I wasn’t invested in their relationship at all. I found myself wanting to skip her chapters.
Overall, this was a sweet, emotional, and authentic YA contemporary romance.
(Side note, I was so confused for so long by how Maybe Meant to Be & If We Were Us are the same book haha.)
Recommend to: Fans of YA romances set at boarding school!
(Warnings: swearing; underage drinking; implied sexual content)
My Thoughts: I did actually shed a tear while reading this. The emotion was so well written (and the audiobook narrators were fantastic at conveying that emotion as well). I could really empathize with Charlie and everything that he was going through.
I didn’t agree with a lot of things Charlie and Luke did, but I could totally see why they did it. They’re teenagers! They’re selfish! They’re figuring themselves out!
Despite the kinda insta-love, I did like Charlie and Luke’s relationship and thought they had good chemistry.
I’m taking off a star bc I didn’t care about Sage’s storyline. I liked her as a character, but there was no chemistry between her and Nick, and I wasn’t invested in their relationship at all. I found myself wanting to skip her chapters.
Overall, this was a sweet, emotional, and authentic YA contemporary romance.
(Side note, I was so confused for so long by how Maybe Meant to Be & If We Were Us are the same book haha.)
Recommend to: Fans of YA romances set at boarding school!
(Warnings: swearing; underage drinking; implied sexual content)
August 15, 2024
2023
zwyczajnie ta autorka pisze ksiazki takie typowo “moje� ktore polykam w calosci praktyczni i nie moge sie oderwac, plus moja aktualna “young taylor� era sie bardzo cieszyla ale sparks fly teraz hit different
bardzo dobrze sie bawilam, wyplakalam chyba wszystkie lzy jakie mialam (to nawet nie powinno mnie tak hitnac) i uwielbiam sage nicka charliego i luke’a
dziekuje pa
2024
wyplakalam wszystkie moje łzy przy czytaniu tej ksiązki i uwielbiam ja jeszcze bardziej niz po przeczytaniu pierwszy raz a jesli ktos powje cos zlego o sage to go pobiie obiecuje
zwyczajnie ta autorka pisze ksiazki takie typowo “moje� ktore polykam w calosci praktyczni i nie moge sie oderwac, plus moja aktualna “young taylor� era sie bardzo cieszyla ale sparks fly teraz hit different
bardzo dobrze sie bawilam, wyplakalam chyba wszystkie lzy jakie mialam (to nawet nie powinno mnie tak hitnac) i uwielbiam sage nicka charliego i luke’a
dziekuje pa
2024
wyplakalam wszystkie moje łzy przy czytaniu tej ksiązki i uwielbiam ja jeszcze bardziej niz po przeczytaniu pierwszy raz a jesli ktos powje cos zlego o sage to go pobiie obiecuje
May 3, 2020
sorry but i can't handle this book anymore. I found it extremely boring. From the beginning I already knew where the story would go. The author introduced so many characters to the book that it seemed unnecessary since I was confused to what relationship they had with our four main characters.
It might not be my type of reading, but if the premise catch your attention you may like it.
thanks to netgalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review
It might not be my type of reading, but if the premise catch your attention you may like it.
thanks to netgalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review
September 3, 2023
A messy, heartfelt coming of age YA story about a group of high school seniors living at an elite New England boarding school and their intertwined relationships.
Sage has been best friends with hockey star Charlie forever and everyone thinks she'll end up marrying him but what they don't know is that he's secretly gay and afraid to come out to his family.
To make things even more complicated, Sage finds herself falling for Charlie's twin brother, Nick, despite never wanting a serious relationship before she gets a chance to live her life out in the real world. Full of drama, secrets, jealousy, love triangles and a TON of heart.
This was great on audio told from multiple POVs and narrated by Alexa Elmy and Graham Halstead and I think my favorite book so far from this author! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for early access to digital and audio copies in exchange for my honest review!
CW: homophobia
Sage has been best friends with hockey star Charlie forever and everyone thinks she'll end up marrying him but what they don't know is that he's secretly gay and afraid to come out to his family.
To make things even more complicated, Sage finds herself falling for Charlie's twin brother, Nick, despite never wanting a serious relationship before she gets a chance to live her life out in the real world. Full of drama, secrets, jealousy, love triangles and a TON of heart.
This was great on audio told from multiple POVs and narrated by Alexa Elmy and Graham Halstead and I think my favorite book so far from this author! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for early access to digital and audio copies in exchange for my honest review!
CW: homophobia
October 6, 2024
[Współpraca reklamowa z wydawnictwem Moondrive] "Może to miałeś być ty" to druga książka K.L. Walther, którą miałam możliwość przeczytać. Skusiła mnie przede wszystkim piękna jesienna okładka i inspiracja piosenką Taylor Swift, a co najważniejsze, po "Lecie złamanych zasad" chciałam sprawdzić czy polubię się z innymi tytułami spod pióra tej autorki.
Jest to historia należąca do tych zdecydowanie luźniejszych, chwilami zabawna, a chwilami nawet i wzruszająca. Cała akcja rozgrywa się w szkole z internatem, a fabuła skupia się na dwóch zupełnie różnych wątkach romantycznych. Czy jest jesienny klimat? Hm, kwestia mocno subiektywna. Ja go czułam tutaj bardzo mało. Liczyłam, że autorka bardziej skupi się na jesiennych aktywnościach i symbolach tej pory roku, a tak niestety nie było. Jednakże bardzo łatwo i przyjemnie można było się wczuć w postacie, ich szkolne życie i związane z nim aktywności.
Mimo wszystko ta konkretna pozycja nieco mnie rozczarowała. Nie pod względem samej fabuły, a po prostu języka, który był dla mnie bardzo chaotyczny oraz sprawiał, że gubiłam się w historii, a niektóre dialogi były dla mnie mało zrozumiałe. Brały się czasem znikąd i miałam wrażenie, że zostały skonstruowane dość sztucznie, co mnie bolało, ze względu na ciekawe charaktery głównych postaci. Sage, Charlie, Nick i Luke mogliby przeprowadzać ze sobą dużo głębsze, bardziej emocjonalne rozmowy, tym bardziej, że ich wiek powinien już się cechować pewną dojrzałością, natomiast tego tutaj nie było.
Jeśli miałabym wybrać który z wątków romantycznych podobał mi się bardziej, to byłaby to relacja Charliego i Luke'a. Trochę się tego nie spodziewałam, bo rzadko czytam romanse boy x boy, ale tutaj K. L. Walther stworzyła naprawdę świetny duet, który przechodził przeróżne wzloty i upadki, a chemia była na odpowiednim poziomie. Co prawda do Charliego przekonałam się dopiero z czasem, ale w końcu zrozumiałam, że pod sztuczną maską kryje się ktoś wspaniały i wrażliwy.
Dużo mniej podobała mi się relacja Sage i Nicka. Brak komunikacji, brak szczerości i zero chemii, niestety. Osobowość Sage była dla mnie przytłaczająca, nie potrafiłam zrozumieć dziewczyny i jej toku myślenia oraz stawiania najlepszego przyjaciela wyżej niż chłopaka, do którego żywi głębsze uczucia. Nick natomiast był w porządku do momentu, kiedy to objawiła się jego zazdrość i próba zapomnienia o dziewczynie w najgorszy z możliwych sposobów. Żałuję, że tak wyszło, bo byłam pewna, że pokocham Nicka.
Coś, czego się nie spodziewałam: tego, że się popłaczę. Poruszony zostaje tutaj temat coming outu przed rodziną, przyjaciółmi oraz resztą otoczenia i pragnienie ukazania prawdziwego siebie. Nawet sobie nie wyobrażacie jak mnie to poruszyło... Autorka tak wspaniale opisała wszelkie obawy postaci, że chciałam przenieść się do książki tylko po to, żeby bohater poczuł, że nie jest sam. Cudowny wątek!
Czy była to zła książka? Nie. Czy są lepsze? Na pewno. "Może to miałeś być ty" nie może się dla mnie równać z "Latem złamanych zasad", ale jeśli zdecydujecie się ją przeczytać, to jestem pewna, że znajdziecie w niej coś dla siebie. Mimo przeciętnej oceny nie rezygnuję z historii K. L. Walther i z chęcią poznam jej kolejne tytuły.
Jest to historia należąca do tych zdecydowanie luźniejszych, chwilami zabawna, a chwilami nawet i wzruszająca. Cała akcja rozgrywa się w szkole z internatem, a fabuła skupia się na dwóch zupełnie różnych wątkach romantycznych. Czy jest jesienny klimat? Hm, kwestia mocno subiektywna. Ja go czułam tutaj bardzo mało. Liczyłam, że autorka bardziej skupi się na jesiennych aktywnościach i symbolach tej pory roku, a tak niestety nie było. Jednakże bardzo łatwo i przyjemnie można było się wczuć w postacie, ich szkolne życie i związane z nim aktywności.
Mimo wszystko ta konkretna pozycja nieco mnie rozczarowała. Nie pod względem samej fabuły, a po prostu języka, który był dla mnie bardzo chaotyczny oraz sprawiał, że gubiłam się w historii, a niektóre dialogi były dla mnie mało zrozumiałe. Brały się czasem znikąd i miałam wrażenie, że zostały skonstruowane dość sztucznie, co mnie bolało, ze względu na ciekawe charaktery głównych postaci. Sage, Charlie, Nick i Luke mogliby przeprowadzać ze sobą dużo głębsze, bardziej emocjonalne rozmowy, tym bardziej, że ich wiek powinien już się cechować pewną dojrzałością, natomiast tego tutaj nie było.
Jeśli miałabym wybrać który z wątków romantycznych podobał mi się bardziej, to byłaby to relacja Charliego i Luke'a. Trochę się tego nie spodziewałam, bo rzadko czytam romanse boy x boy, ale tutaj K. L. Walther stworzyła naprawdę świetny duet, który przechodził przeróżne wzloty i upadki, a chemia była na odpowiednim poziomie. Co prawda do Charliego przekonałam się dopiero z czasem, ale w końcu zrozumiałam, że pod sztuczną maską kryje się ktoś wspaniały i wrażliwy.
Dużo mniej podobała mi się relacja Sage i Nicka. Brak komunikacji, brak szczerości i zero chemii, niestety. Osobowość Sage była dla mnie przytłaczająca, nie potrafiłam zrozumieć dziewczyny i jej toku myślenia oraz stawiania najlepszego przyjaciela wyżej niż chłopaka, do którego żywi głębsze uczucia. Nick natomiast był w porządku do momentu, kiedy to objawiła się jego zazdrość i próba zapomnienia o dziewczynie w najgorszy z możliwych sposobów. Żałuję, że tak wyszło, bo byłam pewna, że pokocham Nicka.
Coś, czego się nie spodziewałam: tego, że się popłaczę. Poruszony zostaje tutaj temat coming outu przed rodziną, przyjaciółmi oraz resztą otoczenia i pragnienie ukazania prawdziwego siebie. Nawet sobie nie wyobrażacie jak mnie to poruszyło... Autorka tak wspaniale opisała wszelkie obawy postaci, że chciałam przenieść się do książki tylko po to, żeby bohater poczuł, że nie jest sam. Cudowny wątek!
Czy była to zła książka? Nie. Czy są lepsze? Na pewno. "Może to miałeś być ty" nie może się dla mnie równać z "Latem złamanych zasad", ale jeśli zdecydujecie się ją przeczytać, to jestem pewna, że znajdziecie w niej coś dla siebie. Mimo przeciętnej oceny nie rezygnuję z historii K. L. Walther i z chęcią poznam jej kolejne tytuły.
May 8, 2020
2.5 Stars
DNF @ 32%
There was absolutely nothing wrong with this story, I just really lost interest the more I read. I was so excited to see a story with a platonic soulmate in it - and I loved the relationship between Sage and Charlie, but even really liking the idea of the relationship, I didn't quite connect with the characters the way I wanted too. The characters never felt real to me -there was an exaggerated outlandishness that made the story feel unattainable. And even my love of boarding school books didn't help because it all just felt so out of reach. I only started to see the relationship develop between Charlie and Luke and Sage and Nick respectively, and while I liked them they weren't enough to keep me going.
I received a copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
DNF @ 32%
There was absolutely nothing wrong with this story, I just really lost interest the more I read. I was so excited to see a story with a platonic soulmate in it - and I loved the relationship between Sage and Charlie, but even really liking the idea of the relationship, I didn't quite connect with the characters the way I wanted too. The characters never felt real to me -there was an exaggerated outlandishness that made the story feel unattainable. And even my love of boarding school books didn't help because it all just felt so out of reach. I only started to see the relationship develop between Charlie and Luke and Sage and Nick respectively, and while I liked them they weren't enough to keep me going.
I received a copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
August 27, 2021
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this book makes me mad. sage and charlie have no romantic chemistry and their relationship is so underdeveloped, seeing as it’s the “big conflict". i'm sick of queer characters being told they're invalid unless they come out to everyone in their near proximity, and i'm so done with the misunderstanding trope. the writing style is clunky and there's no tone difference between sage and charlie's pov's. there's no sage/carmichael twins backstory until the plot really requires it, so there's no buildup of their "years long friendship" until near the end of the book?? and with all that, i don't care about anyone in this book. i would like to see good queer rep please i beg of you.
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this book makes me mad. sage and charlie have no romantic chemistry and their relationship is so underdeveloped, seeing as it’s the “big conflict". i'm sick of queer characters being told they're invalid unless they come out to everyone in their near proximity, and i'm so done with the misunderstanding trope. the writing style is clunky and there's no tone difference between sage and charlie's pov's. there's no sage/carmichael twins backstory until the plot really requires it, so there's no buildup of their "years long friendship" until near the end of the book?? and with all that, i don't care about anyone in this book. i would like to see good queer rep please i beg of you.
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July 14, 2024
i’m sooo sad it was nowhere as good as the other books by this author 😔 but i still really enjoyed it and i loved sage but i really disliked charlie and he was a redhead…�..and i don’t get why no one knew he was gay yet but sage and nicks story was soooo cute and i loved luke’s character too!!!
December 3, 2024
Szczerze książka bardzo fajna 💗
March 26, 2024
4/5stars
3 stars from me, 5 stars from my students!
I read this as a little book club with a few girls I teach and they LOVED it. They loved the setting of a boarding school and really enjoyed the characters. They thought all of the friendships and relationships were really interesting and well fleshed out and they loved the twist this had on a "typical YA romance."
I found it a little lackluster but I'm also not the target audience, so obviously their review matters a little more! So, for the 26 year old woman this wasn't anything special, but for my middle school students they loved it!
3 stars from me, 5 stars from my students!
I read this as a little book club with a few girls I teach and they LOVED it. They loved the setting of a boarding school and really enjoyed the characters. They thought all of the friendships and relationships were really interesting and well fleshed out and they loved the twist this had on a "typical YA romance."
I found it a little lackluster but I'm also not the target audience, so obviously their review matters a little more! So, for the 26 year old woman this wasn't anything special, but for my middle school students they loved it!
June 21, 2021
If We Were Us kept my attention while I was reading it but having seen how the plot wrapped up, I'm left with a lot of criticisms about this story.
The biggest issue I had was how queer themes were handled in If We Were Us. There's an adult relative of one of the main characters who is basically only shown on-page making rude and speculative comments about someone's sexuality. If this had behavior had been challenged in any way, I might have been able to make peace with it but it's presented as uncomfortable for the main character though otherwise fine. There was a lot of angst about coming out, which personally didn't bother me but might be a turn off for some. My big struggle with the prominence of the coming out arc in this book was that it just didn't feel like it was handled with care.
Besides how the queer themes were handled, I was also really put off by the fact that there is zero examination of the privilege that goes with being very rich and able to go to a boarding school where basically everyone we see on-page is white. Everything about the lifestyle the characters live -- from summers in Martha's Vineyard to buildings on campus being named after family members of the main characters -- is just presented as utterly normal. Five years ago I probably would've been fine with this, if I'd even noticed in the first place, but I just have no desire to read a book that doesn't even question any of the privilege its characters have.
All said and done, just pass on If We Were Us. There are better boarding school books out there and better YA contemporaries with queer characters.
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The biggest issue I had was how queer themes were handled in If We Were Us. There's an adult relative of one of the main characters who is basically only shown on-page making rude and speculative comments about someone's sexuality. If this had behavior had been challenged in any way, I might have been able to make peace with it but it's presented as uncomfortable for the main character though otherwise fine. There was a lot of angst about coming out, which personally didn't bother me but might be a turn off for some. My big struggle with the prominence of the coming out arc in this book was that it just didn't feel like it was handled with care.
Besides how the queer themes were handled, I was also really put off by the fact that there is zero examination of the privilege that goes with being very rich and able to go to a boarding school where basically everyone we see on-page is white. Everything about the lifestyle the characters live -- from summers in Martha's Vineyard to buildings on campus being named after family members of the main characters -- is just presented as utterly normal. Five years ago I probably would've been fine with this, if I'd even noticed in the first place, but I just have no desire to read a book that doesn't even question any of the privilege its characters have.
All said and done, just pass on If We Were Us. There are better boarding school books out there and better YA contemporaries with queer characters.
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June 1, 2020
firstly thank you to netgalley and the publishers for the Earc In exchange for review
before going into this book I was so excited to dive in and I wanted to read this one when I first heard about it as the premise of the book sounded great and something I would enjoy. sadly this book fell flat for me and was just a okay read.
I'm not one for doing negative reviews so I will only say the positives of the novel will a little critique because there definitely were moments that I enjoyed throughout such as this is set in a boarding school setting which is a nice feature in books that I love.
the friendships I really enjoyed too and how really supportive they were to one of our main characters Charlie who is currently in the closet and is too scared to come out to friends, family and the school because of the repercussions he thinks it will have on himself and doesn't want anyone to treat him differently. I will say Charlie was a great character but from time to time he did annoy me (just my opinion)
and finally I really like the cute romances we do get but I wished we got so much more from them as I felt that throughout the whole story we only got snippets of romance and felt it was never fully touched upon. yes don't get me wrong we do see build ups to the relationships but I felt something was missing.
overall if we were us was a good read just wasn't on par to what I thought It could of been. I will say it was a really fast read for me and went by very fast. if your looking for something light and cute definitely read this one if you are interested.
before going into this book I was so excited to dive in and I wanted to read this one when I first heard about it as the premise of the book sounded great and something I would enjoy. sadly this book fell flat for me and was just a okay read.
I'm not one for doing negative reviews so I will only say the positives of the novel will a little critique because there definitely were moments that I enjoyed throughout such as this is set in a boarding school setting which is a nice feature in books that I love.
the friendships I really enjoyed too and how really supportive they were to one of our main characters Charlie who is currently in the closet and is too scared to come out to friends, family and the school because of the repercussions he thinks it will have on himself and doesn't want anyone to treat him differently. I will say Charlie was a great character but from time to time he did annoy me (just my opinion)
and finally I really like the cute romances we do get but I wished we got so much more from them as I felt that throughout the whole story we only got snippets of romance and felt it was never fully touched upon. yes don't get me wrong we do see build ups to the relationships but I felt something was missing.
overall if we were us was a good read just wasn't on par to what I thought It could of been. I will say it was a really fast read for me and went by very fast. if your looking for something light and cute definitely read this one if you are interested.
October 15, 2024
3.5⭐️
I really enjoyed the audio but also remembered just how annoying YA characters can be 😭
I really enjoyed the audio but also remembered just how annoying YA characters can be 😭
October 26, 2024
Idealna książka na jesień nie istnie� Najlepsza, jak do tej pory, książka tej autorki.
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