The writing, the plot, the characters were all five stars for me. They know when they have stumbled upon a book that will crush them when they won't ever be able to read it.

You know when you connect with the characters and the writing is so good you can't put it down. There are just things you know when you find a book and start reading it. I cannot begin to express my feelings about this book, but I know that it will stick with me forever. The Brothers Grimm's story is told through the eyes of three brothers who escaped a Melbourne prison. They grew up together and are best friends, but high school is hard and things change. They have been best friends since they were babies, and they have birthdays only a week apart. It has mental illness, and other possible triggers. This is a high school coming of age story. And as time passes, Autumn will be forced to confront how else life might have been different if they had never parted ways.Ĭaptivating and heartbreaking, If He Had Been with Me is perfect for readers looking for: Maybe they should be together.īut come August, things will change forever. That still doesn't stop the way Autumn feels every time she and Finn cross paths, and the growing, nagging thought that maybe things could have been different. And Finn has become that boy at school, the one everyone wants to be around. Now, they do their best to ignore each other.Īutumn has her boyfriend Jamie, and her close-knit group of friends.

If he had been with me, everything would have been different.Īutumn and Finn used to be inseparable. This Description may be from another edition of this product.Īn achingly authentic and raw portrait of love, regret, and the life-altering impact of the relationships we hold closest to us, this YA bestseller is perfect for fans of Kasie West, All the Bright Places, and Dear Evan Hansen

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