Also they hung out with friends who were on opposite sides of the spectrum to one another, so were seen to never mix or interact with one another. Despite their mothers being best friends, and being neighbours, there was always that awkward tension between them when they spent “family time” together. Autumn and Finn had been best friends forever, they did everything together, until middle school, that they fell apart for some reason or another. If He Had Been With Me deals with the story of what ifs. So it came as no surprise that when the ending did finally come, I found myself choked up all over again. Despite knowing this I continually tried to bury this awful fact at the back of my mind, I kept trying to make myself believe that the author would change the course of the story and that maybe she was just playing with us. The story opens with the most heart breaking chapter, it gives you an insight into how things end. It was a story which I knew how would end, but I was utterly mesmerised into reading because of the beautiful heart rendering prose. It’s a story which deals with issues of friendship, first loves and family in the most raw and intense way I have come across in a long time. And as time passes, Autumn will be forced to confront how else life might have been different if they had never parted ways.If He Had Been With Me was a poignant story which I devoured in one sitting. 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.
An achingly authentic and raw portrait of love, regret, and the life-altering impact of the relationships we hold closest to us, this YA romance bestseller is perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover, Jenny Han, and You've Reached Sam.
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