The Last Time We Were Us

by Leah Konen

Liz Grant is about to have the summer of her life. She and her friend MacKenzie are getting invited to all the best parties, and with any luck, Innis Taylor, the most gorgeous guy in Bonneville, will be her boyfriend before the Fourth of July. Jason Sullivan wasn't supposed to come back from juvie. A million years ago, he was her best friend, but that was before he ditched her for a different crowd. Before he attacked Innis's older brother, leaving Skip's face burned and their town in shock. Liz always found it hard to believe what they said about Jason, but all of Bonneville thinks he's dangerous. If word gets out she's seeing him, she could lose everything. But what if there's more to that horrible night than she knows? And how many more people will get hurt when the truth finally comes out?

• ISBN10: 0062402471
• ISBN13: 9780062402479
• Publish Date: 10 May 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Collins
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

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This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.


What made me want to read The Last Time We Were Us was the best friends to lovers trope. It's one of my favorites so I went into this feeling very excited. Unfortunately, not a lot happened to keep me entertained.

This book was more on the sad side than the happy and giddy side that I was expecting. This lead to me not completely enjoying the story. Everything fell so flat for me. The characters weren't the greatest and it was full of unnecessary drama. I ended up feeling so bad for Liz because everyone, including her family, walk all over her. Liz, being the good girl she is, accepts all of it and makes excuses for them.

For this to be the best-friends-to-lovers trope, it was far from that. The romance wasn't exciting, it wasn't cute. It was just there—it existed and that was it. I couldn't believe the romance and wasn't rooting for it either.

The Last Time We Were Us is a quick read with not a lot of substance to it.

I received an eARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.This review was originally posted on Latte Nights Reviews.