You Know Me Well

 Book 107 of my 2023 Reading Challenge

read from November 24 - 25

You Know Me Well

by Nina LaCour and David Levithan

Summary (via the book jacket)

Mark and Kate have sat next to each other for an entire year, but their paths outside of class have never crossed.

That is, until Kate spots Mark miles away from home, out in the city for a wild, unexpected night. Kate is lost, having just run away from a chance to finally meet the girl she has been in love with from afar. Mark, meanwhile, is in love with his best friend, Ryan, who may or may not feel the same way.

When Kate and Mark meet up, little do they know how important they will become to each other - and how, in a very short time, they will know each other better than any of the people who are supposed to know them more.

My Opinion

3 stars

The authors alternated chapters as the viewpoints alternated between Kate's and Mark's which helped distinguish the voices but the authors also worked really cohesively together and it wasn't choppy or abrupt when they changed.

It was a quick read (although it was technically two days it was really more in one sitting that just happened to occur before and after midnight).  I loved the all-in immediacy of the friendship and the frenzy of the first night but as the scenery changed it fizzled a little for me.