The Girl He Used to Know

Annika Rose likes being alone.
She feels lost in social situations, saying the wrong thing or acting the wrong way. She just can't read people. She prefers the quiet solitude of books or playing chess to being around others. Apart from Jonathan. She liked being around him, but she hasn't seen him for ten years. Until now that is. And she's not sure he'll want to see her again after what happened all those years ago.

Annika Rose likes being alone.
Except that, actually, she doesn't like being alone at all.

Call me shocked, a 5 star rating for a romance book! I haven’t felt this invested in a relationship since Me Before You (which I read back in 2013)! What makes this story somewhat unique is that the main character Annika is on the autism spectrum. Because of the incredible support system behind her, she navigates through college and into a career perfectly suited for her. Told in a dual timeline, we follow our characters when they first meet in college and a decade later when they reconnect (and discover what drove them apart). Oh how I loved the characters in this story! Not just Annika and Jonathan, but Annika’s roommate/best friend Janice. I was so invested in this one that I even fell for what some critics have pegged a contrived ending.

If you are looking for a romance with brilliantly cast characters, this is the one! Take it from someone who reads most of these books with a lot of eye rolling 🙂