Week 46 Review: You Don't Know Me But I Know You

From Goodreads:
Rebecca Barrow's bright, honest debut novel about chance, choice, and unconditional love is a heartfelt testament to creating the future you truly want, one puzzle piece at a time.

There's a box in the back of Audrey's closet that she rarely thinks about.

Inside is a letter, seventeen years old, from a mother she's never met, handed to her by the woman she's called Mom her whole life. Being adopted, though, is just one piece in the puzzle of Audrey's life—the picture painstakingly put together by Audrey herself, full of all the people and pursuits that make her who she is.

But when Audrey realizes that she's pregnant, she feels something—a tightly sealed box in the closet corners of her heart—crack open, spilling her dormant fears and unanswered questions all over the life she loves.

Almost two decades ago, a girl in Audrey's situation made a choice, one that started Audrey's entire story. Now Audrey is paralyzed by her own what-ifs and terrified by the distance she feels growing between her and her best friend Rose. Down every possible path is a different unfamiliar version of her life, and as she weighs the options in her mind, she starts to wonder—what does it even mean to be Audrey Spencer?

My Review:
This was a really great book. I was wondering going in, if we would get Audrey's mom's perspective, but this is Audrey's story only. I loved watching her wrestle with her choice of what to do with her pregnancy, deal with her relationships with her family, friends and boyfriend. It was a really great read! 

Audrey has a pretty good life. She was adopted, but to a good home. She has good friends (even though there are brewing issues with Rose) and a boyfriend who she loves. A pregnancy at 17 upends her life, though. 

I loved watching her deal with her choices for her pregnancy as well as her relationships. Because it is a teen pregnancy, she's worried about judgement from her family and friends. So she keeps it somewhat of a secret, which adds to complications. 

The fact that her birth mom's letters' helped her make her make her decision was a really great part of this story. Because she was a similar situation as her birth mom, but not the same, and she's a different person. I'm glad that she made the right choice for her and her boyfriend, for their particular situation. 

I really enjoyed this book, and I would love to read more by Rebecca Barrow! 

Author: Rebecca Barrow
Read: November 13th, 2020
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a DAC Book and a SAC 2020 Book!
Publisher: Harper Teen
Published: August 29th 2017

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars