ROMANCE

What If It’s You?

Dell. May 2025. 304p. ISBN 9780593722985. pap. $18. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
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When commitment-phobe Laurel unexpectedly finds an engagement ring in the sock drawer of her longtime boyfriend Ollie, she immediately gets cold feet. She can’t help but wonder about what her life would be like if she’d said yes when her colleague Drew asked her out years ago. The next day, at the big tech company Laurel works for, she signs up to test out an experimental program that uses a quantum computer to give users the opportunity to explore past what-if moments, allowing them to see how a different choice would have affected their lives. But something goes fantastically wrong when Laurel wakes up the next day to find herself in an alternate universe where she did say yes to Drew and now they’re in a serious relationship. At first, everything in her life seems upgraded. However, as she bounces between two disparate realities, two different boyfriends, and two distinct versions of herself, she realizes that she needs to figure out which version to choose—and quickly, before a glitch leaves her stranded in a random spot.
VERDICT Gagnon’s (Love You, Mean It) smart, fast-paced romance successfully blends elements of science fiction and relationship fiction to create a unique and thoughtful love story.
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