I really liked the focus on the formative years of identity, and how being in that stage of your life where you're trying to find yourself is complicated so much by also trying to understand your queer identity. I related to them both a lot, but also felt quite Seen because it's really rare to have queer friends in books. I always say queer people travel in packs and the friendship between the two really resonated with me. The friendship between Mark and Kate was my favourite thing about this. Kate is in love with a girl she barely knows, and Mark is in love wish his best best friend Ryan who may or may not know. They run into eachother in the city one night and realise, over one wild night, that they do have some things on common. You Know Me Well follows Kate and Mark, who sit next to eachother in class and never talk. I read it pretty much in one sitting and enjoyed all of it so much. I loved the friendship between Mark and Kate, a lesbian and gay character and just how this whole book played out. To be honest, this was the exact kind of queer book I needed and I didn't even realise that until I read it. This book had the most iconic mlm/wlw solidarity and I am HERE FOR IT. I'm ready to find myself, but I'm not ready for you to know what I find”

Told in alternating points of view by Nina LaCour, the award-winning author of Hold Still and The Disenchantments, and David Levithan, the best-selling author of Every Day and co-author ofNick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (with Rachel Cohn) and Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with John Green), You Know Me Well is a deeply honest story about navigating the joys and heartaches of first love, one truth at a time.“I'm ready to love myself, but I'm not ready to lose you. 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. Mark, meanwhile, is in love with his best friend Ryan, who may or may not feel the same way. Kate is lost, having just run away from a chance to finally meet the girl she has been in love with from afar. That is until Kate spots Mark miles away from home, out in the city for a wild, unexpected night. For whatever reason, their paths outside of class have never crossed. Mark and Kate have sat next to each other for an entire year, but have never spoken. Who knows you well? Your best friend? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? A stranger you meet on a crazy night? No one, really?

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