THIS WAS SO. FREAKING. GOOD.

Oh my god, I was so excited for this book and it completely delivered??? The dual timelines was a genius move, and helped the book end on the <em>perfect</em> bittersweet moment.

Everything about this was amazing. Kat and James were both so real, so flawed, and yet both really good people who kept screwing up and just sort of grew out of each other. That was my favorite part, that it wasn't some big fight that broke them up. They just slowly stopped gelling with each other and their friendship crumbled even while they were both trying to save it in their own ways.

Gahhhh this was so much better than I was even anticipating! Also, I wasn't expecting the f/f relationship, which made it a million times better.

PS. I really loved Logan?? Give Logan a happy ending!!!!

Thank you Netgalley for sending me this arc. I will be reviewing this book in the near future with an honest rating and review.

This was was about breakups. Sometimes in life breakups stay breakups and the romantic comedy you think your life is doesn't end with a nice little bow. Unfortunately when it comes to this story all that is left are questions. There seems to be little to no resolution for the characters other than the realization that friends, parents, boyfriends are people who might change their minds someday and things might work out. Spalding uses a timeline throughout the book that is a bit confusing since it jumps throughout the senior year of their main characters. As a reader, we have no idea who to root for, and we know even less than the characters do. Their actions seem abrupt and confusing since we don't see their stories in chronological order. The story also jumps between the girls which adds another layer of confusion.
To be clear, I don't think this kind of story is bad, but it's definitely not my favorite. The format and dual perspective does add another layer of confusion and irritation for me.

James and Kat are the very best of friends...until they aren't anymore. There's no scandal or singular betrayal that erodes their friendships. It's more like 1,000 tiny cuts tear at the bonds that held these two together. Spalding creates a fascinating narrative structure with dueling chronological perspectives (forward and reverse), as well as oscillating narrative perspectives between the two friends. It's a book about friendships - old and new - and about growing up. It's a thoughtful mediation on both family and relationships.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

This book is exactly what I needed right now. We Used to be Friends is a book all people need to read because it shows that not all heartbreaks come from lovers and the hardest can come from friends. The character development of both of the main characters was easy to relate to and also made me think that its something that I need to do. I am not kidding when I say this book is a must-read. It explores so many key events or tragedies that can happen in a persons life and does so with care and all most with a sort of respect for the situation.

This book made me laugh and smile, and at times become sad, but that's the whole point of books, isn't it? To make you feel emotions.

I also very much loved the chai obsession as I relate to that a bit too much.

I found We Used to be Friends a quite endearing albeit frustrating read. James and Kat were both pretty flawed characters and I also wasn't a huge fan of the back and forth narrative timelines. I did however like the LGBT addition and the diversity.

The book did deal with a lot of pent up anger and pettiness on both ends with the ending perhaps being what both parties really needed.

Thanks Netgalley and Amy Spalding :p

The premise highly piqued my interests as friendship breakups are rarely treated with such gravity and care in books. I did enjoy reading how James and Kat slowly fell out with each other. However, I didn't connect as much with James, who kept teasing Kat for not being very mature, which in my opinion is more childish than saying "duh!" a lot. Because of this, I didn't feel the hurt Kat felt with her, but I did relate to that feeling deeply. All in all, it's an enjoyable yet frustrating read.

This book was funny heartwarming and clever the whole package for a ya novel.

I did also receive a physical arc of this and gave it a better review on my blog than I’m going to give it here. But it was amazing and I hope to see more from this author

I was really looking forward to this book, it has been on my TBR since i first read the synopsis but unfortunately, i just couldn’t gel with it. I never really likes James as a character and i ended up DNF’ing at around 30%

Definitely aimed at the young adult genre.
This is a fast-paced read that addresses teen heartbreak from an often-ignored source---friendship. Explores the psychological hurt that comes when friendships end.