Title: Me Myself & Him
Author: Chris Tebbetts
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Publication date: July 9, 2019
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Summary
After Chris Schweitzer takes a hit of whippets, he passes out and breaks his nose on the cement. When everyone finds out what happened, his dad makes him come out to California for the summer and work in his physics lab. Not the summer that Chris was planning on before leaving for college. All he wanted to do was save up some money and spend time with his best friends.
But, in an alternate reality, he does get to do just that. However, it turns out that that’s not all it’s cracked up to be, either. When his best friends get together, Chris turns into a third wheel. Chris starts to get jealous of the alternate timeline that he made up. But which timeline is the right one? And will Chris get the summer that he wanted?
Review: Me Myself & Him
Thanks to Net Galley and Delacorte Press for providing me an early copy of this book to review! It was a wild ride, honestly. Throughout the book, we get these two different realities for Chris without really knowing which is the real one until the end. The way that Tebbetts weaves these two realities is genius; he drops subtle hints that you don’t really pick up on until Chris starts talking about alternate timelines.
In terms of characters, Chris definitely had a lot of growing up to do at the beginning of the book. He was very focused on his own little world and his own plans that he didn’t really think about anyone else around him. The two different timelines help him to work through these insecurities, and help him to grow throughout the book. I almost liked his best friends better than him, though they don’t get a whole lot of development. But their banter together was fun, and made it an overall lighthearted read.
Tebbetts puts a fun spin on the coming-of-age story in this fun play on alternate realities. A perfect read to bring with you to the beach! And with alternate realities on the brain, check out my latest post on Marvel movies!
4/5 stars