Come As You Are is another fantastic YA from Dahlia Adler. I love Dahlia Adler’s writing and was immediately drawn in from the cover! Evie is ready for a fresh start at a boarding school, only to discover to her horror that she’s been placed in the boys’ dorm. Evie is not willing to mess up her new chance, so she is determined to make it work. When Evie meets Salem, they decide to work together. Salem will help Evie be more daring and Evie will help him clean up his act. As they become closer, will Evie be brave enough to acknowledge what’s growing between them? 

Evie and Salem have a great friendship between them and I enjoyed watching the sparks fly as they grew closer. Evie has a complex relationship with her sister (and parents) and I didn’t see quite as much resolution with that as I hoped, though it is certainly realistic. There are excellent side characters such as Sabrina, Salem’s sister, and Salem’s roommate Matt. Come As You Are has lots of satisfying tropes such as good girl/bad boy, sunshine/grump, and soft-but-only-for-her.   

Readers who love good girl/bad boy dynamics, compelling characters, and satisfying YA will enjoy Come As You Are.   

Thank you to Dahlia Adler, Wednesday Books, and Netgalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.