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The Natural History of Us is the second book in the young adult contemporary romance series, The Fine Art of Pretending by Rachel Harris. Each of the books back be read as standalones, and they are each told in dual narrative between the book's main couple. The Natural History of Us features Justin and Peyton. I loved Justin and Peyton so much, and their story is just as cute as I wanted it to be.

NatHist_TCfrontThe Natural History of Us is told in dual narrative between Justin and Peyton, as well as told in a dual time line format- alternating between freshman year and senior year. Rachel Harris made a note in her afterword/acknowledgment section saying that both of these dual formats is not for the faint of heart, and I completely believe her. It is a lot to keep up with. (it makes me wonder how she wrote it too. Did she do all the freshman year stuff, and then the senior year events, or did she write it out alternating as she went?)

I ended up connecting with the senior year events more, and wanted to read through the freshman year chapters more quickly, but they are important to the storyline because it shows where the couple "went wrong" the first time. And I will admit, after seeing how Smitten past and present Justin are with Peyton, I was more than a little curious to see how they did fall apart in the first place. They seemed great for each other right from the first moment. Turns out, it was all very high school for their reasons, but I suppose that is fitting, since they were only 15 at the time.

Bottom Line: The Natural History of Us is a very cute story. I loved the class project. What I loved most of all was how hell bent Justin was on winning Peyton back. I am a sucker for a guy willing to go all out to get the girl he wants. And that is exactly what happened in this book. Read it if you are looking for a cute high school romance.

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