I read the two books (Him and Her) together in one volume and that was tough. There was a ton of repetition, obviously, even though the author did her best with the perspective. You can see why most alternating POVs are done chapter by chapter instead of in whole books like this....Like some other readers, I also thought the misunderstanding plot was implausible-- 7 years! without once talking about what happened or even visiting home!? Just ridiculous. If Sarah is that lame then why would Will still want her? And why wouldn't Will have attempted even one more conversation over all that time? Etc etc. The YA/past scenes are well done though -- very realistically awkward and touching at the same time. Mostly I think the book could have used a serious edit to make the whole thing more concise, including editing down that 7 year gap.... Heywood's a writer worth trying again though.