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For fans of You’ve Reached Sam and See You Yesterday, this captivating and mind-bending second-chance romance explores what it means to love—even across the multiverse.

Aria Patel likes stability, certainty, predictability. It’s why she’s so into science. It's why she dumped her boyfriend before they went to different colleges because the odds were that something would go wrong, eventually. In a life that’s already so chaotic, why obsess over complicated relationships and shadowy unknowns when the scientific method gives you direction and a straight path to avoid all the drama.

But there’s no avoiding anything when Aria finds herself suddenly falling through parallel universes and there’s no formula that can save her. She can’t explain why she’s been waking up in a new reality almost every day, or why Rohan, and a poem from her English class, seem to be following her through every new life.

As Aria desperately attempts to find a way home, she eventually ends up stuck in a parallel world very similar to her own. She cherishes this new version of her family, and she finds herself unable to deny the yearning she has for Rohan…but it’s not her life or her Rohan. It belongs to another Aria, another girl, and unless Aria can get back home, she’ll have taken this happiness away from someone else forever. And she may never find her own.

This whirlwind novel from New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed will whisk you through worlds unknown, all while putting a multiverse spin on one of BookTok’s favorite tropes: second chance romance.

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About the Author

Samira Ahmed is the New York Times bestselling author of Love, Hate, & Other Filters and Internment. She was born in Bombay, India, and has lived in New York, Chicago, and Kauai, where she spent a year searching for the perfect mango. She invites you to visit her online at samiraahmed.com and on Twitter and Instagram @sam_aye_ahm.

Book Club Guide

“To Be or Not to Be 2.0” is a poetic interpretation of physics ideas and principles (pp. 12-14). How do science and art interact with one another? How do both impact Aria’s journey across the multiverse?

As Aria falls through the multiverse, what changes between worlds? What remains the same? What aspects of the different realities would you want to be a part of your life?

What different dynamics does Aria have with the many versions of her parents? Do you think parents shape who their children become? What about vice versa?

Aria asks Dilnaz, “Do you ever wonder if you’re living the right life?” (p. 135). Have you ever woken up and felt like a different version of yourself? Do you think it’s possible to completely start over? Is there one “right” way to life your life?

Over the course of the book, one iteration of Aria and Rohan’s relationship ends and another begins. What do you think makes one instance of their relationship work while the other falls apart? Do you think some versions of Aria and Rohan could ultimately end up together?

Rohan tells Aria about the French phrase “tu me manques” (p. 154). How does grief affect different characters? Does moving forward in time mean leaving the past behind?

Arias initially imposes a set of rules on herself: “Survive. Do no harm. Observe. No human entanglements” (p. 158). How are these rules tested as she travels? Is it possible to close yourself off to the world around you?

As Aria tries to find her way back to her prime reality, she considers many what ifs, sometimes becoming overwhelmed by the number of possibilities. How does she cope with the stress and anxiety of so many questions with unknown answers? Do you think imagining different possibilities can be helpful? Do you need to see something to become it?

In thinking about the development of technology, Aria notes, “Every culture, every people make choices—understanding their world in ways that work for them” (p. 228). Do you think technology is a force for good? How can technology be used consciously and mindfully?

Having read Aria’s story, do you think her path was predetermined? Could she have made different choices? Do you believe in fate or destiny? Why?