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All The Love We Leave Behind   is a romance novel by Hafsah Khalid , published by Andaaz Publishers on 26th April 2022. It’s a story that revolves around the idea of teenage reminisce while digging into what it takes for a young girl to find herself— to learn to love and let go.

Synopsis
The story starts off with the reader getting an insight into a 19-year-old girl’s life. We're introduced to the main protagonist, Blair Anderson, who’s biggest worry seems to be an upcoming physics exam and which dress to pick for her birthday party. Within a few fleeting moments, though, her life begins to spiral as she discovers her boyfriend, Tyler Ford, in an affair with Charlotte – T

he one girl on Campus she loathes. In a few fleeting moments, she rushes off to London, where she reconciles with her childhood best friend Dylan Ryder– attractive and witty 20-year-old who, as a bonus, is great with kids. Blair decides to live with him for the Summer, given that it is a new city and new place. It doesn’t take long for the pair to get as close as they once were, and then soon turn friendship into love. They explore the city together, Blair gets introduced to Dylan’s friends– one of whom has a child that is autistic– Blair develops a close relationship with him and his mother, Maya. Blair even begins to intern at the place Dylan works at, and this allows her to find her passion for a subject she has always avoided– Art. Things seem to be going more than well, but that is only for a little while. Very soon, Tyler shows up, and we find out that he never really cheated in the first place. It was all a big misunderstanding. While Blair apologies for misreading the situation, she does not want Tyler showing up to jeopardize what she has built with Dylan. Tyler, however, wants nothing more than to see them fall apart, and so begins to dig into Dylan’s past, create problems? And without even realizing it, Dylan finds himself entangled with the law. Blair is caught between deciding what is right and what she wants and one question remains: Is love worth losing it all?

Reception
In a starred Review, Isara, a 21 year old Blogger, living in Europe, Austria, wrote, “The ending was just so good but also so heartbreaking at the same time.” She also added that this book gave her a “Colleen Hoover Vibe”

A book blogger in the States mentioned ,

“I read this book so fast, that I just couldn’t put it down. This meant I was up all night and I had to force myself to put it down and go to bed. I didn’t know much about this book going into it and it was really nice to just read.”

This book is seen to be rising on Instagram, with fan edits being made that look upto the relationship portrayed between Dylan and Blair. Some bookstagrammers have even said that Dylan Ryder is the “Perfect book boyfriend.”

QUOTES:

“Wear my shirts more often. They look good on you.”

- Dylan Ryder.

“Love is not fancy dinners or Red roses Blair. Love– love for me– is about stumbling through life with your best friend.”

– Dylan Ryder.

“I’d die for him, and he wouldn’t even live for me.”

— Blair Anderson

“Growing up just made me realize that the love we read about in fairy tales, sometimes, just isn’t enough. It’s beautiful, but it’s not meant for forever.”

— Blair Anderson.

“I wouldn’t be making irrational decisions like beating up a guy or travelling halfway across the world, just because my body refuses to sleep without you by my side. Blair.”

-Dylan Ryder.