Science fiction meets romance when seventeen-year-old Alex West begins to uncover the truth about herself and her family: that she is not exactly human. This plummets Alex on a quest to not only find acceptance in her twin sister’s death but also to discover who, or what, she really is.

When strange things begin happening to Alex, she starts to question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family. She was able to accept the speed of recovery after her car crash as something normal, but the persistent headaches and ability to see other people’s memories were not things she could ignore. Moving to a new town brings Alex closer to her answers. Her classmates are more like her than she can even begin to realize. With the help of new friends and a mysterious but attractive boy, Alex uncovers abilities she did not know she even possessed. Abilities that differentiate her and her friends from the rest of the human race. Abilities that will help her uncover the truth about her family, and more importantly, her twin.

It Used to be Us intertwines love, science, and spirituality to explore the meaning of life and what truly makes us human.