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Amber Smith

3 Series • 8 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of The Way I Used To Be Books
Start with: The Way I Used to Be (2016)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Last to Let Go (2018)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Our Stories, Our Voices (2018)

ⓘ About Amber Smith

Amber Smith is a New York Times bestselling American writer of young adult, fiction, romance, and contemporary stories. Her career is comprised of standalone novels like The Last to Let Go, Something Like Gravity, and The Way I Used to Be. The latter was her debut novel and it came out it 2016. This book was nominated for several prestigious awards, including the Nutmeg Book Award, Goodreads Choice Award, Eliot Rosewater Award, Bank Street Book of the Year award, etc. It was also selected for the TAYSHAS List. Amber’s second book came out in 2018 and has received starred reviews from VOYA, Booklist, etc. This book was named as the most-anticipated one by Elite Daily, Bookish, B&N Teen Blog, etc. Amber’s third book is scheduled for a June 2019 release.

All Book Series by Amber Smith

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The Way I Used to Be

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2016

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2016
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The Way I Am Now

Book 2 of 3 · published 2023

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2023
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The Way We Become

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2026

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2026
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The Last to Let Go

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2018

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2018
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Something Like Gravity

Book 2 of 4 · published 2019

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2019
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Code Name: Serendipity

Book 3 of 4 · published 2022

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2022
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Fade Into You

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025 Co-authored · Sam Gellar

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2025
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Our Stories, Our Voices

Single-title series · published 2018

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2018

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Amber Smith?

Amber Smith is a New York Times bestselling American writer of young adult, fiction, romance, and contemporary stories. Her career is comprised of standalone novels like The Last to Let Go, Something Like Gravity, and The Way I Used to Be. The latter was her debut novel and it came out it 2016.

Which Amber Smith series should I start with?

The best place to start is The Way I Used To Be series, the earliest of Amber Smith's multi-book series: it opens with The Way I Used to Be (2016) and runs to 3 books across 2016–2026, ending with The Way We Become (2026).

How many books has Amber Smith written?

Amber Smith has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2016 and 2026. 3 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Way I Used To Be series with 3 books — and 5 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Amber Smith's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Amber Smith's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Way I Used To Be (2016–2026, 3 books).

How are Amber Smith's books organised into series?

This guide splits Amber Smith's 8 books into 1 named series and 5 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Way I Used To Be (3 books, 2016–2026).