With a goal of reading 75 books this year, I've got a lot of reading to do! Luckily it's one of my favorite pass-times.
I started to get into Morgan Matson's books with Since You've Been Gone. I'd seen it A LOT on Tumblr, but up until recently I'd really avoided YA Romance as best as I could. I'm so glad I've begun reading it, though. Let's go chronologically through her books though, yes?
I started to get into Morgan Matson's books with Since You've Been Gone. I'd seen it A LOT on Tumblr, but up until recently I'd really avoided YA Romance as best as I could. I'm so glad I've begun reading it, though. Let's go chronologically through her books though, yes?
Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan MatsonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I've always really fancied the idea of a cross-country road trip with friends, and I think that's probably why I loved this book so much. Amy Curry's father has recently died. Her mom is living on the East Coast, and she is still in California finishing up school! Now that school is over, her mom wants her to bring the car to the East Coast. One problem: she hasn't driven since her father died.
Enter Roger. He and Amy were friends when they were younger, but they haven't talked in well over a decade. He's going to the East Coast anyway, so he'll just drive Amy and the car over. Driving across the country with a practical stranger. . . nothing awkward about that.
Along the way Amy and Roger steer pretty far off Amy's mom's planned route and learn a lot about each other.
Sounds like a completely cliche YA romance novel featuring a road trip. Which, in a way it kind of is. But, I felt there was so much more depth to it than that. The plot had a good pace, always advancing and never too slow. I felt Matson's writing was excellent as well. Amy sounded like a teenager. Recently, most of the novel's I've read with a teenage narrator sound 12, instead of 17. This wasn't the case at all.
I absolutely loved this and would definitely appreciate a short novella about Amy and Roger after the book.
Second Chance Summer by Morgan MatsonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was another rather cliche YA Romance.
The story itself wasn't amazing honestly. Definite tear-jerker, but that was anticipated. Her writing style is definitely amazing though, so that and the Amy & Roger cameo is why I've given it 4 stars.
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan MatsonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was incredibly predictable. However, it was just a fun read.
One day Sloane just disappears. Emily and Sloane are practically attached at the hip so she is incredibly worried when she still hasn't heard from Sloane. Then a letter shows up with a list of things to do. Emily would have never thought to do most of these and is convinced she just might not. But, without Sloane Emily starts to get lonely and thinks doing all of the things on the list will bring her back.
I enjoyed it overall, and I think it's nice to have some predictable, just fun reads in between books that make you really think.
I received this next book from a Tumblr giveaway, along with Love Letters to the Dead and I'll Give You the Sun.
We Were Liars by E. LockhartMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wow. Best book I've read so far this year. (Not that I've many to compare it to yet.)
After reading reviews and such I expected a plot twist (I mean it's called We Were Liars). But I just kind of accepted the first one, no big deal. Then there was the second one that changed everything. Yeah. Excellent.
I feel like all of these characters had quite a lot of depth. Probably the best written characters I've experienced in a while. Though all the liars are around 17, they talk like they're about 12 which makes a lot more sense later on.
I really really really liked this style of writing. The random prose was excellent, as well as the small fairy tale re-tellings.
If you get the opportunity to do so, I would absolutely suggest reading this book. So, so good.
Would you ever be interested in participating in a "book club" of sorts? The books would generally be non-fiction, female empowering.
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