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The Night We Said Yes
by Lauren Gibaldi
The full review can be found at The Book Bratz!
**Please note: I recieved an eARC from the publisher via Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own**
This book was sweet, and then a punch in the gut. I wasn't aware that this book would only take place over the course of one night, before Matt left and when Matt returns. I found it quite interesting for a love story to be told in the course of only a few hours, but Lauren made sure that happened. I read The Night We Said Yes in only three hours, only moving from the couch when my leg would fall asleep.
The book alternated between then and now. We see how Matt and Ella fall and in love in the before, which was incredibly cute, then we see Matt come back and Matt and Ella fall back into love with each other. All in one night. I figured that because of the time frame of this book that Lauren was going to end up rushing it, but she didn't. The story flowed nicely and switching back and forth through time gave you a bigger appreciation of the characters and what was going on.
When we first meet Ella you can tell she has been hurt. She funny, sweet, sarcastic, and her best friend Meg hangs over her, protecting her. Meg basically gives you the impression that if she doesn't like you she will punch you in the face. Pretty much someone I would be friends with. I loved Meg and Ella's friendship and how the story focused a bit on their friendship as well. Through both now and then these girls have an incredibly strong friendship.
I liked Matt from the moment he came back. There was something about his character that I completely fell in love with, but I also wanted to hit him upside the head at some points. He just wouldn't open up to Ella. Ella is hurting because of his secrets. I never expected the reason for why he left, at this point my heart was no longer just breaking for Ella it was breaking for Matt too. Matt's leaving didn't just affect Ella, it affected Jake and Meg as well. Jake was Matt's best friend, and he didn't know why Matt left either.
One thing that I especially loved about this book was Meg and Jake's relationship. Because it wasn't a main point in the book it happened subtly in the background but in the "then" part of the novel, they grow through a rough patch in their relationship and then Jake confesses about how much her loves her. It was beautiful. Jake thinks he is a complete screw up and doesn't deserve Meg, and Meg doesn't need Jake. She loves home. I love that Lauren added that in there.
I could gush all day about how much I love this book. I did knock a star off because of the time. I do wish we would get more time with these characters. Other then that though The Night We Said Yes is defiantly a book I will be looking for in the book stores when it is published.
**Please note: I recieved an eARC from the publisher via Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own**
This book was sweet, and then a punch in the gut. I wasn't aware that this book would only take place over the course of one night, before Matt left and when Matt returns. I found it quite interesting for a love story to be told in the course of only a few hours, but Lauren made sure that happened. I read The Night We Said Yes in only three hours, only moving from the couch when my leg would fall asleep.
The book alternated between then and now. We see how Matt and Ella fall and in love in the before, which was incredibly cute, then we see Matt come back and Matt and Ella fall back into love with each other. All in one night. I figured that because of the time frame of this book that Lauren was going to end up rushing it, but she didn't. The story flowed nicely and switching back and forth through time gave you a bigger appreciation of the characters and what was going on.
When we first meet Ella you can tell she has been hurt. She funny, sweet, sarcastic, and her best friend Meg hangs over her, protecting her. Meg basically gives you the impression that if she doesn't like you she will punch you in the face. Pretty much someone I would be friends with. I loved Meg and Ella's friendship and how the story focused a bit on their friendship as well. Through both now and then these girls have an incredibly strong friendship.
I liked Matt from the moment he came back. There was something about his character that I completely fell in love with, but I also wanted to hit him upside the head at some points. He just wouldn't open up to Ella. Ella is hurting because of his secrets. I never expected the reason for why he left, at this point my heart was no longer just breaking for Ella it was breaking for Matt too. Matt's leaving didn't just affect Ella, it affected Jake and Meg as well. Jake was Matt's best friend, and he didn't know why Matt left either.
One thing that I especially loved about this book was Meg and Jake's relationship. Because it wasn't a main point in the book it happened subtly in the background but in the "then" part of the novel, they grow through a rough patch in their relationship and then Jake confesses about how much her loves her. It was beautiful. Jake thinks he is a complete screw up and doesn't deserve Meg, and Meg doesn't need Jake. She loves home. I love that Lauren added that in there.
I could gush all day about how much I love this book. I did knock a star off because of the time. I do wish we would get more time with these characters. Other then that though The Night We Said Yes is defiantly a book I will be looking for in the book stores when it is published.