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desiree930 's review for:
The Unexpected Everything
by Morgan Matson
I really enjoyed this book. Stayed up too late reading this...so here's a quick rundown on my thoughts:
Things I liked:
1. The characters. They were well-written and interesting. I liked the side characters as well as the mains.
2. Family dynamics. I liked the interactions between Andie and her father.
3. Friendships. I enjoyed all the friendships in this book. They felt pretty authentic to me, especially Tom and Clark.
I also felt the status of Bri and Toby's friendship felt very real.
4. The emphasis on books and writing. I really liked this, and I kind of want to read C.B. McCallister's books...
5. LOVED the little cameos of Frank, Collins, Dawn, and Emily from Since You've Been Gone. Nice to see how the Dawn/Emily friendship was resolved. Also the little mentions of different plot points from that book.
Things I didn't like:
1.In the beginning of the book, Andie has to go to great lengths to avoid paparazzi. It's mentioned a few times how this is not a new thing. But after that first day, it's never brought up again and she just carries on with her life as normal. Not that I wanted to to be the whole book, but a couple of other scenes sprinkled later in the book at least mentioning the logistics of avoiding paparazzi would've been appreciated by me, since such a big deal was made of it and security at the very beginning.
2. I never got used to Toby being a female character. I kept confusing her with Tom when the big group was all together.
misc:
1. This book was REALLY LONG for a YA contemporary. Over 500 pages. I'm not saying that was necessarily a bad thing. I read the book almost entirely in one day. But some people may feel overwhelmed by that.
Like I said before, I really enjoyed this book. There is something about Morgan Matson's writing that I really appreciate. Her romances feel realistic and organic. That is refreshing when you see so many other YA books where the romance is no deeper than: "He's so HOT!"
I also really like the way she writes friendships and family interactions. Was it relatively predictable? Yes. But honestly, sometimes that's okay.
Things I liked:
1. The characters. They were well-written and interesting. I liked the side characters as well as the mains.
2. Family dynamics. I liked the interactions between Andie and her father.
3. Friendships. I enjoyed all the friendships in this book. They felt pretty authentic to me, especially Tom and Clark.
I also felt the status of Bri and Toby's friendship felt very real.
4. The emphasis on books and writing. I really liked this, and I kind of want to read C.B. McCallister's books...
5. LOVED the little cameos of Frank, Collins, Dawn, and Emily from Since You've Been Gone. Nice to see how the Dawn/Emily friendship was resolved. Also the little mentions of different plot points from that book.
Things I didn't like:
1.In the beginning of the book, Andie has to go to great lengths to avoid paparazzi. It's mentioned a few times how this is not a new thing. But after that first day, it's never brought up again and she just carries on with her life as normal. Not that I wanted to to be the whole book, but a couple of other scenes sprinkled later in the book at least mentioning the logistics of avoiding paparazzi would've been appreciated by me, since such a big deal was made of it and security at the very beginning.
2. I never got used to Toby being a female character. I kept confusing her with Tom when the big group was all together.
misc:
1. This book was REALLY LONG for a YA contemporary. Over 500 pages. I'm not saying that was necessarily a bad thing. I read the book almost entirely in one day. But some people may feel overwhelmed by that.
Like I said before, I really enjoyed this book. There is something about Morgan Matson's writing that I really appreciate. Her romances feel realistic and organic. That is refreshing when you see so many other YA books where the romance is no deeper than: "He's so HOT!"
I also really like the way she writes friendships and family interactions. Was it relatively predictable? Yes. But honestly, sometimes that's okay.