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Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee
by Jeff Zentner
Disclaimer: I received this book for free from the author and Crown Books for Young Readers. Thanks! All opinions are my own.
Rating: 4.5/5
Publication Date: February 26th, 2019
Genre: YA Contemporary
Recommended Age: 15+ (language, some mature scenes, suggested mature scenes, romance)
Pages: 400
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Synopsis: Every Friday night, best friends Delia and Josie become Rayne Ravenscroft and Delilah Darkwood, hosts of the campy creature feature show Midnite Matinee on the local cable station TV Six.
But with the end of senior year quickly approaching, the girls face tough decisions about their futures. Josie has been dreading graduation, as she tries to decide whether to leave for a big university and chase her dream career in mainstream TV. And Lawson, one of the show's guest performers, a talented MMA fighter with weaknesses for pancakes, fantasy novels, and Josie, is making her tough decision even harder.
Scary movies are the last connection Delia has to her dad, who abandoned the family years ago. If Midnite Matinee becomes a hit, maybe he'll see it and want to be a part of her life again. And maybe Josie will stay with the show instead of leaving her behind, too.
As the tug-of-war between growing up and growing apart tests the bonds of their friendship, Josie and Delia start to realize that an uncertain future can be both monstrous...and momentous.
This was my first Jeff Zentner book and it honestly didn’t disappoint me! I loved this book and I thought the author did well portraying the real life issue of moving away for college from the perspective of these two girls. I thought he did well capturing the tone of the book and the voice of these two very different women. I thought their character development was amazing and the plot was well developed as well. I really felt for these two characters and I think it’s one of my favorite contemporaries.
However, I did think that the pacing towards the beginning of the book was a bit too slow, but that easily cleared up within 50 pages. I also felt that the world building wasn’t that well done and the side characters weren’t that well developed as well. I think there could have been improvements made, but for the most part this book was amazing.
Verdict: Amazing book about the spirit and friendship of two girls that makes this Tennessee girl proud.
Rating: 4.5/5
Publication Date: February 26th, 2019
Genre: YA Contemporary
Recommended Age: 15+ (language, some mature scenes, suggested mature scenes, romance)
Pages: 400
Author Website
Amazon Link
Synopsis: Every Friday night, best friends Delia and Josie become Rayne Ravenscroft and Delilah Darkwood, hosts of the campy creature feature show Midnite Matinee on the local cable station TV Six.
But with the end of senior year quickly approaching, the girls face tough decisions about their futures. Josie has been dreading graduation, as she tries to decide whether to leave for a big university and chase her dream career in mainstream TV. And Lawson, one of the show's guest performers, a talented MMA fighter with weaknesses for pancakes, fantasy novels, and Josie, is making her tough decision even harder.
Scary movies are the last connection Delia has to her dad, who abandoned the family years ago. If Midnite Matinee becomes a hit, maybe he'll see it and want to be a part of her life again. And maybe Josie will stay with the show instead of leaving her behind, too.
As the tug-of-war between growing up and growing apart tests the bonds of their friendship, Josie and Delia start to realize that an uncertain future can be both monstrous...and momentous.
This was my first Jeff Zentner book and it honestly didn’t disappoint me! I loved this book and I thought the author did well portraying the real life issue of moving away for college from the perspective of these two girls. I thought he did well capturing the tone of the book and the voice of these two very different women. I thought their character development was amazing and the plot was well developed as well. I really felt for these two characters and I think it’s one of my favorite contemporaries.
However, I did think that the pacing towards the beginning of the book was a bit too slow, but that easily cleared up within 50 pages. I also felt that the world building wasn’t that well done and the side characters weren’t that well developed as well. I think there could have been improvements made, but for the most part this book was amazing.
Verdict: Amazing book about the spirit and friendship of two girls that makes this Tennessee girl proud.