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shellosgang's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
katgoetzzz's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
lbarsk's review
4.0
Well that was fun! I love a good summer camp, especially one that takes place on Vashon, and I appreciated the way Savvy and Abby learned about each other and grew because of one another.
But once again there's a problem of tagging (as there was with This Is How We Fly) - the SECOND big romance of the book is queer, but the main one is straight. So??? Argh. (Also like... the Maggie/Pietra friendship honestly felt more... LIKE A RELATIONSHIP? Unclear if that was intentional, because it's written as them also very much loving their husbands and the four parents getting along/being BFFS but uhh, eyes emoji?)
But once again there's a problem of tagging (as there was with This Is How We Fly) - the SECOND big romance of the book is queer, but the main one is straight. So??? Argh. (Also like... the Maggie/Pietra friendship honestly felt more... LIKE A RELATIONSHIP? Unclear if that was intentional, because it's written as them also very much loving their husbands and the four parents getting along/being BFFS but uhh, eyes emoji?)
rnshack's review against another edition
3.0
3 Stars
While I didn’t love this like I did Tweet Cute it was very good and I actually finished it in a day.
Emma Lord has such a way with character chemistry and development. I loved the characters and their friendships and interactions. What I didn’t love was the parents in this story or the way in which the adoption portion was written. I didn’t believe the way the adoption portion of the plot and secondly the way the parents acted and interacted was super strange and struck me as over the top and unbelievable. Who gives a baby to their best friend and believes that’s going to work out? Also, I couldn’t get past Maggie changing her mind and not retaining custody of Savvy. There are laws that protect both the birth mothers and the adoptive parents and most of the time when the birth parents change their mind they retain custody of the child. I don’t know Washington adoption laws but I couldn’t get past that. For this book to be so good that felt like that part of the plot was phoned in a bit. There were so many more believable ways to write that part of the story and once we learned what happened it kind of ruin the book for me a bit.
That being said I love Emma Lord and am excited to see what she releases next.
While I didn’t love this like I did Tweet Cute it was very good and I actually finished it in a day.
Emma Lord has such a way with character chemistry and development. I loved the characters and their friendships and interactions. What I didn’t love was the parents in this story or the way in which the adoption portion was written. I didn’t believe the way the adoption portion of the plot and secondly the way the parents acted and interacted was super strange and struck me as over the top and unbelievable. Who gives a baby to their best friend and believes that’s going to work out? Also, I couldn’t get past Maggie changing her mind and not retaining custody of Savvy. There are laws that protect both the birth mothers and the adoptive parents and most of the time when the birth parents change their mind they retain custody of the child. I don’t know Washington adoption laws but I couldn’t get past that. For this book to be so good that felt like that part of the plot was phoned in a bit. There were so many more believable ways to write that part of the story and once we learned what happened it kind of ruin the book for me a bit.
That being said I love Emma Lord and am excited to see what she releases next.
harvsgiraffe's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
asass's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
laelyn's review against another edition
3.0
This was... cute. It's the first term that immediately comes to mind while reading it and after I finished it. "You Have a Match" is cute. I haven't read Emma Lord's debut "Tweet Cute" so far so I went into this one rather blind, not sure what to expect. I rarely read contemporary YA, especially when it's focused on romance - which this one isn't, and it's one of the things about it I really liked.
At the heart of this book lies the story of two sisters, and their relationship was really all that mattered to me. They are both relatable, a little weird, far from perfect, loveable in their own right. I wouldn't call them entirely realistic - after all one is instagram famous but totally not in it for the fame, and the other a super talented photographer who, of course, doesn't even know how talented she is. But I didn't mind because I just liked them. The other characters were interesting as well, and the romances were cute and never took away from the sibling relationship. I do admit I could have lived without the main romance though, as adorable as it was. The strength of this book is definitely the family storyline, both between the sisters and their parents. The writing is fluffy and comfortable too and the book is a breeze to get through.
Anythingapart from that central storyline though I felt wasn't really fleshed out. Characters like Finn and the new girls Abby meets exist and have their scenes, but in the end they never really add much to the story and I can't even remembermost their names. The whole summer camp setting wasn't used much at all even though it's where the majority of the story takes place. And at some points during the book it felt like Abby was younger than 16, what with her very childish pranks that didn't really make sense to me.
But the family stuff, that is where this story shines. And while this book didn't make me a fan of contemporary YA, it was fun to read and made me hug my parents and brothers.
At the heart of this book lies the story of two sisters, and their relationship was really all that mattered to me. They are both relatable, a little weird, far from perfect, loveable in their own right. I wouldn't call them entirely realistic - after all one is instagram famous but totally not in it for the fame, and the other a super talented photographer who, of course, doesn't even know how talented she is. But I didn't mind because I just liked them. The other characters were interesting as well, and the romances were cute and never took away from the sibling relationship. I do admit I could have lived without the main romance though, as adorable as it was. The strength of this book is definitely the family storyline, both between the sisters and their parents. The writing is fluffy and comfortable too and the book is a breeze to get through.
Anythingapart from that central storyline though I felt wasn't really fleshed out. Characters like Finn and the new girls Abby meets exist and have their scenes, but in the end they never really add much to the story and I can't even remembermost their names. The whole summer camp setting wasn't used much at all even though it's where the majority of the story takes place. And at some points during the book it felt like Abby was younger than 16, what with her very childish pranks that didn't really make sense to me.
But the family stuff, that is where this story shines. And while this book didn't make me a fan of contemporary YA, it was fun to read and made me hug my parents and brothers.
seoulgood's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
izzys_internet_bookshelf's review
4.0
4.5/5
It turns out I have a weird love for books with finding out people find out they have full blood relatives that they never knew existed. I enjoyed the main character having a photography hobby, as well as her interactions with Savvy. Along with them I really enjoyed the drama of it all. The one thing I didn’t enjoy was the love interest. I felt the plot didn’t need it with everything else going on.
It turns out I have a weird love for books with finding out people find out they have full blood relatives that they never knew existed. I enjoyed the main character having a photography hobby, as well as her interactions with Savvy. Along with them I really enjoyed the drama of it all. The one thing I didn’t enjoy was the love interest. I felt the plot didn’t need it with everything else going on.