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Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson

10 reviews

cassroberts89's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

A cute and sweet and mostly-wholesome summer read about friendship with a side of first love. I enjoyed this so much! The list that Sloane leaves behind for Emily provides the perfect backdrop to structure the story. Without it, we’d just be watching a bunch of teenagers do their teenager thing.

As a parent I’m not really a fan of all the sneaking around, curfew breaking, etc. But seventeen year old Emily is a good kid, hangs out with friends who are good kids, and is fairly responsible overall. There’s a minimal amount of responsible drinking, albeit underage, a scene where she uses a fake ID to get into a bar to listen to a band sober, a long road trip without parents knowledge or consent, and a few make out sessions. No sex or even talk of sex that I recall. A few instances of a boyfriend/girlfriend cheating on their partner (kissing).

All in all, it reminds me of the mom in the Sandlot: “Get into trouble, for crying out loud! Not too much, but some.” I’d be more than happy to hand this to my older teen.

P.S. The title is perfect and fits the story well. I may have belted out Kelly Clarkson more than once after walking by and seeing the cover…

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haleysversion's review

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adventurous 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

4.0

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aesthetic_bookreader's review

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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beyourbestshelf's review

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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itkimby's review

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hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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thebookpaiges's review

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emotional funny lighthearted slow-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

2.75

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menomica's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

[…] I had the list. But I was no longer, it was becoming very clear, on my own in trying to finish it. My friends were helping me.

Morgan Matson you’re a witch doctor for making me ship not one but two (2!!) cishet teen pairings. But here we are!

This book was so nice and gentle. I fell in love with Emily and her journey of self-discovery as she learns to build her confidence outside of her friendship with Sloane. I loved the characters in this book and it was really sweet to see how Emily built her own friendships with other people.

The writing was also nice. It was a bit rough at times but mostly decent and fun :).

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maryjames's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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kaylasonlyheart's review

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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rayne_1906's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

(3.75/5) 3 hours 30 minutes - This was a perfectly enjoyable light-read, but nothing too special really. It feels pretty relatable if a lonely teen is reading, and I love the friendship that develops between Emily, Frank, Dawn and Collins, I think that part is really well executed. I wasn’t too big of a fan of the flashbacks, and I feel like the sub-plot with Gideon and Sam was sort of unnecessary and took away from the story rather than adding to it. However, overall it was fun to read, even felt a little emotional at times, but isn’t particularly special.

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