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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A summer coming of age/first love story. I loved all the characters and didn’t want this story to end. It’s YA but well done. The audio was spectacular.
I received an arc from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I received an arc from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
emotional
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:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This Reviewer Received an ARC of this book courtesy in exchange for an honest review. Thank you NetGalley.
I am so grateful that I was able to get an early copy of this book. At the beginning of last summer I read The Summer of Broken Rules and fell in love with the deeply emotional and cool vibe to K.L. Walther’s books. Although a completely new and unique story I loved getting to revisit Meredith and Wit’s love story and seeing them happily ever after.
In this novel with meet Madeline and her family on the night her brother proposes to his longtime girlfriend Katie. Conflicted about her feelings for her soon to be sister in law, “Mads” reluctantly agrees to become a bridesmaid. However as the wedding progresses over the next year it creates such a huge learning opportunity that will change Madeline’s life. Katie has never been one of Mads favorite people; quiet and a bit standoffish Madeline has never really been able to connect with her brothers now fiancé. After a bridesmaids truth or dare game our protagonist is thrown into the dating ponds that she has never had the chance or confidence to join before. There is her longtime best friend, a former classmate and so many new people to teach her how to date. Date after disastrous date Madeline begins to realize what she is actually looking for in love and in the people she wants in her life. Growing not only more comfortable in her own romantic relationships, but learning that she might not know the real Katie until she gives her future sister in law a fair chance.
All together this was very much like the other novel I read by the author. Fun, fluffy, and full of great pop culture references that very much fit the type of niche I love. A bit rushed and slightly disjointed at times, but something you can’t help but enjoy reading and thinking about long after you are done. An incredibly sweet novel about love, life, growing up and growing wiser.
funny
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:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-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
First thing’s first: thank you Netgalley for the ALC of this book!
I loved A First Time For Everything by K. L. Walther! This author has a great way of writing YA in a way that feels like reminiscing on your youth.
A First Time For Everything follows Madeline (Mads), a 17 year old who’s incredibly close to her dads and older brother. When her brother proposes to his girlfriend (that the family isn’t entirely sold on), Mads reluctantly makes it her mission to bond with her after being asked to be a bridesmaid. Surrounded by Katie’s older friends, it comes out that Mads has never been kissed. The bridesmaids make a game out of trying to find her a wedding date. Suddenly Mads has a lot of things vying for her attention: field hockey, her long term best friend, the older family friend, and many blind dates.
I really liked so much about this book. Mads was a likable main character. I was rooting for her the whole book, and not just in the romance department. I loved how the whole cast of characters was well fleshed out. They were entire characters, not just a backdrop for Mads. The love interests were easy to root for, and I liked who she ended up with in the end. This was a lovely coming of age story that explored some of the more complicated facets of adding to your family.
4⭐️