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burstnwithbooks's review against another edition
3.0
As I said in my review for the second book, there was an awful lot of recap (especially in this book), which was rather unfortunate, seeing as how this book was only 250 pages, so a 50 page recap meant that a fifth of the book was spent doing virtually nothing.
The plot for this book was my least favorite; it mainly relied on Gemma's stupidity (which became a little unbelievable during the storm) and inability to listen to anyone else in her life. Still, I thought it was a fun series overall (essentially reality TV in a book) and I would recommend it if you find the concept interesting. I won't be checking out any more books written under Katie Finn, but I'm excited to see what Morgan Matson releases next!
The plot for this book was my least favorite; it mainly relied on Gemma's stupidity (which became a little unbelievable during the storm) and inability to listen to anyone else in her life. Still, I thought it was a fun series overall (essentially reality TV in a book) and I would recommend it if you find the concept interesting. I won't be checking out any more books written under Katie Finn, but I'm excited to see what Morgan Matson releases next!
justkeyreads's review
4.0
This was so enjoyable and such a summer read. I loved this more, because this was more of the girls working together than all of the drama that happened even it was super entertaining to read.
pehab's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
reader_fictions's review against another edition
3.0
If you’ve enjoyed the rest of the series, you’ll like Hearts, Fingers, and Other Things to Cross. It’s just as much completely silly fun as the prior two books.
There’s a reason Morgan Matson writes these under her Katie Finn pseudonym. I’m not going to lie to you and say this series is brilliant, because it’s not. It IS fun, though. This book is basically The Parent Trap as done by the CW. The whole series is high drama, full of cat fights, and people making incredibly stupid decisions. The reason that works for me is because it’s all so very obviously not taking itself seriously, so it ends up being funny rather than eye-roll inducing.
Gemma remains TSTL in Hearts, Fingers, forgetting to do things she’s been asked to do, making more terrible plans, and developing at slug speed. This makes me struggle with why Ford would be into her, but whatever; he must be the most tolerant and forgiving guy ever, so maybe they’ll work out. I also had trouble with the fact that one of her “I’ve grown as a result of all of this” good deeds was hooking Hallie and Teddy back up, like they’re a great couple. Yeah, okay. That said, this is all par for the course and pretty much what I expected to get.
The one thing that actually really annoyed me was the epilogue. For some reason, it’s from Hallie’s POV. The voice is indistinct from Gemma’s and there’s no point to the switch, other than to confuse the reader as to why Gemma can now see herself. Hallie doesn’t make any crucial observations or see anything Gemma could not have. There was no call for a new POV.
I realize this review came out pretty negative, but seriously I read this cover to cover in a couple hours and I enjoyed myself a lot.
There’s a reason Morgan Matson writes these under her Katie Finn pseudonym. I’m not going to lie to you and say this series is brilliant, because it’s not. It IS fun, though. This book is basically The Parent Trap as done by the CW. The whole series is high drama, full of cat fights, and people making incredibly stupid decisions. The reason that works for me is because it’s all so very obviously not taking itself seriously, so it ends up being funny rather than eye-roll inducing.
Gemma remains TSTL in Hearts, Fingers, forgetting to do things she’s been asked to do, making more terrible plans, and developing at slug speed. This makes me struggle with why Ford would be into her, but whatever; he must be the most tolerant and forgiving guy ever, so maybe they’ll work out. I also had trouble with the fact that one of her “I’ve grown as a result of all of this” good deeds was hooking Hallie and Teddy back up, like they’re a great couple. Yeah, okay. That said, this is all par for the course and pretty much what I expected to get.
The one thing that actually really annoyed me was the epilogue. For some reason, it’s from Hallie’s POV. The voice is indistinct from Gemma’s and there’s no point to the switch, other than to confuse the reader as to why Gemma can now see herself. Hallie doesn’t make any crucial observations or see anything Gemma could not have. There was no call for a new POV.
I realize this review came out pretty negative, but seriously I read this cover to cover in a couple hours and I enjoyed myself a lot.
lucero's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this book wrapped up this series quite nicely! But I had to give it 4-stars because there was a lot of repetitiveness from the first two books- it could've done without that, in my opinion. Other than that, I'm sad to have this series come to an end. :( But I'm glad that Gemma and Hallie's story ended on a good note! I cannot wait to read what Katie Finn comes out with next! :)
kellyhager's review against another edition
I was so in love with this series, and seriously could not wait for this final installment. With everything that happened in the first two books, I had no idea how they could be topped in this one. Turns out that the only thing Gemma and Hallie are better at than scheming against each other is scheming against other people. In this case, they want to "reverse Parent trap" their folks and get them to split up again. (Shouldn't be too hard; Gemma, especially, has excellent experience at this.)
As you probably know, Katie Finn is the pen name for Morgan Matson* and while this series is not as emotionally intense as her other YA novels, it is incredibly fun and juicy. (Absolutely ideal for summer and the beach.)
I'm not sure if Katie Finn has any more books coming, but I certainly hope so. They're absolutely delightful and don't give me crying hangovers. (I'm still going to need more Morgan Matson, though.)
* = who actually blurbed this book
As you probably know, Katie Finn is the pen name for Morgan Matson* and while this series is not as emotionally intense as her other YA novels, it is incredibly fun and juicy. (Absolutely ideal for summer and the beach.)
I'm not sure if Katie Finn has any more books coming, but I certainly hope so. They're absolutely delightful and don't give me crying hangovers. (I'm still going to need more Morgan Matson, though.)
* = who actually blurbed this book
ketie's review against another edition
3.0
(3.5 stars)
I’m the biggest slut for longtime friends turned to lovers and I WILL NEVER STOP!!! So obviously my shipper heart aaadoooreess Ford and the midnight surf scene <3 Other than that I would have liked more interaction between the whole group like with the game night. All in all it was a sweet way to end it so I still liked it. Overall the series was just a bit childish, over the top and cheesy but hey I am all those things as well so I don’t care.
I’m the biggest slut for longtime friends turned to lovers and I WILL NEVER STOP!!! So obviously my shipper heart aaadoooreess Ford and the midnight surf scene <3 Other than that I would have liked more interaction between the whole group like with the game night. All in all it was a sweet way to end it so I still liked it. Overall the series was just a bit childish, over the top and cheesy but hey I am all those things as well so I don’t care.
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