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4.5 stars.
this was SO CLOSE to a 5-star read (tbh i'll probably come back later and bump it up to 5 stars because that's just my oPINION)
anyway this was a DELIGHT. millie was so relatable as someone who also was a loud-mouth theatre kid in high school, and the way "millie moods" were used to show anxiety? amazing, no notes. millie going on a journey to find her biological mother was SO SWEET. and while i called the plot twist at the end,
but what delighted me the most was the relationship between millie and oliver. academic rivals to lovers is one of my FAVORITE tropes, and the way lord wrote the trope worked so well. so, so well. the progression from rivals to lovers was perfectly spaced out throughout the book, and i was SWOONING by the end when they finally got together. screaming crying throwing up etc.
anyway, i can and will read anything emma lord writes, and i can't wait for her adult debut next year!
this was SO CLOSE to a 5-star read (tbh i'll probably come back later and bump it up to 5 stars because that's just my oPINION)
anyway this was a DELIGHT. millie was so relatable as someone who also was a loud-mouth theatre kid in high school, and the way "millie moods" were used to show anxiety? amazing, no notes. millie going on a journey to find her biological mother
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only to realize in the end that it doesn't matter who her bio mom is, her aunt heather is everything she needs from a momSpoiler
in that, i called that her mom wasn't any of the three candidates, i didn't catch on that GEORGIE WAS HER MOM?! I GASPED.but what delighted me the most was the relationship between millie and oliver. academic rivals to lovers is one of my FAVORITE tropes, and the way lord wrote the trope worked so well. so, so well. the progression from rivals to lovers was perfectly spaced out throughout the book, and i was SWOONING by the end when they finally got together. screaming crying throwing up etc.
anyway, i can and will read anything emma lord writes, and i can't wait for her adult debut next year!
Good but not as good as her other two. Didn't like the main character lol
emotional
funny
hopeful
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
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Spoiler... Nada vai atrapalhar o sonho de Millie de se tornar uma estrela da Broadway. Não seu pai, que depois de criar Millie sozinho, não quer vê-la sair de casa para perseguir seu sonho. Não seu rival do clube de teatro, Oliver. Ela, que já viralizou quando criança como Little Jo, ao cantar de maneira mais enfática uma música, quer buscar algo grandioso e, quando um navegador aberto leva Millie ao embaraçoso e mal-humorado LiveJournal de seu pai de 2003, Millie sabe exatamente o que fazer: vai encontrar sua mãe. Três mulheres são os alvos. Beth e Farrah - citadas no texto e ficaram com ele no passado, e Steph - ele curtiu fotos dela no Facebook. Millie investiga e se aproxima das 3, em um projeto chamado Millie Mia (referência a Mamma Mia, hahahaha Amei!). Steph, aspirante a atriz de teatro e recepcionista de uma agência de talentos, onde Mia disputa um estágio com Oliver para ficar mais perto da suposta mãe. Farrah, professora de dança, mas Mia é péssima dançarina. E Beth, entusiasta de palco com uma filha de quinze anos, Chloe (uma possível irmã?!). No final descobrimos que nenhuma das três mulheres era a mãe de Millie. Em uma festa, há o reencontro de Farrah, Beth e o pai da Millie e tudo é tão casual que ela percebe na hora que elas não podem ser sua mãe. Na verdade, a mãe era Georgie, sua chefe no estágio em que ela trabalhava para se aproximar de Steph (prima de Georgie). No final, todas elas continuam mantendo contato com Millie e isso foi super fofo! Georgie chora ao revelar que é a mãe (achava que Millie sabia e por isso estava na empresa) e dá a entender que elas vão se aproximar. Farrah acabou namorando Heather (tia de Millie). Beth começou a namorar o pai de Millie e foi pedida em casamento. Chloe, começou a namorar Teddy (amigo dela) e Millie começou a namorar Oliver, que tentava o estágio para aprender e gerenciar a carreira dos irmãos músicos (fofo!). O que me surpreendeu foi a facilidade com que Teddy e Millie encontraram essas mulheres. Eu sei que eles usaram o poder da internet, mas quais eram as chances de que todas elas estariam por perto e convenientemente fazendo coisas que permitiriam Millie conhecê-las para ver qual deles era sua mãe?! Gostei muito da leitura! Quero acompanhar outros livros da autora!!! “Really, I'm lucky. Everyone's happy. My dad found Beth, Heather found Farrah, Teddy found Chloe. Oliver's my friend, and that's more than I ever thought we could be. More than enough. I lingered for a moment before I let his hand go - one last glimpse of what might have been. Then the curtain rises, and the show goes on.
Spoiler... Nada vai atrapalhar o sonho de Millie de se tornar uma estrela da Broadway. Não seu pai, que depois de criar Millie sozinho, não quer vê-la sair de casa para perseguir seu sonho. Não seu rival do clube de teatro, Oliver. Ela, que já viralizou quando criança como Little Jo, ao cantar de maneira mais enfática uma música, quer buscar algo grandioso e, quando um navegador aberto leva Millie ao embaraçoso e mal-humorado LiveJournal de seu pai de 2003, Millie sabe exatamente o que fazer: vai encontrar sua mãe. Três mulheres são os alvos. Beth e Farrah - citadas no texto e ficaram com ele no passado, e Steph - ele curtiu fotos dela no Facebook. Millie investiga e se aproxima das 3, em um projeto chamado Millie Mia (referência a Mamma Mia, hahahaha Amei!). Steph, aspirante a atriz de teatro e recepcionista de uma agência de talentos, onde Mia disputa um estágio com Oliver para ficar mais perto da suposta mãe. Farrah, professora de dança, mas Mia é péssima dançarina. E Beth, entusiasta de palco com uma filha de quinze anos, Chloe (uma possível irmã?!). No final descobrimos que nenhuma das três mulheres era a mãe de Millie. Em uma festa, há o reencontro de Farrah, Beth e o pai da Millie e tudo é tão casual que ela percebe na hora que elas não podem ser sua mãe. Na verdade, a mãe era Georgie, sua chefe no estágio em que ela trabalhava para se aproximar de Steph (prima de Georgie). No final, todas elas continuam mantendo contato com Millie e isso foi super fofo! Georgie chora ao revelar que é a mãe (achava que Millie sabia e por isso estava na empresa) e dá a entender que elas vão se aproximar. Farrah acabou namorando Heather (tia de Millie). Beth começou a namorar o pai de Millie e foi pedida em casamento. Chloe, começou a namorar Teddy (amigo dela) e Millie começou a namorar Oliver, que tentava o estágio para aprender e gerenciar a carreira dos irmãos músicos (fofo!). O que me surpreendeu foi a facilidade com que Teddy e Millie encontraram essas mulheres. Eu sei que eles usaram o poder da internet, mas quais eram as chances de que todas elas estariam por perto e convenientemente fazendo coisas que permitiriam Millie conhecê-las para ver qual deles era sua mãe?! Gostei muito da leitura! Quero acompanhar outros livros da autora!!! “Really, I'm lucky. Everyone's happy. My dad found Beth, Heather found Farrah, Teddy found Chloe. Oliver's my friend, and that's more than I ever thought we could be. More than enough. I lingered for a moment before I let his hand go - one last glimpse of what might have been. Then the curtain rises, and the show goes on.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review.
I loved loved loved this book! Mamma Mia but with Millie trying to figure out which woman is her mother. The characters are so fun and loving. I adore all of them; which is amazing. Millie is confident and realistic and anxious and talented. I love all of it! Emma Lord has quickly become a favourite author for me
I loved loved loved this book! Mamma Mia but with Millie trying to figure out which woman is her mother. The characters are so fun and loving. I adore all of them; which is amazing. Millie is confident and realistic and anxious and talented. I love all of it! Emma Lord has quickly become a favourite author for me
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
NYC! Theatre! Niche Broadway references! Cute, fluffy fun. Easy to follow and an overall enjoyable story.
This was cute but super teeny-bopperish (and yes I know it's YA). I thought the ending was very sweet and wrapped everything up in a shiny pink bow!
It was a cute book! Just felt a little bit too YA for me.
When You Get the Chance, written by Emma Lord and flawlessly narrated by Jesse Vilinsky is a captivating, poignant, and delightful YA novel about searching for something you longed for desperately and realizing that you had it all along. The novel’s charming protagonist, diverse cast of characters, and intriguing story drew me in immediately, and I found myself listening to the book every chance I got until I finished it with a huge smile on my face. Lord’s description is vivid, writing style active, dialogue excellent, and her characters are well-drawn, evolving authentically over the course of the novel. I loved how she deftly balances humor, angst, anxiety, fear, and the full spectrum of emotions experienced by her characters in their humorous, chemistry-filled, and emotional interactions.
Millie Price’s big dreams about becoming a Broadway star have been the driving force in her life from an early age, and she’s not going to let anything stop her from achieving that dream. She’s all personality, drive, emotion, and drama, none of which she believes can thank her introverted father for, as far as she knows. As a young college student, he raised her from a baby with the help of his sister Heather. At the end of her junior year, Millie finds herself on the precipice of her plans for her future falling apart. When she finds a link to his live journal from his college days, she is set on a journey of self-discovery and growth that will change her life and world in ways she cannot even imagine.
I loved Millie’s relationships and interactions with her father, aunt, best friend, and classmate Oliver, as well as other people she comes to know during the novel. The novel shines in these moments the most. Millie’s interactions with Oliver are fiery, sweet, so funny, electric, butterfly-inducing, and frustrating—all at the same time. Lord brilliantly explores the characters’ inner lives and emotions directly via Millie’s POV and expressively through the characters’ dialogue, personalities, and behavior.
Vilinsky’s narration effortlessly brings Lord’s memorable characters to life, capturing their personalities and quirks and giving them each a distinctive voice. The narrator’s lively narration wonderfully voices the characters' inner lives as portrayed by Lord. Emotion flows through her voice, as she captures the highs and lows of Millie’s emotions, Millie Moods, and her bigger-than-life dramatic personality. On the other end of the spectrum, Vilinsky does an excellent job of voicing Oliver’s low-key, long-suffering patience with Millie’s antics that allows traces of his confusing feelings for her to sneak through. I loved the narrator’s voice for Oliver.
I love musicals, however, my familiarity with musical theater and Broadway musicals as a genre is limited. Yet, it didn’t affect my enjoyment of the novel at all. On that note, I cannot imagine musical theater and Broadway musical aficionados not loving every second of When You Get the Chance. It’s filled with tidbits of musical theatre experiences/moments, song lyrics, titles, etc. Millie’s (and Oliver’s) love for musical theatre flows through the novel, and it’s infectious. I have been a huge ABBA fan since childhood, thanks to my mom, and I think ABBA fans should get a kick out of it as well.
A funny, insightful, emotional, sweet, and romantic YA novel about self-discovery, family, following your dreams, and the importance of connection and being grounded, When You Get the Chance is an unforgettable story about love of all kinds.
Advanced review copy provided by Macmillan Young Listeners via Netgalley for review.
Millie Price’s big dreams about becoming a Broadway star have been the driving force in her life from an early age, and she’s not going to let anything stop her from achieving that dream. She’s all personality, drive, emotion, and drama, none of which she believes can thank her introverted father for, as far as she knows. As a young college student, he raised her from a baby with the help of his sister Heather. At the end of her junior year, Millie finds herself on the precipice of her plans for her future falling apart. When she finds a link to his live journal from his college days, she is set on a journey of self-discovery and growth that will change her life and world in ways she cannot even imagine.
I loved Millie’s relationships and interactions with her father, aunt, best friend, and classmate Oliver, as well as other people she comes to know during the novel. The novel shines in these moments the most. Millie’s interactions with Oliver are fiery, sweet, so funny, electric, butterfly-inducing, and frustrating—all at the same time. Lord brilliantly explores the characters’ inner lives and emotions directly via Millie’s POV and expressively through the characters’ dialogue, personalities, and behavior.
Vilinsky’s narration effortlessly brings Lord’s memorable characters to life, capturing their personalities and quirks and giving them each a distinctive voice. The narrator’s lively narration wonderfully voices the characters' inner lives as portrayed by Lord. Emotion flows through her voice, as she captures the highs and lows of Millie’s emotions, Millie Moods, and her bigger-than-life dramatic personality. On the other end of the spectrum, Vilinsky does an excellent job of voicing Oliver’s low-key, long-suffering patience with Millie’s antics that allows traces of his confusing feelings for her to sneak through. I loved the narrator’s voice for Oliver.
I love musicals, however, my familiarity with musical theater and Broadway musicals as a genre is limited. Yet, it didn’t affect my enjoyment of the novel at all. On that note, I cannot imagine musical theater and Broadway musical aficionados not loving every second of When You Get the Chance. It’s filled with tidbits of musical theatre experiences/moments, song lyrics, titles, etc. Millie’s (and Oliver’s) love for musical theatre flows through the novel, and it’s infectious. I have been a huge ABBA fan since childhood, thanks to my mom, and I think ABBA fans should get a kick out of it as well.
A funny, insightful, emotional, sweet, and romantic YA novel about self-discovery, family, following your dreams, and the importance of connection and being grounded, When You Get the Chance is an unforgettable story about love of all kinds.
Advanced review copy provided by Macmillan Young Listeners via Netgalley for review.