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romancelandias's review
3.0
Meet me in Outer Space is the first book I've ever read with a main character that has sensory processing disorder. The main character is a sophomore in college too, which I loved cause it's nice to see more college aged characters in YA. It's written so that teens of all ages can enjoy it despite the main character being no longer in high school though, so no worries. If you have learning disability or a disability that impacts your learning, you'll be able to relate to Edie's struggles to focus, to pass her classes, and get the accommodations she needs. The romance between Edie and the T.A Hudson was sweet yet complicated and Hudson was very supportive of Edie and determined to see her succeed. Meet me in Outer Space is a short and sweet read that shines a light on what it's like being to have a disability that strongly impacts daily life and the college experience.
ajlawford's review
2.0
This book is very short. Not only is it just 250 pages, it only has large margins, large font and generous paragraph spacing. There are a lot of text messages which are formatted so that a few texts take up most of a page. My point is that this is a super quick read.
I’m not surprised that my biggest complaint is that the book is underdeveloped. It’s more like a short story. There was always a big time gap between chapters. The events take place over the space of a semester at college. In each chapter we are thrown into a scene, full of mostly dialogue and the scene ends abruptly before we time travel and are dumped into another scene.
The characters are flat and the plot is interesting enough, it just needed a lot of fleshing out. I found myself bored a lot. I deliberately took this book with me to read when I had to spend all day at the hospital. I figured I was already going to have a shit day, I may as well take a book I had little interest in reading, and force myself to read it as it would have to be better than staring at nothing, right? I thought I would be able to finish it in one day given how short it was. I actually ended up preferring to stare blankly at walls instead of reading this because I was that bored! Over the course of nine hours, I forced myself to get through 2 hours of reading this.
Being a mother of a newly diagnosed disabled child, I thought I might get something out of reading an #ownvoices book from an author with a disability. Not the case. This story really is just a YA Contemporary Romance. Some interesting ableist themes are touched on, but again, my main complaint is that they were underdeveloped.
Also worth noting that I didn’t choose to read this, it is a pick for my bookclub, so I think I’d naturally rate this pretty low. In saying that, sometimes I’ve proven wrong and end up loving books out of my comfort zone. Not so with this one, but if you like super light easy quick YA cheesy romances, then you might like this.
I’m not surprised that my biggest complaint is that the book is underdeveloped. It’s more like a short story. There was always a big time gap between chapters. The events take place over the space of a semester at college. In each chapter we are thrown into a scene, full of mostly dialogue and the scene ends abruptly before we time travel and are dumped into another scene.
The characters are flat and the plot is interesting enough, it just needed a lot of fleshing out. I found myself bored a lot. I deliberately took this book with me to read when I had to spend all day at the hospital. I figured I was already going to have a shit day, I may as well take a book I had little interest in reading, and force myself to read it as it would have to be better than staring at nothing, right? I thought I would be able to finish it in one day given how short it was. I actually ended up preferring to stare blankly at walls instead of reading this because I was that bored! Over the course of nine hours, I forced myself to get through 2 hours of reading this.
Being a mother of a newly diagnosed disabled child, I thought I might get something out of reading an #ownvoices book from an author with a disability. Not the case. This story really is just a YA Contemporary Romance. Some interesting ableist themes are touched on, but again, my main complaint is that they were underdeveloped.
Also worth noting that I didn’t choose to read this, it is a pick for my bookclub, so I think I’d naturally rate this pretty low. In saying that, sometimes I’ve proven wrong and end up loving books out of my comfort zone. Not so with this one, but if you like super light easy quick YA cheesy romances, then you might like this.
lizwheeler's review
3.0
Quick, cute read. Exactly what you want from a YA romance. Chemistry, lingering glances, and the *sigh* challenges that seemed insurmountable back then. I love these types of books where there is an obvious way to avoid all of the character drama *spoiler*, just tell the boy to come to Paris with you or do long-distance, but that at that age everything is impossible. It makes it all seem so pure. Was a good read for a spring afternoon.
tsundoku_'s review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
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
4.0
I saw a lot of mediocre reviews for this, but I really enjoyed it. Yeah maybe Edie had her personality flaws, but as does every person. Hudson was the absolute cutest little maroon beanie wearing thing ever. He's just such a sweetheart. This book had me smiling way more than any other book ever has made me smile. I'm not usually a fan of the type of ending this book had, but in this book I felt it wrapped up well. The last chapter was really cute as well. It was also interesting learning about CAPD, something I didn't even know existed before this book. I also enjoyed that this was college students rather than high school. I would definitely recommend this
auburnedge's review
4.0
A perfect representation. This book kept you smiling and swooning while making you think about diverse representation in a book.
If you enjoy space, powerful women, realistic college experiences, and more then you need to check this book out.
If you enjoy space, powerful women, realistic college experiences, and more then you need to check this book out.
ornamentalhermit's review
3.0
This is a book that handles disability in such a respectful and lovely way. Kudos to the author for that! Plus, the friendship between Edie and Serena is fabulous!! The only issue I had with it was the relationship between Edie and Hudson. I love that they support each other. I love their chemistry, but she just kept forgiving him because of his smirk? I'm sure there were missing moments between the pair that resolved these issues, I just wish we as the readers were privy to them.
Overall a great story, fabulous voice and a really quick and easy read :)
Overall a great story, fabulous voice and a really quick and easy read :)
rhappe13's review
3.0
I enjoyed this book, but I found it pretty surface-level. None of the characters are very expanded on and the main conflict is a will they/won't they relationship. I found the main character kind of annoying because of how she was treating Hudson, first unjustly thinking he's rude and then constantly leading him on, and Hudson himself wasn't developed much. I love that this is a #OwnVoices book and talks about CAPD, something I had never heard of before reading this. I love that it takes place in college, even though the characters seem more like high schoolers at times. It just didn't go as deep as I think it could (and should) have.
rebar351's review
4.0
Really enjoyed this book!! Learned a lot about auditory processing disorder! Highly recommend!
scwatson's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
3.0
jbrooxd's review
4.0
[I received an electronic review copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.]
Strong YA romance (College students, which was a nice change from the usual high schoolers). The main character's Central Auditory Processing Disorder was a launch point for the story, but not as central of an issue as I expected. I felt the ending was abrupt. I guess readers will have to decide for themselves how things will play out for the central couple.
Strong YA romance (College students, which was a nice change from the usual high schoolers). The main character's Central Auditory Processing Disorder was a launch point for the story, but not as central of an issue as I expected. I felt the ending was abrupt. I guess readers will have to decide for themselves how things will play out for the central couple.