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3.69 AVERAGE
3.5 stars. Not quite as good as The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You, maybe because of the rushed timeline, the lack of the hilarious witty banter and the cheesiness that I always feel when characters from other books make cameos.
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
The Only Thing Worse than Me Is You was one of my favourite debuts of 2016, and when I heard that their would be a sequel, albeit following different characters but linked to the prequel, I couldn't wait. Again, this was a case of forgetting all about having an ARC, and it was only recently that I remembered I had a copy of Not Now, Not Ever, so I thought it was time to give it a go.
Not Now, Not Ever follows Elliot, who, in order to go to a prestigious summer camp with the hopes of winning a scholarship, starts over as Ever. She has pressure from both sides or her family, to either join the Air Force or become a lawyer, neither of which sound like a good fit for her. Instead, all she wants to do is go to college, Rayevich College to be precise, to study their unique Science Fiction Literature program. Both sides of her family have opinions on this, and the only way for her to succeed is to go behind their backs, and prove to them that she is capable of winning the scholarship, and earning her right to go to the school she wants, to do what she decides. What throws a spanner in the works, however, is that her genius cousin has had the same idea, and now they're having to pretend to be twins, and know that if one gets caught, the other goes down with them.
Originally I wasn't sure how much of a 'sequel' this book would be to Anderson's debut, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was set in the same place, and the summer camp was linked to the school that original gang went too. Also, the main characters from TOTWTMIY were camp counsellors and Brandon, who was one of my favourite side characters.
Basically, the main premise of Not Now, Not Ever follows a competition in which the campers need to complete academic task, and the winner wins a scholarship. They are grouped into teams to work together, but when it gets to the final tasks, they will be on their own. In Ever's group is Brandon, and they get close while revising, and if I didn't already think that Bea and Ben from TOTWTMIY were the ultimate OTP, they would be in the running. They slowly open up to each other about what they've been hiding since they started the programme, and it was lovely to see how they grew themselves by having someone as a sort of soundboard to be there for them to vent.
Obviously, the whole plan doesn't go that way Ever thought (hoped/wished) it would, and there is a lot of angst at times that could've been solved with a bit more honesty, and I think between that and the rather abrupt ending, I couldn't give the book 5 stars. I've also never read The Importance of Being Earnest or anything by Wilde, so I don't know how close to the original this retelling is. However, if you enjoyed Anderson's debut, I'd say you would also enjoy this one.
The Only Thing Worse than Me Is You was one of my favourite debuts of 2016, and when I heard that their would be a sequel, albeit following different characters but linked to the prequel, I couldn't wait. Again, this was a case of forgetting all about having an ARC, and it was only recently that I remembered I had a copy of Not Now, Not Ever, so I thought it was time to give it a go.
Not Now, Not Ever follows Elliot, who, in order to go to a prestigious summer camp with the hopes of winning a scholarship, starts over as Ever. She has pressure from both sides or her family, to either join the Air Force or become a lawyer, neither of which sound like a good fit for her. Instead, all she wants to do is go to college, Rayevich College to be precise, to study their unique Science Fiction Literature program. Both sides of her family have opinions on this, and the only way for her to succeed is to go behind their backs, and prove to them that she is capable of winning the scholarship, and earning her right to go to the school she wants, to do what she decides. What throws a spanner in the works, however, is that her genius cousin has had the same idea, and now they're having to pretend to be twins, and know that if one gets caught, the other goes down with them.
Originally I wasn't sure how much of a 'sequel' this book would be to Anderson's debut, but I was pleasantly surprised that it was set in the same place, and the summer camp was linked to the school that original gang went too. Also, the main characters from TOTWTMIY were camp counsellors and Brandon, who was one of my favourite side characters.
Basically, the main premise of Not Now, Not Ever follows a competition in which the campers need to complete academic task, and the winner wins a scholarship. They are grouped into teams to work together, but when it gets to the final tasks, they will be on their own. In Ever's group is Brandon, and they get close while revising, and if I didn't already think that Bea and Ben from TOTWTMIY were the ultimate OTP, they would be in the running. They slowly open up to each other about what they've been hiding since they started the programme, and it was lovely to see how they grew themselves by having someone as a sort of soundboard to be there for them to vent.
Obviously, the whole plan doesn't go that way Ever thought (hoped/wished) it would, and there is a lot of angst at times that could've been solved with a bit more honesty, and I think between that and the rather abrupt ending, I couldn't give the book 5 stars. I've also never read The Importance of Being Earnest or anything by Wilde, so I don't know how close to the original this retelling is. However, if you enjoyed Anderson's debut, I'd say you would also enjoy this one.
A fun, quick read! I was glad to see a few familiar characters from one of my top reads of last year ("The Only Thing Worse Than You Is Me"), and while this one didn't quite live up to the joys of its predecessor—I wish I'd gotten to know some of the characters more, that the mystery had been a liiiiiittle more solvable, and that we'd gotten a bit more closure in the end—it was still delightful on the whole. Anderson writes about teen romance in a very relatable and grin-inducing way, so I will always be up for trying another YA romance by her!
Anyway, this review is based on the ARC (Advance Reader Copy) so some things may have changed from the final version.
Also, I have never seen/read Much Ado about Nothing so... :P
STORY:
Perhaps, not the best quote to start a review with, but it embodies the wonderfully quirky vibe of this book well. Also, I really love the trivia/language/sci-fi bits that are constantly present.
The premise of Not Now, Not Ever by Lily Anderson (320 pages) is about a teen going to a genius camp with elimination games as a way to win a scholarship to her dream college. This college is important for Elliot Garboche to take control of her destiny instead of being pigeonholed into to enlisting in the army like her mother or becoming a layer like her father and step-mother desire her to be. Of course, Ever can let her overbearing family members know her true intentions to break away from the mold, so she lies and goes to the camp under the guise of Ever Lawrence. Getting into the camp was easy, but staying is harder than ever for Ever!
Concerning the romance, it is in the background and any progress between Ever and Brandon is slow. Depending on who you are, that might be a great quality this story exhibits. For me, I don't mind the slow start and the focus on the camp itself, but the romance isn't aww-worthy (i.e. no fangirling moments).
Well... The first kiss scene was incredibly cheesy, but the line, "He smiled. 'I really like you, Elliot.'" warmed my little young adult heart.
CHARACTER:
This book has some nice diversity considering the genius camp has contestants from every race and background. For example, the main character Ever has significant Creole ancestry.
Eh, my first impression of Elliot (better known as Ever) was a bit prickly. I thought she was a little combative against a counselor named Cornell in their first meeting. Throughout the story, lowkey Ever needed to mind her own business. What's it to you that someone didn't solve a Rubik's cube? Anyway, she was mad intrusive and a bit judgemental, though the latter is a very common realistic trait she wasn't a character that I actually liked. I think the reason that particular personality trait turned me off is because I try my hardest not to assume things about people (despite it being a knee-jerk human behavior).
However, I like that Ever was very confident about herself especially being a tall girl who did martial arts and loved sci-fi books, especially Octavia Butler.
The rest of the cast never really stood out to me. I'm sure others will connect with the quirky, competitive array of characters, but I was not personally invested in them.
OVERALL:
It's certainly worth a read. Not Now, Not Ever is also a fun way to learn a bunch of cool trivia with a tiny bit of mystery and romance.
The ending also had a good dash of realism because sometimes YA-fiction, in general, can end either downright angsty or too fairytale happily-ever-after-ish.
Also, I have never seen/read Much Ado about Nothing so... :P
STORY:
"I took in a breath so deep that it burned the back of my throat, killing a sob before it could start. I could taste the eucalyptus baked into my sweater" (pg 90).
Perhaps, not the best quote to start a review with, but it embodies the wonderfully quirky vibe of this book well. Also, I really love the trivia/language/sci-fi bits that are constantly present.
The premise of Not Now, Not Ever by Lily Anderson (320 pages) is about a teen going to a genius camp with elimination games as a way to win a scholarship to her dream college. This college is important for Elliot Garboche to take control of her destiny instead of being pigeonholed into to enlisting in the army like her mother or becoming a layer like her father and step-mother desire her to be. Of course, Ever can let her overbearing family members know her true intentions to break away from the mold, so she lies and goes to the camp under the guise of Ever Lawrence. Getting into the camp was easy, but staying is harder than ever for Ever!
Concerning the romance, it is in the background and any progress between Ever and Brandon is slow. Depending on who you are, that might be a great quality this story exhibits. For me, I don't mind the slow start and the focus on the camp itself, but the romance isn't aww-worthy (i.e. no fangirling moments).
Well... The first kiss scene was incredibly cheesy, but the line, "He smiled. 'I really like you, Elliot.'" warmed my little young adult heart.
CHARACTER:
This book has some nice diversity considering the genius camp has contestants from every race and background. For example, the main character Ever has significant Creole ancestry.
Eh, my first impression of Elliot (better known as Ever) was a bit prickly. I thought she was a little combative against a counselor named Cornell in their first meeting. Throughout the story, lowkey Ever needed to mind her own business. What's it to you that someone didn't solve a Rubik's cube? Anyway, she was mad intrusive and a bit judgemental, though the latter is a very common realistic trait she wasn't a character that I actually liked. I think the reason that particular personality trait turned me off is because I try my hardest not to assume things about people (despite it being a knee-jerk human behavior).
However, I like that Ever was very confident about herself especially being a tall girl who did martial arts and loved sci-fi books, especially Octavia Butler.
The rest of the cast never really stood out to me. I'm sure others will connect with the quirky, competitive array of characters, but I was not personally invested in them.
OVERALL:
"Do you ever miss things before they're over?" (pg 174)
It's certainly worth a read. Not Now, Not Ever is also a fun way to learn a bunch of cool trivia with a tiny bit of mystery and romance.
The ending also had a good dash of realism because sometimes YA-fiction, in general, can end either downright angsty or too fairytale happily-ever-after-ish.
Another winner by Lily Anderson! I love reading books where I can identify with the geekiness of the characters, and this book did not disappoint! I love seeing the way the contemporary storylines fit in with classic literature as well - I'm such a sucker for modern retellings!
I probably liked this sequel a little tiny bit less than Anderson's first work because I felt like this one had a little less character development (although, maybe if I would go back and reread "The Only Thing Worse Than Me is You" I would remember some of Brandon's backstory...), and the ending felt a little contrived. But if those are my only two qualms, I think this is a pretty darn good book!
Nothing too deep here(unless you count some of Ever's esoteric ramblings about potentially having to live her destiny in the airforce because...???) , but a fun, hilarious read about geeks and summer camp!
I probably liked this sequel a little tiny bit less than Anderson's first work because I felt like this one had a little less character development (although, maybe if I would go back and reread "The Only Thing Worse Than Me is You" I would remember some of Brandon's backstory...), and the ending felt a little contrived. But if those are my only two qualms, I think this is a pretty darn good book!
Nothing too deep here
Rating: 4.5 Stars
This was so much fun! I loved Elliot/Ever and her band of nerdy geniuses, and THAT's how you do an ending.
This was one of my Can't-Wait Wednesday picks, and I must say, I had chosen well, because this was such a fun and delightful read. The synopsis does say this is a sequel, but my understanding is it's more of a companion. There are characters featured from Anderson's last book, which I am definitely going to read, but I did not feel out of the loop reading this book, without having read The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You (but I am going to buy it!). There are so many things to love, and here's my short list.
•This is a great twist on The Importance of Being Earnest. Like Jack, Elliot had a lot of responsibilities. She had to forgo her own activities to babysit her younger bother and volunteer at her step-mother's theatre. She was also facing pressure from her mother's clan to uphold the family legacy, and enlist in the air force. Unable to pursue her own passions as herself, she created an alter ego, much like how
Jack had Ernest, and set out to claim her dream of studying science fiction. Not only did the play inspire the story, it had a place in the story, as Elliot's step mother was repeatedly involved in a production of the play, and lines from the script worked their way into Elliot's inner monologues. I thought it was quite an ingenious way to include the original work, and found the passaged quoted quite brilliantly place.
•I fell in love with Elliot. She very fresh and a definite standout among YA protagonists. Her head was quite an entertaining place to be, as she shared her musings about serious and inane things, but I also loved the way she grew over the course of this book. It may have been a short time at the Melee, but it was a valuable experience for Elliot.
•The crew at Camp Onward featured so many fantastic characters. It made me giddy being surrounded by this quirky band of geniuses. With that many uber-intelligent people in one place, you know we are going to get exposed to some great nerdy talk involving fandoms. Fabulous references abounded in this book, and I loved every second of it.
•The characters in general were very well done. Each felt well crafted, their characteristics carefully selected to enhance my reading experience.
•I loved the extra challenges at Camp Onward! They had me at amoeba tag.
•The romance was so sweet. I love a good romance, and I had no problem shipping these two from their first meeting. There was something special in their interactions and the way they were with each other, that just made me want them to succeed.
•The ending!!!! I know I complain A LOT about endings, but this one was spot on. All I am going to say is that it put a big, stupid grin on my face and I still have a little warmth in my heart as I write this review.
Overall: I have always enjoyed fun and endearing nerdy romance, and I am so excited to have found a YA author, who can fill that place in my world.
*I would like to thank the publisher for the advance copy of this book.
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This was so much fun! I loved Elliot/Ever and her band of nerdy geniuses, and THAT's how you do an ending.
This was one of my Can't-Wait Wednesday picks, and I must say, I had chosen well, because this was such a fun and delightful read. The synopsis does say this is a sequel, but my understanding is it's more of a companion. There are characters featured from Anderson's last book, which I am definitely going to read, but I did not feel out of the loop reading this book, without having read The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You (but I am going to buy it!). There are so many things to love, and here's my short list.
•This is a great twist on The Importance of Being Earnest. Like Jack, Elliot had a lot of responsibilities. She had to forgo her own activities to babysit her younger bother and volunteer at her step-mother's theatre. She was also facing pressure from her mother's clan to uphold the family legacy, and enlist in the air force. Unable to pursue her own passions as herself, she created an alter ego, much like how
Jack had Ernest, and set out to claim her dream of studying science fiction. Not only did the play inspire the story, it had a place in the story, as Elliot's step mother was repeatedly involved in a production of the play, and lines from the script worked their way into Elliot's inner monologues. I thought it was quite an ingenious way to include the original work, and found the passaged quoted quite brilliantly place.
•I fell in love with Elliot. She very fresh and a definite standout among YA protagonists. Her head was quite an entertaining place to be, as she shared her musings about serious and inane things, but I also loved the way she grew over the course of this book. It may have been a short time at the Melee, but it was a valuable experience for Elliot.
•The crew at Camp Onward featured so many fantastic characters. It made me giddy being surrounded by this quirky band of geniuses. With that many uber-intelligent people in one place, you know we are going to get exposed to some great nerdy talk involving fandoms. Fabulous references abounded in this book, and I loved every second of it.
•The characters in general were very well done. Each felt well crafted, their characteristics carefully selected to enhance my reading experience.
•I loved the extra challenges at Camp Onward! They had me at amoeba tag.
•The romance was so sweet. I love a good romance, and I had no problem shipping these two from their first meeting. There was something special in their interactions and the way they were with each other, that just made me want them to succeed.
•The ending!!!! I know I complain A LOT about endings, but this one was spot on. All I am going to say is that it put a big, stupid grin on my face and I still have a little warmth in my heart as I write this review.
Overall: I have always enjoyed fun and endearing nerdy romance, and I am so excited to have found a YA author, who can fill that place in my world.
*I would like to thank the publisher for the advance copy of this book.
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This book is clearly set some time after TOTWTMIS, with the protagonists of that now college-age, with some of them helping out as advisors at the summer camp. Because Elliot/Ever is terrible with remembering names, she gives pretty much everyone, especially the counsellors, nicknames, so they're "Perfect Nerd Girl" and "Lumberjack Beard", even having read the previous book, it took me a while to place familiar characters. Brandon, one of the supporting characters from that book, is the mysterious young man who carries around and works mainly on a typewriter (it has a fairly logical explanation, he's not just a hipster). He's one of the members on Ever's decathlon team, and as the weeks pass, it's clear that there's a lot of chemistry between them.
Isaiah, Ever's cousin, has promised mutually assured destruction if she lets anyone know that they are not in fact twins (he's technically too young to compete, and has lied about his age to get in - and told one of the counsellors that they were brother and sister before Ever could intervene) or if anyone in their families finds out where they are. To begin with, some of the other campers are worried that Ever and Isaiah are going to go easy on each other because they're related, but Ever soon proves that she is utterly ruthless and willing to crush her "twin", should the need arise. Having her obnoxious relative close by isn't the only problem facing Ever, though. As the camp progresses, it's clear that someone is stealing important items from the campers, and trying to sabotage the competition. Things get increasingly more tense as the weeks pass and the frustration among the various competitors starts building.
As in the previous book (which you in no way need to read to enjoy this, but possibly should check out just because it really is such a fun read), there's tons of nerd references throughout the book. As science fiction is Ever's passion, there were a lot more references to that here, and as I myself am not as big a fan of the genre (certainly not in book form - I keep trying), I think more possibly went over my head, but it in no way took away from my enjoyment of the book as a whole.
I liked the various friendships that built as well as the romance between Ever and Brandon. Leigh, Ever's strange and wonderfully oddly behaved roommate is a delight and the camp seems a pretty awesome place to spend the summer (even if I'm not vaguely smart enough to qualify). While I think I liked last year's book a tiny bit better, this was still a very fast and fun read, and I will be waiting eagerly for whatever Lily Anderson writes next.
Judging a book by its cover: Not exactly the most exciting of covers, but they've managed to find a girl with pretty big hair (Ever is tall and her impressively large hair is mentioned several times in the book) and a guy who looks adorably scruffy enough to be Brandon. Not entirely sure I like the big font they've used, but the yellow background is very cheerful.
This book is clearly set some time after TOTWTMIS, with the protagonists of that now college-age, with some of them helping out as advisors at the summer camp. Because Elliot/Ever is terrible with remembering names, she gives pretty much everyone, especially the counsellors, nicknames, so they're "Perfect Nerd Girl" and "Lumberjack Beard", even having read the previous book, it took me a while to place familiar characters. Brandon, one of the supporting characters from that book, is the mysterious young man who carries around and works mainly on a typewriter (it has a fairly logical explanation, he's not just a hipster). He's one of the members on Ever's decathlon team, and as the weeks pass, it's clear that there's a lot of chemistry between them.
Isaiah, Ever's cousin, has promised mutually assured destruction if she lets anyone know that they are not in fact twins (he's technically too young to compete, and has lied about his age to get in - and told one of the counsellors that they were brother and sister before Ever could intervene) or if anyone in their families finds out where they are. To begin with, some of the other campers are worried that Ever and Isaiah are going to go easy on each other because they're related, but Ever soon proves that she is utterly ruthless and willing to crush her "twin", should the need arise. Having her obnoxious relative close by isn't the only problem facing Ever, though. As the camp progresses, it's clear that someone is stealing important items from the campers, and trying to sabotage the competition. Things get increasingly more tense as the weeks pass and the frustration among the various competitors starts building.
As in the previous book (which you in no way need to read to enjoy this, but possibly should check out just because it really is such a fun read), there's tons of nerd references throughout the book. As science fiction is Ever's passion, there were a lot more references to that here, and as I myself am not as big a fan of the genre (certainly not in book form - I keep trying), I think more possibly went over my head, but it in no way took away from my enjoyment of the book as a whole.
I liked the various friendships that built as well as the romance between Ever and Brandon. Leigh, Ever's strange and wonderfully oddly behaved roommate is a delight and the camp seems a pretty awesome place to spend the summer (even if I'm not vaguely smart enough to qualify). While I think I liked last year's book a tiny bit better, this was still a very fast and fun read, and I will be waiting eagerly for whatever Lily Anderson writes next.
Judging a book by its cover: Not exactly the most exciting of covers, but they've managed to find a girl with pretty big hair (Ever is tall and her impressively large hair is mentioned several times in the book) and a guy who looks adorably scruffy enough to be Brandon. Not entirely sure I like the big font they've used, but the yellow background is very cheerful.
Link to my full review & giveaway of the book! https://mindofabookdragon.wordpress.com/2017/11/20/blog-tour-not-now-not-ever-by-lily-anderson-review-giveaway/
This is a fun, quirky, story about a girl given two options and deciding to forge her own way instead. She doesn't want to go to a local school and pick a 'safe' major like business. And she doesn't want to join the air force right out of high school either. She wants to follow her passion and go to Rayevich college, which has one of the best science fiction collections around and a major in Science Fiction Literature. She wants to be a writer, like her favorite author, Octavia E. Butler.
Luckily Elliot has a chance at attending the highly competitive and extremely expensive school when she is awarded a spot in their annual "Melee" a trivia competition for 5 coveted full-ride scholarships to the school. To win all Elliot has to do is ...change her name to Ever Lawrence (so her folks don't catch on) beat 47 other certified geniuses in a trivia competition covering subjects from the hard sciences to classical literature. No sweat, right? Oh yeah, and her annoying, spoiled, and card-carrying MENSA member cousin turns up on the first day too. Now they have to keep each others secrets, or both get disqualified and sent home.
This book is great, especially in the way that Anderson develops her characters and inserts positive messages (or calling out bullying) throughout the story without being obvious or preachy. I loved that Elliot/Ever never pulls her punches or sets her sights lower than the top. She takes on each challenge with determination and I loved that Anderson gave her so many moments to absolutely shine as an amazing and strong woman. I also loved the sweetness of her first romance that progresses at a realistic pace throughout the book and adds more confusion and tension into the plot.
There were some aspects where I could see similiarities between this and The Importance of Being Earnest, but to me in didn't work as a re-telling or reimagination of that story. I really like the inclusion of it in Elliot's lines and thoughts, but more as an added bonus for those who really love Wilde's story (that's me), whether or not readers are familiar with Importance will not affect how enjoyable this is to read.
Recommended for everyone who enjoys romantic comedies and coming-of-age type books that aren't too angsty. Check out John Corey Whaley, Rachel Hawkins, and Lilliam Rivera.
Luckily Elliot has a chance at attending the highly competitive and extremely expensive school when she is awarded a spot in their annual "Melee" a trivia competition for 5 coveted full-ride scholarships to the school. To win all Elliot has to do is ...change her name to Ever Lawrence (so her folks don't catch on) beat 47 other certified geniuses in a trivia competition covering subjects from the hard sciences to classical literature. No sweat, right? Oh yeah, and her annoying, spoiled, and card-carrying MENSA member cousin turns up on the first day too. Now they have to keep each others secrets, or both get disqualified and sent home.
This book is great, especially in the way that Anderson develops her characters and inserts positive messages (or calling out bullying) throughout the story without being obvious or preachy. I loved that Elliot/Ever never pulls her punches or sets her sights lower than the top. She takes on each challenge with determination and I loved that Anderson gave her so many moments to absolutely shine as an amazing and strong woman. I also loved the sweetness of her first romance that progresses at a realistic pace throughout the book and adds more confusion and tension into the plot.
There were some aspects where I could see similiarities between this and The Importance of Being Earnest, but to me in didn't work as a re-telling or reimagination of that story. I really like the inclusion of it in Elliot's lines and thoughts, but more as an added bonus for those who really love Wilde's story (that's me), whether or not readers are familiar with Importance will not affect how enjoyable this is to read.
Recommended for everyone who enjoys romantic comedies and coming-of-age type books that aren't too angsty. Check out John Corey Whaley, Rachel Hawkins, and Lilliam Rivera.