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A review by sotnasck
Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
I feel quite strongly regarding a few things:
First, Terri's side plot. Why? What for? Was it only so that we would not feel bad considering that her two friends had ran off for a night out in New York and left her behind as part of the cover? Listen, I'd rather just feel bad and pity the girl than feel bored and exasperated with such an over the top side plot.
Second, Kat's romantic plot. Again, what for? I think Stevie's plot was on point and she confronted the things she was supposed to. But Kat spent most of her time enjoying the company of a cute boy instead of dealing with her crap, that only happened later on while Stevie spent the whole story doing so. For me, the romance for Kat was unnecessary and took away from some good self-reflection she clearly needed and when it finally came it felt not as well developed and earned as Stevie's. Kat did the meet cute, the meeting celebrities, the "New York is a dream" thing while Stevie dealt with her new family, the ex she had hurt, and most importantly, her relationship with her father. In some chapters, the contrast between the plots is blatant in which has more depth. For Kat, more could have been done and it shows.
And that brings me to my third point, the friendship aspect of the book was not as strong as it think it is...
Overall, not a bad read. It was nice and easy but as it happened with Save the Date, I'd say that it struggled to find its balance.
First, Terri's side plot. Why? What for? Was it only so that we would not feel bad considering that her two friends had ran off for a night out in New York and left her behind as part of the cover? Listen, I'd rather just feel bad and pity the girl than feel bored and exasperated with such an over the top side plot.
Second, Kat's romantic plot. Again, what for? I think Stevie's plot was on point and she confronted the things she was supposed to. But Kat spent most of her time enjoying the company of a cute boy instead of dealing with her crap, that only happened later on while Stevie spent the whole story doing so. For me, the romance for Kat was unnecessary and took away from some good self-reflection she clearly needed and when it finally came it felt not as well developed and earned as Stevie's. Kat did the meet cute, the meeting celebrities, the "New York is a dream" thing while Stevie dealt with her new family, the ex she had hurt, and most importantly, her relationship with her father. In some chapters, the contrast between the plots is blatant in which has more depth. For Kat, more could have been done and it shows.
And that brings me to my third point, the friendship aspect of the book was not as strong as it think it is...
Overall, not a bad read. It was nice and easy but as it happened with Save the Date, I'd say that it struggled to find its balance.