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A review by nicolemhewitt
Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson
5.0
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A story of misadventures and misunderstandings, Take Me Home Tonight follows three high school friends as they embark on a series of mostly unplanned adventures in New York City and beyond. The book starts out narrated by Kat as she frets over her role in the latest school play—which she sees as the key to her future college plans (and therefore to her future as an actress). When the cast list is delayed and Kat’s best friend Stevie is stood up by her dad (again) for her birthday dinner, the two decide to head to New York City themselves. Of course, their parents would not be on board with this plan, so tell them that they’re sleeping over at their other friend Teri’s house as a cover. Teri ends up babysitting in place of Kat and things go very wrong very quickly, which becomes a crazy subplot of its own. And Kat and Stevie’s night also goes downhill when a series of disasters leaves them separated and without phones. At this point, we get Stevie’s POV too and we follow all three girls on their misadventures.
My favorite aspect of this book is the relationship between Stevie and Kat. The two girls are best friends, but they realize during this whole experience that they don’t always communicate very well and they often take each other for granted. They end up in a fight, and a series of misunderstandings makes them each assume the worst of the other. Stevie and Kat are so very different, and that can cause conflict, but they also complement each other. Honestly, I felt like the relationship was realistic in a lot of ways (especially for two teenage girls). While I didn’t always love the way either of them acted, I felt like I could understand them. Another element of the book that I loved was the way little details end up getting woven into the story later. I’ll admit that you have to suspend a bit of disbelief (there are so many coincidences! So. Many.), but I still found myself enjoying the way everything unfolded. Then there was Stevie’s relationships with her father and step-siblings—she grows so much throughout the book and looks at some hard truths about those relationships (and about her own culpability in the ways they’ve gone wrong). There was a whole lot to love about this book!
***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher via Rockstar Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***
A story of misadventures and misunderstandings, Take Me Home Tonight follows three high school friends as they embark on a series of mostly unplanned adventures in New York City and beyond. The book starts out narrated by Kat as she frets over her role in the latest school play—which she sees as the key to her future college plans (and therefore to her future as an actress). When the cast list is delayed and Kat’s best friend Stevie is stood up by her dad (again) for her birthday dinner, the two decide to head to New York City themselves. Of course, their parents would not be on board with this plan, so tell them that they’re sleeping over at their other friend Teri’s house as a cover. Teri ends up babysitting in place of Kat and things go very wrong very quickly, which becomes a crazy subplot of its own. And Kat and Stevie’s night also goes downhill when a series of disasters leaves them separated and without phones. At this point, we get Stevie’s POV too and we follow all three girls on their misadventures.
My favorite aspect of this book is the relationship between Stevie and Kat. The two girls are best friends, but they realize during this whole experience that they don’t always communicate very well and they often take each other for granted. They end up in a fight, and a series of misunderstandings makes them each assume the worst of the other. Stevie and Kat are so very different, and that can cause conflict, but they also complement each other. Honestly, I felt like the relationship was realistic in a lot of ways (especially for two teenage girls). While I didn’t always love the way either of them acted, I felt like I could understand them. Another element of the book that I loved was the way little details end up getting woven into the story later. I’ll admit that you have to suspend a bit of disbelief (there are so many coincidences! So. Many.), but I still found myself enjoying the way everything unfolded. Then there was Stevie’s relationships with her father and step-siblings—she grows so much throughout the book and looks at some hard truths about those relationships (and about her own culpability in the ways they’ve gone wrong). There was a whole lot to love about this book!
***Disclosure: I received this book from the publisher via Rockstar Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. No other compensation was given and all opinions are my own.***