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A review by steph01924
Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson
3.0
I've been needing some uncomplicated contemporary in my life lately, and Morgan Matson's books usually fit the bill. They feel very feel-good cinematic where everything always seems to work out and there's coincidences that tie things together. And NYC is always a fun setting.
I liked it, didn't quite love it, but overall it was fine. Kat at the start was really getting on my nerves so I'm glad she experienced growth. Reading-wise, it felt a bit jarring to go from only Kat's perspective for all of the beginning and then suddenly to both Stevie and occasionally Teri.
I could totally see where Matson was going with Teri's story (very Adventures in Babysitting, which she even referenced), but it felt kind of unnecessary to Kat and Stevie's stories and, ultimately, out of place. I'm usually willing to roll with weird asides (I've read books where suitcases gave little narrations in between chapters, and I loved that) but the silliness of Teri's story magnified how everything else in the book was too perfect to be true, and took me out of it. It's not a deal-breaker, but just a personal quibble.
I liked it, didn't quite love it, but overall it was fine. Kat at the start was really getting on my nerves so I'm glad she experienced growth. Reading-wise, it felt a bit jarring to go from only Kat's perspective for all of the beginning and then suddenly to both Stevie and occasionally Teri.
I could totally see where Matson was going with Teri's story (very Adventures in Babysitting, which she even referenced), but it felt kind of unnecessary to Kat and Stevie's stories and, ultimately, out of place. I'm usually willing to roll with weird asides (I've read books where suitcases gave little narrations in between chapters, and I loved that) but the silliness of Teri's story magnified how everything else in the book was too perfect to be true, and took me out of it. It's not a deal-breaker, but just a personal quibble.