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A review by sc104906
Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner
3.0
I received this eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Delia and Josie are seniors in high school, who have become best friends through their work on their public access horror host tv show. Their personas, Rayne and Delilah, have won many hearts and their show has been syndicated in several cities. Josie has always wanted to work in tv, and while horror isn’t her thing, she loves working with Delia and the opportunity to be part of a semi-successful show. However, with graduation looming, Josie’s parents have gotten her an internship at Food Network in another town. This means Josie would have to move and attend a different college than the one Delia and her had planned their future around. Delia is desperate to keep the show going because she hopes that the father who abandoned her will one day stumble upon their show and reach out to her. Much of their relationship stemmed from watching these cheesy horror hosts together. When she learns of Josie’s potential change in plans, Delia becomes desperate to stop another person from abandoning her. Delia finds out about a famous horror producer visiting a horror con in Florida and convinces Josie that this could be their chance to expand their show. Florida also happens to be where the PI Delia hired traced her father’s location. This trip is important to both of their futures because, Josie was given the ultimatum that she could go to Florida, but if it didn’t work out there, she would have to go intern with the Food Network. There is a lot on the line.
I enjoyed this Zetner novel more than any of his others. I thought Delia and Josie were hilarious. I think readers will appreciate the nods to Zetner’s characters from other books.
Delia and Josie are seniors in high school, who have become best friends through their work on their public access horror host tv show. Their personas, Rayne and Delilah, have won many hearts and their show has been syndicated in several cities. Josie has always wanted to work in tv, and while horror isn’t her thing, she loves working with Delia and the opportunity to be part of a semi-successful show. However, with graduation looming, Josie’s parents have gotten her an internship at Food Network in another town. This means Josie would have to move and attend a different college than the one Delia and her had planned their future around. Delia is desperate to keep the show going because she hopes that the father who abandoned her will one day stumble upon their show and reach out to her. Much of their relationship stemmed from watching these cheesy horror hosts together. When she learns of Josie’s potential change in plans, Delia becomes desperate to stop another person from abandoning her. Delia finds out about a famous horror producer visiting a horror con in Florida and convinces Josie that this could be their chance to expand their show. Florida also happens to be where the PI Delia hired traced her father’s location. This trip is important to both of their futures because, Josie was given the ultimatum that she could go to Florida, but if it didn’t work out there, she would have to go intern with the Food Network. There is a lot on the line.
I enjoyed this Zetner novel more than any of his others. I thought Delia and Josie were hilarious. I think readers will appreciate the nods to Zetner’s characters from other books.