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A review by readabookorfive
Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner
4.0
Trigger Warnings for depression, suicidal thoughts and abandonment
I also love mediocre people because we're always getting left behind. When someone leaves you, maybe you get a reason and maybe you don't.
Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee is a beautiful story about friendship, family and love. Whereas I did have a couple of issues with the book, overall, I really enjoyed it. I related to parts of it and then thought other parts were very, very far-fetched, you know, the Russian Mafia??
Maybe it's people who feel like the world is leaving them behind. Maybe it's people who want to remember a time when they were happier and their lives were easier, that's why I would watch."
Delia was definitely my favourite character in this story. She was such a precious angel that I honestly wish I could just hug and make everything better for her. Even through everything she was going through, she tried so hard to be strong and be their to support her best friend. My heart just ached so much for this girl because every time something good happened to her, it got shot down. Florida, her dad, her best friend, I felt like I was having a breakdown with her. Also, Delia's mum was bloody awesome, I loved her. Even though they aren't a privileged family, her mum truly cares for Delia and does everything she can to keep a roof over her head and what she does for her at the end is truly so heart-warming and beautiful.
Falling in love is like that, like the most welcome sort of fever
A character I had constant struggles with throughout the book was Josie. I related to her anxieties about moving away to university and leaving her best friend behind because I've been there and done it so that really struck a chord with me because it is a really hard decision, leaving the person you love most behind you. But, I also thought she was pretty selfish at times. Josie comes from this very privileged family and I felt like at some points she didn't really consider the fact that Delia is suffering so much from the fact her dad abandoned her and obviously, that isn't Josie's fault but sometimes, I just found her so selfish and wanted to shake her. Although, I do respect her decision to leave because she wanted to follow her dreams and she did and she does truly love her best friend, you can really tell that.
Lawson, oh my goodness, Lawson. I loved Lawson so much, he was just the absolute softest character. He truly loved and cared for Josie even if she was quite rude to him at the beginning. I really thought he bought out the best in her and I loved seeing them together. My only issue with the relationship as a whole was that I felt like we didn't get much development. It felt like it was like Josie didn't like him and then suddenly she's in love with him and they were all over each other straight away and I just felt like it could have been developed more across the story.
I just want to be good enough-enough enough- that no one who's held me in their arms under an October sky wants to abandon me ever again.
Like I mentioned, Delia is trying to still deal with the fact her dad abandoned her ten years ago with no explanation or anything, he just left. And a lot of the book is about her trying to track him down and it just broke my heart honestly. Delia's father not being the person she wanted and needed him to be at the time was just so heartbreaking but I felt like that really was her catalyst at the end, the whole ordeal really felt like it bought her closer to her mum and it was just a good thing to come out of a bad situation.
Overall, I really enjoyed Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee I thought it was a very beautiful story and was about this beautiful friendship in the middle of it but was also about family and first love and making hard decisions when you're still so young. I will definitely be picking up a finished copy when it comes out and want to read more of Zentner's work in the future! Also, there were just so many beautiful quotes throughout this story, I wish I could write them all here honestly.
I received this arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. As this was an unedited proof, quotes may change in the finished copy.
I also love mediocre people because we're always getting left behind. When someone leaves you, maybe you get a reason and maybe you don't.
Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee is a beautiful story about friendship, family and love. Whereas I did have a couple of issues with the book, overall, I really enjoyed it. I related to parts of it and then thought other parts were very, very far-fetched, you know, the Russian Mafia??
Maybe it's people who feel like the world is leaving them behind. Maybe it's people who want to remember a time when they were happier and their lives were easier, that's why I would watch."
Delia was definitely my favourite character in this story. She was such a precious angel that I honestly wish I could just hug and make everything better for her. Even through everything she was going through, she tried so hard to be strong and be their to support her best friend. My heart just ached so much for this girl because every time something good happened to her, it got shot down. Florida, her dad, her best friend, I felt like I was having a breakdown with her. Also, Delia's mum was bloody awesome, I loved her. Even though they aren't a privileged family, her mum truly cares for Delia and does everything she can to keep a roof over her head and what she does for her at the end is truly so heart-warming and beautiful.
Falling in love is like that, like the most welcome sort of fever
A character I had constant struggles with throughout the book was Josie. I related to her anxieties about moving away to university and leaving her best friend behind because I've been there and done it so that really struck a chord with me because it is a really hard decision, leaving the person you love most behind you. But, I also thought she was pretty selfish at times. Josie comes from this very privileged family and I felt like at some points she didn't really consider the fact that Delia is suffering so much from the fact her dad abandoned her and obviously, that isn't Josie's fault but sometimes, I just found her so selfish and wanted to shake her. Although, I do respect her decision to leave because she wanted to follow her dreams and she did and she does truly love her best friend, you can really tell that.
Lawson, oh my goodness, Lawson. I loved Lawson so much, he was just the absolute softest character. He truly loved and cared for Josie even if she was quite rude to him at the beginning. I really thought he bought out the best in her and I loved seeing them together. My only issue with the relationship as a whole was that I felt like we didn't get much development. It felt like it was like Josie didn't like him and then suddenly she's in love with him and they were all over each other straight away and I just felt like it could have been developed more across the story.
I just want to be good enough-enough enough- that no one who's held me in their arms under an October sky wants to abandon me ever again.
Like I mentioned, Delia is trying to still deal with the fact her dad abandoned her ten years ago with no explanation or anything, he just left. And a lot of the book is about her trying to track him down and it just broke my heart honestly. Delia's father not being the person she wanted and needed him to be at the time was just so heartbreaking but I felt like that really was her catalyst at the end, the whole ordeal really felt like it bought her closer to her mum and it was just a good thing to come out of a bad situation.
Overall, I really enjoyed Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee I thought it was a very beautiful story and was about this beautiful friendship in the middle of it but was also about family and first love and making hard decisions when you're still so young. I will definitely be picking up a finished copy when it comes out and want to read more of Zentner's work in the future! Also, there were just so many beautiful quotes throughout this story, I wish I could write them all here honestly.
I received this arc from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. As this was an unedited proof, quotes may change in the finished copy.