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A review by nitzanschwarz
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
4.0
Okay, what is this with books leaving me wanting MORE lately?! SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE looks a bit intimidating (it's a big book, y'all!) but it's a fast and engaging read, sure to make you cheer on the MC and scream KISS ALREADY at the top of your lungs (I know I did).
If you're looking for a fun summer read - do yourselves a favor and pick this up.
Let's start with Emily - the voice of our story and our main character. We meet her when she's feeling quite lost after her best friend's sudden disappearance, and now she has to find who she is without Sloane. Her journey of self discovery and growth was lovely to see, and I loved her very much - before finding her courage, and after. She was just fun, and sweet, and shy...
Then there's Frank, and let me tell you... I never, ever thought I'll crush on a Frank. The name does nothing for me, but the guy... love! He was sweet, and cute, and quirky, and just geeky enough for me to totally swoon!
Then there was Beckett, Emily's younger brother. How I wish my relationship with my brother was like this one. We have a similar age difference, but we're totally cat and mouse, while Beckett was totally adorable and his relationship with Emily one of my favorite parts of the story. Sure, there was annoyance on both ends, but of the best kind.
My least favorite part, surprisingly enough, was the Sloane flashbacks. Not the regular ones, but the ones we suddenly had a time title for and the font changed and with them the time. It threw me off. I wanted to get back to the story of now, and I always felt the temptation to just skip those parts. I think, if it wasn't for the change in font and the title, I wouldn't have felt that way. I'm just wacky like that.
I'm kind of interested in a Sloane story, though. Like, I'd love to see her find love, and struggle through her family situation to find herself. As Emily's dad said - she did feel kind of "lost" to me, not unlike Emily herself.
The most annoying part of the whole story? I wanted SO MUCH MORE. First of all, I waited so long for those two to step up to their romantic feelings. Give me more than that, Matson! Then, there was the whole friendship issue. I wanted to see how it'll be resolved - will they start talking again? Won't they? Will it last? Where the ones in the "middle" will fall? So many interesting aspects to explore... and yet they were left open.
And I wasn't happy with that. I wasn't satisfied. And maybe I wasn't supposed to be, I don't know. But still.
If you're looking for a fun summer read - do yourselves a favor and pick this up.
Let's start with Emily - the voice of our story and our main character. We meet her when she's feeling quite lost after her best friend's sudden disappearance, and now she has to find who she is without Sloane. Her journey of self discovery and growth was lovely to see, and I loved her very much - before finding her courage, and after. She was just fun, and sweet, and shy...
Then there's Frank, and let me tell you... I never, ever thought I'll crush on a Frank. The name does nothing for me, but the guy... love! He was sweet, and cute, and quirky, and just geeky enough for me to totally swoon!
Then there was Beckett, Emily's younger brother. How I wish my relationship with my brother was like this one. We have a similar age difference, but we're totally cat and mouse, while Beckett was totally adorable and his relationship with Emily one of my favorite parts of the story. Sure, there was annoyance on both ends, but of the best kind.
My least favorite part, surprisingly enough, was the Sloane flashbacks. Not the regular ones, but the ones we suddenly had a time title for and the font changed and with them the time. It threw me off. I wanted to get back to the story of now, and I always felt the temptation to just skip those parts. I think, if it wasn't for the change in font and the title, I wouldn't have felt that way. I'm just wacky like that.
I'm kind of interested in a Sloane story, though. Like, I'd love to see her find love, and struggle through her family situation to find herself. As Emily's dad said - she did feel kind of "lost" to me, not unlike Emily herself.
The most annoying part of the whole story? I wanted SO MUCH MORE. First of all, I waited so long for those two to step up to their romantic feelings. Give me more than that, Matson! Then, there was the whole friendship issue. I wanted to see how it'll be resolved - will they start talking again? Won't they? Will it last? Where the ones in the "middle" will fall? So many interesting aspects to explore... and yet they were left open.
And I wasn't happy with that. I wasn't satisfied. And maybe I wasn't supposed to be, I don't know. But still.