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A review by franuary
Kissing Ted Callahan by Amy Spalding
4.0
After discovering that their fellow bandmates have coupled up, sixteen-year-old Riley and Reid decide that their single days are over. They form a plan to help one another find the perfect (or at least perfect for right now) partners by documenting their experiences in a shared notebook called the Passenger Manifest. Riley’s heart belongs to one Ted Callahan, an adorkable quiet boy with obsession-worthy hair. But the closer she gets to getting to really know him, the more attractive she seems to be to other members of the opposite sex.
I cannot overstate how much I loved Riley. She’s supremely confident in some situations and a total mess in others, which is so endearing. She’s hilarious and smart and incredibly hip and totally badass (she’s a drummer in a rock band), but her brain isn’t always connected to her mouth and she’s often super awkward, especially around boys. Compared to her other prospective love interests, I really wasn’t shipping Riley/Ted. Nearly every other boy in her life seemed more interesting (including her adorable best friend Reid, whose neuroses made me love him forever), but thankfully, Riley liked Ted enough for the both of us. The book finished up too neatly to expect a sequel, but if Spalding wrote one, I would be first in line. Clever, hysterical realistic fiction. Recommended to teens who liked Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist or the Georgia Nicolson series.
I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and to NetGalley for the advance copy!
I cannot overstate how much I loved Riley. She’s supremely confident in some situations and a total mess in others, which is so endearing. She’s hilarious and smart and incredibly hip and totally badass (she’s a drummer in a rock band), but her brain isn’t always connected to her mouth and she’s often super awkward, especially around boys. Compared to her other prospective love interests, I really wasn’t shipping Riley/Ted. Nearly every other boy in her life seemed more interesting (including her adorable best friend Reid, whose neuroses made me love him forever), but thankfully, Riley liked Ted enough for the both of us. The book finished up too neatly to expect a sequel, but if Spalding wrote one, I would be first in line. Clever, hysterical realistic fiction. Recommended to teens who liked Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist or the Georgia Nicolson series.
I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and to NetGalley for the advance copy!