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A review by mea9an
Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
5.0
I loved this book, it was cute and funny, but man that ending! It was vague!
Like, do they get together, do they not?! I need closer, you can't just end something so vaguely.
Anyway, this book made me smile the whole time. I want a Frank Porter and I want a best friend like Sloan who you can just drive to their house and they're outside waiting for you to pick them up, because my real life friends suck! They're nothing like the super cute book friends that you desperately want!
Which is why I want friends like that so badly.
On to the plot, so Emily Hughes' friend Sloan leaves, falls off the face of the Earth, so Emily is now trying to look for her. Until, she receives a list in the mail, which is filled with things Emily would never do. She attempts the first one and ends up becoming close friends with Frank Porter, the schools valedictorian and perfect kid.
Emily and her new friends go through the list trying to finish it off so Emily can find Sloan.
This book was truly a wonderful "break out of social anxiety" book. Emily was actually willing to get rid of her social anxiety and try the things Sloan left for her.
Thank you, Morgan Matson for this beautiful novel with a girl who's social anxiety isn't annoying to the point of making me want to reach in the book and destroy her.
I applaud you!
Like, do they get together, do they not?! I need closer, you can't just end something so vaguely.
Anyway, this book made me smile the whole time. I want a Frank Porter and I want a best friend like Sloan who you can just drive to their house and they're outside waiting for you to pick them up, because my real life friends suck! They're nothing like the super cute book friends that you desperately want!
Which is why I want friends like that so badly.
On to the plot, so Emily Hughes' friend Sloan leaves, falls off the face of the Earth, so Emily is now trying to look for her. Until, she receives a list in the mail, which is filled with things Emily would never do. She attempts the first one and ends up becoming close friends with Frank Porter, the schools valedictorian and perfect kid.
Emily and her new friends go through the list trying to finish it off so Emily can find Sloan.
This book was truly a wonderful "break out of social anxiety" book. Emily was actually willing to get rid of her social anxiety and try the things Sloan left for her.
Thank you, Morgan Matson for this beautiful novel with a girl who's social anxiety isn't annoying to the point of making me want to reach in the book and destroy her.
I applaud you!