A review by spookydook
Emmy & Oliver by Robin Benway

5.0

"Love isn't something you say, it's something you do."

Hands down I read this book for it's cover, I've been doing that lately and really I have no idea why. I know I know your not technically suppose to judge a book by it's cover but I'm only human and sometimes pretty things excite me. Go on, judge me for my good taste in book covers.

Where do I begin? Emmy & Oliver is a story about a boy and a girl who are not only neighbors but best friends since they were little, sadly when they are 7 years old Oliver goes missing, he's kidnapped by his own father and nobody knows if he's dead or alive but Emmy never lost hope, in fact she thought about him every day and even held on to a private note they shared the day he went missing. Fast forward 10 years and the phone call finally comes, they found Oliver across country alive in New York and they are bringing him home to California. This book is about the hardships of starting a new life three times over, creating friendships with the ones you left 10 years prior and finally falling in love with the girl next door.

Even with all the seriousness, this book was freaking hilarious, I caught myself chuckling randomly and now have a new insult word to use on family and friends. I recommend this book for people who will openly accept the new word douchecanoe and i do not recommend this if young adult romances and struggles are just not your thing, oh and you refuse to read books with simple and beautiful covers. (that should be a crime, just saying....)