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jenandtonic's review against another edition
4.0
Very cool book. Not.something I would have thought to read myself but it was suggested by a librarian. Loved it!
jennicajackson's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
mommasaystoread's review against another edition
3.0
The Kids Are Gonna Ask surprised me. I expected something more serious, but this one is lighter than I would've guessed and even what I would call quirky. That's not to say it doesn't have its serious side. Any time you deal with grief, things are going to get serious. It is also a story about family, and not necessarily those related by blood. The characters are well rounded and likable, some are on the eccentric side, but I think that's one of the things that make them likable. The story is well written, and it may not be what I expected, but I think there's something to be said for a story that tackles this subject and does it with a lighter air than it could've been, I speak from experience when I say that looking for your biological father as a teenager can be brutal on the heart, so I appreciated the way this story was done.
cassie_gutman's review
4.0
This books surprised me in that it was more heartfelt and honest than I was expecting. Not really a novel about kids finding their father, but about coming to terms and accepting the family they have and who they want to be in the world.
CW: cyberbullying, alcoholism, death of a parent (off-page before book begins), drug overdose (off-page)
CW: cyberbullying, alcoholism, death of a parent (off-page before book begins), drug overdose (off-page)
zoepagereader's review against another edition
5.0
I’ve been reading this book for a LONG time. I just didn’t have a lot of reading time lately. This book was so good! That one twist with Sam at the end really did it for me. Without it , I feel like the ending would have been plain and boring. I didn’t fully understand every character’s actions and choices.
casehouse's review against another edition
3.0
The fact that the podcast the twins made became controversial and resulted in near riots outside their home seemed unrealistic. I get that people get fired up over crazy stuff on the internet, but this was over the top.
lazygal's review against another edition
3.0
So many mixed feelings about this book. As an adoptee, I've never wanted to find my bioparents (really? what's with that? what's wrong with"birth parents"?); my sister, on the other hand, wanted to find hers. I know many who have searched, and some (like my sister) have had a good result while others have had bad, or even traumatic ones. That Thomas and Savannah want to find their father - they call him biodad, but they never had an adopted father or a stepfather, so that's a bit confusing to me - is not surprising. To someone of my age, making that search public via podcast does feel a bit odd (see: bad result above) but to YA readers it may feel totally normal. How the search unfolds, the challenges they find along the way, and the final result were not surprising. I just wish the conversation about why this was a bad idea wasn't done the way it was.
eARC provided by publisher.
eARC provided by publisher.
rotellareads's review
3.0
Unique and fascinating
The Kids Are Gonna Ask was a fun read, filed with moments of grief, sadness, uncertainty and joy. I loved the way the story was written from multiple POVs and how close-knit the family was. I also really liked the bio-dad! The podcast storyline was timely and made for a unique perspective of the kids’ journey to find their father.
At times the book was a little slow and wordy. Other times I didn’t want it to end! I wished more time would have been spent on the “after” portion of meeting their biological father. They had almost 18 years to make up for and it was smashed into a few short chapters.
The Kids Are Gonna Ask was a fun read, filed with moments of grief, sadness, uncertainty and joy. I loved the way the story was written from multiple POVs and how close-knit the family was. I also really liked the bio-dad! The podcast storyline was timely and made for a unique perspective of the kids’ journey to find their father.
At times the book was a little slow and wordy. Other times I didn’t want it to end! I wished more time would have been spent on the “after” portion of meeting their biological father. They had almost 18 years to make up for and it was smashed into a few short chapters.
perismorelikeparasite's review against another edition
DNF @61%
I really wanted to like this book, the first few pages really drew me in, but the spark fizzled quickly.
I really wanted to like this book, the first few pages really drew me in, but the spark fizzled quickly.