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drizzleandhurricanebooks's review
4.0
Morgan Matson never disappoints. I loved her characters here, loved the family-focus. Such a fun read <3
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tuckeralmengor's review
4.0
*3.5
I'm not sure because I did like this book but I didn't love it. But I didn't not like it. So.
Charlie's sister is getting married. But when everyone starts preparing for the wedding things start to go wrong. Mixed up suits. A dog. An Alarm. Will the Grant family be able to pull off the wedding without a hitch?
In the beginning scene, when Charlie is flashing back to the time she kissed Jesse, I was confused because I thought Charlie was the one getting married. After a while, I figured out who was who.
*The Characters*
The characters were so relatable and real. I loved it and I loved there family dynamics. To be honest, I found Charlie really, really self centered and a little.annoying. I kept feeling bad for Brooke who would probably be friendly if Charlie would just give her the time of day. Ugh. Also, I understand Charlie's anger towards Mike for never being around. But, in my opinion, he had every reason to. I wonder if the reader is supposed to hate Mike like Charlie gates him. I actually felt really bad for Mike. And I felt a little angry towards the mom because what she did was wrong. I was also really annoyed that that fight was never wrapped up.
*The Story*
This seems to be a kind of Coming of Age story. Throughout the whole book Charlie is resisting change and trying to pretend it isn't there. At the same, the Grants are preparing for Linnie's wedding. There are tons of disasters and mishaps. It got to a point where it almost wasn't believable. And then is the end where you find out that the Mom and Dad were getting a divorce. The little subplot really annoyed me because there were already enough problems in the story already so why are another one?!?! It was unnecessary, sad and annoying.
*The Cover*
This is going to be my favorite part of this review. Let's discuss this cover. It's a doozy.
Let's start with the background. It's black. Why? I mean the portrait lighting does look good but I wonder why they chose that over something else. Next, we have the cake. It's falling but there is a plate with a slice of cake next to it. Was the cake already cut? It wouldn't be because the reception hasn't started. At least that's what we assume because the chairs are empty. Do you see the white thing next to the 'D' in Date. That's part of the cake. It's that little doll that is supposed to be the bride. If you look closely, you can see that there is a groom doll to. Even if they had gotten unstuck from the cake, they wouldn't have flown that far. One last thing, the dog on the cover is so cute!
Bottom Line:
3.5: Quick, fluffy, read! Great for car trips or plane trips.
Age Recommendation: 14+
Pacing: Slowish
Genres: Marriage, Family, Coming of Age, Romance, Friendship.
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I'm not sure because I did like this book but I didn't love it. But I didn't not like it. So.
Charlie's sister is getting married. But when everyone starts preparing for the wedding things start to go wrong. Mixed up suits. A dog. An Alarm. Will the Grant family be able to pull off the wedding without a hitch?
In the beginning scene, when Charlie is flashing back to the time she kissed Jesse, I was confused because I thought Charlie was the one getting married. After a while, I figured out who was who.
*The Characters*
The characters were so relatable and real. I loved it and I loved there family dynamics. To be honest, I found Charlie really, really self centered and a little.annoying. I kept feeling bad for Brooke who would probably be friendly if Charlie would just give her the time of day. Ugh. Also, I understand Charlie's anger towards Mike for never being around. But, in my opinion, he had every reason to. I wonder if the reader is supposed to hate Mike like Charlie gates him. I actually felt really bad for Mike. And I felt a little angry towards the mom because what she did was wrong. I was also really annoyed that that fight was never wrapped up.
*The Story*
This seems to be a kind of Coming of Age story. Throughout the whole book Charlie is resisting change and trying to pretend it isn't there. At the same, the Grants are preparing for Linnie's wedding. There are tons of disasters and mishaps. It got to a point where it almost wasn't believable. And then is the end where you find out that the Mom and Dad were getting a divorce. The little subplot really annoyed me because there were already enough problems in the story already so why are another one?!?! It was unnecessary, sad and annoying.
*The Cover*
This is going to be my favorite part of this review. Let's discuss this cover. It's a doozy.
Let's start with the background. It's black. Why? I mean the portrait lighting does look good but I wonder why they chose that over something else. Next, we have the cake. It's falling but there is a plate with a slice of cake next to it. Was the cake already cut? It wouldn't be because the reception hasn't started. At least that's what we assume because the chairs are empty. Do you see the white thing next to the 'D' in Date. That's part of the cake. It's that little doll that is supposed to be the bride. If you look closely, you can see that there is a groom doll to. Even if they had gotten unstuck from the cake, they wouldn't have flown that far. One last thing, the dog on the cover is so cute!
Bottom Line:
3.5: Quick, fluffy, read! Great for car trips or plane trips.
Age Recommendation: 14+
Pacing: Slowish
Genres: Marriage, Family, Coming of Age, Romance, Friendship.
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winnimartha's review against another edition
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed Save the Date. It's light and funny but not shallow, and it's very well written. It was a treat to spend the time with Charlie and her family.
sarahrogers1's review
3.0
so this book is dense
i loved the comic strip, the family dynamic, the gma interview
i loved the comic strip, the family dynamic, the gma interview
lavendermarch's review
4.0
This was a pretty good book. It was funny and heartfelt. Charlie was relatable, and I liked her journey from desperately naïve and wanting her family to stay the same to a bit wiser, and realizing that change was a natural, important part of life. I also struggle with change, and that made her a great main character for me. While I mostly liked this book (the comic strip thing was so cool!) I didn't like Jesse all that much. He wasn't that bad, but Charlie's infatuation with him annoyed me a bit. I think she made the right decision in the end with Anyway, I really liked this book. It was funny, chaotic, relatable, heartfelt, and just plain cute! 4 stars. I'm glad I finally read it (the library took a while to get it in to me and I eventually just gave in and got it from the inter-library loan system, lol.)
Spoiler
leaving his place instead of having sex with him after she realized he wasn't the perfect guy she'd built him up to be in her head.emmabeckman's review
5.0
SO GOOD!!! Definitely lived up to my expectations. A little bit drama heavy, especially in the second half. But I loved all of the characters and the comic strip story line was so novel and unique!
maeveshan's review
5.0
I loved it, as I love all of her books. She creates very realistic and empathetic characters that you care about and want to know. I relate to every one of her characters because of their fun, flawed personalities and desires, but this novel was special. This novel had humor, heart and hope.
I loved the Grant family, the wedding, and everything that went wrong. I completely understand Charlie’s need for the family to be together one last time. (I come from a family of six, so I know how important it is to get together.) I definitely recommend picking up a copy of this book, setting into a comfy chair, and sitting back to enjoy.
I loved the Grant family, the wedding, and everything that went wrong. I completely understand Charlie’s need for the family to be together one last time. (I come from a family of six, so I know how important it is to get together.) I definitely recommend picking up a copy of this book, setting into a comfy chair, and sitting back to enjoy.
kosmond's review
3.0
Save The Date is a perfect summer read! I've said this before about another Morgan Matson read, Since You've Been Gone. But it's true, there is something summery and flirty about these books, like they need to be read outside on a warm, bright, sunny day. I had a lot of fun reading this book, and I was able to paint the picture in my head so clearly. With the playful banter between the family and the running around on the wedding day, it played out like a movie in my head. The only (minor) thing that I didn't love about Save The Date was it's predictability. There were so many obvious things about to go wrong, and each and everything that could, did. I'm not sure if Morgan Matson did this on purpose, or not, but I found that to get a little boring after the first few incidents.
Charlie is a fun, helpful and eager to please kind of girl. She would do whatever it takes to make the wedding weekend perfect, and to make sure things are running as smoothly as she can make them. And with everything going on in the upcoming days to the wedding, this keeps her extremely busy, almost too busy for her best friend Siobhan (who didn't play a huge part in the book and we could have done without her as the BFF, in my opinion). But along the way she learns that not everyone is as they seem, and sometimes you find friendship in the strangest of times.
Overall, Save The Date is a fun read, especially if you have a big family (extended in my case) because you can so easily relate to this family - the lame jokes from one person (J.J), the b/f or g/f brought into all the inside jokes etc (Brooke), the noisy kitchen (everyone!!), the fun and exciting games (capture the flag) - it's all there. Though if you are planning your wedding this summer, maybe don't read this one right now, you don't want to start thinking that EVERYTHING can (and will) go wrong!
Charlie is a fun, helpful and eager to please kind of girl. She would do whatever it takes to make the wedding weekend perfect, and to make sure things are running as smoothly as she can make them. And with everything going on in the upcoming days to the wedding, this keeps her extremely busy, almost too busy for her best friend Siobhan (who didn't play a huge part in the book and we could have done without her as the BFF, in my opinion). But along the way she learns that not everyone is as they seem, and sometimes you find friendship in the strangest of times.
Overall, Save The Date is a fun read, especially if you have a big family (extended in my case) because you can so easily relate to this family - the lame jokes from one person (J.J), the b/f or g/f brought into all the inside jokes etc (Brooke), the noisy kitchen (everyone!!), the fun and exciting games (capture the flag) - it's all there. Though if you are planning your wedding this summer, maybe don't read this one right now, you don't want to start thinking that EVERYTHING can (and will) go wrong!
temporary_escaper's review
3.0
3.5 ⭐️
I’ve read a few other Morgan Matson books and I honestly think she has a cute writing style. All of them are very “coming of age” novels, where they learn something about themselves and the world.
Save The Date was a good book, but that’s the most accurate description I can give. It’s not great.
I’ll start with the cons so that i can finish the review on a good note. (It’s going to be a long one, which means I have a good amount of complaints)
First of all, Charlie has a crush on her Brother’s best friend, which you learn she knows nothing about. It’s all just a fantasy she builds in her head, which she similarly does with her “perfect” family. It is somewhat realistic with girls that age, but it does irritate me with how naïve she made her until the very end even though it’s shown to her so many times.
Which brings me to why I find Charlie annoying!!! Who tf doesn’t know how to use a blow dryer, she freaks out over sending a “thanks you’re the best text message, and for some reason she feels the need to be doing the wedding planners job the whole book? There’s more that irritated me, but these ones i just couldn’t get over.
Second of all, the entire family doesn’t understand simple social cues. There were times that the family wasted every ones time by acting immaturely with each other despite their ages...? Every time someone is trying to talk to them they completely ignore them and just goof off. It could be from the wedding planner to the alarm guy. Like who does that at 28 years old? Sometimes they sounded more like teenagers than anything. The family makes you annoyed but you love them all the same. It makes you go through the same emotions you feel with your own fam and makes you want to be apart of theirs.
Lastly, the amount of detail she put into the book needs to be written as a con. Every reader loves when something is fully detailed, but if I get to the point of needing to skim the majority of the time it’s too much. Just for her too get into the shower it took 4 pages. She should have put more detail into other things than that type of unnecessary stuff. It’s the same issue with how many things were going wrong with the wedding. Stick with the big things and that would have been enough. The amount there actually was made the book feel messy and crammed.
ON A SIDE NOTE, this bothered me so much!!!! No bridesmaid would’ve been able to LEAVE the wedding to go pick up a cake; it would’ve never happened in real life! Plus that’s the planner’s job, so let them do it!
Alright! On to the pros....
All of the characters are really funny and can hold your interest. She really makes you want to get to know each and every one of them. The family reminded me of my own with how close everyone was. It’s definitely a family oriented book and less of a romantic one.
When you get past how Charlie is being annoying, you start to realize she’s just trying to avoid seeing how it really is because she wants everything to be the same. I honestly connected with that feeling of being terrified of change.
Also, I do love the ending, wrapped up nicely without it feeling too cliche. She’s finally learning she can’t live with her head in the sand. The 4 short chapters after the novel ended were really cute and a nice touch to explain a few more things throughout the story.
So to wrap it all up, what I took away from this book is that it’s a story about a girl who learns to grow up and stop being naive. Her fantasies cloud her judgement and stop her from seeing what’s going on in the real world. And who people truly are. Her parents, her brothers Danny and Mike, the comic strip vs her true memories, and Jesse. She accepts the change as it comes to her and realizes this new life will be ok and they will always have each other.
I’ve read a few other Morgan Matson books and I honestly think she has a cute writing style. All of them are very “coming of age” novels, where they learn something about themselves and the world.
Save The Date was a good book, but that’s the most accurate description I can give. It’s not great.
I’ll start with the cons so that i can finish the review on a good note. (It’s going to be a long one, which means I have a good amount of complaints)
First of all, Charlie has a crush on her Brother’s best friend, which you learn she knows nothing about. It’s all just a fantasy she builds in her head, which she similarly does with her “perfect” family. It is somewhat realistic with girls that age, but it does irritate me with how naïve she made her until the very end even though it’s shown to her so many times.
Which brings me to why I find Charlie annoying!!! Who tf doesn’t know how to use a blow dryer, she freaks out over sending a “thanks you’re the best text message, and for some reason she feels the need to be doing the wedding planners job the whole book? There’s more that irritated me, but these ones i just couldn’t get over.
Second of all, the entire family doesn’t understand simple social cues. There were times that the family wasted every ones time by acting immaturely with each other despite their ages...? Every time someone is trying to talk to them they completely ignore them and just goof off. It could be from the wedding planner to the alarm guy. Like who does that at 28 years old? Sometimes they sounded more like teenagers than anything. The family makes you annoyed but you love them all the same. It makes you go through the same emotions you feel with your own fam and makes you want to be apart of theirs.
Lastly, the amount of detail she put into the book needs to be written as a con. Every reader loves when something is fully detailed, but if I get to the point of needing to skim the majority of the time it’s too much. Just for her too get into the shower it took 4 pages. She should have put more detail into other things than that type of unnecessary stuff. It’s the same issue with how many things were going wrong with the wedding. Stick with the big things and that would have been enough. The amount there actually was made the book feel messy and crammed.
ON A SIDE NOTE, this bothered me so much!!!! No bridesmaid would’ve been able to LEAVE the wedding to go pick up a cake; it would’ve never happened in real life! Plus that’s the planner’s job, so let them do it!
Alright! On to the pros....
All of the characters are really funny and can hold your interest. She really makes you want to get to know each and every one of them. The family reminded me of my own with how close everyone was. It’s definitely a family oriented book and less of a romantic one.
When you get past how Charlie is being annoying, you start to realize she’s just trying to avoid seeing how it really is because she wants everything to be the same. I honestly connected with that feeling of being terrified of change.
Also, I do love the ending, wrapped up nicely without it feeling too cliche. She’s finally learning she can’t live with her head in the sand. The 4 short chapters after the novel ended were really cute and a nice touch to explain a few more things throughout the story.
So to wrap it all up, what I took away from this book is that it’s a story about a girl who learns to grow up and stop being naive. Her fantasies cloud her judgement and stop her from seeing what’s going on in the real world. And who people truly are. Her parents, her brothers Danny and Mike, the comic strip vs her true memories, and Jesse. She accepts the change as it comes to her and realizes this new life will be ok and they will always have each other.