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lkirschbaum's review against another edition
5.0
This is such an amazing read. I honestly did not expect to enjoy this so much. Definitely one of my new favorites!
Love. Friendship. Loss.
So much character development, L-O-V-E it <3
Love. Friendship. Loss.
So much character development, L-O-V-E it <3
mic's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
a book about crossing things off a list? count me in.
evanaik's review against another edition
4.0
Since You’ve Been Gone is an wonderfully written book. Though the first few pages are not quite as entertaining, the reader gets sucked into the plot. Matson evokes so much emotion through her writing and keeps the reader laughing, crying, and guessing to what comes next. I would recommend this book to anyone in 6th or 7th grade and above who loves an entertaining story with characters that are easy to connect to.
mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
This is the ultimate 2014 Summer read! Morgan Matson was already my favourite author (Second Chance Summer and Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour are both 5 stars and I loved both of them).
I absolutely adored the blurb and the cover, and I had to read this one, and I am soooo glad I did. I loved this book.
Our main character Emily is a wonderful character, I loved how strong she was and how she tried everything to find Sloane, not once giving up on hoping to find her. I loved how she was afraid of a lot of things (all of the things on the list were things that were way out of her comfort zone), but she tried her best to do them. And thanks to the list she made some wonderful new friends, connected with people from her school, people she already knew but wasn't friends with. And the list also helped her out, it made her summer unforgettable, it made her go over her borders, made her face fears and conquer them. The book also shows how she is trying to cope without Sloane, since you find out soon enough that everyone in the town/school sees Sloane and her as one unit. What Sloane does, is what Emily will do. Emily faces an empty summer without knowing where Sloane is, and she is wondering who she is, who she is without Sloane. And it is a struggle for her, a mourning process if you want to call it that. And it was all beautifully done, not overly present, but enough present that you know about it and that you know she is going through things.
Can I say I didn't like Emily’s parents? Forgetting or just not caring about your kids for several weeks if not longer? What kind of parent are you? I know work is important, but you had children, they are your responsibility, you can’t just put them aside when you have a brilliant idea.
It was also quite hilarious. Like the parts with the horses (I read those aloud to my boyfriend and even he was laughing at those parts), or the one where she had to hug a stranger. :)
I felt for her when she fell for a guy she shouldn’t fall for (after all girlfriend), but I absolutely loved how that ended up. I was afraid it might end badly or that she might lose friends, but in the end everything turned up fabulous and right.
Something I have with books is that a lot of times side-characters just suck (they don’t get enough character development, or they are just totally blergh), in this book it was the total opposite. I loved the side-characters, they brought more life to the book. I adored Dawn and really wanted to kick her ex for her and I loved how she was there for Emily.
And I absolutely adored the ending. So happy for Emily. :)
I bought the hardcover after I heard various tales of awesomeness that is the cover. There is a secret cover underneath the main cover, and it is gorgeous! So I would truly recommend people buy it. You won’t be disappointed!
I will be eagerly looking forward to Morgan Matson’s new books.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I absolutely adored the blurb and the cover, and I had to read this one, and I am soooo glad I did. I loved this book.
Our main character Emily is a wonderful character, I loved how strong she was and how she tried everything to find Sloane, not once giving up on hoping to find her. I loved how she was afraid of a lot of things (all of the things on the list were things that were way out of her comfort zone), but she tried her best to do them. And thanks to the list she made some wonderful new friends, connected with people from her school, people she already knew but wasn't friends with. And the list also helped her out, it made her summer unforgettable, it made her go over her borders, made her face fears and conquer them. The book also shows how she is trying to cope without Sloane, since you find out soon enough that everyone in the town/school sees Sloane and her as one unit. What Sloane does, is what Emily will do. Emily faces an empty summer without knowing where Sloane is, and she is wondering who she is, who she is without Sloane. And it is a struggle for her, a mourning process if you want to call it that. And it was all beautifully done, not overly present, but enough present that you know about it and that you know she is going through things.
Can I say I didn't like Emily’s parents? Forgetting or just not caring about your kids for several weeks if not longer? What kind of parent are you? I know work is important, but you had children, they are your responsibility, you can’t just put them aside when you have a brilliant idea.
It was also quite hilarious. Like the parts with the horses (I read those aloud to my boyfriend and even he was laughing at those parts), or the one where she had to hug a stranger. :)
I felt for her when she fell for a guy she shouldn’t fall for (after all girlfriend), but I absolutely loved how that ended up. I was afraid it might end badly or that she might lose friends, but in the end everything turned up fabulous and right.
Something I have with books is that a lot of times side-characters just suck (they don’t get enough character development, or they are just totally blergh), in this book it was the total opposite. I loved the side-characters, they brought more life to the book. I adored Dawn and really wanted to kick her ex for her and I loved how she was there for Emily.
And I absolutely adored the ending. So happy for Emily. :)
I bought the hardcover after I heard various tales of awesomeness that is the cover. There is a secret cover underneath the main cover, and it is gorgeous! So I would truly recommend people buy it. You won’t be disappointed!
I will be eagerly looking forward to Morgan Matson’s new books.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
toffiladyreader's review
5.0
I had to wait for an entire agonizing month to finally get to read it. I was even really surprised when I found it at my local library (my city is literally in the middle of nowhere) and my boyfriend reccommended me to take it instead of Fangirl.
That was one of the greatest decisions I made in my life.
This book was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Emily is such a shy but strong character and goes from only caring about Sloane's dissapearence to having a very nice group of friends thanks to that list. I don't think I would have been able to do them all, but she made it... and what is more important: she discovered herself.
There was this part of the book when I felt so bad for her... and that I felt most identified with. Frank is definetly one of my favourite book boyfriends and he just did everything for Emily despite he had a girlfriend, and that made me value him even more.
This was my first Morgan Matson's read, and I truly hope the editorial translates the rest of her books because I can't wait to read more stories from her.
Tuve que esperar todo un mes agonizante para finalmente llegar a leerlo. Incluso yo estaba muy sorprendida cuando lo encontré en mi biblioteca local (mi ciudad está literalmente en el medio de la nada) y mi novio me recomendó llevarlo en lugar de Fangirl.
Esa fue una de las mejores decisiones que he tomado en mi vida.
Este libro fue IMPRESIONANTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Emily es un personaje tan tímido pero tan fuerte y va desde solamente preocuparse por la desaparición de Sloane a tener un muy buen grupo de amigos gracias a esa lista. No creo que yo hubiera sido capaz de hacerlo todo, pero ella lo hizo... y lo que es más importante: se descubrió a sí misma.
Había una parte del libro en la que me sentí tan mal por ella ... y que con la que me sentí más identificada. Frank es sin duda uno de mis novios ficticios favoritos y que hace todo por Emily a pesar de que él tenía una novia, y eso hizo que lo valorara aun más.
Esta fue mi primera lectura de Morgan Matson, y realmente espero que la editorial traduzca el resto de sus libros porque no puedo esperar para leer más historias de ella.
That was one of the greatest decisions I made in my life.
This book was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Emily is such a shy but strong character and goes from only caring about Sloane's dissapearence to having a very nice group of friends thanks to that list. I don't think I would have been able to do them all, but she made it... and what is more important: she discovered herself.
There was this part of the book when I felt so bad for her... and that I felt most identified with. Frank is definetly one of my favourite book boyfriends and he just did everything for Emily despite he had a girlfriend, and that made me value him even more.
This was my first Morgan Matson's read, and I truly hope the editorial translates the rest of her books because I can't wait to read more stories from her.
Tuve que esperar todo un mes agonizante para finalmente llegar a leerlo. Incluso yo estaba muy sorprendida cuando lo encontré en mi biblioteca local (mi ciudad está literalmente en el medio de la nada) y mi novio me recomendó llevarlo en lugar de Fangirl.
Esa fue una de las mejores decisiones que he tomado en mi vida.
Este libro fue IMPRESIONANTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Emily es un personaje tan tímido pero tan fuerte y va desde solamente preocuparse por la desaparición de Sloane a tener un muy buen grupo de amigos gracias a esa lista. No creo que yo hubiera sido capaz de hacerlo todo, pero ella lo hizo... y lo que es más importante: se descubrió a sí misma.
Había una parte del libro en la que me sentí tan mal por ella ... y que con la que me sentí más identificada. Frank es sin duda uno de mis novios ficticios favoritos y que hace todo por Emily a pesar de que él tenía una novia, y eso hizo que lo valorara aun más.
Esta fue mi primera lectura de Morgan Matson, y realmente espero que la editorial traduzca el resto de sus libros porque no puedo esperar para leer más historias de ella.
dovesfalling's review against another edition
5.0
This was so dreamy. Morgan Matson remains the best at creating swoony boys you just want to kiss and realistic, varied characters with soul. I hope she'll write another book in Roger and Amy's age bracket again!
amyroco's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0