A review by tamikan
All My Friends, by Hope Larson
3.0
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group for a digital ARC of this book.
Pros:
-Spot on artwork
-Funny and relatable band moments
Cons:
-I would love to see it in full color instead of monochromatic
-The ending message regarding dating
I've very torn about this one. As far as the music/band side of the story goes, this is definitely great. But where it falls flat with me is the romance side of the story. I felt like the previous one was so strong ending with Bina not needed to date anyone, but we jump right back into dating in this one. Then she realizes she actually does like Austin because he remembered her In-n-Out order? Ugh! I guess if I was the target audience of this book I might want that, but as an educator of the target audience, I wish the overall message would have valued friendships over relationships.
Pros:
-Spot on artwork
-Funny and relatable band moments
Cons:
-I would love to see it in full color instead of monochromatic
-The ending message regarding dating
I've very torn about this one. As far as the music/band side of the story goes, this is definitely great. But where it falls flat with me is the romance side of the story. I felt like the previous one was so strong ending with Bina not needed to date anyone, but we jump right back into dating in this one. Then she realizes she actually does like Austin because he remembered her In-n-Out order? Ugh! I guess if I was the target audience of this book I might want that, but as an educator of the target audience, I wish the overall message would have valued friendships over relationships.