I'm not very good at this even at the best of times - I'm far too much of a grump to be capable of the level of whimsy and imagination it takes to forget reality on command - but for this book, I had an even more difficult experience. This book was not good Sometimes, to enjoy a piece of content, you have to suspend your disbelief. But I can't also suspend my desire to be entertained.
Maybe I could have suspended my disbelief for the sake of Morgan Matson, my most ride-or-die YA contemporary author. Sometimes, to enjoy a piece of content, you have to suspend your disbelief. Also there are some interesting cameos sooo, be prepared for that if you've read her other books.more While it's one thing going wrong after another, I felt like the challenges helped the characters to develop and shine. This book did a good job of capturing the difficulties of high school friendships and that transformative period, but also managed to be really light and fluffy and easy to read. There's a side plot with Teri that is definitely kind of jarring and unbelievable, but I didn't mind it so much because I felt like it added a bit of comic relief and ridiculousness. There are some cute romances in here, but I loved how the focus was on Kat and Stevie's friendship and also their individual self discovery.
I think the book captures all the up in the air decisions of high school really well. I loved seeing both of them learn more about themselves and what they actually want in life. Stevie and Kat were both great leads with fantastic growth arcs. New York is so vibrant in this book and you're completely swept away there alongside the characters. I think because it offered so much escapism it kind of negated that. Save the Date was too frustrating and anxiety driving for me, and for some reason this one didn't have the same quality although pretty much equally as chaotic. Save the Date is the other Matson book that comes to mind when reading this one, and that one would be my least favourite but this one was a lot more enjoyable. So I'd say TMHT falls somewhere in the middle. Even my least favourites are still highly ranked. Save the Date was too frustrating and anxiety driving for me, and for some reason this one didn't have the same quality al I'm so happy to have another Morgan Matson book in my hands!! I've read all of her books now and they never disappoint. I'm so happy to have another Morgan Matson book in my hands!! I've read all of her books now and they never disappoint.
That is, assuming they can make it to Grand Central before the clock strikes midnight.more Over the course of a wild night in the city that never sleeps, both Kat and Stevie will get a wake-up call about their friendship, their choices…and finally discover what they really want for their future. But there are also cute boys to kiss, parties to crash, dry cleaning to deliver (don’t ask), and the world’s best museum to explore. Over the next few hours, they’ll have to grapple with old flames, terrible theater, and unhelpful cab drivers. They’re barely off the train before they’re dealing with destroyed phones, family drama, and unexpected Pomeranians. They’ll see a play, eat at the city’s hottest restaurant, and have the best. Kat and Stevie-best friends, theater kids, polar opposites-have snuck away from the suburbs to spend a night in New York City. They have it Ferris Bueller’s Day Off meets Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist in this romp through the city that never sleeps from the New York Times bestselling author of Since You’ve Been Gone, Morgan Matson. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off meets Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist in this romp through the city that never sleeps from the New York Times bestselling author of Since You’ve Been Gone, Morgan Matson.
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