Andie has a plan. And she always sticks to her plan. Future? A top-tier medical school. Dad? Avoid him as much as possible (which isn t that hard considering he s a Congressman and he s never around). Friends? Palmer, Bri, and Toby pretty much the most awesome people on the planet, who needs anyone else? Relationships? No one s worth more than three weeks.
Review of 'The unexpected everything' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Dieses Buch ist meiner Meinung nach nicht das Meisterstück von Morgan Matson, aber noch immer eine Geschichte, die perfekt für den Sommer geeignet ist. Es geht dabei vor allem um die erste Liebe, Freundschaft und Familie. Wie immer konnten mich die Figuren voll und ganz überzeugen. Auch die etwas komplizierte Beziehung, die Andie zu ihrem Vater hat, wurde wunderbar und lebensnah beschrieben.
Wer ansonsten schon alles von der Autorin gelesen hat, sollte sich dieses Buch unbedingt zulegen, ansonsten sollte man vorher vielleicht mit Amy on the Summer Road starten.
Review of 'The Unexpected Everything' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
The Unexpected Everything is the saga of one summer amongst friends. Whilst told from Andie's point of view, there are several threads making this a longer than usual YA, but still thoroughly enjoyable.
I can't think of a better summer job than dog-walking and Bertie is adorable. When he gets sick, I just couldn't stop reading. The job also comes with a boy, one who Andie thinks is cute. Her relationships tend to last no more than three weeks and that’s how she likes it. No commitments, no feelings hurt, and she could do with a cute boy for the summer.
Actually, I can see Andie rubbing a reader the wrong way for a lot of the book, but it’s one of those stories where she comes to realise how others see her, how the way she has been living her life up to now might not be as perfect …
The Unexpected Everything is the saga of one summer amongst friends. Whilst told from Andie's point of view, there are several threads making this a longer than usual YA, but still thoroughly enjoyable.
I can't think of a better summer job than dog-walking and Bertie is adorable. When he gets sick, I just couldn't stop reading. The job also comes with a boy, one who Andie thinks is cute. Her relationships tend to last no more than three weeks and that’s how she likes it. No commitments, no feelings hurt, and she could do with a cute boy for the summer.
Actually, I can see Andie rubbing a reader the wrong way for a lot of the book, but it’s one of those stories where she comes to realise how others see her, how the way she has been living her life up to now might not be as perfect as she thinks. And you can’t blame her friends too much when they fall out with her.
One of the aspects I liked the most was the relationship between Andie and her father. She’s always thought of him, aware that how she presents herself reflects upon him in the all too intrusive media. Her choices in life have been geared towards being the perfect daughter, not addressing her own happiness. The two have been strangers to each other for so long, and he struggles to find the balance of being a parent to her and being a friend.
I liked the fact that Andie had no idea about any of the geek references that came up, that she was capable of a relationship with someone who has different interests. Because that happens all the time if real life, but fiction would have us needing to be in love with all the same things. Obviously it's set in America, but don't read too much into the publisher having a massive house! It doesn’t quite fit in with the average publishing salary.
I don’t think the snippets of the fictional fantasy novel in the book were all that well done, although I did like the final one, which did relate to the central story. It’s not one where I’ll be hoping for a spin-off book anyway.
