And being with Emily complicates things even more, as these things tend to do.

Not perfect, but true.Īlong the way Emily gets Frank involved. I loved the way these two friends used lists between each other. And because the list is her only connection to Sloane, Emily decides to do it. and somewhere to wear it, 9) Dance until dawn, and 13) Sleep under the stars. The list includes things like 1) Kiss a stranger, 2) Go skinny-dipping, 3) Steal something, 8) The backless dress. When we first meet Emily, Sloan is already gone (has been gone for 2 weeks), and she is feeling alone, confused, and abandoned. It is sometimes funny, sometimes tense, and it manages to balance both wise and witty.

It is an exploration of friendship and romance. Since You’ve Been Gone is a personal journey that turns into a road trip. In fact, if you have not read Second Chance Summer you should rectify that situation right away. But then, Morgan Matson is an author with the feels – she did, after all, write S econd Chance Summer, one of the 10 books that made me genuinely weep and sob. A lot of the emotions in this story really resonated with me the loss, the confusion, the anger, the despair. So when we moved the Tween from Ohio to Texas for jobs, I was devastated to be making my daughter leave the very best friend that she had met way back in Kindergarten. Read if you liked things like We Were Liars, or If I Stay.By the time I graduated high school, I had been to 9 different schools. Overall, I'd rate this book 4.5 out of 5. READ IT.) I also really liked Sloane, even though you only got to know her through a few memories incorporated into the book, which I thought was a clever way of getting a back story on Emily.

This is a completely new idea that Morgan Matson thought up, and I loved it! Living Room Theatre made me laugh so much! (Wanna know what I'm yammering on about. One thing that was ever so slightly cliched was the fact that Frank's parents were splitting up but hey, you can't have everything.ĮMILY'S FAMILY! Oh my god, I fell. Don't read this paragraph if you haven't read the book.) I also really liked Frank and Emily's relationship because Frank is a really unlikely love interest compared to the generic hotties you usually get (you know, like Jace and Tobias, the ones with the really dark mysterious pasts). She, much like, is extremely awkward (in the beginning, anyway) but, unlike me, changes a lot during the course of the book to become much braver. Emily, the main character, is one of my favourites, mainly because I connected and empathised with her so much. This is the perfect contemporary book to read during the summer, which I did, as it really isn't that heavy or confusing.

Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson