Save the Date by Morgan Matson

Save the Date by Morgan Matson - 417 pages

Charlie has been waiting for this weekend forever.  Her sister is getting married and the whole family is coming home.  This will be the first time in nearly two years that all four of her siblings will be together with her parents.  She's missed the fun they've always had . . . and it will be the last time they'll be together in their house as they're moving right after the wedding.  She just knows it will be perfect . . .

I thought I would enjoy this book more than I did.  The characters and plot twists are fascinating and I've enjoyed other books by this author.  However, I really felt that it took a while to get into the story.  It was also pretty obvious what the big twist at the end was going to be.  Still, I would recommend this to fans of Morgan Matson, Jennifer E. Smith, and Sarah Dessen.

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson-344 pages

I started reading this for last month's challenge, but didn't finish it in time. I enjoyed reading this novel about Amy, a teenage girl from California, whose mom has moved across the country to Connecticut to start a new job. Amy's dad died in a car accident with Amy as the driver, so she is not driving at the beginning of the story. Her mom arranges for her to take their Jeep across country from CA to CT with a childhood friend, Roger. Amy and Roger deviate from the prescribed course of travel almost immediately and go on a much longer than anticipated road trip. Each learns some things along the way, and they begin to fall for each other as the trip progresses. Overall, this was a satisfying road trip novel.