Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson Review

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I hope you're all doing well, and I want to thank you all for joining me for another book review here on The Preppy Book Princess.

Can I just say that this review is honestly really hard to share with you all?

For many many years, I listed young adult contemporary as my all time favorite genre. However, two things have really changed for me with this.

First, I've become a lot pickier about the type of content I'm wanting to read, and honestly, this genre is pretty much packed with things I'd rather not be reading about.

Secondly, this genre has really taken a turn for the worse in terms of content in the last few years. Even authors I really used to enjoy no longer seem to appeal to me, which is honestly kind of upsetting and not the trend I was hoping for in the YA publishing world.

Back when I was gobbling up young adult contemporaries as fast as I possibly could, Morgan Matson was one of my favorites. However, I didn't love her last book, and went into this one a little hesitant. Now I'm not sure if her style has changed that much, or if it's just my reading tastes that have, but I really didn't enjoy this one. The only reason I'm even reviewing it all for you today is so I can forewarn my fellow readers of Christian and clean reads that this is one I would personally recommend to skip. If you don't personally care about your read being clean, it may work for you, but there are still many other reasons I didn't enjoy this book, and you're about to hear all about them.

Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson:

Source: Libby App

Publisher: Simon Schuster

Publication Date: May 4th, 2021

Genre: Contemporary/Young Adult

Synopsis:

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.

Two girls. One night. Zero phones.

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 all planned out. They’ll see a play, eat at the city’s hottest restaurant, and have the best. Night. Ever. What could go wrong?

Well. Kind of a lot?

They’re barely off the train before they’re dealing with destroyed phones, family drama, and unexpected Pomeranians. Over the next few hours, they’ll have to grapple with old flames, terrible theater, and unhelpful cab drivers. 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 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.

That is, assuming they can make it to Grand Central before the clock strikes midnight.

(synopsis from goodreads)

My Review:

Take Me Home Tonight is Morgan Matson's newest contemporary release that focuses around best friends Kat and Stevie, and one wild night in New York City that has the potential to shape their friendship in ways they never could have expected. It's chocked full of colorful characters, pop culture, bizarre events, and new romance. However, it's also unfortunately chocked full of foul language, ridiculous and improbable events and toxic relationships and friendships that had me struggling to want to finish it.

This book, overall, heavily reminded me of the 80's movie Adventures in Babysitting, and it's honestly just as ridiculous. Half the events that take place over the course of one evening didn't even make any sense, and considering the whole thing is taking place in NYC, I highly doubt most of it could have even happened within the time frame it's all supposed to have taken place in.

Kat is downright obnoxious, and a completely horrible friend to both Stevie and Terri. She doesn't come off her high horse until a chance encounter with a movie star has her rethinking everything she's come to know as true, and in my opinion, even when this does happen she still seems to think only of herself and mainly try and play the victim card. 

Perhaps the most frustrating part of all though is just how irresponsible Kat and Stevie are for the entire duration of the story. Two teens taking off to New York City by themselves without telling their parents where they are going, and instead roping in a friend to cover for them, is honestly kind of stupid. With how many dangerous situations the two find themselves in, it was often cringeworthy to read about, and I kept hoping one of them was going to make a responsible decision during some point of the course of the story, but of course that didn't happen.

I'm not sure why we keep marketing these kinds of stories to young teenagers, but I'm personally taking a break from this genre after this one with an exception made for Kasie West only at this point.

Final Rating: 1/5.

I don't foresee myself picking up any more of this author's books in the future, and it makes me sad cause I did really used to enjoy her stories.

Thanks so much for reading guys! Have a great rest of your day :)

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