Review: Save the Date by Morgan Matson

Save the Date, by Morgan Matson. Charlie's sister is getting married. She is so excited for all of her siblings to be together all in one place--their home. And then chaos ensues.

Matson, as always, has written another group of amazing characters into being. Unique, individual (each sibling was their own, different person), fun, super witty—the characters are what drive her books. They feel so real, forming a strong foundation for each book.

The plot of this book in particular was a let down for me. Most of the book was focused solely on every single thing going wrong at the main character’s wedding. EVERY. Single. Thing. To the point of ridiculous unbelievability. Some of the mishaps made sense, and that they would trigger additional mishaps also made sense. But others...nope. Totally unrealistic. To the point that I considered not finishing at all.

The family themes and underlying issues going on within the Grant family universe were the best parts of the book. The side notes of romance and stereotypical coming-of-age/college-decision-making were predictable and bland, very unoriginal.

All in all, the characters saved the book from me tearing out the pages. I dislike plots which revolve around being unnecessarily stressful, and this was definitely one of those. But the post-wedding family drama was very well-done and worth the read, I think. And I really did love the comedic little scrapes into which the Grant siblings kept falling—that’s one of the things Matson does best. It felt like reading a TV sitcom. (In a good way.)

So: not my fave Matson (that will always be Since You’ve Been Gone, it seems) but I loved the Grant family. Without them, I would not have liked this book much at all, so yay for great characters.

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