Blog Tour & ARC Review: Meet Me at Midnight by Jessica Pennington (+INTL giveaway)
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Meet Me at Midnight
Series: None
Author: Jessica Pennington
Published April 7th 2020 by Tor Teen
Goodreads Synopsis
They have a love-hate relationship with summer.
Sidney and Asher should have clicked. Two star swimmers forced to spend their summers on a lake together sounds like the perfect match. But it’s the same every year—in between cookouts and boat rides and family-imposed bonfires, Sidney and Asher spend the dog days of summer finding the ultimate ways to prank each other. And now, after their senior year, they’re determined to make it the most epic summer yet.
But their plans are thrown in sudden jeopardy when their feud causes their families to be kicked out of their beloved lake houses. Once in their new accommodations, Sidney expects the prank war to continue as usual. But then she gets a note—Meet me at midnight. And Asher has a proposition for her: join forces for one last summer of epic pranks, against a shared enemy—the woman who kicked them out.
Their truce should make things simpler, but six years of tormenting one another isn’t so easy to ignore. Kind of like the undeniable attraction growing between them.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.
This book was the first by Jessica Pennington, but I can tell you, it won't be the last. Initially, I was drawn in by the gorgeous cover, and by the synopsis. I love enemies to lover books, and the idea that the two main characters, Sidney and Asher have spent most of their summers together at the lake house was something I wasn't willing to pass up the opportunity to read.
For years, Sidney and Asher have had a sort of love hate relationship towards one another. After the first few summers together, they grew apart, and started pranking each other. This summer, however, the pranks turn more serious, to the extent that the owner of the summer homes that they rent out every year has had enough, and kicks out both families. Now, they have to find a new home, and because it's the middle of summer, both families decide to rent one large house, with Sidney and Asher now rooming next door, and sharing a bathroom. It could be a nightmare, but they soon decide to band together against a common enemy, the woman who kicked them out. Now that they aren't fighting one another, their free time now lets them realise just how alike they both are, and that the common love of swimming that once brought them together, is still there, and the feelings they had pushed down for so long were ready to fly out.
This book was just so good. Reading it definitely didn't feel like a chore, and if it wasn't for work and real life, I wouldn't have put it down. Both Asher and Sidney were the best characters I could've picked for this story, and reading from both of their points of view let us understand their nuances, and what made them tick. Neither one can really remember what it is that made them hate one another, but they just know that they won't be the first one to give in. However, their feelings for each other - and they both have them - are becoming harder to hide, and through the flashbacks, we definitely see their chemistry. I honestly believed in their feelings, and their parents did too.
The plot, while not the most detailed, was definitely enjoyable. I loved all the different pranks that they played, and how the planning of them allowed Asher and Sidney to grow closer in a natural, not forced, way. Their romance wasn't the most important part of the plot, but definitely up there, and like I said, it was so good to read. The only real negative I have about this book is the secondary characters weren't all that fleshed out, but that's only something I'm thinking about after I've finished the book, and nothing that impacted the reading experience.
All in all, this was a fantastic book, and I'm so glad I've now read a book by this author. I'll definitely be trying to get copies of her other books, because I need more.
Dates Read:
November 22-24, 2019
Rating
4 Stars
About Jessica Pennington:
Jessica Pennington is no stranger to the combination of love and drama. She’s a wedding planner, after all. A writer since the age of ten—when she sought publication for her poem about a tree—Jessica likes the challenge of finding the humor in a sad situation or highlighting the awkwardness in a romantic one. She lives in a Michigan beach town suspiciously similar to the one in her novel, with her husband Josh and their son, Rory. Love Songs & Other Lies is her debut novel.
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November 22-24, 2019
Rating
4 Stars
Jessica Pennington is no stranger to the combination of love and drama. She’s a wedding planner, after all. A writer since the age of ten—when she sought publication for her poem about a tree—Jessica likes the challenge of finding the humor in a sad situation or highlighting the awkwardness in a romantic one. She lives in a Michigan beach town suspiciously similar to the one in her novel, with her husband Josh and their son, Rory. Love Songs & Other Lies is her debut novel.
LINKS: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Website | Goodreads
Giveaway
3 Winners will receive a Copy of MEET ME AT MIDNIGHT by Jessica Pennington. (Giveaway is open to International. | Must be 13+ to Enter)
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