I received this book for free from Xpresso Book Tours in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
All Our Worst Ideas by Vicky Skinner Published by Swoon Reads on August 11, 2020
Genres: YA Contemporary
Pages: 320
Source: Xpresso Book Tours
Format: E-galley
My Rating:
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Synopsis:
Two teens who have nothing in common work together at a record store in All Our Worst Ideas, a powerful and voice-driven YA novel from Vicky Skinner.
When Amy, on her way to becoming valedictorian of her graduating class and getting accepted to her dream school, gets dumped by her long-term boyfriend, she takes a job at a record store to ease the pain. She needs a distraction, badly.
Oliver, Amy’s record store co-worker, isn’t so sure about Amy—his complete opposite—but what he is sure of is his decision not to go to college. He just can’t figure out how to tell his mother.
As they work late-night shifts at the record store, Amy and Oliver become friends and then confidantes and then something more, but when Amy has a hard time letting go of what she thought was her perfect future with her ex, she risks losing the future she didn’t even know she wanted with Oliver.
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My Review:
This was a really cute book. I didn’t even realize it was set in my own hometown of Kansas City. It was fun to hear about places that are real, and places I’ve been. Overall the story was really cute and I enjoyed it. The title is perfect because both Oliver and Amy made some bad decisions, but I like how they learned from them and both were able to realize at some point what they’d done and why it was wrong and then do what they could to fix it. I liked how it showed that maybe college isn’t the perfect solution for everyone, that you might be more successful or have a happier life without the debt of college by just doing something you know you enjoy and are good at. Not that I’m not a big believer in going to college. I work with students who are definitely on the path to college. But I also have worked with students in the past that either trade school or even just going into the career they want was what would be best for them.
About the Author:
Vicky Skinner was born and raised in Texas, where she started writing novels about kissing cute boys when she was fifteen and eventually earned a BA in Literary Studies from The University of Texas at Dallas. She’s a full-time writer, a part-time runner, and she currently lives in Dallas with her husband.
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This sounds super cute and charming! Great review, Lisa! 🙂
It was really cute and definitely had that extra hook for me with it being set in my city!
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This book is high on my TBR as I already relate to the POV character. Thanks for the review! That’s so cool it’s set in your home town. Any real land marks included?
There was a bar that is a place that does a lot of live music. The story called it more of a biker bar, which maybe it was at one time, but these days it is a jazz and blues and live music place. Then they talked about a neighborhood as well as a part of the town, a suburb. So that was cool!
Sounds like a really good read. Thanks for the giveaway.
It was! Hope you give it a try! Thanks for stopping by!
It looks like a good read.
It was a very cute story! Thanks for stopping by!
This does sounds like a sweet book with a bit of growing up inside. Thanks for sharing. I hope to read.
I hope you get the chance to read it too! Thanks for stopping by!
Sounds like a good read.
Thanks for stopping by!