Layover follows the story of three teens who decide to bail out on their family trip and have a unexpected adventure out in Los Angeles. Their parents are getting divorced therefore to avoid the awkward divorce conversation they just decide that they don’t want to deal with it and run away. It seems pretty unrealistic to me but I’m not going to say that I didn’t enjoy this because I did, it kept me entertained in my bus ride to school. Overall it was a fun story but I feel like everything happened too quick and some of the aspects of the book could’ve been explore more deeply. I wish we could get to know Flynn better because she was a character with a lot of potential that unfortunately wasn’t used. I personally didnt think that this was the best portrayal of teens but again I can’t deny the fact that it kept me at the edge of my (bus) seat.

Interesting premise but wasn't my favorite. The relationships were ok but I just didn't fall in love the way I hoped with this one

Step siblings Amos and Flynn, along with their half sister, Poppy, find themselves on a layover in LA, trying to escape the inevitable-- their parents telling them that they are getting a divorce. They run away with the help of Flynn's crush, Neel, and try to make an adventure of it.

2 1/2 stars
his book was.. just kind of there. Amos and Flynn seemed so one dimensional, and their love story also felt trite. Poppy was the best character, but she still didn't get enough explanation about her anxiety and who she was as a person. I actually didn't mind the step siblings falling in love thing, but I do wish that it weren't glossed over quite as much. Sure, Flynn and Amos aren't related by blood, but there needed to be some inner conflict about falling in love with your step parent's child. The whole story with Clay and Amos (and then Flynn and Neel) just felt like after thoughts. Little development with plot and characters.

I thought this book sounded incredible, but honestly? It wasn't anything like Clueless. That was what drew me into the book - I LOVE Clueless, it's one of my favourite movies and this is nothing like that? AT ALL. Not even a tiny bit, which was a shame. And while this is just a strange criticism, and some may well disagree, Poppy was one of the most verbal nine-year-olds I've ever read and it just didn't ring true. Her voice read much older - because I knew Poppy was younger than Flynn and Amos, I was surprised to see her narrate and it just jarred with me a bit.

Hmmm...I have mixed feelings about this one. The whole thing seemed very rushed, but yet parts of it just dragged on and on. It was likened to Clueless and Tell Me Three Things, but it didn't really feel like either one of those (and I loved both of those so there was disappointment for me). It seemed like the authors wanted to address step-siblings falling in love, but yet they didn't really want to address it. It seems like a lot of the story was just glossed over. I didn't hate reading it....but I'm not sure it's one I would strongly recommend.