This might be my favorite book so far this year. Even as Charlie made mistakes, I truly identified with her and what she was feeling. The sense of wanting to capture what you remember as a great time in your life, even if it’s impossible...realizing that you’ve idealized people and events...and just growing up and seeing your family as individual people with flaws...is deeply resonant and I think will speak to everyone who reads it, I highly recommend this book.

Reading this book really took some time, some parts would really flow and learning about all the Grants and their story was a lot of fun. Then after the countless back stories (that really held no meaning to the storyline majority of the time), it really pulled the book down and made it so much more boring than necessary.  I knew the plot was going to be a little cheesy at times and maybe a little overdone, but was fine with all that.  The whole thing was just too wordy and too long to care.  I didn't get attached to any of the characters, I wanted to, but they were so unrelateable.  They were all definitely a fiction family, the ending was super predictable and for a story that could have been fun and enjoyable, it was long and boring.  

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC!!!

This was a very entertaining read. Readers before have noted incidences where they have cried while reading one of Morgan Matson's books; no tears were shed during my reading experience, but that might be because this book is fundamentally a lighthearted summer read. Some deeper themes are explored though, and I could understand Charlie's struggle to cope with change.

I have loved all the books by this author and this did not disappoint. What a fun read. I truly didn’t want it to end. I think I’ll reread this again. It was great.

This book is a good source of "life lessons". The main character learned a great deal about herself and the imperfections of family. I think many teens hit that point where they realize that the people and memories that they idealized might not be exactly what they had always thought.
However, the plot of the book was difficult to get through. It seemed like every couple of pages, some sort of disaster or challenge presented itself. I went into this book expecting a romance, but I definitely didn't get that. I enjoyed the book, but it wasn't my favorite. Too  many "train wreck" moments for my taste.

This book is the perfect antidote to life. It’s has The hallmarks of every good rom com. As Charlie waits for her siblings to fly into town for her sisters wedding she is anxious and excited. Not all her siblings are on good terms and this is her last chance to have everyone together before her parents sell the house and her sister gets married. Since Charlie’s mom is ending th comic strip fashioned after her and her family a lot of things are ending. Charlie isn’t even sure where she wants to go to school. As soon as the Grants realize the wedding planner has skipped out of town things go from bad to worse as things are fixed or adjusted or blow up in Charlie’s face. 
I loved this book and Matson’s writing was fun and adventurous and relatable.

I love Morgan Matson's books and I'm thrilled to have had a chance to read this one.  Everything that I was hoping for in one of her novels.  Great story, great characters and emotional impact.  Always a fan!

"Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others" - Virginia Woolf

While this quote is not in the book, it certainly is the life lesson that Charlie is living. Being the youngest of five children, and the only one still living at home, Charlie is on the cusp of change. She has college plans to make, her sister's wedding, and a potential hookup with a long-time crush.

However, as Charlie navigates this new territory, some illusions of her perceived reality begin to crumble. She then must put the pieces back together in a manner the fits with the truth.

This is a great coming of age book, especially for those facing changes like Charlie has.