An interesting change of pace that this book focuses more on personal growth, and the relationship between siblings. more than on a romantic plot line. The sibling dynamic feels very realistic, but I find the wedding day disasters to be very predictable. I find all of Morgan Matson's books to be consistently engaging and heartwarming.

*Disclaimer: An ARC of Save the Date by Morgan Matson was provided to me by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not effect my opinion in any way.

I really enjoyed this book. It was longer than I thought it would be, but in the end I was glad to have those extra pages to savor. I agree with the other reviewers who believe this would translate well to film. In fact while I was reading it, I honestly forgot at some points that I was reading and not watching a big budget Hollywood comedy. The Grants were an amazing family, and I could relate to the main character Charlie a lot throughout. I loved how the author gave each sibling their distinct personality and “thing” – it made it easier to navigate through the family dialogue.

The wedding… everything went wrong. Things that I thought couldn’t go wrong… went wrong. It was giving me some serious anxiety. I was able to push through and I’m glad I did, this was such a feel-good book. The main character Charlie essentially grew up over that one weekend. Her eyes were opened to the world and she finally saw things as they were and not in the fantasy world she lived in. Being the youngest myself, I related to that feeling she experienced seeing her older sibling as a flawed individual rather than the glowing “big brother” she had once known. Charlie struggled with change and many changes happened throughout the story, which showed how she dealt with them and the personal developments that happened within her.

This book was chaotic, entertaining and surprisingly heartfelt. I loved it. It was the first novel I’ve read from Morgan Matson, I will definitely be reading her others.

This was my first experience reading Morgan Matson and it did not disappoint!

Reading this book has made me want to dive into the rest of her books pronto!

The thing I loved most about this book was that it felt like I was watching a really excellent family dramedy movie.
I laughed out loud several times, snort laughed even more (mainly whenever J.J. was in a scene, he was such a riot!) and I cried more times than I'd like to admit.

Every character leapt off the page and I felt like I was being welcomed into this family's lives.

The story is told by 17 year old Charlie, the youngest sibling, and I loved living in her head while reading. She was an excellent narrator and I wish I could read more books from her POV if I'm being completely honest. She was clever and funny and loves her family so much.

Most of the story takes place over a three day period for her older sister's wedding. Reading this really makes me never want to have a wedding! So many things going wrong, I'd loose my mind.
It was highly entertaining to read and I felt myself gasping and saying "oh no!" out loud.

It's a very talented author who can make you feel everything these characters are feeling. And I'll definitely be diving into more of Matson's books because of how much I enjoyed this one.

Thank you NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
I'm definitely buying this when it's released!