A Midsummer’s Nightmare by Kody Keplinger
A Midsummer’s Nightmare by Kody Keplinger
Review of A Midsummer’s Nightmare
Title & Author:
A Midsummer’s Nightmare by Kody Keplinger
Publisher:
Poppy
Publication Date:
June 05, 2012
Pages:
304
Source:
NetGalleyWhitley Johnson’s dream summer with her divorced dad has turned into a nightmare. She’s just met his new fiancée and her kids. The fiancée’s son? Whitley’s one-night stand from graduation night. Just freakin’ great. Worse, she totally doesn’t fit in with her dad’s perfect new country-club family. So Whitley acts out. She parties. Hard. So hard she doesn’t even notice the good things right under her nose: a sweet little future stepsister who is just about the only person she’s ever liked, a best friend (even though Whitley swears she doesn’t “do” friends), and a smoking-hot guy who isn’t her stepbrother…at least, not yet. It will take all three of them to help Whitley get through her anger and begin to put the pieces of her family together. – Goodreads
Guys, I am such a Kody Keplinger fangirl. I loved The DUFF and I loved Shut Out, and here she is with A Midsummer’s Nightmare, and I think I love it the most! Which is really saying something.
What I love most about A Midsummer’s Nightmare is how honest Kody Keplinger is. She doesn’t shy away from drinking or sex or anything else teenagers do, because it’s so real. I mean, I’m not saying I approved with Whitley’s choices, because damn, she made some terrible decisions. But I had friends just like her in high school (even eighth grade) and that’s why I love Kody Keplinger so much.
Also because A Midsummer’s Nightmare was steamy and swoony and I loved Nathan so much. I feel like after watching Clueless so many times, I’m totally jaded to the stepbrother dilemma, but I can see some people having an issue with that.
Whitley was definitely my favourite of all of Kody’s protagonists. She was messed up and she knew it and at some point, she started to take responsibility for that. She was angry and frustrated, but even still – she grew up. I loved her character growth, and I definitely felt her pain. Families are not easy.
Basically – I love Kody Keplinger and I love A Midsummer’s Nightmare. It was brutal and honest, with a heavy dose of swoon, and I seriously want to re-read A Midsummer’s Nightmare all over again very soon.
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I need to read Shut Out, it’s been sitting in my room for months. I’m excited for this one, too. I love the girl’s make up on the cover… the undereye shimmer. Got to try that.
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I am such a fan of character growth and books that are brutal and honest. I mean I did not love The Duff, but I’m willing to try Shut Out and A Midsummer’s Nightmare.
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I totally enjoyed this one too!
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I have yet to read a Kody Keplinger book! Aaah! BAD book blogger. Lol. I might have to start with this one, since you liked it so much! :)
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Nice review!! I really really want to read this one too. I still need to read Shut Out though. But I read The Duff last summer and OMG, Kody is great…I do agree. I know that from one book right now, but still, it’s amazing. I really like contemporary novels and she does them well.
-Lauren
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I still need to read Shut Out. Shoot. Ugh :) This one definitely looks great too!
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So, not having read any of her previous books yet (even though I really want to read The DUFF in particular), I somehow didn’t even realize this was the same author! I was on the fence about this one, but your enthusiasm has me thinking I’ll give it a go. Seems as if it’ll be a good summer read.
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I just read The Duff a few days ago and I loved it! I’ll definitely be buying this one as soon as it’s released. Thanks for the great review!
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I just read The Duff a few days ago and I loved it! I’ll definitely be buying this one as soon as it’s released. Thanks for the great review!
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I must read THE DUFF pronto… apparently i am missing out ;)
this book sounds awesome as well…. ahhh! can’t wait to start both!
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I loved A Midsummer’s Nightmare, too. I agree, Whitley and her terrible decisions just make it so realistic. I love that Keplinger isn’t afraid to do that.
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