I really loved this read. I found the unique structure of this book to be so fun. I also loved this book was set in NYC and really focused on friendship but also theater life and. I also liked that we got several POV and the back in "sandwich" parts were so fun. I really also liked all the tie backs to the previous books in her world. I really enjoyed this read and loved the focus on friendship so much. Def A new fav for me from this author! ( )

I really loved this read. I found the unique structure of this book to be so fun. I also loved this book was set in NYC and really focused on friendship but also theater life and. I also liked that we got several POV and the back in "sandwich" parts were so fun. I really also liked all the tie backs to the previous books in her world. I really enjoyed this read and loved the focus on friendship so much. Def A new fav for me from this author! ( )

Toss a pebble in a pond...Watch the ripples move away from the center. There's no way to predict their ultimate destination. This book is very much like that dropping pebble. In this instance, the pebble is one night that was to be shared by best friends, but so much happens, to so many people that nobody involved could have predicted the results. Very satisfying like all Morgan's books. ( )

**An ARC of this book was provided to me by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.**

Morgan Matson’s Take Me Home Tonight was utterly charming. I absolutely loved the book’s message about expanding your horizons and trying new things. I think it’s a really common storyline for high school seniors to freak out about not knowing what they want to do and then “find” themselves, and it was refreshing to see the exact opposite happen in this book.

Stevie and Kat start out so sure of themselves and their world until it shatters around them. These two best friends realize how big the world truly is and how many opportunities they truly have available to them. This is such an important message to be sending, and it’s what I would go back and tell my younger self if I could. Maybe you love something you haven’t even considered yet. Before one thing becomes THE THING that pays all of your bills, try as many things as you can and find out what makes you happy. What makes you happy doesn’t have to be one thing, it can be lots of things, and just because you don’t think you can “make it” professionally doesn’t mean that you should cut whatever that is out of your life. You don’t have to be the best, you don’t have to do everything professionally, you just have to enjoy your hobbies and your free time.

Another component that made Take Me Home Tonight so special, was that it centered Stevie and Kat’s friendship and highlighted important platonic and familial relationships that they have and/or struggle with. It was especially endearing to watch Stevie navigate interacting with her step-siblings. Whether ‘traditional’ or ‘blended,’ families are complicated. Suddenly having three older siblings can be daunting and there are good and bad ways to cope with that change. Stevie isn’t perfect, well, really none of the characters are perfect, but their faults don’t define them. Their faults show them where they need to grow.

Lastly, The Teri Timeline, as I like to call it, was such an unexpected and fantastic twist and I can’t wait to be able to talk about it with others! ( )

What can happen when to Connecticut high school seniors spend the evening in Manhattan? When Stevie's father bailed on her birthday dinner in a chic Manhattan restaurant, her best friend, Kat, suggests that they use the reservation. Kat also has an ulterior motive. She can get to see their drama teacher's new play in a little theater before the late dinner. Stevie is dubious at first but finally agrees. Thus starts the adventure.

Morgan Matson has not failed yet in any of her books. Take Me Home Tonight is funny, sad, romantic, adventurous and a great read, be it on the beach or elsewhere. Enjoy. ( )