Six More Months of June by Daisy Garrison
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Web ID: 18496948Typical Contemporary High School Friends-to-Lovers
Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Young Listeners, Flatiron Books, Daisy Garrison, Georgia Garrison (audio narrator), and Jesse Aaronson (audio narrator) for the opportunity to read and listen to the audiobook of Six More Months of June in exchange for an honest review. Besties Forever Six More Months of June is your typical friends-to-lovers high school romance. Caplan and Mina have been best friends since third grade. Neither would have considered romantic feelings for the other. It's just unthinkable! While growing up neighbors, Caplan and Mina's friendship breaks the status quo. Caplan plans to be prom king alongside his girlfriend, Hollis. Mina is an avid reader and the class valedictorian. She even tried her best to befriend Hollis out of respect for her friendship with Caplan. Nothing out of the ordinary here! Shifting Tides Everything changes when Caplan's other skater and trouble-maker best friend, Quinn, asks Mina to go out. Caplan knows Quinn, and hopes that Mina will bring about some changes in him in a way that won't leave her heart-broken. But a strange wave of...is that jealousy...? comes over Caplan, he realizes too late where his true feelings lie. Final Thoughts Between friendship, love, and navigating senior year in high school, this book is a well-crafted read relatable for a contemporary audience. I enjoyed the style and the characters, and it brought me back to some of my own high school experiences. While rather cliche, it hits all the right spots in its execution. Any high school reader can enjoy Six More Months of June and come away with a peaceful mind and thoughts of hope when it comes to choices after high school. Highly recommend.
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Pure Teen Angst
This is sort of a tough one to rate. I enjoyed this story about two friends at the end of their senior year. Despite being complete opposites, Caplan (all around popular guy) and Mina (has been bullied bookworm) have been the best of friends since elementary school. Caplan is currently steady with his on-again-off-again girlfriend, Hollis. His good friend, Quinn asks if Cap minds if he asks Mina out. He says he doesn't, but as time goes by we see Cap struggle with it more than he expected. Both Cap and Mina are children of single mothers (who are also best friends). Both are dealing with issues from their past. There is some depth to this story for sure. What I struggled with at times was the amount of sex, drugs, and alcohol throughout the book. While I know this is most likely part of reality for many high school seniors, it felt a bit over the top and too casual for me. It honestly felt like the book was written by a senior in high school currently going through her own teen drama. However, maybe that part is the strength of the book? You can really feel the teen angst here and I appreciated the conversations that Mina and Cap did have. Their openness with one another was heartwarming. I enjoyed the banter with this friend group and LOVED Hollis. She turned out to be one of my favorites by the end of the book. If you are looking for a good YA romance with those Dawson Creek vibes, this one may be for you. I listened in audio format and enjoyed the dual POV. The narrators did a great job with both Mina and Cap. I enjoyed it and would read another of this author's books in the future. Thank you to Macmillan Audio for an ALC of this book. The opinions here are my own.
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Like a 90's Teen Movie
There’s something about YA romance that appeals to me over adult romance. My best guess is that it’s because I’m such a huge fan of 90’s teen movies and I enjoy the aspect of characters discovering themselves as well as a significant other. Six More Months of June was a Macmillan Audio pick for me and even though I’m not the biggest fan of friends to lovers, the bittersweet sound to the end-of-highschool romance synopsis pulled me in—think Can’t Hardly Wait! I think my favorite thing about this book was how it didn’t gloss over the more realistic aspects of modern teen life. A lot of YA romance avoids things like marijuana use, underage drinking, and sex, or if they’re not avoided they are mildly mentioned or even problematic in some way. This book accepts these things as facts of life for the cast of characters. Furthermore, this book represents these things as honestly as possible: messy, dangerous, but also showing their appeal and fun. Again, harkening to 90s teen movies. I also loved how this book dealt with trauma, “mean girls,” the nuances of friendship, and developing maturity in teens. While the main plot of the book–the developing feelings between best friends Caplin and Mina, was very well thought out and crafted, and left nothing to be desired, I actually think the subplot of “mean girl” Hollis, Caplan’s on again off again girlfriend, recognizing the reality of the situation and being super mature about it—and even acting as a sort of matchmaker—was an aspect that made this book five stars to me. As for the audiobook narrators, a brief search suggests this is the first book for both of them (or at least I didn’t see others, so I apologize if I’m wrong!), and I did like them both.
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