The Weekend Bucket List

by Mia Kerick

• ISBN13: 9781945053580
• Publish Date: 1 April 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Interlude Press
• Imprint: Duet Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 266
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

Cady and Cooper were at this big crossroad in their lives. Graduation was in three days, and soon these BFFs would be leaving each other to attend separate colleges. Cady wanted to know once and for all if a romance was possible with Cooper, and the weekend bucket list was born. However, along the way, a third party, Eli, became entangled in this plot, and things got a little complicated.

I won't lie. I was expecting a cute friends-to-more romance with some fun hijinks. That is not what I got reading The Weekend Bucket List. This was a story which explored platonic love, and was about how friendship can be underrated by many when it comes to types of love.

This book had a lot of great characters. I enjoyed Cady and Cooper. They had a great dynamic together. I also liked Eli a lot. He was very sweet, and I wanted him to find his people and his "home". He experienced a lot of let downs and betrayals, and it was time for the universe to send something great his way. I also want to say, that Cooper won the parent lottery. His mom and dad were pretty fabulous, and the heart to heart Cooper and his dad had about his sexuality may have brought a tear to my eye.

Don't get me wrong. I am a fan of friendships, and the ending was full of all sorts of good friendship feels. However, I really wanted some romance. Overall, the book was entertaining, and had some really fun moments, as well as some really thoughtful moments, I just wanted a different kind of HEA.

*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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[Sarah Says]

Right out the gate this story entertained me. The POV alternates between the three main characters – Cady, Cooper and Eli. I found all three characters relatable and easily likeable.

The bucket list is Cady’s way of making sure she and Cooper experience all the things that “normal” kids do in high school. The things that they missed out on while they were being model students. Things like getting drunk, going skinny dipping, sneaking into a movie and having a first kiss. She’s also hoping they might be able to figure out their feelings towards each other.

The entry of ‘Hot Jesus’ (aka Eli) cracked me up. Eli’s been drifting, traveling as carny since he ran away from home before finishing high school. His entrance is spectacular. And the combo of a straight female and two bisexual males as leads worked brilliantly. Nobody knew what they were feeling or for who. Oh teenagers. Growing up really is hard to do. But friendship, the truest, strongest and purest form of love wins out in the end. Happily, so. The Weekend Bucket List leaves you with a warm and fuzzy feeling in the end.

I’m really impressed by Mia Kerick and her writing. It seems that she’s trying to be inclusive and very LGBTQ positive. Bravo Mia, I commend you. I will defiantly be reading more of Mia’s books in the future.

The story touched on: friendship, love, sexually, self-discovery, alcohol and drug abuse, parental pressures and expectations. But it was still a funny, warm and entertaining read.