The Night We Said Yes

by Lauren Gibaldi

[bookishzelda]

The Night We Said Yes wrapped me in a warm blanket. It completely reminded me of High School/College. Running around in the middle of the night with boys and boys in bands. I actually usually went for the bassist myself. This was just a fun light read. Of course when you are a teenager your drama never seems light.

I loved the characters. There was such a great mix and group of friends. There are characters that we only sort of meet, like Evan, Barkley and Gabby. Then of course the characters that the story really revolves around Ella, Matt, Meg and Jake. I loved that even though Ella is the main character the side story of Meg also holds water.

I loved that the story alternates between the now and what happened a year ago. It was a great way to tell the story and keeps the plot moving. You feel like it’s such a quick read because of it. Plus it’s just fun to see how the characters have changed in that year period.

Ella and Matt are cute and I loved their first night together as it’s rehashed. Once again because it totally threw me back into high school again. It gave me all those giddy feelings. When we go back to Ella and Matt now and find out Matt’s reasons for doing what he did. Well, I kind of didn’t like him for a minute. I like how Ella doesn’t let him slide though.

I also found myself invested in Meg and Jake with all their drama. Towards the end we kind of see how things can be volatile between them but Meg has some wise words. I loved Meg and Ella’s friendship and how they are always supportive of the other no matter what happens.

It’s hard for me to put into words what made me enjoy this book so much. It’s more of the feeling I got from it while reading and that it left me with. I could completely see my friends and I playing the “yes” game. The Night We Said Yes is just such a great good mood read.