The Unexpected Everything
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4.3 • 7 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Andie must learn to embrace the beauty in chaos in this New York Times bestselling novel about friendship, finding yourself, and all the joys in life that happen while you’re busy making other plans.
Andie has a plan. And she always sticks to her plan.
Future? A top-tier medical school.
Dad? Avoid him as much as possible (which isn’t that hard considering he’s a Congressman and he’s never around).
Friends? Palmer, Bri, and Toby—pretty much the most awesome people on the planet, who needs anyone else?
Relationships? No one’s worth more than three weeks.
So it’s no surprise that Andie has her summer all planned out too.
Until a political scandal costs Andie her summer pre-med internship, and lands both she and Dad back in the same house together for the first time in years. Suddenly she’s doing things that aren’t Andie at all—working as a dog walker, doing an epic scavenger hunt with her dad, and maybe, just maybe, letting the super cute Clark get closer than she expected. Palmer, Bri, and Toby tell her to embrace all the chaos, but can she really let go of her control?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A perfect poolside read, The Unexpected Everything is like snagging an invite to hang out with a fun crew of teenage girls. Andie, Bri, Toby, and Palmer are a close-knit group with their own quirky traditions, inside jokes, and nicknames. Between an unexpected dog-walking gig, late-night meals at the diner, and a romance with a mysterious boy, type-A Andie finds out that sometimes you can learn the most about yourself and your favorite people by letting go of plans. We had a great time reading this warm, funny, and romantic YA novel.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Andie Walker's plan to spend the summer at a young scholars' program at Johns Hopkins is upended when her father, a U.S. congressman, becomes engulfed in scandal. Suddenly Dad is always around, trying to act like he's involved in her life, and Andie's only job option is dog-walking. On the plus side, staying in Connecticut means spending time with her three best friends. Then she meets and falls for Clark, a cute and slightly geeky boy who hires her to walk his dog, breaking her habit of short-term flings she likes to keep "light, fun, not too serious, and nothing more than kissing." Matson (Since You've Been Gone) makes good use of elements common to many of her novels: new romance, friendship struggles, an easy-to-like protagonist with relatable insecurities, and memorably quirky details (an unfinished painting by Andie's dead mother, a scavenger hunt, movie marathons with her father). Though Andie's friend and boyfriend complications feel forced and are resolved without much ado, Matson's fans will enjoy sinking into this immersive summer read. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
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This book caught my attention with the beautiful cover. I mean really who doesn't love dogs? But it became much more than that in the pages of this book. A girl finding herself and a way back to her father after they suffered the loss of her mother, falling in love & friendship.