Age: 16
Title: One Night That Changes Everything
Author: Lauren Barnholdt
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pub Date: July 2010
Galley: Yes
Nominate for Teens’ Top 10: No
Recommend: Yes
Convince us to read the book: This is a great fun read! It really gives you a boost of energy and shows you what a fun time you can have during a small period of time and learn and grow from it. The one down-side though? Eliza whining—at the end you almost want to slap her!
Compelling Aspect of the Book: The most compelling aspect of the book for me was the chemistry between Cooper and Eliza. Even though it was obvious that the pair was going to get back together it was a bit refreshing to read a book about two teenagers (that are both human!) are in love. By doing this the author made the plot and the book a bit cheesy, but not over the top, which made it more personal and easy to relate too.
Comments: The whole concept/plot was a bit (sorry) stupid. Really—a group of boys stealing a girl’s journal and making her do that kind of stuff? That would never happen. I'm not saying it was not fun to read, but it just seemed kind of pointless and dumb. The sub plots overall kept me as a reader more into the book then the actual plot itself.
Cover: The cover seemed like a nice, fun to read book, nothing more and nothing less. Based on the cover you couldn't really tell the book was taking place in Boston, I just assumed it was about a girl who lived it New York. Also, I didn't understand why the girl on the cover was listening to an I-pod when in the book, Eliza (the main girl) would have never had time to even listen to her iPod throughout the book because of the events happening in the book. Overall though, the cover of the book seemed overused and not unique enough to go with the books content.
Age Range: 14-15
Quality: 3Q Readable
Popularity: 3P Some teen appeal
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