Book Review:
We Are Still Tornadoes by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen
Spoilers?
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Title -We Are Still Tornadoes By - by Michael Kun and Susan Mullen
Publication - November 1st 2016 by St. Martin's Griffin
Format - Hardcover, 304 pages
Genre - Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Growing up across the street from each other, Scott and Cath have been best friends their entire lives. Cath would help Scott with his English homework, he would make her mix tapes (it's the 80's after all), and any fight they had would be forgotten over TV and cookies. But now they've graduated high school and Cath is off to college while Scott is at home pursuing his musical dreams.
During their first year apart, Scott and Cath's letters help them understand heartache, annoying roommates, family drama and the pressure to figure out what to do with the rest of their lives. And through it all, they realize that the only person they want to turn to is each other. But does that mean they should be more than friends? The only thing that's clear is that change is an inescapable part of growing up. And the friends who help us navigate it share an unshakable bond.
The Rating :
My Review:
My review in a gif. Which equals 5 stars.
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I want to say that this was sent to me for review from publisher and that, as all my reviews, this one is full of my honest opinions.
The Cover:
Please tell me you agree.
The Story:
This is the story of two friends since childhood who had just graduated from high school. We see them going through what is the main characters. Cath, going through college life, and Scott staying in his hometown and working in his father's clothing store, and starting a band with his friends. It's set in the 80’s, in the form of letters sent back and forth between these two.
It has great music references from the time and Scott’s band’s song lyrics strewn throughout.
Relationships:
For this review I will only talk about the main characters relationship.
Scott x Cath
Scott and Cath have been next door neighbors and friends for a long time. After they graduated from high school Cath went off to college on another state, and Scott stayed behind and started working in his father's clothing store for men and boys. But they never stopped all communications. Instead they wrote letters to each other, back and forwards, telling each other of their day. How college was for Cath, and for Scott it was stories from the store and the band he started with his friends, Crash.
Family Dynamics:
As for Cath’s family.
While Cath went off to college her family (i.e her parents) did go through their share of troubles and I like how well it was explained and how realistic each of their reactions to this problem was. The took their share of hurt and broke through them coming out more alive, in a sense.
As for Scott’s family.
Scott’s family also went through some trouble. Though theirs was more serious. I like how Scott and his mom united to go through it and not go their separate ways and make things worse. I think they were braver that way.
Settings:
There is this place in the book that is where Cath worked at the campus and it is also a pizza place /bar/place for people to listen to good music. I love the sound of that place and would totally love for a pace like that to exist near my college.
Overall:
I admired how Cath and Scott kept in contact with each other despite being in two different states. With Cath at college and Scott working with his father in their hometown. To keep in touch with a friends in that kind of situation is a hard thing to do. For me it was hard because I sometimes don’t know what to say, and I have lost friends because of this.
I had fun reading their letters and reading their stories. The song lyrics from Scott’s band, Crush, were fun to read too.
But I have to say that I wished there were more 80s references. Like movies and music. Cause even if I was born in he 90s, I love 80s movies nd music, so it would have been cool to spot more references, and know what they were. Or look them up.
This book reminded me bit of Cecelia Ahern’s Love Rosie (also known as Where Rainbows End). With how Rosie and Alex have been exchanging notes or emails or sometimes letters to each other since they were in school. Adorable story. Sadly I’ve only watched the movie.
But while Love Rosie is of them sending letters since they were kids, We Are Still Tornadoes is of Cath and Scott sending letters after they graduated from high school. Small difference but yeah.
I don’t know what else to say about this book, other than please read it. It truly is worth five stars out of five and I would totally read this book again.
No lies.
Although they say never judge a book by it's cover I believe the cover should represent what the book is going to be like or at least some aspect of it.This blue is so pretty and bright and I love the font of the title. The thing that bothered me was how the tornado looked like it was made in microsoft paint.
Please tell me you agree.
The Story:
This is the story of two friends since childhood who had just graduated from high school. We see them going through what is the main characters. Cath, going through college life, and Scott staying in his hometown and working in his father's clothing store, and starting a band with his friends. It's set in the 80’s, in the form of letters sent back and forth between these two.
It has great music references from the time and Scott’s band’s song lyrics strewn throughout.
Relationships:
For this review I will only talk about the main characters relationship.
Scott x Cath
Scott and Cath have been next door neighbors and friends for a long time. After they graduated from high school Cath went off to college on another state, and Scott stayed behind and started working in his father's clothing store for men and boys. But they never stopped all communications. Instead they wrote letters to each other, back and forwards, telling each other of their day. How college was for Cath, and for Scott it was stories from the store and the band he started with his friends, Crash.
Family Dynamics:
As for Cath’s family.
While Cath went off to college her family (i.e her parents) did go through their share of troubles and I like how well it was explained and how realistic each of their reactions to this problem was. The took their share of hurt and broke through them coming out more alive, in a sense.
As for Scott’s family.
Scott’s family also went through some trouble. Though theirs was more serious. I like how Scott and his mom united to go through it and not go their separate ways and make things worse. I think they were braver that way.
Settings:
There is this place in the book that is where Cath worked at the campus and it is also a pizza place /bar/place for people to listen to good music. I love the sound of that place and would totally love for a pace like that to exist near my college.
Overall:
I admired how Cath and Scott kept in contact with each other despite being in two different states. With Cath at college and Scott working with his father in their hometown. To keep in touch with a friends in that kind of situation is a hard thing to do. For me it was hard because I sometimes don’t know what to say, and I have lost friends because of this.
I had fun reading their letters and reading their stories. The song lyrics from Scott’s band, Crush, were fun to read too.
But I have to say that I wished there were more 80s references. Like movies and music. Cause even if I was born in he 90s, I love 80s movies nd music, so it would have been cool to spot more references, and know what they were. Or look them up.
This book reminded me bit of Cecelia Ahern’s Love Rosie (also known as Where Rainbows End). With how Rosie and Alex have been exchanging notes or emails or sometimes letters to each other since they were in school. Adorable story. Sadly I’ve only watched the movie.
But while Love Rosie is of them sending letters since they were kids, We Are Still Tornadoes is of Cath and Scott sending letters after they graduated from high school. Small difference but yeah.
I don’t know what else to say about this book, other than please read it. It truly is worth five stars out of five and I would totally read this book again.
No lies.
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