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Friday, December 4, 2015

THE TROUBLE WITH DESTINY by Lauren Morrill / Blog Tour: Book Review / Giveaway


Hello and welcome  to today's blog tour for THE TROUBLE WITH DESTINY! Check out my review below for Lauren Morrill's newest release & be sure to enter to WIN!

ABOUT THE TROUBLE WITH DESTINY


By: Lauren Morrill
Published by: Delacorte Press
To Be Released on: December 8th, 2015
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It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey... 

With her trusty baton and six insanely organized clipboards, drum major Liza Sanders is about to take Destiny by storm—the boat, that is. When Liza discovered that her beloved band was losing funding, she found Destiny, a luxury cruise ship complete with pools, midnight chocolate buffets, and a $25,000 spring break talent show prize. 

Liza can’t imagine senior year without the band, and nothing will distract her from achieving victory. She’s therefore not interested when her old camp crush, Lenny, shows up on board, looking shockingly hipster-hot. And she’s especially not interested in Russ, the probably-as-dumb-as-he-is-cute prankster jock whose ex, Demi, happens be Liza’s ex–best friend and leader of the Athenas, a show choir that’s the band’s greatest competition.

But it’s not going to be smooth sailing. After the Destiny breaks down, all of Liza’s best-laid plans start to go awry. Liza likes to think of herself as an expert at almost everything, but when it comes to love, she’s about to find herself lost at sea.


Lauren Morrill is one of my favorite YA contemporary authors. I've loved her books, and was thrilled to have the chance to review her newest release, The Trouble With Destiny. With it's catchy cover, which I totally love, and set on a cruise ship, this is a book that I've been looking forward to reading.

What I liked about this book, is that unlike her previous YA books, which I loved, I felt like this book was more fitted for a younger YA audience and older MG readers. While the characters are teens, there was more a middle grade, young YA voice to the story. Viewing the story this way made me enjoy the book more. There was something lacking in the story for me to feel it was more for an older YA audience. 

Character wise, I was not a huge fan of the protagonist, Liza. She was hard to like through out much of the book. Though, there are times I did like her. She does some things that just, I don't, really irritated me. At first she had my sympathy, but then I realize she's just not a very nice person. However, I like that she's not a perfect character. She has flaws and she learns from her mistakes. In learning from these she does her best to correct what she does wrong. I give huge props for that. 


I really enjoyed the the secondary characters in this book. For me, they were the ones that kept me hooked. They were easy to like, relateable characters, and I enjoyed reading about them. My favorite character was Huck. Who wouldn't want a best friend like him? I would have loved a BFF like him back in middle school and high school. Then there's Russ. I totally loved his guy. This big ole high school football player is not at all what I was excepting. I loved him and Huck. Most importantly, I like that they do for Liza and how they treat her, even when she's horrible to them. These two guys get huge props in my book!

The romance is light, fluffy, and slow to develop. It's one I liked, but by the time it finally developed into something more, I didn't want the story to end. I wish it hadn't been as slow to develop. Even though I wanted more, I did love the way things turned out. I did find it predictable, which didn't take away from my enjoying it. 


Over all, I liked The Trouble With Destiny. It's a fun, quick, enjoyable read. I enjoyed the few hours I spent reading it one afternoon. Plus, I liked that I was able to venture out on a cruise ship without having to leave the comforts of my home. And I didn't have to worry about over coming my fear of being on the ocean, on a ship. haha. 

My favorite quote from the book:


"Because if there's one thing I've learned from Destiny, it's that you never know what's going to happen next.... and it just might change your life."

Praise for The Book



ABOUT LAUREN MORRILL



Lauren Elizabeth Morrill is many things, including, but not limited to, a writer, an educator, a badass roller derby skater, a former band nerd, an aggressive driver, and a die-hard Mac person. She also watches a lot of TV, eats a lot of junk food, and drinks a lot of Coke. It's a wonder her brain and teeth haven't rotted out of her head.

Lauren is the author of Meant to Be, Being Sloane Jacobs, The Trouble With Destiny, and the forthcoming My Unscripted Life (October 2016), all from Random House.
Find Lauren online: Website | Twitter | Tumblr | Instagram

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