Scrambled Eggs at Midnight
by Brad Barkley, Heather Hepler
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Author: Brad Barkley, Heather HeplerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-17
ISBN: 0142408670
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Speak
Book Reviews of Scrambled Eggs at Midnight
Book Review: finally, another favorite
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading a good book I have this fear of reading another, knowing it won't be able to top the one before. I finished Harry Potter 7 and this happened, then I read Eclipse and there was good month pause before I was able to find a book that I could really get into and feel good about. Scrambled Eggs at Midnight was this book.
I loved the witty narrative through out the book and I found it hard to not laugh out loud during class. I could easily relate to both characters (my dad leaving me and my mom being extremely religious but rather hypocritical about it.)
Through out the book I was trying to find some sort of fault and although I did find some (see below) they weren't the typical: this book is so predicatable. Although you know from the reviews on the back cover that it is going to be a happy ending, you aren't exactly sure how that is going to be. It was the first teen romance book that I've read in a long time that wasn't extremely predictable. It was definately a nice change.
Also, although it does follow the typical Romeo and Juliet plot format it was still original, the family dynamics and setting and side plots were something new to me. I loved how the authors kept the side plots going (Eliot's parent's problems) but didn't let it over power the main plot. Generally when I see a side plot the author brings it too much into the story, but that isn't really how the case is when you are so consumed in love like Eliot and Cal. (Or at least I assume.)
My only gripe about the book is that the characters seemed really young (15) and even though they were young they talked even younger at some points. I don't think any 15 year old would call someone 'goober.' But maybe that's just me. Also, some of the references to having a sexual relationship seemed off for 15 year olds a month into a relationship
I recommend this book to anyone who likes the plot, not just young teens. I'm a freshman in college and I still found this book wonderfully written.
Summary of Scrambled Eggs at Midnight
Calliope (or Cal as she calls herself) wants nothing more than to stay put; to stop traveling cross-country with her mother, sleeping in a tent, and abandoning all belongings whenever they pull up stakes. Meanwhile, eliot misses the happy times he left behind when his father decided to open a camp for kids looking to lose weight and find Jesus. when Cal and eliot meet by chance, they feel an immediate connection. together they must face their isolation, the threat of yet another move, and the deepening of eliot?s father?s obsession. in their case, love just might be everything it?s cracked up to be.Love & Romance Books
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