What teenager wouldn’t jump at the chance to live in a parent-free house with all rent and living expenses covered? April Berman took advantage of an opportunity and who could blame her?
April thinks her life is over when her dad and step mom announce that in less than two weeks they’re moving from their cute Connecticut town to Ohio. Desperate to stay with her boyfriend Noah and her best friends Vi and Marissa, April comes up with a plan. Vi’s mom is in a touring company for Mary Poppins and won’t be home for months. But April’s parents don’t need to know that. They agree to let April live with Vi and Vi’s mom for the rest of the school year, thinking April has strong adult supervision.
April and Vi immediately start making some crazy decisions, like throwing a party, adopting a cat and using their living expense money to afford a hot tub. But during this fun charade, April still has to keep the biggest secret of her life from her family all while trying to figure out what she wants.
Ten Thing We Did is one of the funniest YA books we’ve ever read. Long-time readers might be surprised by how much we enjoyed this book, considering we weren’t fans of the author’s other YA book, I See London, I See France. But Ten Things We Did had great characters, an interesting plot and non-stop antics.
First, we have April. While her situation might not be the most realistic, it makes for a great story. April is struggling because she feels both parents chose their current spouse over her and never considered her feelings, which is true. Then, she’s having trouble with her boyfriend Noah, who is the absolute worst. Everything in life is spinning, so April looks for what she can control.
Enter Vi: April’s outgoing, sophisticated and responsible best friend. Vi is used to being left home alone. With April moving in, the two share a special bond from parental neglect and want to finish the school year off strong. Vi is a likable character because she’s realistic. While April might worship her at first, she quickly realizes that Vi has her own struggles.
The structure of the book also made it more enjoyable. Instead of regular chapters, the book is told based on which of the ten things April did that she shouldn’t have. It makes for some hilarious antics to occur in the parent-free house. Both April and Vi learn a lot about themselves and how to adult.
Now, when it comes to romance, we already mentioned Noah was the worst. He treated April badly and there are some big reveals about him at the end. However, we did like the other romantic interest, Hudson. Hudson is sweet, adorable and mysterious. We loved the secrets about his life. But most importantly, he was always there for April, even in the middle of the night.
Overall, if you’re looking for a YA book that will keep you laughing, pick up Ten Things We Did. It’s sweet, engaging and perfect for those who’d imagine what they would’ve done in April’s situation.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Great review! This sounds entertaining.. I can just imagine how much trouble two teenage girls could get into on their own. 🤭
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Thank you! Two teenage girls can cause a lot of trouble lol.
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You’re very welcome! And I can only imagine.. I know how much of a handful I was and that was before camera phones and Tiktok.
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This sounds fun!
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Thank you!
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Great review, sounds like a fun read
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Thank you!
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This sounds great. My best friend and I did something like this when we were teenagers. Her parents were divorced and we said we were staying with one parent… Anyway we had a great weekend.
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That’s sounds like a lot of fun and we’re glad you can relate.
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Great review! This sounds like an interesting and fun read. Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you!!
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You’re welcome!
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Amazing review! This sounds like such an entertaining read, I love books with some humour and April and Vi both sound like such interesting characters. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Thanks for reading! We love funny books too.
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The antics do sound hilarious; I could do with a fun, entertaining read like this one!
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It’s perfect for a light summer read!
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This sounds like it’ll be a fun read!
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Thank you!
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Great review! The last book I read by this author was I See London, I See France, which didn’t really work for me, but the premise of this book sounds interesting so I might check it out!
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We recommend this book, since we didn’t like I See London, I See France at all.
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This sounds like such a fun and entertaining read! I like that it’s told based on the thing she did, that sounds unique. Great review!
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Thank you so much!
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Ten Things We Did sounds like a fun book, but I do agree April’s situation is not the most realistic. Like what parents would let their child stay at a friend’s house without confirming the friend’s parent is actually there? However, the characters do sound great minus Noah.
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Even though it’s not realistic, it’s still fun because it’s the life a teenager would love to have.
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hcxhfsdhfdhhb HOW ARE YOUR REVIEWS ALWAYS SO PERFECT??? I LOVE THEM SO MUCH OKAY 😭 sooo this might be the first time i’ve EVER heard of this book, and maybe the synopsis didn’t exactly intrigue me enough to pick it up, BUT YOUR REVIEW TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY. i mean, DID YOU MENTION IT’S HILARIOUS?? with the most amazing characters?? HILARIOUS WAS ENOUGH TO GET ME ON BOARD OK!! I CANT WAIT TO READ IT AND THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR THE STUNNINGNESS THAT IS YOUR REVIEW
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Aww thank you so much for reading our reviews and we’re glad you like the sound of Ten Thing We Did.
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I’d so like to be one of the teenagers. All my teenage prayers answered for a year. From your review, I can see myself being Vi
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It does sound like a lot of the fun! That’s great, Vi is such a cool character.
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I don’t read YA all the time but this sounds like a fun read with great characters. It’s
nice to read a lighter book sometimes.
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We love reading lighter books in the summer!
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This sounds like such a funny and entertaining book! I’d love to see what other antics they were up to. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for reading! There are a lot of ones, like throwing a house party, buying a hot tub, etc.
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This sounds like a great read! I love YA 🙂
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YA is the best and thank you!
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This sounds like such a fun read! Thank you for sharing!
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