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I was excited to begin reading Chaperones because it centered around one of my favorite things - photography - but I soon found it was much more than that. Chaperones is about love, relationships, growing up and finding oneself.

Andrea is a sheltered, over-parented twenty-six year old young woman who lives in Los Angeles and is at a relationship crossroad with her boyfriend, Brandon. She's offered the assignment of a lifetime - the opportunity to tour England while photographing castles, cathedrals and other spectacular English landmarks. Thinking she's embarking on this journey alone, Andrea is more than a little surprised when she's told she'll have two chaperones - Rob and Harry - joining her. Through a series of mishaps, missteps, disasters and personal revelations, Andrea finally begins to mature and grow.

I initially had some difficulty connecting with the main character, Andrea. As a former twenty-six year and now the parent of a twenty-six year old, I had a bit of trouble believing that someone could be that sheltered - especially someone who lives in Los Angeles. Andrea's fears of practically everything became tiresome quickly to everyone around her (including me). And, the behavior of Andrea's parents - George and Annie - bordered on psychotic at times (hiding in the bushes to make sure your tween makes it safely to the corner store?). This was helicopter parenting to the extreme. As I read the beginning I had a sense that the author did this as way to accentuate the character transformations that would probably be coming by the end of the book. And I was right, but that was alright because it worked.

The dialogue in Chaperones is witty, genuine and intelligent (although at times I had a bit of trouble believing that two people as pious and uptight as Andrea's parents - and to some extent, Andrea herself - would use so many swear words). The interaction between characters (particularly after Andrea's transformation) was insightful, lovely and charming. The descriptions of England and all its grand glory were detailed and described exceptionally well.

I eventually fell in love with Andrea's character and found myself rooting for her romantic happiness. Megan Karasch has artfully taken a slightly irritating, overgrown child and turned her into a perceptive, confident, mature woman right before our eyes.

I would highly recommend Chaperones to readers who might enjoy a sweet and funny story about life, love and relationships (and who doesn't?). As a side note, this book gets major props for absolutely no typos! I look forward to Megan's next work!


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Chaperones Megan Karasch Books Reviews

Loved this book. First Rate second novel. Can't wait for her next book. Her first book was a joy to read
Well written second romance novel by Megan Karasch. Both book plots had I resting twists and turns. The Author's love of England shows as the characters go on a photographic tour adventure
Karasch's Chaperones is a bit of fun to read. I was mad curious by the publisher's description, then appreciated the skill of the writer as she kept all the pieces of the story believable. By the end, I applauded the hero.
This is not a book where one has to muster through the first few chapters to get caught up in the story or feel connected to the characters. As soon as I started "Chaperones" I instantly found the main character, Andrea, quite engaging. Her personal journey of following her professional dreams while stepping outside of her tiny, safe box is a fun ride with laugh out loud adventures and endearing moments. The story is so well detailed I felt I was experiencing each moment right alongside Andrea and her traveling companions, Rob and Harry. The only thing missing from the story is a script - it needs to be on the big screen! I highly recommend it!!!
I started this book with an expectations of reading something like a cross between NBC's "Friends", and BBC's fabulous "Coupling", with a bit of Hugh Grant tossed into the mix. I don't really know why I thought that, but its where my viewpoint started. After the first chapter, I started mentally comparing the leading lady to the Fran Drescher character in the Nanny, with epic amounts of self confidence issues, and a seemingly utter lack of ability to cope with life.

A third of the way through book I seriously had a dislike of the main character. I personally struggle to tolerate truly clueless people. It's not lack of wisdom or knowledge, its lack of observation and logic that I find so frustrating, and this girl displays absolutely no logic in her surroundings, and is at the mercy of whatever fears flit through her mind.

Halfway through the book, I started to dwell more on the writing, and relaxed more into the main character....at about the same time she herself relaxed into her own persoana as a result of her (mis)adventures. It seems the author overplayed the characters personality flaws and fears in the beginning, to more rapidly set the time frame. I think I prefer the more subtle approach, but by the midpoint of the book, the storytelling becomes less about self doubts and more about exterior events, and external relationships, and her the author's talent really comes to the foreground in the writing. I quite enjoyed the banter, and the descriptions of the scenes of things going wrong, and the humor throughout.

Towards the end of the book, I somewhat surprised myself by hoping that the lead character can sort through her mess and find what she is seeking.I found the ending to be satisfactorily rewarding, though an epilogue from a few years down the road would certainly help!

I did find some oddities in the storyline's premise. The book describes a young woman, almost paralyzingly handicap'd by excessively overbearing parents, with extraordinarily strict curfews and practises, and yet describe's her as promiscuous from a very young age. Then describes her as living in her own apt., as does her boyfriend, but then describers her lament at waking alone, something she is unaccustomed to. So does she live alone, or not? I also find it a bit disappointing that the character has absolutely no sexual contact whatsover, even prior to leaving her quasi-fiance for half a year. It is always interesting read about the physical aspects of a relationship from a female perspective, but you won't find that here. Plenty of the mental pingpong that women seem to suffer through though. Yes I am generalizing -)

Overall, I enjoyed the book, and look forward to reading the author's future works, hoping for a deeper dive into whatever makes people tick.

EDIT I wrote my review before reading any other comments. Since then, I've gone back and skimmed the comments. I see that my feelings toward the lead character where not unique! That I suppose, is a sign of good, accessible writing and a clear style. Well done Megan -)
I was excited to begin reading Chaperones because it centered around one of my favorite things - photography - but I soon found it was much more than that. Chaperones is about love, relationships, growing up and finding oneself.

Andrea is a sheltered, over-parented twenty-six year old young woman who lives in Los Angeles and is at a relationship crossroad with her boyfriend, Brandon. She's offered the assignment of a lifetime - the opportunity to tour England while photographing castles, cathedrals and other spectacular English landmarks. Thinking she's embarking on this journey alone, Andrea is more than a little surprised when she's told she'll have two chaperones - Rob and Harry - joining her. Through a series of mishaps, missteps, disasters and personal revelations, Andrea finally begins to mature and grow.

I initially had some difficulty connecting with the main character, Andrea. As a former twenty-six year and now the parent of a twenty-six year old, I had a bit of trouble believing that someone could be that sheltered - especially someone who lives in Los Angeles. Andrea's fears of practically everything became tiresome quickly to everyone around her (including me). And, the behavior of Andrea's parents - George and Annie - bordered on psychotic at times (hiding in the bushes to make sure your tween makes it safely to the corner store?). This was helicopter parenting to the extreme. As I read the beginning I had a sense that the author did this as way to accentuate the character transformations that would probably be coming by the end of the book. And I was right, but that was alright because it worked.

The dialogue in Chaperones is witty, genuine and intelligent (although at times I had a bit of trouble believing that two people as pious and uptight as Andrea's parents - and to some extent, Andrea herself - would use so many swear words). The interaction between characters (particularly after Andrea's transformation) was insightful, lovely and charming. The descriptions of England and all its grand glory were detailed and described exceptionally well.

I eventually fell in love with Andrea's character and found myself rooting for her romantic happiness. Megan Karasch has artfully taken a slightly irritating, overgrown child and turned her into a perceptive, confident, mature woman right before our eyes.

I would highly recommend Chaperones to readers who might enjoy a sweet and funny story about life, love and relationships (and who doesn't?). As a side note, this book gets major props for absolutely no typos! I look forward to Megan's next work!