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Eva has always wanted to write a modern classic—one that actually appeals to her generation. The only problem is that she has realized she can't "write what she knows" because she hasn't yet begun to live. So before heading off to college, Eva is determined to get a life worth writing about.
Soon Eva's life encounters a few unexpected plot twists. She becomes a counselor at a nearby summer camp—a job she is completely unqualified for. She starts growing apart from her best friends before they've even left for school. And most surprising of all, she begins to fall for the last guy she would have ever imagined. But no matter the roadblocks, or writer's blocks, it is all up to Eva to figure out how she wants this chapter in her story to end.
Perfect for fans of E. Lockhart, David Levithan, and Rainbow Rowell, Don't Ever Change is a witty, snarky, and thought-provoking coming-of-age young adult novel about a teen who sets out to write better fiction and, ultimately, discovers the truth about herself.
- Sales Rank: #1377500 in Books
- Published on: 2015-07-07
- Released on: 2015-07-07
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.25" h x 1.17" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 368 pages
From School Library Journal
Gr 9 Up—After Eva's English teacher Mr. Roush tells her that she needs to write what she knows, the teen decides to spend the summer between graduating high school and starting college on the other side of the country in Boston. She doesn't feel anything in her life to this point is worth putting on paper, however, and decides to try out other people's experiences. Eva becomes a camp counselor, she goes out with Elliott and considers sleeping with him, and goes out with a friend's ex-boyfriend. Nothing affects Eva like she thinks it would, but she keeps attempting to change herself to find things worth writing about. Through all of these changes, the protagonist drives away her friends and snaps at her family. Eva works hard to control what people think of her, but she makes snap judgments about others. Though told from Eva's first person point of view, she is a hard character to sympathize or empathize with as she struggles to change herself based on how she she's perceived. Her eventual growth doesn't seem to come about organically, but feels tacked on. With the exception of Eva's sister Courtney, the secondary characters are not fully fleshed out. Some references to drinking and sex make this title appropriate for mature teens. VERDICT Not a first purchase.—Natalie Struecker, Rock Island Public Library, IL
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Praise for DON’T EVER CHANGE:“With her trademark snark and wit, Eva narrates a summer unexpectedly full of romance, responsibility, and self-reflection. Bloom has created a multifaceted, often curmudgeonly protagonist who is not always kind or careful, but who is muddling through teenagerdom as best she can.” (ALA Booklist)
“Readers will find themselves rooting for Eva as she begins to open up and see other people as more than just potential characters in her stories.” (Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA))
Praise for DRAIN YOU“Bloom debuts with a languid, stylish novel that reads like a love letter to cult vampire flicks like The Lost Boys, the work of Francesca Lia Block, and Southern California in the 1990s.” (Publishers Weekly)
“Bloom’s writing style is unique, blending traditional flowery verbiage with irreverent contemporary dialogue. The plot is also a pleasing blend of friendship, romance, and action with a paranormal twist.” (School Library Journal)
From the Back Cover
"There's a difference between writing that's fictional and writing that's false."
These were not the parting words Eva Kramer wanted to hear from her senior year English teacher. But simple truths have an annoying habit of being right. As an aspiring writer, Eva makes a decision: to finally live a life worth writing about.
But identity revisions are hardly easy, and she's not alone. There's her sister's endless supply of self-help mantras and meditation exercises; her best friends, who are wading through their own cruel minimum-wage jobs; and a series of flawed romances ranging from rockers to writers to older guys with motorcycles. Sticking to her motto of "Walk Through Every Open Door" involves awkward jobs, bad parties, relationship disasters, and a thousand shades of heartache and confusion. How else can she write what she knows, and have that mean anything?
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Chapter by Chapter's Review of Don't Ever Change
By MaryAnn
I had no clue what to expect from author M. Beth Bloom’s Don’t Ever Change. I’ve read her novel Drain You a few years ago and I recall having enjoyed the experience very much. The premise for Don’t Ever Change had my attention—a protagonist who is an aspiring author? Sounds about as relatable as it gets—and with that alone to comfort me, I jumped right in to Don’t Ever Change.
In Don’t Ever Change, Eva has just graduated high school. She should be elated. After all, the dreadful experience that is high school is finally over and done with! She can finally embark on the next chapter of her life—that is, if she can get her English teacher’s parting words out of her mind. Eva is an aspiring author who has been told to write about what she knows. But the only issue with that piece of advice is that Eva doesn’t know what she knows. Meeting new faces and forming new relationships, Eva decides to spend her final summer before University to figure out who she is. And, hopefully as a result, find out just what it is she knows.
I’ll just say it right now, if readers are looking for a novel told in the first person where you can easily slip into the character’s head—Don’t Ever Change is for you. Bloom is immensely talented when it comes to portraying a character through the first person in a way that gives them personality. I could easily place myself in Eva’s mind and see the story through her eyes with perfect clarity. There was a huge amount of realism in the narrative alone and I absolutely adored it
I seldom ever get irritated with a novel’s protagonist and often, found myself rolling my eyes at Eva. I know that that sounds very negative but it really isn’t. Eva’s a very unique character. She comes off as over-confident and full of herself, even though we know that she is the total opposite internally (sometimes). As a reader, we get to experience Eva’s internal turmoil while also watching her external actions say the opposite. So many times, listening to Eva and watching Eva interact with other characters had me ripping my hair out because of the way she would almost talk down to them. She’s such a flawed character and I really enjoyed that about her.
As Eva tries to discover herself, there is a bit of a side-plot romance that takes place in the story. First with a total wannabe rockstar in the form of Elliot, and a will-they-won’t-they thing going on with Zack. I’m a sucker for romance and actually really liked the way it was portrayed in Don’t Ever Change. It wasn’t overdone in a way that took over the plot or made it central to Eva’s character, but the additional romance definitely leaves readers interested and hooked. You want to know if Eva will fall in love. You want to know what this will do to her ‘mission’. You just want to know.
The only issue that I had with Don’t Ever Change would be the instances where the narrative would drop. There would be a lull in action and my attention would often start wandering. This was often made up for through the more comedic scenes that would occur between Eva and her experiences as a camp counselor. Still, these were moments that did impact my time as a reader.
I would recommend Don’t Ever Change to readers who are looking for a novel that has a relatable character who can portray the ‘average’ girl. Any readers who are looking for a fun teen-fiction novel should also give Don’t Ever Change a go, as well as any readers who want a fun summer read.
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A young girl sets out to write a modern classic, but in her journey to gain more experiences, learn a few lessons along the way
By Dark Faerie Tales
Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales
Quick & Dirty: A young girl sets out to write a modern classic, but in her journey to gain more experiences, learn a few lessons along the way.
Opening Sentence: AMERICA, I, AMERICA is a play about freedom and being an American girl, and it’s the first thing I ever wrote.
The Review:
Don’t Ever Change by M. Beth Bloom is about Eva, a young girl determined to write a modern classic. A classic to appeal to peers in her own generation. But Eva quickly realizes that in order to write a modern classic, it would probably be best to have gone through a few experiences. And in hopes to experience life, she gets a job as a summer camp counselor, she reevaluates her current friendships, and she builds new ones with people that surprise her.
Eva’s life transitions from high school to college, where she decides to become a Writing, Literature & Publishing major. But her lack of adventures leads her towards a summer day camp for girls and Foster, who also works at the camp. To further step out of the box, she attends a graduation party, which leads her to Elliot. Elliot has a lot of swoony band moments that solidifies the budding friendship.
It was a little difficult for me to connect to Bloom’s Eva. To be fair, I’m in a different place now than where Eva is. Eva is young and filled with bright, vivid dreams. She speaks to the reader in an honest and poignant way. She shares her hopes, dreams, and ambitions. But along the way, there is a moment that she begins to grow. I feel that it’s difficult for any woman in her shoes, in the in-between, and more so when there is so much added self-pressure.
Bloom’s voice for Eva and the other characters were straightforward, and Eva can come out to sound pretentious. It felt that at times I didn’t appreciate everything she had to say, let alone her actions. I felt disconnected from her and couldn’t understand her actions for certain things. There was a turning point, where Eva decides to change her ways.
Don’t Ever Change is a good book. It had many different plot points and turning points for a coming-of-age young adult novel. But my personal preferences just didn’t get me to completely connect to the story.
Notable Scene:
“You bought me a soda?” I say.
“I know the bartender,” Elliot says. “It was free.”
“I only want it if it you bought it,” I joke. “If it took some effort.”
“Well, I tried pretty hard not to spill,” he says, and sticks out his tongue playfully. The cold of the ice has turned his tongue hot pink.
“Do you want to go and actually watch the band?” I say. “You know, see the music play?”
“You can’t see music,” Elliot says, like it’s his deep personal philosophy.
“What was the better one then?” I ask. “You were saying you had a better one. . . .”
“Oh yeah. It’s by A. A. Milne—know him?”
“The guy who wrote Pooh,” I say.
“C’mon, it wasn’t that bad,” Elliot says.
“Okay, what’s the quote?”
“So Christopher Robin asks what day it is and Piglet says, ‘It’s today,’ and then Pooh says”—here Elliot leans down, his face close to mine—“Pooh says, ‘Today. My favorite day.’”
“Is this a real date?” I ask, my eyes right beneath his, my nose just below his nose.
“It’s a little date,” he says. He chomps on another cube of ice. “A half date.”
“Still half to ask me,” I say, pretty pleased I left my bedroom for once in my whole life.
FTC Advisory: HarperTeen provided me with a copy of Don’t Ever Change. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
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Maybe change a little bit
By Aine
Have you ever read a book and just put it down after you finished it, because you have no idea how you really felt about it? Yeah...this is that book for me.
I was so excited when I learned that Eva, our heroine, is a writer. I was expecting someone like Cath, from Fangirl; AKA, a nerdy, introverted heroine who I could really connect with. Maybe it was wrong to expect that, since I know that all writers aren't like Cath (or me), but meeting Eva still felt a bit shocking. She's rude. She's judgemental. She's prideful. She smashes her way through life, and doesn't really care who or what gets in the way. Long story short: I didn't like Eva. Her internal rambling was strangely entertaining, but I didn't like her.
The whole idea behind the story is that on the last day of high school Eva gets pulled aside and told by her teacher to try writing what she knows instead of just guessing at things she has never experienced (Eva is a contemporary writer, by the way). Eva takes this a bit too literally, and decides to spend her summer learning about things so she can write about them. Dating. Counselling at a summer camp.
Eva is a terrible counselor. Terrible, terrible, terrible. She does everything with the best of intentions, sure, but for a sport & activity summer camp, she for the most part ignores the schedule and tries her best to get the group of nine year old girls writing. I'm actually quite surprised that they didn't throw a fit, because I don't know one nine year old girl who would willingly sit out of Capture the Flag to write a poem in a notebook. It's honestly not a surprise to me that Eva gets fired, even if it's not for the reason that I'm expecting.
There are a couple of saving graces, though. While I don't like her personality, I did like how willing Eva was to go outside her comfort zone and to try to change. She is a different person by the end of the book, though I can't really decide if it was for better or for worse. This is also an extremely character driven novel, and I found that refreshing. The characters are interesting and fleshed out because of this, and none of them fell flat.
So, all in all, this is an okay book. It's not great, it's not horrible, it's just...okay. I don't recommend running out and buying this book right this minute; place a hold on it at the library before you spend money.
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