Eli Over Easy
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- LGBTQ Middle Grade: A sweet, gentle story of friendship and a budding first romance between Eli and his new neighbor, Mathias.- Grief and Healing: To feel close to the mom he lost, Eli uses her secret recipe videos to bring her cooking back to life, one challenging dish at a time.- Found Family: As Eli navigates his new life in the city, he finds unexpected support from his gamer cousin Riley and his kind neighbor, Mrs. Martinez.- New York City Setting: From a tiny Manhattan apartment to the top of the Empire State Building, Eli discovers that even in a city of millions, you can find your own place to call home.
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Actual rating: 4,5* After reading and loving Phil Stamper's middle grade debut Small Town Pride last year, I knew I had to read Eli Over Easy! Phil Stamper just knows how to write loveable and relatable 13 year old boys. Eli's mother recently died from Covid, so he and his dad try to move on from this horrible loss. Eli, still struggling through his grief, regrets that he wasn't more invested in his mother's passion for cooking. One day he decides to learn cooking to feel closer to his mom. Surprisingly, he ends up really liking it! He even finds privated videos on his mothers' YouTube channel, where she pretended to have her own cooking show. When Eli meets Mat, the grandson of their next-door neighbor Ms. Martinez, they start to try out these recipes together and become fast friends. Eli Over Easy ist not only a book about loss and how to overcome it, it's also a gorgeous story about friendship and believing in yourself. It shows that not everything needs to be perfect and flawless, and that a lot of things need practice and patience. I loved all the characters so much! Eli was relatable and I felt so bad for him and what he went through. His friendship with Mat was super cute and wholesome! Eli's cousin Riley was also a great character and I adored all the bits about her streaming career. The grown ups aren't perfect, but they are human and make mistakes to learn from them. I was a little frustrated with Eli's dad at times, but I always understood where he was coming from. Mrs. Martinez was amazing and she should've had more on-page time! In conclusion, Eli Over Easy is a beautiful and heartfelt book, not only for a middle grade audience, but for anyone who likes to read a story about healing and overcoming grief. Thanks to HarperCollins and Edelweiss for kindly providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Description
- LGBTQ Middle Grade: A sweet, gentle story of friendship and a budding first romance between Eli and his new neighbor, Mathias.- Grief and Healing: To feel close to the mom he lost, Eli uses her secret recipe videos to bring her cooking back to life, one challenging dish at a time.- Found Family: As Eli navigates his new life in the city, he finds unexpected support from his gamer cousin Riley and his kind neighbor, Mrs. Martinez.- New York City Setting: From a tiny Manhattan apartment to the top of the Empire State Building, Eli discovers that even in a city of millions, you can find your own place to call home.
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Posts
Actual rating: 4,5* After reading and loving Phil Stamper's middle grade debut Small Town Pride last year, I knew I had to read Eli Over Easy! Phil Stamper just knows how to write loveable and relatable 13 year old boys. Eli's mother recently died from Covid, so he and his dad try to move on from this horrible loss. Eli, still struggling through his grief, regrets that he wasn't more invested in his mother's passion for cooking. One day he decides to learn cooking to feel closer to his mom. Surprisingly, he ends up really liking it! He even finds privated videos on his mothers' YouTube channel, where she pretended to have her own cooking show. When Eli meets Mat, the grandson of their next-door neighbor Ms. Martinez, they start to try out these recipes together and become fast friends. Eli Over Easy ist not only a book about loss and how to overcome it, it's also a gorgeous story about friendship and believing in yourself. It shows that not everything needs to be perfect and flawless, and that a lot of things need practice and patience. I loved all the characters so much! Eli was relatable and I felt so bad for him and what he went through. His friendship with Mat was super cute and wholesome! Eli's cousin Riley was also a great character and I adored all the bits about her streaming career. The grown ups aren't perfect, but they are human and make mistakes to learn from them. I was a little frustrated with Eli's dad at times, but I always understood where he was coming from. Mrs. Martinez was amazing and she should've had more on-page time! In conclusion, Eli Over Easy is a beautiful and heartfelt book, not only for a middle grade audience, but for anyone who likes to read a story about healing and overcoming grief. Thanks to HarperCollins and Edelweiss for kindly providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.