Week 21 Review: The Chaos of Standing Still

From Goodreads:
Over the course of one chaotic night stranded at the Denver airport, Ryn confronts her shattered past thanks to the charm of romance, the uniqueness of strangers, and the magic of ordinary places in this "laugh-out-loud funny, deeply stirring" (Julie Buxbaum, New York Times bestselling author of Tell Me Three Things) novel from the author of Boys of Summer.

Ryn has one unread text message on her phone. And it's been there for almost a year.

She hasn't tried to read it. She can't. She won't. Because that one message is the last thing her best friend ever said to her before she died.

But as Ryn finds herself trapped in the Denver International Airport on New Year's Eve thanks to a never-ending blizzard on the one-year anniversary of her best friend's death, fate literally runs into her.

And his name is Xander.

When the two accidentally swap phones, Ryn and Xander are thrust into the chaos of an unforgettable all-night adventure, filled with charming and mysterious strangers, a secret New Year's Eve bash, and a possible Illuminati conspiracy hidden within the Denver airport. But as the bizarre night continues, all Ryn can think about is that one unread text message. It follows her wherever she goes, because Ryn can’t get her brilliantly wild and free-spirited best friend out of her head.

Ryn can't move on.

But tonight, for the first time ever, she's trying. And maybe that's a start.

As moving as it is funny, The Chaos of Standing Still is a heartwarming story about the earth-shattering challenges life throws at us—and the unexpected strangers who help us along the way.

My Review:
I really enjoyed reading this book! At first glance, this is a fun book about being trapped overnight at a airport. But look closer, then you see that it's also the story about a girl who is still working through her grief over the loss of her best friend. 

It all starts when she accidently swaps phones with Xander, and it leads to a series of mini adventures, of getting to know him, and of dealing with her grief, and it was at times lighthearted, and times more serious, and it came together really well!

We did get to know Lottie, as well as Ryn and Xander as the book goes on. Lottie's death has had such a huge impact on Ryn, and we got to see what lead to Lottie dying, and balancing that with what was going on at the airport, it was a really great balance!

I enjoyed all these characters, Xander had his secrets, but was really great to meet. There was Siri, absolutely loved her and Jason. And oh, yeah, the child genius who was traveling on his own-and is very interested in this conspiracy theory about the Denver airport. They added so much to this book, and I had a great time reading about their adventures!

This was a really great read, and I had a great time reading it!

Author: Jessica Brody
Read: May 27th, 2021
Source: Bought/Edelweiss
Reason Why: I enjoy her writing and it's a Edelweiss Book to Read 2021 and a SAC 2021 Book!
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: November 28th 2017

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