Book Review: Two of Us by Elizabeth Eulberg

Summary from Goodreads: 

Penny Lane Bloom founded The Lonely Hearts Club, which means that she basically doesn’t date. She’s got her awesome girls to hang out with, she’s got her hilarious (and sometimes annoying) family, she’s working towards high grades to get into a great college–she’d never give up any of that to be with a boy.

But all of a sudden, the rules of the Club have changed and Penny’s not only allowed to date–she’s going out with Ryan Bauer, longtime friend, all-around amazing guy, and her best friend Diane’s ex-boyfriend. It’s not like Penny hasn’t been on plenty of first dates before, and it’s not like she hasn’t seen Ryan practically every day for years… so could someone please let the butterflies in her stomach know it’s okay to calm down?

My Review:

This book contains a major spoiler to The Lonely Heart's Club so if you haven't read that book yet I recommend reading it before starting in on these short stories. The first short story could be read before The Lonely Heart's Club, but this one should definitely be read after.

In this story Penny and Ryan go on their first official date and it's sweet and lovely. I loved that he took her to a bookstore!! 

Since it has been a while since I had read The Lonely Heart's Club these stories are a nice refresher for the first book, and make me even more excited for the second book in the series to be released.

Book Review: A Hard Day's Night by Elizabeth Eulberg

Summary from Amazon:

Penny Lane Bloom, founder of The Lonely Hearts Club, has never loved Halloween. Her dad's a dentist, so she's never been allowed much in the way of candy. And forget being a witch or a ghost or a superhero--Penny is always one of the Beatles, along with the rest of her family.

But this year, she's got the Club, and the support of an amazing group of girls who all have each other's backs. So when someone tries to ruin Halloween for one member, the Club sets out to prove revenge is a dish best served en masse.

My Review:

I was introduced to Elizabeth Eulberg with Prom and Prejudice, and then her book, The Lonely Heart's Club. I enjoyed both immensely and was thrilled to hear recently that The Lonely Heart's Club is getting a sequel. Even more exciting was finding out about several short stories recently released with our girls from The Lonely Heart's Club.

This was a fun short story about Halloween and the girls dressing up. Penny's family is very big into the Beatles and dress up as the Beatles every year, which sounds very cool.

This story likely could be read without reading The Lonely Heart's Club, but I do recommend reading The Lonely Heart's Club first. It's a enjoyable YA contemporary that embraces girl power, and I can't wait to read the other short stories.