Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys

Reader reviewed by Jocelyn

Megan has always moved around a lot, but this time her living situation has changed even more drastically than usual. When she refused to pack up and move to South Korea with her parents, both in the army, they proposed another option: spending her last two years of high school living in Boston with the McGowans. John McGowan is an old friend of her father's. What makes this so different? The fact that the McGowans have seven sons. Megan is an only child, and can't imagine living with seven boys!

Life with Evan, Sean, Finn, Caleb, Ian, Miller, and Doug McGowan is as foreign to Megan as South Korea would have been. Her best friend from Texas, Tracy, even calls it an immersion experience; Megan will go in clueless and come out speaking the language of boys!

Even if the McGowan boys and Megan are supposed to be siblings, they don't exactly relate that way. After all, they haven't seen each other since they were little kids. Now Megan is in hostile territory; she's not exactly welcomed by each of the nine members of the McGowan family (though Regina, John's wife, is more than thrilled to have another female in the house, taking tomboyish Megan on shopping sprees and to the spa). And then there's the fact that Finn and Evan are, well, HOT. And John and Regina even had a family meeting to tell the kids that they're all siblings now...but siblings don't want to kiss each other.

On top of dealing with the drama of living with the McGowan boys, Megan also has to handle starting over at a new school. She gets off to a good start when she makes the soccer team and even a few new possible friends, but that quickly goes sour when she is targeted by Hailey, Evan's girlfriend who's jealous of Megan's talent on the soccer field and living situation. Can Megan handle Boston and the McGowan boys, or will South Korea turn out the be the easy option?

Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys is a fantastically fun book! It's full of great characters; even the minor characters seem three-dimensional. Kate Brian is a talented writer, and this novel is an awesome page-turner. I devoured this book; I read at every spare moment and took less than 24 hours to finish it--on a weekday! Megan's transition from shy to outspoken didn't feel one hundred percent real to me, but that was only a tiny issue; the book was still great. Like Ally Carter's book, it was one that definitely felt like there could be a sequel in the works (which is exciting), but that didn't stop it from being a complete (and completely awesome) story on its own.

Reader reviewed by Katie

THis book was awsome it was about a girl who went to live with 7 boys and fell in love with one of them, realized that he wasn't the better one and he should have fallen in love with a different one. Extremely entertaining!!!!!!!!!!
A must read book for any girl teen trying to survive in an unknown place or any other girl

Reader reviewed by ella

This book was the most amazing book that i have ever read!!!!! I need more. PLEASE!!!!! You need to write a sequel or something or even make a movie because you fans need more! I reade this book in a mater of hours!PLease Kate Brian do it for your fans!

Reader reviewed by Jamie Lee

I think Megan was so brave to be able to live with 7 boys, 4 of them that were teenagers. Megan Meade is an army brat, which means that her parents worked in the army and always had to be moving from one place to another. But when she reaches the age of 16, she decides to stand up for herself and tells her parents that she does not want to go to South Korea with them. But turns out living with those boys is just as bad as moving to another country. She thinks she is in love with the second oldest brother, Evan McGowan, but turns out who she really likes is Finn. The book was awesome, and anyone who reads this review should definitely read the book!!!

Reader reviewed by Therdry

Loved this book. I'll deffinately look out for more by Kate Brian.
Megan's an army brat, She's moved more times than you should. And when her parents say Asia she says no.
The alternative is to go live with the 7 McGowan boys and their parents. It can be easily summed up has the most confusing and misguided advevture any girl could take. Read the book skip the experience.

Reader reviewed by Jamie

I absolutely loved this book, but I was left wanting more. I need an ending. I really hope there is a sequel coming. I read the book in a couple hours it was great. But I looked around for the next one only to find there wasn't one!
I also loved The book The Princess and the pauper, and that one had a good ending. It didn't leave me haning like this one.

Reader reviewed by Lulu

PLEASE WRITE A SEQUEL TO "Megan Meades Guide to the McGowan Boys"
This book is the BEST book I have ever read. It has been the only book that has left me with anxiety to know more!! I want to know what happened to Megan and Fin!!! PLEASE write a sequel to this book!!!!! I would thank you soooo much. This is the only book that has made me not want to stop reading it!!!PLEASE write a sequel to this book!!!!! I have been left with wanting to read more and more and more!! i have so many questions about Fin and Megan!!!!

Reader reviewed by Cj

"Megan MEads guide to the MCGowan Boys" is a great bok for any girl who wants to get inside the heads of guys(all of the girls in the world).
Through out this whole book megan is learning to stick up for herself. She is a great example to all girls who need her insperation.
With a dash of humor a pinch of drama and a whole latta romance this book is at the top of my list and is in need of a sequal(hint hint Mrs. Brian).

Reader reviewed by Kelso

Megan Meade's Guide to the Mcgowan Boys was a really great book. This book was so great i had read it in one day. I could not put this book down. my sister was making fun of me the entire time and time and told me i would regret it when i finished. she was right. all i really want to know is if there is going to be a sequel because i think i would just die if there isnt going to be one.

Reader reviewed by jillian

this book was my favorite book of all time . i never actually liked reading until i read this book. i stayed up the whole night reading this book, i couldn't stop. everyone kept asking me, why are you reading so much? this book made me laugh and even cry. belive it or not , i actually begged my mom to buy me another kate brian book =]