806

Meet KT.  She just found out her deadbeat dad who walked out on her isn’t her biological father.  However, the truth isn’t much better; her real father is anonymous sperm donor 806.  After realizing her life isn’t complete, she decides to investigate, starting with finding any other donor 806 siblings that may be out there.  She ends up meeting Gabe (a nerd who’s allergic to everything and is into magic tricks) and Jesse (the star swimmer at her school and reigning jock king).  They are donor 806’s kids and want to find their biological father, too.  This starts a crazy cross country road trip to hunt for him.

On the surface, this book has potential to be hilarious.  However, it falls flat.  Yes, there are funny things that happen but for the most part it seemed rather jumbled.  There were some parts that didn’t seem like they belonged, like Gabe’s crush on Daisy.  Or their Jeep getting stolen by a guy robbing a convenience store then finding him literally one page later and getting the Jeep back.  Or running out of gas and then having to persuade the cops to give them gas while trying to evade their questions.  Or all their parents being blissfully unaware of their road trip (Gabe and Jesse’s parents are out of the country…conveniently…and KT’s mom just doesn’t really care where she is).  It all just seems a little implausible to me.

The characters also seemed a little one-sided.  As the story progressed, it got better, but readers shouldn’t have to wait until 80% of the way through the book before they see any type of growth in a character. 

It was good for a rainy Saturday read, but not much more. 

*I received this book free from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.