Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner

Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee is a book that I have been anticipating for a long time.  This is Jeff Zentner's third novel, and the first two were nothing short of incredible, and Rayne and Delilah did not disappoint.  Zentner has given us yet another novel that is so full of heart.  This one will not only have you full of hope and wanting more at the end, but it will also have you laughing out long during the whole journey.  This novel was such a joy to read!

Rayne & Delilah is a story of two teen girls, Josie and Delia, who are nearing the end of high school.  These two have been doing a TV show on public access television, watching old, terrible horror movies and injecting their own brand of comedy and skits.  Josie has always dreamed of being on TV and Delia has loved old horror movies since her now absent father introduced them to her at a young age.  Now that graduation is upon them, they must each figure out what is next.  Will the show continue on in its current form?  Will Josie take the internship that is hours away?  Will Delia finally track her father and make a connection?  Will Josie's new relationship survive these new life adventures?  Filled with laugh-out-loud moments, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee gives us the story of two best friends who, through all of the uncertainty, are more than certain of at least one thing: they will always have each other. 

From Amazon:

From the Morris Award-winning author of The Serpent King comes a contemporary novel about two best friends who must make tough decisions about their futures--and the TV show they host--in their senior year of high school.

Every Friday night, best friends Delia and Josie become Rayne Ravenscroft and Delilah Darkwood, hosts of the campy creature feature show Midnite Matinee on the local cable station TV Six.

But with the end of senior year quickly approaching, the girls face tough decisions about their futures. Josie has been dreading graduation, as she tries to decide whether to leave for a big university and chase her dream career in mainstream TV. And Lawson, one of the show's guest performers, a talented MMA fighter with weaknesses for pancakes, fantasy novels, and Josie, is making her tough decision even harder.

Scary movies are the last connection Delia has to her dad, who abandoned the family years ago. If Midnite Matinee becomes a hit, maybe he'll see it and want to be a part of her life again. And maybe Josie will stay with the show instead of leaving her behind, too.

As the tug-of-war between growing up and growing apart tests the bonds of their friendship, Josie and Delia start to realize that an uncertain future can be both monstrous...and momentous.