Following Jesse Andrews' debut novel Me and Earl and the Dying Girl I was super jazzed (pun intended!) to read his sophomore book The Haters. The story follows three teens, Wes, Corey, and Ash, at a jazz camp. Unhappy with how things are going at camp, they decide to run off and find their own gig playing music. They end up on a wild road trip adventure playing a lot of crappy shows. 
 I want to start off by saying that I really enjoy Andrews' writing style, but this book wasn't as funny to me as Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. While reading that book I was constantly breaking out into smiles and uncontrollable laughter. While I still liked this book, I wasn't as in love with the characters or plot of this story. Some of the situations they got into were crazy, juvenile, and there was a lot of gross out humor that didn't always land. The one thing that I particularly love about Andrews' books though are how realistic they are. I wrote this in my review for Me and Earl and the Dying Girl too, but he has a way of writing that's really real and raw. You're not going to get an ending that's all wrapped up and perfect without consequences and I really admire that. 
 While this wasn't my favorite book of all time, I did solidly enjoy it and think that Jesse Andrews is an author that I will happily continue to pick up books by. 
 I have received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. 
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