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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
3.5 stars
It was entertaining for what it was. Maybe I just wasn't in the right frame of mind when I read it.
It was entertaining for what it was. Maybe I just wasn't in the right frame of mind when I read it.
I found the main character in this book to be fairly bland and I found the love interest to be only partially tolerable. I'm over the bad boy, player turned boyfriend as the romantic interest.
I LOVE Sarah Dessen. All of her books are so good, I've never met one I didn't like. This one is about a girl who works with her mom at her wedding planning business and finds love in a most unexpected place after losing her boyfriend in a school shooting. Couldn't stop listening to this one on libro.fm/libertybaybooks
you don't read a Dessen novel for the plot twists, amiright? seriously though, bubbly and delightful. I love visiting the Dessen universe. this was a great palate cleanser between heavy mysteries.
Adorable! I love books with wedding settings. The romance was good and I was not expecting the pain. I thought this was a light wedding story but there was more to the story.
This book is pretty much what makes YA fiction a genre - not super heavy with lots of charm while also diving into issues that an average teen might deal with. Easy and enjoyable read IF you like YA fiction.
And Sarah Dessen does it again. You think this is just a cutesy YA novel about wedding planners. I won't ruin the surprise, but you're wrong. Her novels just keep getting better and better.
Sarah Dessen did an amazing job with this book. I could barely put it down and just didn't want it to end. Louna works for her mother and William planning weddings and she doesn't necessarily believe in happy endings anymore after the loss of a lifetime. Louna goes about her days working until Ambrose arrives. He is everything she is not. A huge flirt, serial dater, and he is always in such a great mood. Ambrose annoys Louna to no end especially at one wedding where he kept having to relight all the candles since he kept blowing them out after making wishes. Ambrose and Louna decide to make a bet and reverse rolls when it comes to dating. Louna will become the serial dater and Ambrose will have to date a single female for seven long weeks, who will win?
This book was just so great, so sad at times I wanted to cry for Louna, but so happy I just didn't want the story to end. Full of twists and turns, I absolutely loved this book.
This book was just so great, so sad at times I wanted to cry for Louna, but so happy I just didn't want the story to end. Full of twists and turns, I absolutely loved this book.
You know what you're signing up for with a Sarah Dessen book, and this one does not disappoint. But as I've grown along with Dessen (she in her writing career, me from tween to adult), I've grown to notice some strange quirks about her writing. In this book particularly, there are a number of scenes, character actions, and lines of dialog that read like something out of a movie more than something that actually happened. Her style makes for a very... theatrical read. So if you're into that kind of thing, it's the highest-quality example on the teen fiction market.
That said, I'm beginning to grow weary of that. I once had an interesting conversation with Matt de la Pena (yes, I'm name-dropping him, and yes, I've heard of the unfortunate #metoo accusations, but I found him to be pleasant)-- and I told him that I hope to write someday as well as Dessen. But that I want more GRIT in my fiction. And that's the truth. Dessen's characters lead lives that are very polished and fun to read. But they don't exactly feel real, and that's what this book is desperately missing: realness.
That said, I'm beginning to grow weary of that. I once had an interesting conversation with Matt de la Pena (yes, I'm name-dropping him, and yes, I've heard of the unfortunate #metoo accusations, but I found him to be pleasant)-- and I told him that I hope to write someday as well as Dessen. But that I want more GRIT in my fiction. And that's the truth. Dessen's characters lead lives that are very polished and fun to read. But they don't exactly feel real, and that's what this book is desperately missing: realness.