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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I haven’t read a Sarah Dessen novel since I was a teen, so it was nice to revisit her writing. I remember identifying so much with her characters back in the day (it pains me to say that, but it has been like 10 years since I was 16 and reading her novels), and I certainly got glimpses of that here as well. What I love about YA is that everyone remembers how they felt as a teen, and it’s so easy to go right back to that place of hope and angst and all those other fierce emotions you get when you’re trying to figure out what kind of person you want to be. But 20-something fiction is probably more my jam, if only because it doesn’t make me feel quite as old. Seriously, reading about the graduating class of ‘16 makes me feel ancient, ugh...I’m too young to feel this old!
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Audiobook. I realized as I was reading this book that I like romance books but I rarely give them 4 or 5 stars. They are fun and usually perfect for when I need something a little more lighthearted (except Nicholas Sparks— those are always sad). This one had a little more grief in it but still cute and a great listen.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cute overall
There were times I thought this was going to be a five star story, and times where she just lost me. I enjoyed a lot of it. I hoped for more. It ended up just a cute read.
There were times I thought this was going to be a five star story, and times where she just lost me. I enjoyed a lot of it. I hoped for more. It ended up just a cute read.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF at 53% honestly I just can't bother to finish this.. the romance between Louna and Ethan was so unbelievable and I just don't have the motivation to finish this I think I'm burned out of contemporary atm
I like Sarah Dessen kind of as a rule, and this book fell right in line with the rule for the most part. I think Sarah represents real-life situations well, and that her characters are pretty relatable. Maybe I even feel sometimes that I'm too much like them - tendency to be a little straight-laced, inflexible, and in need of a good friend, or potential boyfriend, to help add some balance to life.
That said, in this book, I didn't feel like the development of "a thing" between Louna and Ambrose was thoroughly done at all. It read like a good introduction, then somehow leapt over everything that creates a relationship into an epilogue where we have to assume they're really at what could be seen as happily ever after. The wrap up was sudden, and that part was quite unsatisfying and unreal to me.
I'm looking forward to reading a Sarah Dessen novel where the character doesn't need the same kind of saving as most of them have. I'm at a point where I think I'm more interested in the savior's backstory, rather than the story of the one who needs the saving.
*****
Addition on a second read: Reading this book makes me want to work with a wedding planner. Also, in my head, William is a kinder version of Michele from Gilmore Girls.
That said, in this book, I didn't feel like the development of "a thing" between Louna and Ambrose was thoroughly done at all. It read like a good introduction, then somehow leapt over everything that creates a relationship into an epilogue where we have to assume they're really at what could be seen as happily ever after. The wrap up was sudden, and that part was quite unsatisfying and unreal to me.
I'm looking forward to reading a Sarah Dessen novel where the character doesn't need the same kind of saving as most of them have. I'm at a point where I think I'm more interested in the savior's backstory, rather than the story of the one who needs the saving.
*****
Addition on a second read: Reading this book makes me want to work with a wedding planner. Also, in my head, William is a kinder version of Michele from Gilmore Girls.