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lilacwine17's review against another edition
4.0
This book was great loved it great story about how she fixes some of her childhood memories and makes new story's along the way
melinda_and_her_books's review against another edition
4.0
This was a sweet little love story but also a book about dealing with your past and finding out who you really are before heading to college.
sam_hartwig's review against another edition
3.0
"So I decided to relax into it, bumpy and crazy as it might be, and try for once to just go along for the ride"
This is my first Sarah Dessen book and I wasn't won over. I've been wanting to read one for quite some time now and felt like this was a good one to start with because I had been recommended it. Not to say I hated this book, it's just that I found myself thinking it was a little mediocre.
The story started off pretty boring and I believe this is because Auden was a boring person. Perfect student, always studying hard, never goes to parties and does things by the book. Because she has always tried hard to be perfect and make her mother proud she never got to experience normal teenage life. As the book progresses though, Auden changes, she and the story start to transform. She becomes friends with girls from her stepmother's clothes shop and Eli, the quiet and brooding guy, who teach her how have fun, ride a bike, become a store goer and maybe even fall in love. The transformation of Auden is one of the things I really enjoyed about this book but something (more like someone) I really fell for was Eli. I don't think I would've liked this as much if Eli wasn't in it. He is sweet and makes rice crispies from scratch! How can you not fall in love with that! There's also that mysteriousness about him, there's something about his past that is slowly revealed and makes him all the more dreamy for his reasons behind his mystery.
As I was reading I was thinking to myself that this would make a perfect summer movie - It's set in a town that's close to the beach, a girl who meets a boy, they go on nightly adventures together and of course there's a prom like party towards the end of the book. It would be the perfect Chick flick to cuddle up with, eat popcorn and maybe even need some tissues...
One minor character I want to mention is Auden's father. I hate him, he's selfish and so horrible. He deserves a bad father award...BOO to him! The book was enjoyable but I've only given it 3 stars because it was slightly predictable and long winded. I've read other reviews where people have enjoyed the slow unraveling of the characters, but for me I felt that over 400 pages was too much. I will probably try another Dessen book, I've got my eyes on Dreamland as I've heard interesting things about it.
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This is my first Sarah Dessen book and I wasn't won over. I've been wanting to read one for quite some time now and felt like this was a good one to start with because I had been recommended it. Not to say I hated this book, it's just that I found myself thinking it was a little mediocre.
The story started off pretty boring and I believe this is because Auden was a boring person. Perfect student, always studying hard, never goes to parties and does things by the book. Because she has always tried hard to be perfect and make her mother proud she never got to experience normal teenage life. As the book progresses though, Auden changes, she and the story start to transform. She becomes friends with girls from her stepmother's clothes shop and Eli, the quiet and brooding guy, who teach her how have fun, ride a bike, become a store goer and maybe even fall in love. The transformation of Auden is one of the things I really enjoyed about this book but something (more like someone) I really fell for was Eli. I don't think I would've liked this as much if Eli wasn't in it. He is sweet and makes rice crispies from scratch! How can you not fall in love with that! There's also that mysteriousness about him, there's something about his past that is slowly revealed and makes him all the more dreamy for his reasons behind his mystery.
As I was reading I was thinking to myself that this would make a perfect summer movie - It's set in a town that's close to the beach, a girl who meets a boy, they go on nightly adventures together and of course there's a prom like party towards the end of the book. It would be the perfect Chick flick to cuddle up with, eat popcorn and maybe even need some tissues...
One minor character I want to mention is Auden's father. I hate him, he's selfish and so horrible. He deserves a bad father award...BOO to him! The book was enjoyable but I've only given it 3 stars because it was slightly predictable and long winded. I've read other reviews where people have enjoyed the slow unraveling of the characters, but for me I felt that over 400 pages was too much. I will probably try another Dessen book, I've got my eyes on Dreamland as I've heard interesting things about it.
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dreamygirl's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
5.0
amandalyn's review against another edition
3.0
I liked the story but the reader for the audiobook was awful.
victoriadiesattheend's review against another edition
5.0
The 5 stars is partly nostalgia talking but truly one of the best books I read when I was 12 and it was just as good to look back on 12 years later. For an old YA book it actually discusses gender identity/feminism/friendship/family dynamics pretty well. I saw a lot of my teenage self in Auden + nostalgia had me tearing up a lil reading this
jenny_hedberg's review against another edition
4.0
Review from 2012:
Jag varnar för ett tråkigt första, och eventuellt andra, kapitel.
Det här är en av de bättre "tjejböckerna". Det här är en sån där bok där man sitter klistrad och måste få veta hur det går, och självklart är killen i boken en mystisk enstöring, I LOVE IT!
Jag varnar för ett tråkigt första, och eventuellt andra, kapitel.
Det här är en av de bättre "tjejböckerna". Det här är en sån där bok där man sitter klistrad och måste få veta hur det går, och självklart är killen i boken en mystisk enstöring, I LOVE IT!
readwithkiekie's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first ever Sarah Dessen novel and she definitely did not disappoint. It was quite dark, but super easy and fun to read, and left me wanting more. The characters were all great including her vain ass father.
The only slight negative was how slow it was in the beginning.
The only slight negative was how slow it was in the beginning.
happilyheatherafterr's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
aly_13's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
4.5
Easy, cute summer read