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Once and for All by Sarah Dessen
3.0

2.75/5 stars

PROS:
--This book read quick in most places but some of the chapters felt needlessly padded.
--Loved Louna as a main character (despite the dumb origin of her name that was completely unnecessary).
--Everything about Ethan had my heart in shambles by the end.

CONS:
--It's not a good sign when I think the main love interest is legitimately annoying and I hate most of the scenes that he's in. Granted he got better as the story went on, but bro just stole a dog with no consequences and also held up his mom's wedding to hit on a girl. He's a golden retriever in human form in the worst ways. Not to mention he and Louna have zero chemistry and the only reason she starts liking him is the most doctored, fake shit I've read in a romance novel.
--Maybe don't have sex with and then say 'I love you' within five hours of meeting someone.
--I really disliked the author's use of a school shooting as a plot point not once, but twice.