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Once and for All
by Sarah Dessen
Description: This book follows 17-year old Louna the summer before college. She is working at her mom’s wedding planning business, Natalie Barrett Weddings. While planning a particular wedding, Louna meets Ambrose who eventually starts working for Natalie Barrett Weddings as well. Ambrose is confident, loud, has a short attention span, and says what he’s thinking, but he’s also, kind. Louna and him argue, then become friends, and maybe more? But Louna has already had her epic love, and doesn’t think she’s supposed to have another. Ambrose may just change her mind.
Thoughts: This is a cute read. Learning about Louna’s epic love in flashbacks makes you feel all of the emotions she did. The butterflies, the recklessness, first love. It is also, equally heartbreaking when we learn how/why this relationship ends prematurely.
In between the flashbacks, we see present-day Louna navigating life; dating, with cringeworthy results; and learning to overcome her grief and move on.
I like Louna’s growth throughout the book. She starts out heartbroken, and cynical, but finally starts to hope again by the end of the book. She makes a big move at the end that symbolizes her first step towards finally healing.
One thing I would have liked to see more of is the romance between Louna and her current love interest. I didn’t feel that the characters got enough romantic moments. With more pages added, I feel like we could have gotten a stronger connection between the two.
Overall, this was a good read, that definitely had me feeling all of the emotions. It’s not Dessen’s best, but is still a great book she has in her arsenal.
Thoughts: This is a cute read. Learning about Louna’s epic love in flashbacks makes you feel all of the emotions she did. The butterflies, the recklessness, first love. It is also, equally heartbreaking when we learn how/why this relationship ends prematurely.
In between the flashbacks, we see present-day Louna navigating life; dating, with cringeworthy results; and learning to overcome her grief and move on.
I like Louna’s growth throughout the book. She starts out heartbroken, and cynical, but finally starts to hope again by the end of the book. She makes a big move at the end that symbolizes her first step towards finally healing.
One thing I would have liked to see more of is the romance between Louna and her current love interest. I didn’t feel that the characters got enough romantic moments. With more pages added, I feel like we could have gotten a stronger connection between the two.
Overall, this was a good read, that definitely had me feeling all of the emotions. It’s not Dessen’s best, but is still a great book she has in her arsenal.