sc104906 's review for:

Once and for All by Sarah Dessen
3.0

Louna's life is very ordered and she defined boundaries, which help when she is working with her mother's wedding planning business. However, she may have met her match with Ambrose, who is an impulsive, charming, direct playboy. When Louna's mother takes on Ambrose's sister's wedding, she hires Ambrose to get him out of his sister's hair. Only now he is driving Louna crazy and pushing at all of her walls. The two enter into a bet, where Louna is required to serially date, while Ambrose must have a monogamus relationship. The first to quit will have their next date chosen by the winner. However, it seems that the two have a great amount of chemistry, which might be too much for this bet.

I was kinda bored by this book. The real action didn't start taking place until the last half of the book. It felt like two different novels, the main romance story, which wasn't as developed as Louna's past. It felt like the reader was outside the action looking in. The characters were great, which I always expect from Dessen. This novel was better than St. Anything and certainly speaks to her style better. This is a Sarah Dessen book, so I don't know if I am giving it such a high rating because it is a Dessen book or a low rating because it is a Dessen book....if that makes any kind of sense. I wanted to know more about Louna's mom and William, or Maya and Roger.