trisha_thomas 's review for:

Once and for All by Sarah Dessen
3.0

"FOR YOU, I WISH FOR SECOND CHANCES."

This was a cute but confusing book.

There are two main characters - Louna, your narrator, and Ambrose, the potential love interest who just seems like an annoying boy. But Ambrose is frustrating. He's cocky and flirty, he dates or tries to date every girl within range of him. he doesn't mind if he's juggling 2 or 3 girls at once and still flirting with anything that is female, he just makes sure he never lies by never telling the full truth.

Louna is a pretty good main character. Her struggles and experiences were eye opening and interesting. She felt real and true - absolutely that she would be jaded by love since she plans so many wedding and because of her own experience.

So it was hard to buy into the slow simmer of this love story. I just couldn't get behind the boy who couldn't date anyone with any sense of seriousness suddenly changing - but at least the story included a lot of dud dates and interesting wedding stories. I did love Jilly and her crazy ragtag group of siblings. I also liked her mom and William. All in all, it was a very good story and I did enjoy it if I couldn't fully get behind the plot.