A review by proteinscollide
Once and for All by Sarah Dessen

3.0

These are so comforting, even if I know the template by heart now. Louna, who is working once again for her single mother's wedding planning business in her last summer before college, lost the love of her life not too long ago tragically. She's guarded and cynical about love after that experience but is bet by Ambrose, the feckless brother of a client who is roped into working alongside her, that she can't give his way a try - enjoying the thrill of the chase with a series of meaningless dates - while he will try and settle down for the summer with one girl. Of course they fall in love, but there's a few emotional tangles and walls to navigate first. I like this careful, slow-burn look at grief mixed with first loves and young love; I like a lot of the supplementary characters like Louna's business-savvy mother, her business partner and Louna's godfather William, Louna's best friend Jilly and her own quest to find romance and happiness, and of course, Ambrose - a puppy stealing charmer.