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hannahand_herbooks 's review for:
Once and for All
by Sarah Dessen
*SPOILERS*
Man. I really wanted to enjoy this one, as Sarah Dessen was one of the authors that was essential to me growing up. But maybe she's lost her touch. Or maybe I've just outgrown her.
Sarah Dessen has long been criticized for her lack of diversity in the books, and in this one, it was like she was throwing token diverse characters in there without fully developing them or integrating them in the story much. They were still very much background characters, of complete unimportance, and the main character, Louna, was her typical, tired protagonist. Additionally, Louna fell in love with her first boyfriend in literally like three hours and then this was the basis for a large part of the plot. Also, I felt like having a school shooting solely for the purpose of providing tragedy to the main character and making her closed off so the charming (or unbelievably annoying and predictable) Ambrose could save her from her cynical self was pretty messed up, in my opinion.
I was so disappointed in this book and I probably won't be picking up the next one from Dessen. You would think that after a longer absence in between novels, she would have created something a bit more unique, but it just felt like a watered-down version of her other novels.
Man. I really wanted to enjoy this one, as Sarah Dessen was one of the authors that was essential to me growing up. But maybe she's lost her touch. Or maybe I've just outgrown her.
Sarah Dessen has long been criticized for her lack of diversity in the books, and in this one, it was like she was throwing token diverse characters in there without fully developing them or integrating them in the story much. They were still very much background characters, of complete unimportance, and the main character, Louna, was her typical, tired protagonist. Additionally, Louna fell in love with her first boyfriend in literally like three hours and then this was the basis for a large part of the plot. Also, I felt like having a school shooting solely for the purpose of providing tragedy to the main character and making her closed off so the charming (or unbelievably annoying and predictable) Ambrose could save her from her cynical self was pretty messed up, in my opinion.
I was so disappointed in this book and I probably won't be picking up the next one from Dessen. You would think that after a longer absence in between novels, she would have created something a bit more unique, but it just felt like a watered-down version of her other novels.