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alltoomars's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
cleoharper's review against another edition
4.0
This was so cute! I love all of Dessen's books and this one was such a fun, light summer read. I really like her writing style, and the characters are so easy to fall in love with.
jennc's review against another edition
5.0
This book is so good. Funny and sad, romantic and sweet. I really enjoyed it.
cmrobe06's review against another edition
5.0
Basically a young adult romance novel, but I really loved the characters and the wedding premise. Predictable? Yes, but it made me happy while I read it.
kmkasiner's review against another edition
3.0
All Sarah Dessen books are kind of the same. All American girl with a single parent, a quirky job, a secret, and a romance. There is usually a beach. This one had all of the elements, although the Big Secret was more tragic than usual. I'm not sure if the plot completely lived up to the gravity of Louna's past, and the chemistry with Ambrose kind of came out of nowhere. But it was still a fun, quick read, and I love Dessen's sense of humor.
beckyday's review against another edition
2.0
This was a mediocre book. I liked the beginning and middle but the ending was not good.
hannagruteke's review against another edition
5.0
Just as most of Dessen's books this one was amazing! I loved the character development and if you get the barnes and noble version you get some cameos from characters from her older books too.
If you love anything else Dessen's written you'll love this one as well.
If you love anything else Dessen's written you'll love this one as well.
siobhancollierauthor's review against another edition
5.0
I didn’t cry at this book like I did for a lot of Sarah’s other books, but that doesn’t diminish the impact of this story. Especially when it focuses on a topic that’s long been contested in America: school shootings.
Dessen does well not to get political or discuss the wrongs or rights of the situation. The shooter never gets a name, all the focus is on how a shooting in New Jersey could affect a girls states away in Lakeview, and it gives heart to all those scenes we see on the news, aspects of what it’s like to live on past such atrocities. She works this well into the narrative of weddings and what goes on behind the scenes, all mixed in with her trademark elements - including past characters, a setting familiar to her novels, a girl realising something fundamental in her life when she’s on the brink of college - which makes this story just as good as Just Listen or Lock And Key
Dessen does well not to get political or discuss the wrongs or rights of the situation. The shooter never gets a name, all the focus is on how a shooting in New Jersey could affect a girls states away in Lakeview, and it gives heart to all those scenes we see on the news, aspects of what it’s like to live on past such atrocities. She works this well into the narrative of weddings and what goes on behind the scenes, all mixed in with her trademark elements - including past characters, a setting familiar to her novels, a girl realising something fundamental in her life when she’s on the brink of college - which makes this story just as good as Just Listen or Lock And Key