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A review by alexblackreads
This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
4.0
This is such a lovely book, featuring a sweet romance between two teenagers. It's a little hate to love, a lot opposites attract, and just a really good story overall. Remy is one of my favorite of Dessen's protagonists because she experiences such character growth over the book. Yes, she's a brat, but that's the point. She's a realistic teenager who has a lot of growing up to do, and does a fair amount over the course of this story.
I will say Dexter's behavior at the beginning made me uncomfortable. The guy who doesn't take no for an answer really makes me shudder, especially when he's told explicitly and repeatedly to back off. But those issues faded and I really enjoy this.
The cast of characters is also great. It's interesting to read this as an adult and have my opinions change, like with Jennifer Anne. Remy really hates Jennifer Anne and as a kid, I did too. As an adult, it's funny to me how similar they are in many ways.
I do think it suffered a bit from having such a large cast of characters and wasn't able to delve deeply enough into all of them (Jess in particular got the short stick, despite being a great character), and I kind of wish there were fewer just so more time could be allotted to them. But all in all, a really fun read that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys contemporary YA romance.
I will say Dexter's behavior at the beginning made me uncomfortable. The guy who doesn't take no for an answer really makes me shudder, especially when he's told explicitly and repeatedly to back off. But those issues faded and I really enjoy this.
The cast of characters is also great. It's interesting to read this as an adult and have my opinions change, like with Jennifer Anne. Remy really hates Jennifer Anne and as a kid, I did too. As an adult, it's funny to me how similar they are in many ways.
I do think it suffered a bit from having such a large cast of characters and wasn't able to delve deeply enough into all of them (Jess in particular got the short stick, despite being a great character), and I kind of wish there were fewer just so more time could be allotted to them. But all in all, a really fun read that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys contemporary YA romance.