Okay, so for those of you who follow me on Instagram, you know I just finished a new book. For those of you who don’t follow me on Instagram…follow me on Instagram, (link is down below) and I post pretty often. But I just finished a new book so, of course I had to write about it.
Let me just say this, Sarah Dessen had me reading books the way I used to: in one day and into the wee hours of the next morning. I’m writing this at 3:27 in the morning, and I couldn’t be happier. Sorry Rossena! (I promised her I’d get more sleep. Oh well.) For those of you who don’t know, Sarah Dessen is bestselling author of thirteen novels for teens who has sold more than seven million copies and has received rave reviews as well as numerous awards, and that’s just me reading the Author Bio. When in reality, Sarah Dessen writes compelling young adult fiction on love, life and loss. Each of her characters face a seemingly adult situation and deals with it in their own way through the mind of a growing teen. It’s so much deeper than your standard “commitment issues”, or “first love breakup woos”, as I like to call them, and I think the conflict she chose for this book hits right on the nose in relevance to today’s society. I can’t even explain the emotional connection I felt to the main character and her past lover. I also looved Ambrose, if nothing but just for his amazingly unique name. He was light hearted, he was quirky, and he was bold and honest in a way most people could really love (or hate) him for. I think he was refreshing for someone like Louna who was so used to routine but their relationship developed in a way I don’t think either of them really saw coming. There was an obvious connection between him and Louna but I liked that the book focused mainly on the personal growth for Louna rather than anything else. The climax was admittedly very lackluster, but I felt that it was fitting considering the way the rest of the story and Louna’s past unfolded. All of it was just…ugh. Gut wrenching. I don’t want give too much away (I hate and love spoilers, don’t you?) but, there’s so much more to this story than what meets the eye. I actually had to bring out the sticky tabs to mark down my favorite moments, which was everything! But I restrained myself, sort of. After being in a book slump for so long (high school is tough), it felt great to read like that again and it was the perfect book to get me back into the swing of things. So naturally, I bought another book. It’s Along For the Ride, also by Sarah Dessen and I bought it mainly for the quick reference that was made in Once And For All. For those die-hard Sarah Dessen fans out there, if you catch the refence, let me know! I was so excited to buy it, so I hope this one is just as good. So if you haven’t read Once And For All, do so. I don’t care what you do: buy it, borrow it, but it, then read it and return it (we’ve all done it.) But if and when you do, let me know! I’d love to hear your thoughts on it. Tell me what you think of Ambrose, Louna, our huge plot unveiling… Reach put to me on my social medias or comment down below. I love to chat. Until Next Time! With love, Arianna
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