Good, but Flawed | Lock and Key

Amazing ! | Lock and Key | Sarah Dessen

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	• Lock and Key Sarah Dessen Speak, 2009 - 432 pages average customer review:based on 98 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Captivating

This book is like any other from Sarah Dessen, absolutely amazing. Maybe I am just bias since I love all of her other books, but this book just has it all, all in perfect balance...deception, hate, sadness, love, scandal, friendship and a wonderful story. Not to mention an ending that doesn't get me worked up.

Sarah Dessen has a way of connecting with the reader. Whether its because the story is close to your own personal one, or because her words just fill you with such emotion you don't know whether to break down in tears or jump up and dance. The way she writes makes you feel you are in the story and experiencing what the main character is experiencing. When I read, I make "mini-movies" in my head based on the story, and with Dessen's style of writing it is so easy to do that, and you almost wish the movie would never end.

The main character, Ruby, has had a tough life ever since she was young. Her parents got a divorce when she was only five and after that, she rarely saw her father. Her mother became distant from Ruby and her sister, and she started to drink more and more. The only positive thing left in Ruby's life was her older sister, Cora. Cora is ten years older than Ruby and has always been there for her, Cora was her `mother' after her actual mother stopped caring for her. But ever since Cora went off to college, she hasn't been around much either. But that changes when Ruby is forced to live with Cora and her husband, Jamie. Ruby had been spending the past couple months living on her own ever since her mother left without notice, but now Ruby is reunited with her older sister who hasn't been in her life for the past ten years.

Their relationship isn't what is used to be and Ruby isn't quite certain she ever wants it that way again. But when it turns out Ruby isn't as put together as she once thought, their worlds collide and they both find once again that they depend on one another, and their sisterhood is challenged with Ruby's independent attitude and Cora's knack to repay Ruby for not being there.

Not only is this a great story about a troubled teen fighting for freedom, but it is a beautiful story of two sisters trying to make it work between them after so many years being apart. And oh yeah, I forgot to mention...the hot, popular guy at Ruby's new high school, Perkins Day. His name is Nate, and not only is he charming, gorgeous, a great guy and loved by all that know him; he also has a past that he is hiding.

Ruby's story is a captivating one and definitely something you should read.

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Good, but Flawed

Dessen did a good job with this book. The characters were interesting people and the relationships between them were believable. I was interested in what happened to each of them. However, the book did drag a bit in between major events. It was also not as good as the other book by Dessen I have read, Just Listen. Overall, though, it is a good read and I look forward to reading more of her novels.

Amazing !

Sarah Dessen is my favorite author. And this book by far is my favorite of hers. Its just so inspirational and realistic! The characters are every day and the story is great :)

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Book Cover Change??????????????

What's up Publishers? Stop changing the book covers! Bad idea, especially when Lock & Key's original cover was artistically & symbolic of the book's title & theme. My eye is not even drawn to this cover of yet another set of bare legs ---it's so cheesy; cannot believe that Sarah Dessen is pleased by your move. Once a book has identity, don't change it!

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