A New York Times bestseller She’s got it all figured out. Or does she? When it comes to relationships, Remy’s got a whole set of rules. Never get too serious. Never let him break your heart. And never, ever date a musician. But then Remy meets Dexter, and the rules don’t seem to apply anymore. Could it be that she’s starting to understand what all those love songs are about? “Remy and Dexter jump … understand what all those love songs are about?
“Remy and Dexter jump off the pages into the hearts of readers, who will wish for a romance like this of their own.” —Booklist
Also by Sarah Dessen:
Along for the Ride
Dreamland
Just Listen
Keeping the Moon
Lock and Key
The Moon and More
Someone Like You
That Summer
The Truth About Forever
What Happened to Goodbye
more
I struggled with this book and the characters. Usually I can relate to Sarah Dessen’s characters pretty quickly. Her characters are very mature for their age. However, I could not relate to Remy or her friends. They seemed very immature. The language and their behavior was rough, also. Mid-way through the book I was able to understand Remy better and a lot of her behavior made more sense. By the end of the book I began to like Remy and wanted to see her come around. She grew more and became more of her true self within the last quarter of the book than she did through out the whole book. This is the third Sarah Dessen book I have read. I have loved the other 2. I hope I love the next Sarah Dessen book as much as the first 2.
This book was my favorite teenage book to read. Sure it was more on a sad part but this can help other young kids in toxic relationship to get idea what are the red flags.
This is one of my favorite books of all time. I started reading it in middle/high school and kept reading it. I know it is more of a YA but as a grown adult, I still enjoy it. I think it has to do with Dexter. He is such a flawed character and he’s probably as annoying as anything in real life…but I love him. I don’t even know why. He’s perfect. And he’s perfect for Remy.
I love Sarah Dessen books , very good author I want to read all her books
*Sighs dreamily* I freaking love this book. Although to be fair, about 83% of my love is pure nostalgia. This was a reread for me and I was suuuuuuuper worried my middle school memories would make the real thing dull in comparison. But I’m both relieved and excited to report that’s not the case!
It’s been at least a decade since I last read this and I can still relate to it HARD. Remy and I share the exact same jaded cynicism, which is probably a depressingly terrible thing to say, but it’s still such a relief to see on paper. Remy’s not perfect and makes a lot of terrible mistakes, but that’s actually what I love most about her. Even though she makes some questionable decisions, I understood her motivation behind everything and Dessen did a fantastic job of making Remy feel REAL. Remy might be a fictional character, but she still somehow gives me hope that maybe love isn’t as hopeless as it sometimes seems.
And let’s be honest, Dexter is the one carrying this story. The FREAKING ADORABLE hilarious musician with the FREAKING ADORABLE curly hair and the FREAKING ADORABLE dog named Monkey is pretty much why we’re all here. I love him SO MUCH. And reading the banter between him and his band mates was just the best. I want a Dexter of my own!!!
The downside to Dessen books is that once you’ve read one, you’ve kind of read them all because most of them follow the same general formula. I’ve read four now and even though I love their light hearted romance, there’s nothing revolutionary about them. This was the very first Dessen book I ever read, which is why it holds such a big place in my heart. But if you’ve read her other work, don’t expect anything too different with this one.
FINAL WORD
Loved it! Another light hearted romance that brings the humor and is easy to relate to. DIBS ON DEXTER.
This book was a really good book, one of my favorites my Sarah Dessen
This is my 2nd Dessen novel and I can honestly say I’m hooked. I see myself devouring everything this author writes from here on out.
This Lullaby follows a girl who has a very jaded view of love due to an absentee father and a mother with multiple marriages under her belt. It’s easy to see how she came to disbelieve in love with this history and even if you haven’t been in the same position, you’ll find yourself connecting with her and sympathizing with her history.
The biggest lesson to be learned from this story, is not to give up on love. That it’s not perfect and things will go wrong, but there is still hope, there is still that chance that you’ll find the one who will be perfect for you and the one who you will overlook things that used to bother you simply because you love them. It’s about putting your past behind you and learning to live your own life with your own ideals and moving on from a past that hurt you.
I think fans of the author and fans of YA contemporary romance will really enjoy this book.