Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessen is one of those authors I probably wouldn’t ever have discovered if it weren’t for book blogs. As soon as I got into the world of book blogs though, her name kept popping up. And yet, it’s taken me since April of last year to finally pick one up! Now that I have, I will definitely be reading more though.
It’s the first day of school and Annabel is nervous. Something happened last spring(which the reader doesn’t find out about until much later in the novel) that caused a rift between Annabel and her friends. At lunch, she finds herself, alone, sitting near a mysterious, intimidating boy. This becomes their routine, never speaking but always eating lunch “together”. Eventually, of course, Annabel and the boy begin talking and find themselves becoming friends. Also, as the semester goes on she faces what happened last spring and learns some things about herself along the way.
I loved this book. It was exactly what I was expecting. It was kind of like chick lit but YA, so maybe YA chick lit? It was nothing super profound or anything but I’m pretty sure that wasn’t the point. It was just a fun, entertaining story. And it was well written. (To me, there is nothing more unforgivable than poor writing, in ANY genre.) I’m not sure what else to say about this book because it was perfect. I can’t think of anything I disliked (except maybe the cover. When I googled the cover I found that there was a much better one out there. Too bad my copy didn’t have that one!)
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June 25th, 2010 at 6:36 am
I have read quite a few books by Sarah Dessen but this one is new to me. Thanks for your review!
April 11th, 2011 at 1:31 pm
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