by: Sarah Dessen
It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live.
A job in a clothes boutique introduces Auden to the world of girls: their talk, their friendship, their crushes. She missed out on all that, too busy being the perfect daughter to her demanding mother. Then she meets Eli, an intriguing loner and a fellow insomniac who becomes her guide to the nocturnal world of the town. Together they embark on parallel quests: for Auden, to experience the carefree teenage life she’s been denied; for Eli, to come to terms with the guilt he feels for the death of a friend.
My Rating ****
I LOVED IT!!!! This novel was Sarah Dessen at her best. The way she captures the essence and feel of summer is absolutely amazing. One of the characteristic of Dessen’s writing is evolving the protagonist and preparing them for the future, while giving the reader a life lesson. In all her novels summer seems to be a kind of defining stage between past and present, being a teen and a grown up.
I thought Auden had a little spice to her. She was judgmental and prejudiced against lip glossed blondes. I liked that she wasn’t all nice. She also wasn’t your typical teen, she was lacking the teenage experiences. I appreciated how the author described the change in Auden after getting to know people that she wouldn’t usually associate herself with. That brings us to supporting characters, which as always were well developed and interesting. One of the most memorable of them was Eli; handsome, very much to himself, wounded, sexy bike rider connects with Auden on more than one level. Both similar and at the same time so different. I specially enjoyed the late night quests. You can smell the love.
Overall, very strong, rich plot and great characters make up an amazing book.
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