This Lullaby

After I finished the book Someone Like You I decided to read another one of Sarah Dessens books. Out of all of them I decided to read This Lullaby because of it's great ratings. I loved the book just like I thought I would. The story is a classical romance, with a slight twist like Sarah Dessens other stories. Yet unlike the other stories, This Lullaby starts of pretty quickly and has is really funny, which the other stories lack. This Lullaby has the always happy, funny charming "boy-next door" with the main character, Remy, who only believes in staying in a relationship until the beginning love rush starts.
Remy is a heartbreaker. She's not afraid to love 'em and leave 'em. Except honestly she always leaves the relationship before it gets too serious, before the "loving 'em". When she meets Dexter it isn't a possibility to love him, until she finds herself falling for Dexter. Dexter isn't perfect, like Remy usually makes her boyfriends. He's clumsy, messy and a musician, all the things Remy would break up with boys because of. Yet she can't seem to break up with him. She couldn't possibly love him could she?
Unlike her mother, Remy doesn't fall in love easily, while her mothers constantly in love and currently on her fifth husband. Or her sixth, whether you count Remys dad. Which she doesn't.
Remys dad left before Remy was born. When he heard that Remy was born he wrote a song about her, "This Lullaby." The song was a hit makings Remys dad a one hit wonder. Sadly Remys dad died soon after the song was released.
This book is great, funny and so sweet. It's a romance, with still a touch of friendship and the way life shakes you around. It's a fantastic book and anyone who liked any other Sarah Dessen books will definitely love This Lullaby. It's hard not to!

Someone like you

A couple days ago I started to read a book called, Someone Like You. I finished it the next day. The book, although not exciting every minute, is a really sweet and magical story about friendship. I loved the book! It's the kind of story that takes place over nine months in about 300 pages. So many things are not too descriptive. I thought it was a very cool way of writing and it made me want to read every word. There isn't some surprising twist in the end, but it is a nice look inside what a friendship can or cannot stand.
The story takes place from the perspective of the main character, Halley. Halley is named after her grandmother, who was named after Halley's comet. The comet was seen when Halley's grandmother was born.
Halley's best friend is Scarlett. Scarlett is a tough girl, she's practically raising her family, the complete opposite of Halley.
Scarlett and Halley have been best friends since they were little, and this year is a test of their friendship. In the summer Scarlett's boyfriend dies in a motorcycle accident, and everyone is devastated. Michael, the boyfriend, was nice to everyone, sort of "the guy to like" in their school.
A few months after Michael dies huge changes come to the best friends. Halley falls in love with Michaels best friend and Scarlett finds out something that will change her and Halley's life forever.
And to find out what that is you'll have to read the book!
It's a great story and I totally recommend it. The book isn't really for "a younger crowd" in some parts but in most of it it's appropriate.
I love this book!


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