Lock and Key

"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"

"Probably not a set favorite part but I just love the connection she and her sister had!"

"Same!! It’s been a while since I’ve read her work"

"This story is a great read for teens! I remember reading this author back when I was in high school. I wouldn’t recommend it for middle school age as it is too mature, however I also would not recommend for 21+ as it is an easy read! "

"It’s DEFINITELY worth it"

"I read basically everything she published before 2013 but I might need to catch up on some newer stuff. The part that is coming to mind at the most is when the protagonist's brother in law is upset at her for cutting school to get high and her sister is disappointed but also tells her that he doesn't understand where they come from. Who that moment of solidarity lays a foundation for the rest of the book."

"I read a few reviews before picking up this book. There seemed to have been quite a few mixed ones out there. Some didn't like it, it didn't hold the same Dessen story that people were used to. But I have to disagree with this. From what I have read so far from this amazing writer is that she takes real issues and writes about them. Not so much sunshine, rainbows and rubber duckies as writing about hard issues. <br/><br/>Writing about a girl with a flaky mom who spends her time moving around so much and trying to take care of her flighty mom. And then having to deal with the fact that her mom just up and left. No word, no goodbye. Just left. The story of Cora and Ruby was another fantastic show of writing. It seems they were both affected by the actions of their mother. Both learn to overcome it and it is beautiful.<br/><br/>Dessen has a way of throwing her characters into a situation totally opposite of where they come from. In this instance, she throws Ruby in with Jamie, Cora's husband. Who had a great childhood, a large family and where people didn't run away but instead talked through what was bothering them.<br/><br/>I'm convinced that Sarah Dessen is a true master of the pen. Or keyboard. However you want to think about it."

"Right now I’m reading birthday girl "

"I read this book years ago but I remember loving it! Currently, I’m reading The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah and I’m loving it "

"I just finished this book this morning, it was a refreshing take on romantic novels. I wouldn’t say this book as the whirl wind romance I know a lot of us crave, well I do at least, but the story line is so beautiful I did not mind not having a lot of romance packed in between the pages. "