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This Lullaby

by Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)

4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 · rating details · 75,882 ratings · 2,850 reviews

When it comes to relationships, Remy doesn't mess around. After all, she's learned all there is to know from her mother, who's currently working on husband number five. But there's something about Dexter that seems to defy all of Remy's rules. He certainly doesn't seem like Mr. Right. For some reason, however, Remy just can't seem to shake him. Could it be that Remy's star...more

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Published March 8th 2004 by Speak (first published May 27th 2002)

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Nov 08, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: trt-posted-reviews, trt-gold-star-award-winner

Reviewed by Jocelyn Pearce for TeensReadToo.com

Sarah Dessen's THIS LULLABY is one of the best teen books I've ever read. It's the story of Remy, a girl who has no faith in love. Part of this is because her own father never even saw her, only wrote a now-famous song, called "This Lullaby," about her before he died. It certainly doesn't help that her mother has been married four times, and, at the beginning of the novel, is about to have her fifth wedding. Remy says about her mother's marriages, "...more Reviewed by Jocelyn Pearce for TeensReadToo.com

Sarah Dessen's THIS LULLABY is one of the best teen books I've ever read. It's the story of Remy, a girl who has no faith in love. Part of this is because her own father never even saw her, only wrote a now-famous song, called "This Lullaby," about her before he died. It certainly doesn't help that her mother has been married four times, and, at the beginning of the novel, is about to have her fifth wedding. Remy says about her mother's marriages, "She takes on husbands the way other people change their hair color: out of boredom, listlessness, or just feeling that this next one will fix everything, once and for all."

Remy likes to feel in control of things when she's got a boyfriend. She knows all about getting into relationships, the first romantic rush, and ending them before there's any emotional attachment. She's almost always the one to dump guys, not the other way around. She's got plenty of practice at it, too.

One day, at the car dealership owned by her mother's next husband, she meets a guy named Dexter. He's very determined to get to know Remy, and, at first, she thinks he's ridiculous and ignores him. Dexter, however, is persistent. When the two finally get together, everyone is shocked that Remy's staying in the relationship. Dexter is so many things Remy could never put up with. He's messy and impulsive, but, most of all, he's a musician. Until Dexter came along, Remy had a "no musician" rule, and now she's broken it.

Signs point to Remy ending this relationship and not looking back. Everyone thinks that's what will happen. Everyone except Dexter, who wants it to be more than a summer thing, who has faith in their relationship. How will it all end?

This is an amazing young adult book by a brilliant author. Sarah Dessen, author of several other books including THAT SUMMER and SOMEONE LIKE YOU, does an awesome job of keeping the reader's attention throughout THIS LULLABY. She does it with her original story, told in Remy's unique voice. It doesn't hurt that Sarah Dessen is great at creating fresh, original, believable characters. Thoughtful and powerful, this book also has its moments that will make readers laugh, which is a nice change of pace in the story. Every aspect of this novel surpasses expectations. (less)

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Apr 27, 2011 Isamlq rated it 4 of 5 stars

After Just Listen, let’s just say that I wasn’t all that impressed with Sarah Dessen. And to be honest? I just couldn’t see why she was so popular.. so with great reluctance (a month after reading Just Listen in fact,) I went ahead and read This Lullaby. Well, this review is me eating my words: Sarah Dessen deserves all the praise she has gotten/gets.

I loved it! (Yes, this is even despite my having come across what one reviewer calls the “the Sarah Dessen Syndrome,” of a female protagonist who i...more

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Jan 25, 2010 Tatiana rated it 2 of 5 stars

Recommended to Tatiana by: Heather

Shelves: 2010, ya, ala-ya-2003, chick-lit

"This Lullaby" was my first Dessen book and will probably be the last. It has nothing to do with the writing, but this kind of fairly depressing YA chick lit a la Jennifer Weiner is simply not my cup of tea.

This book is normally described as a super sweet romance, but it never felt like one to me. Rather, it was a story of a girl disillusioned in love who finally allowed herself to open herself up to an honest relationship with a man.

There was really nothing wrong with this story. The characters...more "This Lullaby" was my first Dessen book and will probably be the last. It has nothing to do with the writing, but this kind of fairly depressing YA chick lit a la Jennifer Weiner is simply not my cup of tea.

This book is normally described as a super sweet romance, but it never felt like one to me. Rather, it was a story of a girl disillusioned in love who finally allowed herself to open herself up to an honest relationship with a man.

There was really nothing wrong with this story. The characters were very well drawn in comparison to those in many other YA novels I've read. They were compelling and understandable and their relationships with each other felt real. Dexter as the main male lead was extremely likable. Remy appeared a little harder to understand and appreciate. For her 18 years of age she was awfully negative and cynical and I found it very hard at times to remain in her head, because it seemed to me she never took any pleasure in anything, even in her short relationship with Dexter. Maybe I would have understood her better if her personality was explored more thoroughly: Why exactly was she so angry with her father, after all, he never did her any harm, he died when she was just a toddler? What made her clean up her act and abandon her promiscuous life style and drug use? Why, with all her disillusionment in love, did she keep having these 2-months romances? What exactly did she want from these relationships? I also wanted to know more about Remy's friends, especially about always in a background Jess, and about Chloe, who was as cynical as Remy, but what was her reason? And lastly, these 4 girls seemed strangely too mature and jaded for their age. Throughout the book I kept thinking that if you take the words "high school graduation" and "college" out of the story, you basically get on your hands a group of "Sex and the City" girls.

"This Lullaby" was by no means a bad book, it was a fast and engaging story, but it left me fairly unsatisfied and not really inspired to read any other books by the author.

Reading challenge: #29.(less)

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Dec 04, 2007 Rachel rated it 4 of 5 stars

I was 18 when I read This Lullaby, and it was the first Sarah Dessen novel that I had read. To this day, it is still my favorite book by Dessen.

The main character Remy is very relatable to many teenage girls, and even to young women who remember being the way Remy is when they were in high school. Remy's family and friends are a very loveable group of characters and their development is flawless.

There are little twists here and there that carry the book toward the end. It does start off a littl...more

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Feb 23, 2012 Maru rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, reviewed, ya-contemporary

Rating: 5 STARS

This Lullaby is my favourite Sarah Dessen book along with The Truth About Forever. There is no denying that Sarah Dessen follows a specific formula when writing a novel, a formula that doesn't change too much (if at all) from book to book. But not only does this formula work, she manages to make it work wonderfully. In my opinion, Dessen has a gift, in that she is able to turn simple plots into beautiful and deep stories that work when in the mood for an entertaining, light, fun b...more

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May 30, 2012 Hilda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, so-lovely

This lullaby is only a few words
A simple run of chords
Quiet here in this spare room
But you can hear it, hear it
Wherever you may go
I will let you down
But this lullaby plays

Remy doesn’t believe in love. Her mother’s fifth marriage only encourages her to stop believing in the nonsense. To her, love means having fun with guys, making sure that they know the relationship won’t last long, and leaving before things get complicated. No worries. No entanglements. The no-strings-attached rule has worked...more This lullaby is only a few words
A simple run of chords
Quiet here in this spare room
But you can hear it, hear it
Wherever you may go
I will let you down
But this lullaby plays

Remy doesn’t believe in love. Her mother’s fifth marriage only encourages her to stop believing in the nonsense. To her, love means having fun with guys, making sure that they know the relationship won’t last long, and leaving before things get complicated. No worries. No entanglements. The no-strings-attached rule has worked well for Remy, until her encounter with Dexter. Dexter is the only exception from the long list of Remy’s perfect exes. He’s messy, hyperactive, and a musician with seemingly no future. Remy has vowed to herself to think of Dexter only as a summer boyfriend, but what if Dexter wants more? What if their relationship means something more than just summer fling?

This is official: Sarah Dessen is the best when it comes to contemporary YA. Her books may follow similar path, but each of it remains unique and special. Some people may find the slow pacing in her stories boring, but I think that’s what makes her books amazing. The progress in the relationship between the main characters is very subtle. There are so much deeper meanings in the sweet little things they do. I really like it that what starts the relationship is always offer of kindness and friendship.

In the last part of the book, it’s always the heroine who takes the important action to alter their story. I think that’s very crucial, because then it means there is no magical salvation or something like that. Dexter may help Remy to believe in love, but he can’t fix Remy’s problem with her mother or her sarcastic attitude toward people around her. Remy has to be the one who takes the last step if she wants to change herself.

I think my most favorite part of this book is the time when Remy thinking to buy plastic ware for Dexter. Dexter is living with his band mates in a house where the only dish-ware consists of one ceramic plate, a few mismatched forks and knives, gas-station freebie coffee mugs, and some paper goods. Remy, being a neat freak and perfectionist girl, wants to buy plastic ware for Dexter but she is afraid that the gesture means so much more. This is her first time she is tempted to buy something more permanent than a Zip Coke for his boyfriend. It is very cute to watch her struggling whether or not to buy Dexter plastic ware. I have no idea that something as simple as forks and spoons can be a really romantic thing in a book.

Remy is one wonderful character I warmed throughout the story. I really like her rational thinking and how she is very protective of people she loves. Dexter might not be my favorite Sarah Dessen hero, but he is certainly very funny and sweet! The songs he writes, like The Potato Song, are simply ridiculous but somehow, it makes him even more adorable. I would recommend you to read This Lullaby during summer time because then you can also experience the humid, hot summer nights when Remy and Dexter fall with each other.

And so, while the rest of the world went on unaware, drinking their coffee, reading the sports page, and picking up their dry cleaning, I leaned forward and kissed Dexter, making a choice that would change everything. Maybe somewhere there was a ripple, a bit of a jump, some small shift in the universe, barely noticeable.

I didn't feel it then. I felt only him kissing me back, easing me into the sunlight as I lost myself in the taste of him and felt the world go on, just as it always had, all around us. (less)

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Nov 11, 2009 Annabelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-contemporary

Let me begin yet another Dessen review on a high note: Remy Starr is officially my favorite Dessen girl, hands down. She actually actively took part in what happened around her, making her mistakes big and bold and beautiful. Her cynical rants immediately captured my heart and her wit and vulnerability sealed the deal. I just got her.
I also fell in love with Dexter from the moment he appeared on the page. His charm and all around adorable-ness made me want to reach into the story and pull him ou...more

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May 08, 2013 Zemira Warner rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, teen, feel-good-read

This is my third Dessen book and it's the most relatable, so far.

It's a story about Remy, a girl who doesn't believe in love because she witnessed her mother getting divorced way too many times. Mum is planing to marry for the fifth time and Remy's had enough but she's still going to keep her mouth shut cause she's leaving for college in the fall. Dexter literally collides with Remy and he is ready to fight for her even though they just met. Soon they start casually dating but Remy knows there...more

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Apr 27, 2008 Waffle...♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Waffle...♥ by: Muahh... :3

Shelves: inspirational, young-adult, romance, favorites, eighth-grade

Amazing moral... but lousy ending! Like always, it was amazingly written, but this time the storyline was horrid and the ending was boring but okay.

Remy Starr, the main character, is disgusting and so cold like she's supposed to be, so I hated her. She is soft WAY deep inside, but the only reason why she puts on a mask of hatred, is because she's afraid of being weak, again. She hates to see how weak she really was so put on the tough attitude. Like her mother and her seemingly endless marriges...more

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Jul 02, 2007 Joy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: teen, realistic, 21c, american, favorites

Probably my favorite Dessen novel. Remy is cynical about love, but she's looking forward to heading off to Stanford with no boyfriend attached. There's just one problem: Remy's latest guy, Dexter, isn't buying into her plan. Not only is he a violation of her "no musicians" rule, he's also intent on sticking around.

I like teen novels that don't focus on a central romance at the expense of everything else. Remy has friends and family, and they're as much a part of the story as Dexter is.

In many w...more

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May 28, 2013 Jenna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, marry-me-romantic-interest, girly-books, oh-the-feelings

Out of all of Sarah Dessen's books, this one has to be my most favorite. I've gone back and reread dozens of times, and it never gets old. I could honestly quote some of it, if I had that chance. That's how much I love this book.

It's the complexity of Remy and Dexter, and all the other supporting characters that make this such a hit with me. To me, they're the most memorable characters Dessen has come up with. They're not bland, carbon copies of some of her others.

I really recommend this book f...more

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Jun 01, 2013 Nur Ain Z. rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5

I'm having mixed feelings about this one. One minute I was devouring the story word by word, the next minute I could barely keep my thoughts at one place. In simpler term, I was bored.

I liked Remy, mostly because I liked the way she carried herself throughout the story and did what she truly believed in. I like independent women, period. However, I couldn't help but being irritated with Remy and her commitment issues. At first, I was okay with her being not okay with serious relationship. I...more

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Jul 18, 2009 Carleigh rated it 5 of 5 stars

really good book...recommend it...and others by sarah dessen

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Apr 23, 2013 Maggie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Recommended to Maggie by: Anna

Shelves: 2013

It feels almost sacrilegious to run a Young Adult blog without having read Sarah Dessen. She's one of the biggest names in YA with a massive, devoted following. I wasn't sure where to start but when Anna suggested This Lullaby and threw in Veronica Mars as a selling point, I couldn't resist.

This book definitely surprised me. I expected Dessen to be light and fluffy. However, instead of The Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, I got The Sisterhood of the Traveling Diet Zip and Cigarettes. I know it's c...more

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Mar 22, 2013 Maggie rated it 5 of 5 stars

"This Lullaby" was my favorite Sarah Dessen book so far. Remy is an 18 year old high school graduate who is looking for a summer fling. She
meets Dexter who is the lead singer of a band called "Truth Squad", which is strictly against Remy's rules of dating. Dexter chases after her until one day she finally gives in, telling herself that she will break it off as soon as the summer ends and she leaves for college. Then something strange happens to Remy that has never happened to her before, she fal...more

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Jun 17, 2011 Lety marked it as to-read

So here we have Remy, neurotic with absolutely no faith in love and it's possibilities. Enter Dexter, with his carelessness and free spirit, a musician who loves to dare you to do unseemingly ridiculous challenges usually involving food and a countdown which you can't help but accept. He's the polar opposite of Remy who usually has everything broken down into checklists and deadlines including her dating life. So what is it about this boy that has Remy second-guessing herself? Great story and I...more

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Feb 19, 2012 Darcy rated it 3 of 5 stars

I read this just after reading the DUFF and I have to say the two are EXTREMELY similar.....and i am pretty sure Kody Keplinger may have ripped off Dessen but hey who knows? I have read only one of Dessen's novels before (i.e. Just Listen) and was mildly impressed by her common theme of focusing more on emotional trauma than romance. I found the writing to be much better in Just Listen though.....(the writing was pretty and clear.....like eating a cookie lol?)............but this writing seemed...more I read this just after reading the DUFF and I have to say the two are EXTREMELY similar.....and i am pretty sure Kody Keplinger may have ripped off Dessen but hey who knows? I have read only one of Dessen's novels before (i.e. Just Listen) and was mildly impressed by her common theme of focusing more on emotional trauma than romance. I found the writing to be much better in Just Listen though.....(the writing was pretty and clear.....like eating a cookie lol?)............but this writing seemed so bland and just spitting the story out . Overall, I find the DUFF to be much better for it's humor and writing style, but I like Dessen's focus on her book's message as well.

ON TO THE CHARACTERS!!!!!! I LOVED the idea of Dexter's character but found him to be very predictable and unreal. Remy was interesting as well, but she was almost too cynical for me (i cannot tell you how many freaking times that word is in this book). However, I found Remy's mother to be very realistic. I noticed that this is Dessen's somewhat specialty. She is very good at writing adult's mannerisms and situations you could say.

THE BAND- i loved JOHN MILLER! He was adorable! Lucus and Ted seemed like the exact same person and were very irritating. I also like how Dessen never had Remy gush over the band and had the band itself almost suck. This was very unexpected and refreshing.

THE SALON- This is very miniscule aspect of the story, but i just loved how Dessen added this in. I thought Lola was hysterical and the whole ''Remy you need a man!'' thing was great! Many people will probably over look this tiny little part, but I adored it!

THE AUTHOR- I am indifferent about Sarah Dessen.....to me her books are like munching down on those iced, pink, and white animal cracker cookies: sometimes you have a huge craving for them, but when you have to many of them you will gag at their very sight and won't go back to them for weeks. I think she is a fun author but no one can ignore her never ending case of the Sarah Dessen Syndrome. Yet, her books seem to be ever improving as she writes.

THE MESSAGE- I like how Sarah Dessen mixed to points of view of love into one overall opinion on it in this story.
It was almost like a algebraic equation: a+b=c
a= forget that crap called ''love''-you will only get hurt in the end
b= people are meant to be together forever, people are soul mates, and love is what binds us all together
c=focusing on your self and moving forward with your own dreams while still allowing yourself to take risks and give love a chance

I quite like this compromise and the non- cheesy ending. I expected that Dessen would be perpetually cheesy, but she has been anything but.....cheers!

All in all this book was a fun, short, and quick read.....it's not amazing.......it doesn't suck...........it isn't even exactly good, but it has a message to tell and I think that was the whole point of this work....and for that I respect Dessen and think people should read it.

DISCLOSURE-SORRY FOR THE BAD GRAMMAR! MY LAZINESS WHEN TYPING REVIEWS IS A PERPETUAL QUIRK!(less)

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Jun 06, 2011 Katrina rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: cheese, young-adult, stuff-my-friends-made-me-read

My friend had, for practically a year, begged me to read this and when I finally relented, I thought it'd be one of those books that are light to read and yet are enjoyable. Not exactly.

True enough that This Lullaby was light and doesn't require you to over-analyze everything. It's basically about this girl who grew up early, has trust issues, doesn't like men, dates around, has AWESOME friends, la di dah. I think what I disliked about the lead character Remy wasn't that she was a slaggy bitch,...more

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Sep 10, 2011 Stray rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: everyone

Shelves: zzz-2010, in-english, to-re-read, reviewed

Book Name: This Lullaby
Author/s: Sarah Dessen
Language English
Original Title: This Lullaby
Publisher, year: Hodder Children's Books, 2008
Page total: 384
Date Read: june 16-17 2010
Genre/s: YA, chick-lit, romance, fiction
First line of Book: "The name of the song is 'This Lullaby'"
Review: Remy doesn't believe in love. But would you believe in love if your mother had gone through four failed marriages, getting into her fifth?
Remy's father was a musician, none of his songs is famous, except for one, c...more

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Jan 29, 2010 Krista (One Love) (Critical) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own-ab, best-character-s, funny, want-to-own, heroine-ice-queen, heroine-tstl, heroine-i-hate, heroine-i-wanna-slap, ya

I don't know, I just didn't like this book. I mean, it was pretty well written I guess, just not my thing. I could NOT relate to Remy in the slightest. She was extremely unlikable, and a compelte bitch, and, for the record, admitting you're a bitch doesn't redeem you. The way she went from guy to guy, dumping them on a schedule, treating them as numbers on a chart and not as human beings...was frankly disgusting. She supposedly has an excuse, because her mom remarried four times. Big deal. You'd...more I don't know, I just didn't like this book. I mean, it was pretty well written I guess, just not my thing. I could NOT relate to Remy in the slightest. She was extremely unlikable, and a compelte bitch, and, for the record, admitting you're a bitch doesn't redeem you. The way she went from guy to guy, dumping them on a schedule, treating them as numbers on a chart and not as human beings...was frankly disgusting. She supposedly has an excuse, because her mom remarried four times. Big deal. You'd have to live under a rock to think treating people like such crap is actually okay.

Don't even get me started on Remy's supposed "friends." Seriously, what the hell was up with Chloe? That girl is more like an enemy than a friend. The others were all right, but not interesting or likable at all. The ONLY likable character in the entire book was Dexter, and Remy treated him like crap on the bottom of her shoe throughout the entire book. Even when she realizes she actually really did LIKE him, she broke up with JUST so she could break up with him. I'm sorry, I know I was supposed to feel so bad for Remy, but really?? Why? She's a bitch, a slut, and totally selfish. It's not like her life was THAT bad. Big deal, she had a few stepfathers. At least she had a mother and brother.

And knowing that some relationships don't last is hardly an excuse for treating a really nice guy who loved her like he was her freaking "Ken doll."

Yes, the book was funny, and I couldn't put it down, but that was mostly because I wanted to know if Remy ever stopped being evil. I don't know, I just think Dexter was wasted on this stupid book. Maybe I'm cold, but I felt no sympathy for Remy. I just couldn't. She spends the whole book boo-hooing about how she lost her virginity to someone she did't like. Well, who the heck cares? It's not like she was raped. She CHOSE to do that. She KNEW what she was doing, and did it anyway.

Oh, and the way she was complaining about having Dexter pursue her was SO annoying. Oh, poor me, an awesome guy likes me. What did I ever do to deserve such hardships? Plus the way she saw all of his characteristics as flaws just pissed me off. Well, he clumsy and messy and doesn't tie his shoes, so he can't possibly ever be a husband. Um, how do those specific traits equate to such an extreme? What's so bad about being clumsy, anyway? I think it's freakin' adorable. I mean, when she called him a freaking shoelace to be tied, I wanted to jump into the book and throttle her. AND she never apologized for insulting him, and of course he was too nice to ask. Remy wouldn't lower herself to apologize to him. Not even after she falsely accused him at the end. No, she couldn't possibly say sorry. She'll just have to kiss him, becayse he's not worhty of an apology.

Okay, so it's obvious now that I just hate Remy.

Plus, this books was SO predictable. The second they mentioned the secretary at the beginning during the wedding, I knew what was going to happen/had been happening. It couldn't have been more obvious had she come right out and said it.

And this is just my personal opinion, but I hate authors that use charcters as nothing more than tools. Like every single one of Remy's boyfriends AND friends was a plot tool, nothing more.

That being said, I can't say I didn't LIKE the book, because I did, though it was majorly depressing (though it is supposedly uplifting?? But how??). Mostly, I just liked Dexter. I AM in the minority here, though, because apparently this is Dessen's best book. Well...I'm on my second of hers right now, and I already like it better than this one, so maybe I'm just weird.

Who knows. Maybe I'll ask Remy for some advice on how to be a heartless bitch, that way I'll be able to understand her better. :D(less)

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Aug 16, 2008 Patricia rated it 2 of 5 stars

I did *not* like this book. I found the main character to be completely unsympathetic and I could not relate to her or with her to save my life. I understand WHY she was a bitch at time to Dexterbut quite honestly, I didn't really care. I just couldn't really get into it. Especially towards the end, when she flipped out on Dexter over the whole picture incident. I wanted to rip out my hair, throw my book against a wall and throw her over a bridge all at the same time..ok, well maybe the last bit...more

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Jul 03, 2008 Snorkle rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, read-2008, review-on-blog

Remy is a girl who thinks that she has this whole love thing figured out, whenever she feels that the relationship might take a step up, she dumps the guy. All that changes when she meets Dexter, a guy who says that the first time he saw her, he knew they were meant to be together. To top it all off, Dexter is a musician, an occupation Remy does not like because her father was one and only left her with one legacy, a one hit wonder called, "this lullaby".

This book had a decent amount of faults....more

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Dec 13, 2010 kb rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 4ever-young-adult

For the first 100 pages, I honestly wasn't feeling Sarah Dessen. She took too much time building up her story, so much so that I was wondering when it was ever going to start. Come halfway, it got exciting. I couldn't wait to find out what happens next for Remy and Dexter's relationship. It didn't hurt that the other characters were equally interesting. I mean this in a way that they also got something going on for them, and not just as "supporting characters" that most friends, family members,...more

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Jan 10, 2010 Beya Penn rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: freshmen-year-08-09

i love this book, beacuse there is a chase.
a book about learning experience. It gets slow but it catches you again.
its about a girl who is growning up and wants to separte herself from her mother, and her husbands who soon become her ex husbands.
she has her eyes set on the fall when she will enter collage, and is working really hard, but then at the same time she is dealing with planning her mothers wedding, and all of the small little details. so she has alot on her plate, and having a boy -wh...more

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Dec 07, 2012 Camila rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: all-time-favorite, badass-heroine, beautiful-cover, bitches-be-bitching, buttkick-heroine, cute-love-story, desperately-want-it, expectations, favorite-male-heroe, got-sucked-in, had-me-lol-ing, grinning-like-an-idiot-all-the-time, hey-yo-cool-name, i-need-it-like-a-fat-kid-needs-cake, just-freaking-hate-the-end, loooooo-vvvved-it, love-your-sarcasm, one-more-page-syndrome, real-problems, what-the-hell-jut-happened, weird-different-names, what-the-actual-fuck, what-to-bitch-slap, why-u-did-this, why-why-why, you-annoy-me, review-to-come

Srah Dessen sometimes you make it really difficult to love you ~~that's not entirely true~~. Its just argg, when you finish a book it has a complete incomplete ending, you know what I'm saying? Like when it end in something uncertain, without you knowing what happened in the end, like real solid, you just have the base and then you can either make it go one way (they stay together, happily ever after scenario) or the other (the got together some time, they broke up, they found someone else scenario)...more

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Aug 05, 2011 Melannie :) rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: EVERYONE

Shelves: favorites

At first, when I first heard about this book, it didn't really catch my eye, but I read it anyway because someone recommended it to me saying it was awesome and it really was,

THIS BOOK IS AWESOME,

Dexter IS the cutest, clumsiest, funniest, most polite, most out-going, most awesome and most talented guy I'VE EVER READ,
and Remy, oh Remy, she was very bitchy at first but then you learn about her and she learns about her too and there's a vulnerability to her that just makes you love her, she's an...more

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Feb 13, 2009 Vhernalyn rated it 4 of 5 stars

One of the romance books that I actually really liked but I think it had to do with the female character not being a hopeless romantic and her love interest was a musician which is kind of my weakness.

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May 01, 2013 Alex rated it 2 of 5 stars

I was not super impressed. Given Dessen's reputation, my expectations may have been too high. I am definitely willing though, to give her another chance. Especially since I got a bunch of her books at a yard sale!

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Oct 25, 2012 Anna Koch rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I thought this was a very good book. I liked it. But there was a point in the story where I just wasn't that interested anymore. I stopped reading it for a while. The love story though was very good but it almost seemed like the story was dragging on. There are definitely better books, even though I still think it was good. I recommend it to teenage girls who like other Sarah Dessen books. She's a very good author for girls my age.

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Feb 04, 2008 Mayra rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Girls who like to read about love.

Remy's father is killed and she has a hard time getting over it. Whenever she has a hard day or is stressed she hides in her closet and listens to this on song she used to sharewith her fater it always soothes her.She meets this boy named dexter who is in a band called the the truth squad who is first annoying but later is tolerable. She falls in love with him after some time and hangs out with him in jigs and supports him but in her mom's fifth wedding he plays her song even though Dexter knows...more

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