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Someone Like You

by Sarah Dessen (Goodreads Author)

3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 · rating details · 44,364 ratings · 2,177 reviews

Halley has always followed in the wake of her best friend, Scarlett. But when Scarlett learns that her boyfriend has been killed in a motorcycle accident, and that she's carrying his baby, she's devastated. For the first time ever, Scarlett really needs Halley. Their friendship may bend under the weight, but it'll never break--because a true friendship is a promise you kee...more

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Mar 16, 2008 Kelly rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-and-reviewed

In Someone Like You Scarlett's boyfriend, Micheal dies in a car accident and finds out that she is pregnant while her best friend, Halley is away at summer camp. Halley and Scarlett have been best friend since they were little, so Halley knows she has to come home to see Scarlett. Halley helps Scarlett along with her pregnancy, putting up with her mood changes and food cravings. Scarlett has always been the more outgoing, independent one out of the pair, but now that Scarlett is going to have...more

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Jul 10, 2008 Zoe rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: to someone who needed a time filler book

Recommended to Zoe by: Hannah

This book was straight up Sarah Dessen (Queen of teenage girly books that all have the same plot but are somehow still good), but I was disapointed by the choice of main character.

I've heard all about the bad boy boyfriend, the pregnant best friend, the writer mom, but I wanted to hear the story from the point of Cameron! How out of the blue would it be to read a story about a boy who moves into a new town and befriends a pregnant girl whose baby's father is dead?...(and perhaps is in love with...more

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Nov 14, 2008 Kandi rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book hit so close to home for me. I'm sitting here filled up with so much emotion over this book. Scarlett's story is close to my own with her unexpected pregnancy as a teenager and her struggles. I even had my own 'Halley' to help me (my bf Sara) along the way to take care of me, tell me everything was ok, and just to be there. Everyone should have that best friend like the book says. I loved this story, although I wish there was a better ending. Something to really solidify it so you had...more

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Jun 28, 2007 Erin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In this YA novel, Halley and her best friend Scarlett learn what it means to support one another through thick and thin. In the opening pages, Scarlett loses her boyfriend to a motorcycle accident...and finds out that she is pregnant with his child. Her choice to keep the baby, Halley's suffering relationship with her mother, and her first boyfriend add to the plot of the novel immensely. Macon, Halley's new boyfriend, is pushing her to lose her virginity to him, making it seem as though it isn'...more

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Jul 24, 2011 marg rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3.5
This book surprised me. Initially it was a solid 2 stars, eventually reaching 4 and settling on 3.5. I was surprised by it because initially it seemed so incredibly dumb. The novel opens with Halley getting a phone call that her bff's boyfriend has been killed in an accident. Now, this is high drama. But does anyone seem fazed? Mmm, not really. Scarlett, the bff in question, is washing dishes while she relays the news to Halley, and Halley's mom seems pretty chilled about it, not even wanting...more 3.5
This book surprised me. Initially it was a solid 2 stars, eventually reaching 4 and settling on 3.5. I was surprised by it because initially it seemed so incredibly dumb. The novel opens with Halley getting a phone call that her bff's boyfriend has been killed in an accident. Now, this is high drama. But does anyone seem fazed? Mmm, not really. Scarlett, the bff in question, is washing dishes while she relays the news to Halley, and Halley's mom seems pretty chilled about it, not even wanting to pick up Halley from camp for, hello, the funeral?? Let alone comforting the bff.
Halley does get back from camp, with the mom NOT being happy about it, and you have Halley's mom cooking up French toast and Scarlett's mom Marion happy and smiling. The fact that a sixteen year old child has died certainly didn't impact the community the way one would think. There is no memorial at school, no statue, no nothing. That was the first oddity, leading me to assume this bizaare almost Camus-like work could not end well.
Another thing was Halley's relationship with her mom. The mom seems cast as this evil villain because she resents her daughter's growing distance and experimenting with alchohol and boys. Dessen loves showing how her pretty yet introverted teens can find themselves (always with the help of a boy - thanks, Dessen) and here seemed to be another case where the teen must know best and the parent must be a loser.
However, the book took a turn almost immediately when it became clear that Dessen's formula was changing. The male protagonist/automatic love interest, Macon, was introduced early on, and rather than have the book involve the dance of intimacy as the two try to navigate their feelings, the affair begins almost immediately, leading me to wonder if, in fact, the relationship would - for once - be the problem, and not the solution (something I wish more teen books would deal with).
It was.
Macon, while being charming and dizzying and unpredictable, cuts class, parties, and shows himself to be pretty inconsiderate. He drives recklessly, laughs off Halley's curfew, and soon begins to pressure her to go further than she would like.
I really appreciated this refreshing twist, as Halley's interest in Macon was played out nicely - he wasn't a total scumbag that had the reader scratching her head, nor was he inconsistent. In addition, Dessen does a nice job showing how relationships shift and change as the physical end becomes more and more of an issue, and the pressure a girl can feel to comply.
In the meantime, Halley's bff discovers she is pregnant with her dead boyfriend's baby, and while I did not feel this was handled realistically at all, it did paint a nice backdrop to the pressure Halley was under.
Halley's mom is ultimately seen as more complex, because her warnings ring true even if she does show herself to be overly controlling. I appreciated the distancing of their relationship as I feel that is a true to life portrayal of how teens shy away from parents mistaking them as withholders of independence rather than sources of guidance.
There were some inconsistencies that bothered me - like, everyone has a cell phone yet no one seems able to use it when it counts. Macon has to call the landline at 10:30 at night and upset Halley's parents? Halley can't ever communicate effectively with anyone because there is no phone nearby? And when Scarlett has her baby, do you REALLY think her mom would be off with some dude and have no way to be reached? It's not like they didn't know this was coming.
Anyway, all things considered while there was much room for improvement, I was just so happy to see a book where the white knight does not come save the princess, in fact he gets her in serious trouble several times and she still finds herself wanting him, which sounds a whole lot more like life to me.
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May 20, 2012 Tatiana rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult

I don’t have a best friend. Sure I have friends. Friendly acquaintances, plenty. But not a best friend like the way Halley has Scarlett, or Scarlett has Halley in Sarah Dessen’s Someone Like You. So I spent the 24-hours it took me to down this novel (seriously need to find something to do this summer) being just slightly envious of fictional characters.

Even if they are going through a tumultuous period wherein Halley, like the comet, is experiencing all the pleasure and punishment of first love...more

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Mar 22, 2011 Thomas rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3.5/5 stars.

By reading this book I can clearly see how much Sarah Dessen has improved as an author after several novels. While Someone Like You is a likable, heart-warming story, it lacks the strong emotions and pitch-perfect writing of Dessen's later books.

One thing I would have loved was if this book was written in the perspective of a different character, namely Cameron or Scarlet. The story seems to revolve around Scarlet as opposed to Halley, so seeing her thoughts at certain points of the...more

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Dec 03, 2008 Ying rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I thought this book was okay, but not the best from Sarah Dessen. A bit dry and boring at parts, this is the story of two best friends, Haley and Scarlett, where Halley seems to lean unconditionally on Scarlett. It is not until Scarlett's life becomes a tragedy that Halley begins to learn what it takes to be someone as strong as Scarlett. Covering a romance with classmate, Macon Faulkner, and the struggles with the binds of family as Halley continually changes and evolves while her mother forces...more

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Jul 23, 2012 Lisa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My Cover Opinion:

I love this cover (the copy I have, I purchased @Goodwill, so it is a little worn and used), I really like the beachy-kinda feel it has. It does relate to one small part of the book, when Halley sneaks out and Malcolm takes her to this secret place.

My Over All Opinion:

This was actually the first Sarah Dessen book Ive ever read (soon purchasing more), and I loved it. I loved the friendship Hally and Scarlett had; how they were total opposites but yet best friends. The beginning...more

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Apr 19, 2009 Eva rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really liked this book, but it didn't hold my interest. I normally read a book like this in a day, maybe two. it took me about 5 days to read it. It was typical high school, teenagers doing what they do. Kind of reminded me of the movie 'How To Deal'

edit: just found out the book was made into that movie. wow.

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Apr 16, 2009 Brittany Barnett rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

someone like you was a really good book. this book is one i couldn't put down there was so much stuff to read about. i would have to say that this is one of the best books i've read by her so far.

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Mar 31, 2009 Yvette rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Didn't realize it was a Teen book until I started reading it, but It was definitely worth reading

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Apr 08, 2009 Kayla rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library-books, 2009-reads

Yes, i loved this book!!!! It was very good. And i reccommend it to everyone.

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Feb 18, 2009 Ashley ribaudo rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I would recommend this book to any teen age girl. This book is an amazing book, about how strong friendship can go through anything and get stronger. Two best friends that have been friends since they were young, go through an experience that not many people can go through. Scarlett who has always been the strong one is now depending on Halley who has always been the weaker not always not knowing what to do one. Scarlett finds out she is pregnant a few weeks after her boyfriend was killed in a m...more

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Dec 23, 2008 Mrs. Katz rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

For the past month, I have been reading the fictonal novel Someone Like You, by Sarah Dessen. The novel starts as sixteen year old Halley gives us a reflection of her best friend Scarlett. Halley and Scarlett have been best friends since they Scarlett moved into Halley's neighborhood in grade school. The two girls are inseperable, however, they're not alike whatsoever. Halley is quiet and shy, while Scarlett is loud, friendly, and outgoing.

The summer of junior year, Scarlett meets a boy, Michae

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For the past month, I have been reading the fictonal novel Someone Like You, by Sarah Dessen. The novel starts as sixteen year old Halley gives us a reflection of her best friend Scarlett. Halley and Scarlett have been best friends since they Scarlett moved into Halley's neighborhood in grade school. The two girls are inseperable, however, they're not alike whatsoever. Halley is quiet and shy, while Scarlett is loud, friendly, and outgoing.

The summer of junior year, Scarlett meets a boy, Michael Sherwood, who just happens to be one of the best looking, most popular boys in school. When every summer day Halley used to spend with Scarlett was now getting replaced by Michael. The month of August stroke tragic, when Michael is killed in a motocycle accident. Both girls worlds are turned upside down. For Halley, always being in the shadow of Scarlett has eased her, but now she has to fully take on the role of being Scarlett's best friend. Devistation soon follows when Scarlett soon finds out she's pregnant with Michael's baby.

After reading this book, I've came to conclusion that this overall is a great book. This novel was both realistic and believable. This book was a average length, but it didn't take long for me to read because it was so exciting. I thought at times the book was very predictable, but extremely surprising at others. I felt the author provided a lot of adequtte detail to set the scene of the story.I give props to the author for writing such an engaging story. I assume it must be easy to write about such realistic topics, although it must have took a lot of extensive time. Every page turn left me thinking about what just happened, and i feel that the Sarah Dessen engaged my senses of imagery. If I had to choose an overall message for this novel, I'd come up with the message of making smart choices and being loyal is what counts the most. The little choices you make can really create the destiny for the rest of your life. You can benefit greatly from making smart choices, and dwell on the stupid mistakes you make too. Always be loyal to the ones you love, even if they havn't been loyal to you in the past. You're your own person, and only you can make the judgements you think you'll be contempt with for the rest of your life. I thought  Someone Like You was an amazing book, and I encourage others to read it too!

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May 15, 2013 Becca Warner rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 5-stars, books-i-wrote-reviews-on

I loved this book, because it relates to the real world and what is happening here in reality. It's not like a story where it's all based on fiction, it has some real events that can happen to anybody by accident. What I mean is a teen getting pregnant without intentionally doing so.
Scarlett gets pregnant with a baby, and the daddy, Michael Sherwood, gets killed in an accident before he can realize that he and Scarlett made a mistake. A few months later, Scarlett takes a test and finds out that...more I loved this book, because it relates to the real world and what is happening here in reality. It's not like a story where it's all based on fiction, it has some real events that can happen to anybody by accident. What I mean is a teen getting pregnant without intentionally doing so.
Scarlett gets pregnant with a baby, and the daddy, Michael Sherwood, gets killed in an accident before he can realize that he and Scarlett made a mistake. A few months later, Scarlett takes a test and finds out that she's pregnant. Halley, her best friend, supports her through the whole pregnancy, and through the ups and downs of reality. Halley even helps her after the baby is born. Let's talk about Halley.
Halley was a good girl up until she met her boyfriend Macon. He transformed her life, pressuring her into doing things that she would never have done before, such as doing drugs. One night, Macon pushes Halley to far, and Halley stops him right in his tracks. When they drive home from the party they were attending, they get in a car crash and Halley is hurt with moderate injuries, such as bruised ribs and lacerations. Scarlett meets her at the hospital like a caring friend, while Macon doesn't even apologize or spend some time with her in the hospital. Halley realizes that he wasn't sorry, so when he calls her outside one night from her window, she tells him that it's over. Her mom overheard what Macon and Halley were talking about, and assumed Halley made the right choice. She did.
Let's skip on to the prom. Noah, Halley's former boyfriend, asked her out for prom and she said yes. Macon, on the other hand, had nobody to go with but went anyway to see Halley. Halley completely ignores him. Noah went to the prom drunk, and Halley wasn't happy about it. He also ripped her dress, almost causing her to flash a few people. During the dance, Scarlett's water breaks and she has to go to the hospital to have her baby. The baby was a girl, and out in the hospital waiting room was half the school from the prom. Talk about supportive. Anyway, the moral of this story is to not make a mistake that will carry on for the rest of your life.
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May 10, 2013 Kristi Isaacs added it · review of another edition

The authors purpose of "Someone Like You" was to entertain. The book was fiction but was about a realist teenage life.

The theme of the book was that friends have to be with each other through the best and the worst times. In the book, Scarlett got pregnant and Halley was with her for everything! Halley was at camp at the beginning of the story and Scarlett called Halley to tell her to come home that she needed her to be with her and Halley came home the next day. scarlett got pregnant and Halle...more

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Apr 02, 2013 Nicole rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I dont know what to say about this book, other then im disappointed in Sarah Dessen. Her other books that ive read (The Truth About Forever, Lock & Key, Along For The Ride) have been so good, although Lock & Key was a bit slow, and Someone Like You just changed my opinion about Dessen. Its not horrible, its just not... My favourite of hers. At all. Like, not even close.

First of all, im a fan of cliché and typical romance books, however cheesy and corny they may be, as long as they are WR...more

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Apr 01, 2013 Nadia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 8th-grade

This was the first book I'd ever listened too. I'd always hated audiobooks, because the only time that I'd listened to them was forcefully in my elementary school library as the librarian sat in the corner eating salad and knitting. But anyways, I decided one day before my run I was going to listen to an audiobook as I ran, so I set it all up at 12.30 and went for my run, listening to my audiobook. I put it down for a few days after that, but I picked it back up as I was working on my math scali...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Jason rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Ehhh. I don’t like Halley. She thinks she’s all that, but she’s not. She’s boring, whiny, self-centered, often full of herself, and unreasonably snotty. She is a good friend though. Well, usually.
By plotline: Bad bad boyfriend. Surrounded by cliché, nothing unexpected, Dessen learns how to do this trope much better later.
Family conflict…it’s pretty petty and dumb. It’s like she hates her mother and thinks she’s controlling all of a sudden and so she huffs and yells about it a lot. Dessen learns...more

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Feb 27, 2013 Elizabeth Fragala rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I recommend for parents of junior high/high school students as well as the kids themselves. The mom, a therapist and specialist in adolescent behavior, is on new territory when her daughter Halley starts to pull away from her and date a "bad boy." Dad hovers in the background, placating with milk shakes and quiet glances, while mom and daughter go head to head.

"when I pictured myself, it was always like just an outline in a coloring book, with the inside not yet completed. all the standard featu...more

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Feb 14, 2013 Nathaly Alvarez rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: nada-es-lo-que-parece, leido-en-2013, reseñados

Cuando Halley recibe una llamada en el campamento de verano a media noche de Scarlett, sabe que algo esta muy mal. Micheal, el único chico que su mejor amiga había amado esta muerto. Y tan solo algunas semanas después de su muerte, Scarlett descubre que esta embarazada. A partir de ese momento la vida de Halley empieza a cambiar.

La vida es un horrible/feo lugar, para no tener una mejor amiga.

Ahora Halley tiene que apoyar a su mejor amiga en su embarazo con sus antojos de comida y sus cambio...more

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Jan 23, 2013 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Halley and Scarlett have been best friends for years, sharing secrets, clothes, and crushes. People know Scarlett as the popular, flamboyant one; Halley’s just her quiet sidekick. Then, at the beginning of their junior year, the balance shifts. First, Scarlett’s boyfriend Michael is killed in a car accident; soon afterward, she learns that she is carrying his baby. For the first time, Scarlett really needs Halley. Their friendship may bend under the weight, but it’ll never break–because a true f...more

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Jan 20, 2013 Pravena rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I picked up this book thinking it'll be a quick light read, looking at the medium sized paperback but I was severely mistaken.

It's captivating that just pages and ink can transport you to a whole other universe, bringing yourself into the character's shoes. Sarah Dessen has done an, as always, wonderful job on describing Halley's life. I can relate to Halley and imagine vividly about what's going on in her life.
The thing is, she is weak and she has to be strong for her backbone, Scarlett. The...more

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Jan 14, 2013 Emily rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The Book Someone like You by Sarah Dessen is a fantastic read. I enjoyed this book very much. I enjoyed this book because it was a twist and turn teen romance novel that kept you on your toes and guessing what was going to happen next. The main character Halley has been out shined by her best friend Scarlet since they met. Once Scarlet ends up being pregnant from a boy who died in a motor cycle accident before she could tell him, Halley becomes the one who has to take care of her. Halley has to...more

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Jan 13, 2013 Shalanda Jordan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is a good book for teenage girls--especially ones who've yet to completely lose all since of innocence and common decency. The lead character, Halley, finds out her best (and only) friend, Scarlet, is pregnant for a guy that dies in an accident. However, I think the real story is about true friendship. Halley is always supportive of her friend and never stabs her in the back or gossips about Scarlet like most "mean teens" would do. This book chronicles a true, healthy friendship.

Halley, wh...more

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Jan 08, 2013 Delaney Brainerd rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was good, but not great. It moved at such a fast pace that I couldn't quite comprehend everything that was happening. That is kind of the way Sarah Dessen writes though. It really was a good book to relate to kids in high school, because a lot happens. It shows that one can get through anything. The book really is good though, and it teaches a lot.

It is about a girl named Halley who finds out that her best friend, Scarlet's, boyfriend MIchael has died. Then she finds out that Scarlett...more

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Nov 29, 2012 Beverly rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: 13-15 year old girls

Shelves: good-girl-books

Sarah Dessen is the go-to author for teen girls, especially reluctant readers. Someone Like You is one of her earlier novels and it shows. It is not as strong or interesting as her novels of the last few years. There are rarely any surprise twists in a Dessen novel. Readers know that while the best friendship (always a key element of a Dessen novel) may strain, when it counts, the two friends will be there for each other. And that is exactly what Someone Like You is about. Shy, quiet Halley has...more

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Nov 01, 2012 Emma Sch rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen, Halley has been best friends with Scarlett forever. They are really close and do everything together. They live across the street from each other and they both have jobs at Milton’s Market. Scarlett is the popular one while Halley is just her sidekick. Scarlett starts to date this boy named Michael Sherwood at the beginning of summer. For the last two weeks of summer vacation, Halley got sent away to Sisterhood Camp. When at camp, Halley gets a call from Scar...more In Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen, Halley has been best friends with Scarlett forever. They are really close and do everything together. They live across the street from each other and they both have jobs at Milton’s Market. Scarlett is the popular one while Halley is just her sidekick. Scarlett starts to date this boy named Michael Sherwood at the beginning of summer. For the last two weeks of summer vacation, Halley got sent away to Sisterhood Camp. When at camp, Halley gets a call from Scarlett telling her that Michael is dead and that she wants her to come home. Michael got killed in a motorcycle accident.

After the funeral, Scarlett and Halley are on their way home when they see Macon Faulkner walking in the pouring rain. Macon was Michael’s best friend. They offer him a ride but he rejects it. On the first day of school, Halley finds out all of her classes are wrong. She is in the guidance office waiting to fix her schedule when Macon starts talking to her and joking around with her. She has never really talked to him before. Later on in the day, Halley finds out they have gym together. This is when she starts having a crush on him and is introduced to his wild lifestyle. Macon invites her to a party and helps her cut her grass the next day.

When Scarlett and Halley are working, Scarlett makes Halley come to the bathroom with her and Halley finds out Scarlett is pregnant and is carrying Michael’s baby. At first, it was decided for her to have an abortion but Scarlett later on went against her mother and decided to keep the baby.

After a New Year’s party, Macon is driving Halley home and he was yelling at her. Lately, he has been pressuring Halley into things she doesn’t want to do. On their way home, they get in a car accident. Halley is taken to the hospital. Macon didn’t even come to visit. When Halley gets home, she decides she has had enough with Macon and brakes off the relationship.

After all of this, Scarlett ends up going to prom with a new friend named Cameron. Macon goes with his ex-girlfriend and Halley goes with a family friend which is an ex-boyfriend. At the dance, Scarlett goes into labor. She gets to the hospital and she ends up naming her newborn Grace Halley Thomas.

This book was one of my favorite books. Sarah Dessen is a great author. I always enjoy reading her books. I have read two other books by her besides Someone Like You which were also really good. They were Just Listen and The Truth About Forever. I felt that Someone Like You is an especially good book for teenagers. It is all about high school years and has some really good life lessons to it. I feel she wrote this book to connect to teenagers. She teaches us life lessons and shows us that we aren’t the only ones who have rough times in high school and have tough choices to make. I think a lot of people can really relate to Halley. She was the character who changed the most during the book. First of all, she was use to being Scarlett’s sidekick and then she had to really step up to the plate and be the stronger one and help Scarlett throughout her pregnancy. In the book it says, “I wasn’t used to seeing her this way. Scarlett had always been the stronger, the livelier, the braver”(20). Then Halley started to date Macon which is a rebel. Halley then started to become rebellious just like him. After Halley got out of the hospital and he didn’t visit her, she realized she deserved better than Macon and found herself again.

One thing I really liked about this book was that it was fluid. The transitions were very smooth. There were a lot of different things going on in the book at the same time and I think Sarah Dessen did a really good job of having it all work together. The book was very intriguing. My favorite part of the book was when Scarlett had her baby. It was described really well and showed a significant meaning. The book just kept building up to the point of her having the baby and it finally happened. In the book is says, “Scarlett was just beaming, rocking Grace in her arms and kissing the tiny fingers and toes, asking everyone if they had honestly ever seen a more beautiful baby”(278). However, I was kind of disappointed with the ending. I guess I just expected more. It was in some way sudden and unexpected. It was short. But other than that, the book was phenomenal.

I think the theme of this book is that you need to have friends to help you through times when you need help. I think this is the theme because Halley and Scarlett help each other through times when they need help. They help each other make the right choices. If they didn’t have each other, who knows what would have happened in the book. For example, when Macon was peer pressuring Halley and Halley was going to give in, Scarlett tried to lead her in the right path. Also Halley was there for Scarlett when Michael died and when she was having her baby telling Scarlett everything will be ok.
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Nov 01, 2012 Jocelyn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

SOMEONE LIKE YOU by Sarah Dessen
SOMEONE LIE YOU is about a 16 year old Halley and her best friend, Scarlett. Over the summer Scarlett dates a guy, at the end of the summer he is killed in a motorcycling accident. Scarlett is devastated. Micheal, her dead boyfriend, has a friend named Macon. Macon gradually becomes closer and closer to Halley everyday. But things change when Scarlett finds out that she is carrying Micheal's baby. She doesn't know what to do because she is only 16 and does not kn...more

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