3.5 stars, rounded up to four solely because of Dexter. He's a great character, and a great love interest.

What I liked:

1. Dexter
He was sweet, fun, optimistic, caring...and a musician. Nothing not to like about him.

2. Side characters
There are a lot of characters in this book, and I felt like Sarah Dessen managed to develop them pretty well, although I felt like Jess and Lucas could've been utilized a bit more.

3. Music
I love stories about music and musicians. They make me happy.

4. Romance
When she allowed herself to actually be happy and enjoy it, I felt like the interactions between Remy and Dexter were really cute.


What I didn't like:

1. I felt like Remy was very irrational at times and her justification for

dumping Dexter

did quite make sense to me. It felt a little forced.

2. I wish they'd explored a little more of Remy the party girl. Not that I actually wanted her out there making terrible decisions, but after the one night when

she hits that creeper in the bar

we don't see any more about it.

All in all, I thought this book was very sweet and mostly fluffy. I found myself grinning every time Dexter was in a scene, and I want to hear his rendition of 'This Lullaby'.