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Once and for All by Sarah Dessen
3.0

This book kept me interested, but I had a hard time shipping the romance. Ambrose never took anything seriously, so when he did it felt strange. I liked his personality and banter with Louna for the most part, but would've liked more development in their relationship and his character in particular.

Also, there is an insta-love element to this book that didn't need to be there. Why couldn't Ethan have been a boy she'd been with or at least known for awhile? Them declaring their love for each other after meeting 12 hours earlier is a little much.

I think the aspect of this book that appealed most to me was the wedding planning business. One of my favorite scenes was when Ambrose is trying to plan his friend's wedding and everything is going wrong. They way it's written, you can FEEL the craziness and his anxiety rising.

This isn't my favorite of Sarah Dessen's books, but I did enjoy my reading experience.