This Lullaby

This Lullaby

by Sarah Dessen

Contemporary Realism

345 pages

****

"I knew that there were no guarantees. No way of knowing what came next for me, or him, or anybody. Some things don't last forever, but somethings do. Like a good song, or a good book, or a good memory you can take out and unfold in your darkest times, pressing down the corners and peering in close, hoping you still recognize the person you see there."

Teaser

Remy always knew when to give a guy "the speech" - right after the initial romantic rush, but before anything gets too serious. She's had her fair share of boyfriends, and she's learned all there is to learn from her mother, who's currently working on husband number five. so why is it that Rmey can't seem to dump Dexter? It can't be his name. It can't be that he's messy and disorganized. And it certainly isn't that he's a musician - just like Remy's father, a man she never knew because he left before she was born. Could it be that Remy's romantic rules to live by don't apply anymore?

Review

I loved this book. It's very well written and the characters are all easy to relate to. Their emotions are expressed very well and I often found myself completely submerged in the novel. Remy is a very strong girl who knows what's best and always sticks to "the rules". While Dexter, completely her foil, is a free-thinking, wild and crazy, lives with his maruading wedding band kinda guy. Their romance is unlikely, and ultimately it surprises both of them. I couldn't put this book down... I finished it in a day.