I have only read two Sarah Dessen books and I loved, loved, loved (!) both of them.
With Owen's help, can Annabel find the courage to speak out about what exactly happened the night her friendship with Sophie came to a screeching halt?
And when they develop a friendship, Annabel is not only introduced to new music but is encouraged to listen to her own inner voice.
But then she meets Owen-a loner, passionate about music and his weekly radio show, and always determined to tell the truth. When Annabel, the youngest of three beautiful sisters, has a bitter falling out with her best friend-the popular and exciting Sophie-she suddenly finds herself isolated and friendless. As compelling as I found Annabel’s situation, I was even more interested in her sister Whitney’s eating disorder and the arc she’s on over the course of the book, it had me wishing her story wasn’t just secondary but a novel all its own. I did like Owen, his snobby taste in music and his entertaining little sister gave the book some necessary lighter bits amid the heavier subjects tackled here. The romance was kind of underdeveloped, it definitely felt more like friendship territory to me, but I didn’t really mind that since friendship was something Annabel sorely needed. It was just towards the end where I wanted a little more of Annabel and her family dealing with things and especially an in depth conversation with her mom. I thought Annabel’s struggle felt realistic, particularly as another person’s situation becomes public. You’ll probably figure out what Annabel is hiding fairly early on, it’s not meant to be about the suspense of what happened, it’s more a matter of working up to the point where Annabel may be ready to talk about it. After an ugly falling out with a friend and with the truth behind that falling out uglier than she’s revealed to anyone, Annabel faces the new school year very much isolated until befriending a music obsessed boy with his own issues.
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