I really enjoyed following Ruby and seeing her life change and grow in Sarah Dessen's Lock and Key! My only minor wish was for a bit more romance and a slightly faster pace. Despite those minor points, this Lock and Key novel was a truly enjoyable read.

I am about to trash Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen in the most spoilerific way possible, so if you feel as though reading my review is not worth spoiling this book for you... TURN BACK NOW!YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! SERIOUSLY THERE IS NO RETURN BEYOND THIS POINT! ...Alright, everyone gone? *cracks knuckles*I LOATHED this book. Holy fucking shit. I really don't feel like I can properly explain my criticisms without going into detail... so here we go!Our story begins with the arrival of Ruby (a.k.a. ...

4.5 stars

Another hit for Sarah Dessen! Her novel, Lock and Key, truly stands out. It was darker, much like Dreamland, and I really loved that aspect of it. Reading Lock and Key, I felt like I was right there, a fly on the wall. I genuinely appreciated the main characters and the well-developed supporting cast in this compelling read.

This book, Lock and Key, was absolutely beautiful. It taught me so much, and I felt incredibly good after finishing it. What I love about Sarah Dessen's books is that they're not always solely about the romance. There's always a more significant story unfolding, with romance often being a compelling subplot. If Lock and Key had only focused on romance, it wouldn't have been nearly as impressive as it truly is.“We can't expect everybody to be there for us, all at once. So it's a lucky thing that ...

So, the Sarah Dessen Reread Extravaganza continued, and this particular installment, *Lock and Key*, may not have gone super well, but you know what? You simply can't win them all.This *Lock and Key* book review reveals that for me, it was just incredibly dramatic, and the characters felt boring, floating in and out of existence without much impact. Plus, there were just So Many Quasi-Profound themes, and ugh! It was also very long.The progression of time in this Sarah Dessen novel also could NO...

"What is family? They were the people who claimed you. In good, in bad, in parts or in whole, they were the ones who showed up, who stayed there, regardless." Seventeen-year-old Ruby has been living on her own for the past two months since her mother left. She has no idea where her mother went, and hasn't heard from her since. Ruby has been getting by, just barely, but this is about to change when the landlords of the tiny house they've been renting discover she's alone. They alert the author...

This was my second book by Sarah Dessen, and *Lock and Key* certainly didn't disappoint. In this compelling YA novel, we meet: Ruby, who is trying to find and come to terms with a new life away from her 'loving' but negligent mother. Having only ever been told one side of the story by a woman embittered by her feelings for Ruby's father, Ruby's view on life and living has been tainted. Nate (Ruby's next-door neighbor), who's a great guy who seems to have it all, but does he? Ruby soon finds ou...

Confession: even though Dessen's novels are generally cheesy and melodramatic, I could not resist picking up Lock and Key. The blurb made it sound good; unfortunately, it is not.This is the story of 17-year-old Ruby Cooper. Her mother recently abandoned her, and she's been living in squalor for the past few months. When social services is alerted to her situation, Ruby is removed from the house and taken to her older sister's home. Cora, who is ten years older than Ruby, hasn't seen Ruby since t...

4.5 stars. My favourite Sarah Dessen book so far! Before I read this book I was unsure about whether I would like it or not. The plot didn't sound very good or appealing but honestly this book was so so good. I loved it. The best things about this book were the characters and the way the characters interacted with each other. There are so many different relationship dynamics in this book and I loved every single relationship. I liked all of the characters but I absolutely adored Jamie. He was su...

That was a shock. Definitely nowhere near as good as I expected it to be. I mean, maybe Just Listen heightened my expectations, but hey, this was not even comparable to her earlier books. *sigh* Where to begin... -Ruby gets absolutely no resolution, IMO. It's great that she and Cora get along, but what about the potential Dad search? And her mother's not any better. What happens to the yellow house? -The key. You don't do that. That's not how you tie loose ends up. She needed to have kept that k...