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Once and For All(paid link) is definitely a classic Sarah Dessen teen romance novel. So, if you’re not a fan of Sarah Dessen or teen romance novels, this is definitely NOT the book for you. Reading this was a bit of reminiscing for me, and I loved the simplicity of the way the plot played out; yet, there is still a lot of complexity to it.

The novel is about a teenage girl, Louna, who tragically lost the love of her life and is working to rebuild on that when an unexpected person, Ambrose, finds his way into her life. They both are stuck working for Louna’s mothers’ wedding planning business during the summer before Louna is set to go off to college.

Sarah does a great job with revealing parts of Louna’s past and lost love, Ethan, while continuing on with her present life. This adds a lot of suspense, as well as depth to her as the main character. Sarah also does a magnificent job with the development of characters such as Ambrose in the novel that will make you laugh throughout.

I do wish that there had been more detail added to the conclusion of the novel, because I feel like we were led up to that moment (don’t want to spoil the end) the whole time and it ended too abruptly. I wanted to feel the moment more and really be able to visualize it.

Additionally, I liked the continuous theme of having it take place where they worked as wedding planners, surrounded by love. Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always admired & enjoyed Sarah Dessen’s books, and this one was no exception!