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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Time to break up with Sarah Dessen. Or at least see other people.

The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen

January 9, 2020 by scootsa1000 9 Comments

For a long while, I was happily riding along on the Sarah Dessen bandwagon, waving my flag and cheering her on. I recommended her books to my daughter and her friends, and enjoyed reading them myself. And now, I think I’m ready to get off the bandwagon. I’m going to ask the driver to pull over. I’m confused about why our relationship has cooled. Maybe its that I’ve just gotten older and can’t relate to her characters anymore. Maybe I’m annoyed with her about the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: cbr12, Sarah Dessen, Scootsa1000, The Rest of the Story

scootsa1000's CBR12 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: cbr12, Sarah Dessen, Scootsa1000, The Rest of the Story ·
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Five Stars, but Still Some Issues Which is Why It’s Not a Favorite

The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen

June 28, 2019 by Classic Leave a Comment

Wow. What a great book by Dessen. I do enjoy her Young Adult books though the last couple I have read have been misses with me. This one is expertly written, but some things as the time line shifting back and forth and the mess with Saylor’s father prevented me from giving it five stars. I really enjoyed this one and hope that we see more from characters that she introduced to us in this one. “The Rest of the Story” follows 17 year old […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story, Young Adult

Classic's CBR11 Review No:140 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Sarah Dessen, The Rest of the Story, Young Adult ·
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