Review: Along for Ride

So, about two weeks ago I finished Sarah Dessen's Along for the Ride and now I finally have time to review it.

All around, it was a pretty good book, but I thought it started out kind of slow. After that, though, it definitely picked up. I also started getting some of the guys confused. I don't know why, I just couldn't keep their names straight. I don't think that's Dessen's fault, just my own stupidity. I thought Auden (the main character) was sort of rude at the beginning too. Maybe not rude, but standoffish. Then I came to find that that was part of the book, watching how here personality evolved over the summer.

I've come to realize that a lot of Dessen's books follow the same sort of pattern. A girl meets a guy whilst on some sort of adventure or situation in her life. They then fall in love. Then they fight and break up. Lastly, of course, they make up. Maybe that's why people like her work so much, because they pretty much know that even though the couple just broke up, they will more than likely get back together by then end of the book.

I thought this book had some pretty good characters. I can't say much about them, because I'm having trouble remembering all of them. I did really like Auden's step-mom (drawing a blank on the name) and Thisbe (I think). I thought her character's were realistic, too, like they could actually exist. So, that's what I thought of Sarah Dessen's Along for the Ride. ~Peace, Love, and sleep deprivation

P.S. Don't fogert that Water for Elephants comes out today!