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That Summer by Sarah Dessen

Posted on 30 October 2009

That Summer by Sarah Dessen

For fifteen-year-old Haven, life is changing too quickly. She’s nearly six feet tall, her father is getting remarried, and her sister,the always perfect Ashley,is planning a wedding of her own. Haven wishes things could just go back to the way they were. Then an old boyfriend of Ashley’s reenters the picture, and through him, Haven sees the past for what it really was, and comes to grips with the future.

This is the first Sarah Dessen book I’ve read (and her first book, I think).  I liked it, but didn’t love it.  Haven was occasionally annoying.  Parts of the book seemed a little random.  Sometimes they fit back into the story and made sense, but in a couple of instances, they didn’t really.  I guess they were supposed to serve as things that pushed Haven over the edge, but parts just didn’t quite make sense to me.

Overall I liked it and will definitely read more Sarah Dessen.  I have 3 or 4 of her books on my shelf.