The Moon and More

by Sarah Dessen

The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen is the perfect romantic YA novel.

A gorgeous Summer read. Open the pages and fall in love . . .


Emaline is spending her last summer before college in her home beach town of Colby. Everything is familiar - from working for her bossy sister Margo at the family rental company to Emaline's gorgeous (and regularly shirtless) childhood sweetheart, Luke.

But when an out-of-town brash New York filmmaker, and her young assistant Theo, come to stay at one of the beach houses, everything Emaline thought she knew about herself changes.

But can her heart let go of a life she's loved for so long?



Praise for Sarah Dessen:


'Perfect' - Sunday Telegraph

'Unputdownable' - MIZZ

'A compelling story and beautifully written' - Time Out

'A poignant coming-of-age story' - The Big Issue




Sarah Dessen is the author of seven stunning YA novels: Just Listen, The Truth About Forever, Lock and Key, That Summer, Along for the Ride and The Moon and More. She is a New York Times bestseller and is sold in over 27 different countries around the world. She lives in the countryside in North Carolina, USA, with her daughter, husband, some lizards and two very spoilt dogs - read her once and fall in love.

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• ISBN10: 0141348291
• ISBN13: 9780141348292
• Publish Date: 4 June 2013
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 448
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

Another great Sarah Dessen book. The story takes place during Emaline's last summer before heading off to college. She was working at her family's rental business, when a series of events was set off, and she is forced to reflect on many issues in her life, which she had largely ignored up to this point.

I really loved Emaline, and was hoping for everything to fall in to place for her. Her family was quirky, but filled with so much love. Their interactions were so typical, yet so sweet. It was a ton of fun looking in on them. I also liked how her relationship with her half brother grew to be quite special. Despite all the ways her biological father disappointed her, Emaline was able to separate her feelings from her bio-dad from her feelings for Ben. This was very mature, and one of many examples showing her growth during this tumultuous summer of change. So many fun and happy moments were shared, along with some tough and sad moments. There were beginnings and endings, but most importantly, there was change.

The ending put me off (just a touch) in that way of typical contemporaries. We got a little fast forward and found out a little bit of what happened after the end of the summer. But, alas, there was the open-endedness that always makes me nuts. I really wanted some closure on Emaline's romantic life. There was this moment, where I thought a decision would be made, but then it wasn't. Drat!

None the less, I was still left happy and with that warm and fuzzy feeling I expect from reading a Dessen book.

[bumblingbookworm]

This review was originally posted on The Bumbling Bookworm

Confession: I'm practically a Sarah Dessen newbie. Yes, I own How to Deal (Someone Like You and That Summer in one book), but I'd completely forgotten it was even by Sarah Dessen until recently... Whoopsies! So when I stumbled across The Moon and More at my local library, I thought I'd better get myself (re)acquainted with all the awesomeness that I've heard is Sarah Dessen :) How beautiful is that cover! All of my favourite colours in one and such a pretty image, it makes me long for holidays and time off... Naturally, it was only fitting that I read this book in one day (in almost one sitting) on the recent long weekend we had in Melbourne. And what a great way it was to enjoy my day off from work!

Check out the rest of my review here!

[Chelsea]

First of all you should know that I love Sarah Dessen. She’s great at creating characters that you can relate to and I was really excited when she announced she was coming out with this book. While this book was not my favorite of hers it was still a good read. The plot was generally the same as her other books which is about a summer on the beach.

I liked the majority of the characters except I couldn’t stand Theo. Why? Because he annoys me like crazy. He’s one of those crazy, hyper, excitable city guys who doesn’t understand anything about living in the small town he came to visit. I liked all the other characters except him. Emaline was great. You could tell she grew throughout the book as did Morris. Emaline’s sisters were funny and reminded me of my own sisters sometimes which made it easy to relate to. I loved loved loved Benji, Emaline’s little brother. He was cute, funny and whatever he was feeling you were feeling too.

The plot was pretty basic. Emaline is heading off to college in the fall and wants a fun summer romance like all the tourists that show up in her little town. It doesn’t turn out to be the summer she expects but she gets through it anyways. The book was a little slow at times but I really enjoyed the ending. It wasn’t expected and tied up all the loose ends.