Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

Lock and Key

by Sarah Dessen

From the award-winning and New York Times bestseller Once and for All

Unlock your heart and the rest will follow.

 
Ruby is used to taking care of herself.
 
But now that she’s living with her sister, she’s got her own room, she’s going to a good school, and her future looks bright.
 
Plus there’s the adorable boy next door.
 
Can Ruby learn to open her heart and let him in?
 
“All the Dessen trademarks here” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
 
Sarah Dessen is the winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for her contributions to YA literature, as well as the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award.
 
Books by Sarah Dessen:
That Summer
Someone Like You
Keeping the Moon
Dreamland
This Lullaby
The Truth About Forever 
Just Listen
Lock and Key
Along for the Ride
What Happened to Goodbye
The Moon and More
Saint Anything

Once and for All

Reviewed by rakesandrogues on

3 of 5 stars

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I really enjoyed the family dynamics in LOCK AND KEY by Sarah Dessen. Primarily, this is more what the book is about rather than a contemporary romance. I really liked how Ruby came to adjust to her new life with Cora and Jamie.
The romance in LOCK AND KEY isn’t particularly exciting. I liked how the relationship between Ruby and Nate developed from a friendship, but I wish it kind of stayed that way. They had good friend chemistry, but I felt indifferent to the two of them as a couple.
LOCK AND KEY was enjoyable to listen to, but it was not a compelling read for me. I don’t think it has much to do with the book as much as it has to do with the genre in general. I just find contemporary audiobooks to be less compelling as a whole than other genres. The plots do not hook me enough to sustain my attention. I never felt the pull to just listen to LOCK AND KEY until I finished.

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