Item: The Rest of the Story
Rating: 4.00
Author: djilan

by Sarah Dessen

From number one New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen comes a big-hearted novel about a girl who reconnects with a part of her family she hasn't seen since she was a little girl - and falls in love, all over the course of a magical summer.

Emma Saylor doesn't remember a lot about her mother, who died when she was ten. But she does remember the stories her mom told her about the big lake that went on forever.

Now it's just Emma and her dad, and life is good, if a little predictable . . . until Emma is unexpectedly sent to spend the summer with her mother's family - her grandmother and cousins she hasn't seen since she was a little girl.

When Emma arrives at the Lake, and spends more time with her mother's side of the family, she starts to feel like she is two different people . To her father, she is Emma. But to her new family, she is Saylor, the name her mother always called her.

Then there's Roo, the boy who was her very best friend when she was little. Roo holds the key to her family's history, and slowly, he helps her put the pieces together about her past. It's hard not to get caught up in the magic of the Lake - and Saylor finds herself falling under Roo's spell as well.

But when it's finally time to go back home, which side of Emma Saylor will win?

I received this book through the Dutch readers website Hebban.nl.
This isn't normally my go to genre, I like adventurous books with lots of things happening, but I really loved it!

The way it is written makes it easy to read and fun to keep reading. Not that it kept me literally glued to the pages, but I did really wanted to know how this story would 'end'. It's about family, family ties, a forgotten (family) history and personal stories. Friendship, misunderstandings, remembering your past and making new memories.

I liked the way the story developed, no surprising plottwists and it's not a fast paced read, but a interesting story about a girl who rediscovers her past and finds a way to reconnect with her mothers side of her family. And don't forget Roo, he's cute ;)

The Rest of the Story

by Sarah Dessen

Reviewed by Djilan on Jul 16, 2019

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