Remy is a cynic when it comes to love. Let down by her absent musician dad and witness to her mother's four failed marriages, she doesn't intend ever to let anyone that close. So when Dexter comes crashing into her life, why is it suddenly so hard for Remy to follow her own rules? He's everything she hates: messy, disorganised, impulsive, and worst of all, a musician like her absent father...
Remy doesn't believe in love, or at least, she doesn't think so. She really has no good role models when it comes to that arena -- her father leaving before she was born and her mother moving onto husband number 5. Remy, was a serial dater, who liked to end relationships before they became too involved. All this changes in that "time in-between" -- the summer before college, but after high school, when Dexter "crashes" into her and makes her question herself and her beliefs about love and relationships.
Another great Sarah Dessen story. We have great characters (Remy, Dexter) who have interesting friends (the girls, the band) and several overlapping stories (Remy's, Mom's, Chris's, Lissa's). This tale of growth and self-discovery extends to several of the characters and shows how situations can be interpreted in so many different ways.
Great, fun read. I found myself laughing and smiling often.
