Last night I started Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen, and now I have a whopping six books on the nightstand! Could it be another book about sisters? Oh joy -- one of my favorite subjects. So far, so good. Before I get too into it though, I decided to cover it as a 'Review Review' piece and see what other people are saying about it.
Sarah Dessen is a beloved YA author and probably most famous for writing How to Deal, which was made into a movie with Mandy Moore. I like her writing style. She seems to get teen girls pretty well and never talks down to them. Looking at her website though and seeing all of the covers together, (I know, again with the covers?!) I thought, they just don't do her books justice. I think her writing is more sophisticated than the hearts and flowers so prevalent on the front of her books.
Alright already. I'm excited about Lock and Key, and I guess the cover's fine. :)
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Posted by alli
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Hey, thanks for linking to my review. I just love Sarah Dessen. And did you know, that How to Deal (the movie) was based on 2 different Dessen books? Someone Like You and That Summer were smushed together to make the screenplay. :-) Crazy huh? I love your site, I'll add it to my list.
Posted by: Stacie - OBYA | May 14, 2008 10:28 AM
Thank you for the link.
Enjoy this book and the others in your to-read pile!
Posted by: Little Willow | May 14, 2008 8:38 PM
I did know that. Very cool. I should have made that point clearer. Here it looks like she wrote a book called 'How to Deal' or wrote the screenplay which she didn't. Thanks Stacie.
Posted by: Alli | May 15, 2008 12:56 PM
Hey Alli, I also have a review of Lock and Key over at Reading Rants:
http://www.readingrants.org/2008/05/05/lock-and-key-by-sarah-dessen/
Please check it out!
Posted by: Jennifer Hubert | May 18, 2008 5:21 PM
I love Reading Rants! Yay! I look at it a lot when I'm putting booklists together, I get great inspiration!
Posted by: Stacie Hammond | May 30, 2008 12:44 PM