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Sarah Dessen has a formula: lost, vulnerable female narrators learning how to love and be loved. The formula works so well on me. When Ruby‘s mom disappears, she finds herself living with the sister she thought had abandoned her. As she tries to settle into private school, new friendships, and an idyllic life with her sister and brother-in-law, she can‘t help but feel out of place and as if her new life is only temporary. (1/2)

#CoverStories #Pastel @Eggs
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March 17th #CoversStories Key Hole @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

It has been awhile since I have read this book. Ruby was a great character, that I could identify with. I enjoyed this book. I rated this book a 4 out of 5 stars. This is the fifth book completed for #RushAThon readathon hosted by @Andrew65

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Prompt: Napoleon Dynamite

Sarah dessen always writes good books. I don‘t think I have read one and not liked it.

Ruby deals with the aftermath of her mom abandoning her.

#QuotsyJuly20 Day 18: #Worst

Any other grown-ass women out there unashamedly fans of Sarah Dessen's books? #barefoot #BloomingBibliophiles
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#key #quotsyjuly19

#key #quotsyjuly19

Book: Tagged
Song: Key to My Heart by Jessica Jarrell
Movie: Honestly it makes me think of the episode of Friends when Ross gives his key to Mona and then changes the locks. It also reminds me of the episode of Friends when Phoebe and Mike exchange keys and Joeys like, isn‘t it amazing these little things open doors! 😂

#manicmonday

It took a while to get everything back but I finally have official keys and everything for the apartment. Feels good. Now if only I could get my work transfer to go through we‘d be all set.....

Finally getting back into reading! Mostly just YA will hold my interest for the moment and not make me too sleepy. Having my cuddle bug helps too! 😻#currentlyreading #catsoflitsy

#DontGoBreakingMyHeart #AnglophileApril

I started out not liking Ruby, the same way I didn‘t like Remy, although her conflicting relationship with her mother struck a chord with me. Ruby‘s growth and changes throughout the story, along with her finding the definition of family, makes this a wonderful read. It is a little cheesy, reading like a classic 90‘s movie, but still enjoyable.
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#dessennewyear

Continuing #DessenNewYear with my hardback books. Maybe next Dessen Read Through I‘ll go by publication dates since some charcaters from previous books do make appearances in others.
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Prompt: Accept

"It's okay to accept things from people. It doesn't make you weak." From Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen.

I finished this last night and it was another hit for me from Sarah Dessen. She‘s definitely among my top 3 YA authors. This one is older, came out in ‘08, and I felt could have been a little bit “more” but overall I loved it.

I started all 3 of these yesterday. I‘m generally not a multi book reader so was feeling a little scattered. The Dirt is a reread and I might be old enough now that their shenanigans just strike me as....gross lol. HP is so dang huge that I‘m just going to tackle bits and pieces here and there. I foresee a TON of reading time this week as I can‘t leave my dog alone and he needs a fair amount of “watching.”

Next up....

I think pink may be the least represented color on my shelves. #pinkredandwhite #riotgrams

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I love this book and Sarah Dessen! That is all.

One of my favorite Dessen novels. 🔑 #EmojiNov

I really liked the book and I enjoyed reading it. I liked the characters, specially how they developed, like Ruby and I loved the way there were so many details that made the story special.
I loved Jamie and Nate, and Ruby was a nice lead character.
It's the biggest of Sarah's book I've read but it was totally worth it.

It's never something huge that changes everything, but instead the tiniest of details, irrevocably tweaking the balance of the universe while you're busy focusing on the big picture.

One of my favorite Sarah Dessen books!!!
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So excited for these books! I love YA contemporary!! ❤️❤️❤️

🔑 #Keys #WhatAWayToLive #PiratesLife

I've been on a Sarah Dessen kick the past few weeks. She's one of my favorite YA authors. She's certainly more PG with the romance which I prefer to be more heavy-handed, but it's still a joy to read. I felt the story dragged at times as well as became redundant but I thoroughly enjoyed the main plot and the characters. Certainly not my favorite Dessen book but I'm glad to add it my Dessen shelf.

I picked up this book for my daughter, but she picked a different book. So I decided to read it myself. I loved the characters, and she handles some different situations very well.

I love thrift store shopping 😀

Finished this audiobook while working today. I'm sad there aren't more Sarah Dessen audiobooks in my library's Overdrive listings. I have enjoyed the two I just listened to.

Do you have favorite audiobook readers? I enjoyed the last Sarah Dessen book I read, and I discovered this one is read by Rebecca Soler. She read the Lunar Chronicles. I enjoyed her reading a lot so I'm giving this a listen. I'd love to know if you have favorites I can check out!

It's a lot easier to be lost then found. It's the reason we're always searching and rarely discovered--- so many locks and not enough keys.

This is probably one of my favorite Sarah Dessen books so far. I love it

The best gifts come from the heart, not the store.

Throughly enjoying Lock and Key! Excited to continue reading it. #librarybooks #WinterTBR #forgottenpumpkinpiebookblog

I'm a big believer of loving my books. If you find a pristine copy of anything on my shelf, it means I haven't read it yet. This is my all time favorite book and it's been everywhere with me. 4 different dorms, 2 colleges, a Florida apartment, a couple cruises, a California trip, and all over my high school. And still going strong.

But I was sure of something too: it‘s a lot easier to be lost than found. It‘s the reason we‘re always searching, and rarely discovered - so many locks, not enough keys.

This one came out my senior year of high school and I remember enjoying it! SD love!