The Moon and More
Sarah Dessen
4.5/5
Summary
Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and
Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town
where they both grew up. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline wonders
if perfect is good enough.
Enter Theo, a super-ambitious outsider, a New Yorker assisting on a documentary film about a reclusive local artist. Theo's sophisticated, exciting, and, best of all, he thinks Emaline is much too smart for Colby.
Emaline's mostly-absentee father, too, thinks Emaline should have a bigger life, and he's convinced that an Ivy League education is the only route to realizing her potential. Emaline is attracted to the bright future that Theo and her father promise. But she also clings to the deep roots of her loving mother, stepfather, and sisters. Can she ignore the pull of the happily familiar world of Colby?
Emaline wants the moon and more, but how can she balance where she comes from with where she's going?
My Review
Enter Theo, a super-ambitious outsider, a New Yorker assisting on a documentary film about a reclusive local artist. Theo's sophisticated, exciting, and, best of all, he thinks Emaline is much too smart for Colby.
Emaline's mostly-absentee father, too, thinks Emaline should have a bigger life, and he's convinced that an Ivy League education is the only route to realizing her potential. Emaline is attracted to the bright future that Theo and her father promise. But she also clings to the deep roots of her loving mother, stepfather, and sisters. Can she ignore the pull of the happily familiar world of Colby?
Emaline wants the moon and more, but how can she balance where she comes from with where she's going?
My Review
First off, I have to say, wow. I really enjoyed The Moon and More. I think what caught my
attention more than anything (other than your talent for telling a story) was
the fact that this isn’t your typical “summer changes everything” book. It’s
not so much about this great romance that has a cosmic impact on the MC’s life, but more of a subtle growing up and
Emaline finding out who she is through a couple different summer romances and complicated
family dynamics. I loved how there was so much going on in her life, but not in
an overwhelming and confusing way. Everything fit together nicely. And even
though it wasn’t your classic romance HEA, I was okay with that.
The feel of Colby, the small island beach town when Emaline
has lived her entire life, was very real and quaint. And the story was
addicting. I’d be reading for a few hours straight, would take a break, and do
nothing but think about what was going on while I wasn’t there, and would have
to pick the book up again.
Dessen has an amazing knack for telling a story. It’s smooth, effortless, and wholly organic. It’s hard to believe that it’s just a story that’s been written and not experienced by a living, breathing person.
Rating
4.5/5. This book was addicting and so well-written. A great
story to lose yourself in
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