Book Review: Lock & Key by Sarah Dessen

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Avg rating: 4.02
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary

Goodreads Summary:

Ruby, where is your mother?

Ruby knows that the game is up. For the past few months, she's been on her own in the yellow house, managing somehow, knowing that her mother will probably never return.

That's how she comes to live with Cora, the sister she hasn't seen in ten years, and Cora's husband Jamie, whose down-to-earth demeanor makes it hard for Ruby to believe he founded the most popular networking Web site around. A luxurious house, fancy private school, a new wardrobe, the promise of college and a future; it's a dream come true. So why is Ruby such a reluctant Cinderella, wary and defensive? And why is Nate, the genial boy next door with some secrets of his own, unable to accept the help that Ruby is just learning to give?

Best-selling author Sarah Dessen explores the heart of a gutsy, complex girl dealing with unforeseen circumstances and learning to trust again.

My Rating: 3.0

Sarah Dessen books are hit or miss. Sometimes I love the characters and story line enough to ignore the fact that nothing really happens in the book. Sometimes the characters are uninteresting and I lose interest in the story fast.

This was one of those that fell in the middle. The characters were nothing special and neither was the story line but it kept my interest enough to finish it.

There were a lot of "life lessons" wrapped up in a pretty package with a bow on top during the end of the book, I can appreciate that. I didn't find myself falling in love along side the characters. Nate wasn't all that interesting and I didn't find that Ruby brought out the best in him or him in her.

All in all my feelings about this book are awash. Not great but not terrible either.

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