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Sarah Dessen is the queen of heartfelt, YA…. so having her back just in time for beach season is a real treat.
— Cosmopolitan
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Sarah Dessen’s middle name is summer. Okay, not really, but she certainly knows how to write a killer summer romance.
— HelloGiggles
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Dessen is the queen of heartfelt summery books and Once and For All is no exception.
— Seventeen
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Sarah Dessen… remains a pro at dishing out novels that mix together heartache, hope, and love.
— Bookish
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Romance, humor, kindhearted characters, and a touch of painful reality make this another sure bet for Dessen fans.
— Kirkus Reviews
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Dessen, the newest recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award, offers up her thirteenth novel, and it’s everything readers have come to love about her work….no one else does summer love like Dessen.
— Booklist
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Dessen’s expertise at creating a character faced with change is once again on display in this book that reminds readers that love is measured ‘not in minutes but in moments.’
— VOYA
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“Author Sarah Dessen is top-notch at fast-moving teen dialogue, and narrator Karissa Vacker is wonderful at delivering it. Vacker captures the witty sarcasm of Louna…[and] nails the jaded attitude of an eighteen-year-old who’s been raised by a busy, problem-solving mother…The emotions that play out in this Dessen romance will captivate fans new and old. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
— AudioFile
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Dessen crafts a wonderful, raw, emotional story of love and relationships that will have you savoring each and every page.
— Buzzfeed
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Once and For All is Dessen's thirteenth novel — and they just seem to get better and better every time….her impact in the world of YA literature is undeniable.
— Bustle
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Once and For All will fulfill every hope and dream Dessen’s fans may harbor.
— Travel + Leisure
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Is there anyone who can write about what matters most to teens as well as Dessen can? I sincerely doubt it.
— Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling novelist of Leaving Time and My Sister’s Keeper
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Sarah Dessen is something of a rock star in young adult fiction. Her bestselling coming-of-age novels are warmly written explorations of teens in transition that are, by turns, questioning, humorous and hopeful.
— Los Angeles Times
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“Romance, humor, kindhearted characters, and a touch of painful reality make this another sure bet for Dessen fans.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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“Dessen’s expertise at creating a character faced with change is once again on display in this book that reminds readers that love is measured ‘not in minutes but in moments.’”
— VOYA
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“Her storytelling has a breezy, Hollywood-style polish…The plot is buoyed by crackly dialogue and the comical series of over-the-top weddings the two help produce, which serve as foils to their own budding relationship…A satisfyingly escapist rom-com that knows what it needs to deliver.”
— New York Times Book Review