Sarah Dessen Book Club; Along For The Ride

Dear Reader, 

Last month I joined the Sarah Dessen Book Club, created by Heather (www.youtube.com/bookables)  were I read that month's book and get to share my opinions and thoughts of the novel along with the other members of the club. If you want to see my blog post about it, you can click here. So with a new month, comes a new book, and this January's pick was "Along for the Ride." 

The 3 things Auden needed in her life; Coffee (to keep her up at night), a Book (preferably some boring College Textbook) and a Bike (to her surprise) !

Along for the ride is about Auden who has just finished her senior year and looks forward to spending the summer like she usually does; staying home and studying, while occasionally attending the parties hosted by her mom for her grad students. However, instead of following routine like she usually does, Auden decides to spend the summer at the attractive beach town where her dad and his new family reside. There, she meets her half-sister, Thisbe, as well as her first group of real friends. But the most alluring thing about the town is Eli: an ambiguous, secretive young man who is an insomniac, just like Auden. Late at night, they explore the childhood Auden never had - they get to know each other, and open up from what has restricted them in the past.

"What defines you isn't how many times you crash but the number of times you get back." 

The second Sarah Dessen book I read and I am not yet disappointed !!! Along for the Ride is a beautiful story in which you get to see Auden blossom into the young woman she truly is, and see her make mistakes and venture out of her comfort zone. Not only does she learn how to ride a bike, she learns about herself, her family and how to open up to other people (something you do not learn from reading books) . A superb story that not only hit home in my case, but shows that you can make mistakes along the way, as long as you get back on the bike. A must read for any age as no matter how old you are, you can always make up for lost time.  

If you want to see Heather's original video you can click here. Also if you want to see what I am currently reading, you can go to my Goodreads page here. And I'll talk to you next time (:

Bookishly Yours,