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 Am I allowed to say that I thought this was the most boring Sarah Dessen Book ever? WAIT! Before you jump at my throat and start cursing my way - it has happened O.O - am I also allowed to say that this book is also one of my favorites? Now allow me to explain - just bear with me for a sec. 
 After reading six of all the Sarah Dessen novels I think I can divide her main characters in two: shy and introvert and others rougher around the edges. Ruby - main character of Lock and Key - is part of the "rougher around the edges" and she's definitely my favorite character of this category. I think she's one of the most complex and beautiful characters of all Sarah Dessen Novels. 
 What I loved most about this book was the theme: Family. The whole book centered more around Ruby's family, in her other books, SD centers more around the boy or the friends. In Lock and Key it was Family. But of course we have Nate - because there's always a boy - who was a great support for Ruby and the story in general, but not the most important. Surprisingly my favorite characters in the story where Ruby's brother in law and her sister Cora, they were just great supporting characters. 
 I really think that the beauty of this novel is how it touches such delicate subjects, like being abandoned, to know what a family is and to learn how to love it, and to understand that even when it looks like a dead end, there are still doors to unlock. 
 Why did I thought about Lock and Key as boring? I just think that a few chapters where way to long and that maybe a few paragraphs and chapters could've been cut. I just found it a little tedious to read at some times but, other than that, it was pure perfection. 
 What I got out of Lock and Key was this: 
 Home, is where your story begins. Home, is where your family is. And family, is the one you choose. 
 Once more: 
 Only Sarah Dessen could have done it. 
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