I've now only got one Sarah Dessen book to read, then I will be done with them all...and what will I do then? Seriously! 
 This wasn't my favourite of hers, but it wasn't bad either. I can definitely see how much she's progressed as a writer even when you compare this book to her second, Someone Like You. 
 No, lots of things didn't happen in this story, so in that respect it was lacking something that her later books have. But it was interesting for me to see how you can take a family, and a person connected to that family and everyone will remember them slightly differently. I think people can relate to Haven, stuff is happening that she's not happy with but she doesn't really do anything about it. A lot of 15 year olds don't. They might be angry and frustrated and actually pretty disgusted with their families, but it can be really hard to act on your feelings. 
 Don't go into this book expecting the romance that Dessen is known for. This is certainly a different kind of book. I still enjoyed it regardless and could relate to Haven as someone who wanted to do a lot of things when I was a teenager but still didn't. 
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