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Dreamland
Dreamland | Sarah Dessen
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Love can be a very dangerous thing. After her sister left, Caitlin felt lost. Then she met Rogerson. When she's with him, nothing seems real. But what happens when being with Rogerson becomes a larger problem than being without him? "Another pitch-perfect offering from Dessen." --"Booklist," starred review Also by Sarah Dessen: "Along for the Ride Just Listen Keeping the Moon Lock and Key The Moon and More Someone Like You That Summer This Lullaby The Truth About Forever What Happened to Goodbye"
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JacintaMCarter
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chlolovesbooks
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5 good but sad

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guidosophia
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maybe i‘m starting to like sarah dessen. i‘m really glad i read this book, i really like it and i would recommend it to anyone. the end did seem a little preachy and idealistic but i can deal with that

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KimberlyJuracich
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Beautifully written but sad.

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freeatlast1137
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Caitlin tries to find her self outside of the shadow of her "perfect" sister who ran away and her beautiful best friend Rina. In this search, she finds Rogerson, a bad boy and learns who she is along the way.

*tw: violence?

Its a good but sad book.

Texreader Missing your posts! Hope you post again soon! 4y
freeatlast1137 @Texreader I wish I could post all of the policy and procedure manuals I've been reading for work. After work, I get so tired and can't read another word. 😅 I should be back soon! 4y
Texreader @freeatlast1137 I understand! I‘m sure hoping the new job is great for you! 4y
freeatlast1137 @Texreader yes, its amazing! It's pretty close to my dream job and it's working for the state! I'm nearby the capitol once we are back to working from work and not home! 4y
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BacklistReader
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Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65

Blue Books (Color Aesthetic)

Other than Boy Soldier all of these have been read and enjoyed.

#beatthebacklist #beatthebacklist2020 #btbseptember20

Linsy Love Ella Enchanted! And Brené Brown ? 4y
emz711 Ella Enchanted hell yeah! I have the same copy at my house 4y
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SLibrarian5
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August wrap up- six books, my best month so far!
Tagged was my favorite.

#monthlywrapup
#readingwrapup
#Augustwrapup

Sace Excellent! 🎉🎉👏👏 4y
SLibrarian5 @Sace Thank you! 😊 4y
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SLibrarian5
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The only Sarah Dessen I haven‘t read and I don‘t think it would have been as impactful if I had read it as a teen/college student. It was hard to read at times and reminded me of situations in my own life, but it was a very accurate and heartbreaking account of being in an abusive relationship.

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SLibrarian5
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#bookreport

Making some good progress on my current reads and enjoying them.

@Cinfhen

Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻 we‘re all here for progress!! 4y
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faelinwolf
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I've owned this book for so long & never read it. I have loved some of Sarah Dessen's other books, so I had high hopes. But I ultimately didn't like this. I think because it reminds me of old school YA, from back when I was a teen--more cautionary tale than interesting story. #BookSpinBonanza

Isadora didn't approve either. 😄 On to book 5!

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks I could be wrong, but it seems like Isadora hasn't been particularly approving of any of your Bonanza books so far 😂 5y
faelinwolf @TheAromaofBooks You could be right! 😂😂 She is a cranky old lady! 5y
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PagesByTheWater
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Spoiler in the comments.
The book started off a bit boring, picked up in the middle, and tapered off steady at the end, much like Caitlin. What‘s nice about reading all of Dessen‘s book at once is getting the world building of her own little nameless town. Again, no connection, but I did understand the feeling of being in my sisters shadow, wanting to forge your own path, and getting lost in a haze. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#dessennewyear

PagesByTheWater So originally when I read this I remembered Cass running away and her family always wondering and worrying about her and Caitlin getting into heavy drugs. So it was a delight to reread and find out that Cass didn‘t just disappear, as I originally believed, but contacted her family again and ultimately came back to see them. And Caitlin was admitted for her abuse and technically drugs (just pot). Made it a better read than the last two Dessen books 6y
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Amabear
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Late night reading....
My husband had to take on a second job on weekend nights, his main job already has him gone over night two-three days a week, and to help balance that I‘ve taken on a ton more responsibility. I‘m SO tired, and I‘m missing my time with him. But I‘m so grateful that he has the option and will to work so hard for us❤️ we have found a lot of balance this week, and we‘re soaking up happy moments to get us through the hard ones.

LazyDays 💗💗😘😘 6y
JennyM Hugs to you xx 6y
Amabear @JennyM ❤️🧘🏻‍♀️😘 6y
Amabear @LazyDays 😛❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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Sharpeipup
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Perfect timing @Kenziejo
I know what I‘ll be doing tonight! #lpmbc #bookmail

BookKenz So glad it made it to you! Sorry that it's so late. Life got a little crazy for a while. I can't wait to hear your thoughts! 7y
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Rach165
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I love this book. I love how the book told you it was not okay to accept that kind of love or do drugs. It really makes you think about if that was you in that situation. Recommend.

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Jas16
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A very random selection... #dreams #noteworthynovember

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courtney88jones
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This is my first Sarah Dessen book.
2/5 || ⭐⭐

I appreciate the fact that this book touches base on abusive relationships at a young age, because I'm sure there's lots of people that relate to this book.. I just personally do not.
On the other hand though, I feel like this book had a lot of open ends. I don't want to spoil anything but I was just personally unsatisfied.

swishandflick Welcome to Litsy! 🎉 7y
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RadicalReader @courtney88jones the best Sarah Dessen novel to read is definitely 7y
Wife Welcome to Litsy!🌹 7y
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bookswithbec
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First off, the cover of this version is fantastic! And second off, this book really hit home for me for a couple reasons. Being in an abusive relationship is not easy. I have been in a situation kind of similar to this one. This book had me in tears a couple times. And I love it because of that. It is not an easy topic to write about. Just trying to write this post has me in tears. Fantastic job Sarah Dessen, fantastic job.

beth_between_pages This sounds really good! 7y
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xocynthiia
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This was definitely worth the read. You don't see a lot of young adult books talk about abusive relationships so this book really brought the issue to light. #youngadultbooks #books #dreamland #sarahdessen

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abby_c
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Similarish premise to Lock and Key but I enjoyed this one more. Powerful. It's the kind of book every teen girl should read because it highlights some complex issues that are a jarring reality for many people. Reading Caitlin felt very real in that she didn't always make sense, or was logical, or did what she should've done but that makes her all the more relatable. Kudos to Dessen again.

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thegreentealibrarian
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This broke my heart the first time I read it again today, it broke my heart again.
Caitlin is trying to figure out what her life should be like without her sister and then she finds Rogerson. He's charismatic and dangerous and she falls hard but Caitlin soon discovers that he isn't the solution she thought he was.
2nd book for #readathon !

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Read4life
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Because of reading...📚🤓

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hes7
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The relationship in this book is a bit different than others Dessen has written and definitely qualifies as a #BadRomance. #LyricalApril

Cinfhen Sounds complicated...in a good way 🤓I haven't read much by this author because I'm not a big YA reader😟 8y
hes7 @Cinfhen Oh, I completely understand not reading much YA. I think I read too much of it though, since it's a majority of what comes to mind for these challenges. 😂 8y
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haileybean
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#marchintoreading #day4 A book you didn't like but finished anyway. I need to caveat this with, I don't dislike this book per se, but I didn't have an enjoyable reading experience with it and almost put it down several times. Of all of the Sarah Dessen books I've read, this is my LEAST favorite one.

haileybean @AprilMaesBookHabit I almost tagged you in this post because you and I had conversations about this 8y
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Peddler410
Dreamland | Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen wins the 2017 Margaret A. Edwards award for lifetime achievement for young adults.

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Juneofthemoon
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"He stayed in front of my house, engine running, as I walked up the steps. I could feel him watching me and wondered if he was worried whether I'd keep up my end of our bargain. Still, I couldn't shake the image of his face, so dark and angry, his hand coming at me, with no time to stop it or get out of the way. It was like he'd become a different person, a monster from a nightmare."

LauraBeth Oh honey - run far away from guy... 8y
Juneofthemoon @LauraBeth Unfortunately I can relate to parts of this book. 😒 8y
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I love everything that Sarah Dessen writes, and this was one of the first books I read by her. It's actually quite a bit different than the others. This book is a really good way to understand the psychology and rationalization of someone to stay with his or her abuser. #onewordtitles #photoadaynov16

teainthelibrary I read this book when it first came out - it always makes me sad that her books are so different now. They just don't seem as deep or personal. 8y
readinginthedark @teainthelibrary It's interesting that you say that, because I read an interview with her not long ago. She said that each book she wrote had something personal in it, but her later books were more autobiographical than the older ones. I think my favorite is This Lullaby. But her book coming out next year will be for adults, so who knows where she'll go with that! 8y
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They stare back at me, frozen, but even though I could read their entire world in their faces, none of them were looking that closely at me.

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This book shook me up 😳 #dreamland #sarahdessen #wakeup

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Deafbibliophile
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Favorite dysfunctional family #24in48 #readathon @24in48 @Litsy

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maximoffs
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This book is one of Dessen's heavier books. Amazing, but heavy and deals with abuse in relationships. Love Sarah Dessen!

Notafraidofwords I read this a while ago, but I still remember it so vividly. 9y
maximoffs @Ryanira9 I feel like she does this very well with many of her books. Some of her characters I feel like I'll always know? 9y
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