Just Listen

Just Listen


By: Sarah Dessen
Reviewed by: Annabelle L., 14
Rating: It was amazing!


Annabel Greene was perfect. Blonde, nice, and a model. But, over the summer, a confrontation with her best friend changes everything. Reserved, she hides into a bubble, keeping quiet with her thoughts. Problems at home with an anemic sister and mother who just wants best but seems to be on the edge of the cliff as well. Then, she meets Owen Armstrong, music enlightner. He loves his iPod, his beloved trinket. Two opposites.

As Owen brings out an Annabel she didn't even she had in herself, Annabel takes courage and will she confront her friend? Can she makes things right?

Just Listen isn't just a romance book. It's about relationships in general. From family to friends to even romantic interests. Annabel discovers what it's like to have the cards at the table all out- her way. Can she deal with it? (No pun intended)

I thought this was an amazing book because I can really connect with the characters (not 'cause the main heroine has the same name just spelled differently :)), and I mean all of them. In a way, it makes you rethink and reanalyze your life in a different view. You think of music- well I think of music- as something different, something really enlightening and you can't really live without. It's everywhere. You have to just listen.


Recommended to: Those who are interested in interpersonal relationships (ranging from family, friends, and lovers), and to people who want to discover a good book that you can somehow compare to.