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Middle Sister

4 Stars
Emma Saylor’s summer plans get turned upside down and she ends up spending the summer with her mothers side of the family that she hasn’t seen since she was 4 years old. As she gets to know her family, she also starts to learn new things about her mother and discovers a new side to herself as well.
I quite enjoy a Sarah Dessen book and let me tell you, this one did not disappoint. Now, I will say that Sarah Dessen is known for her writing style of jumping around in time which can get confusing. I did read this one on the kindle, which at times can make it harder to adapt to the time jump because it doesn’t have the paragraph breaks a regular book has, but I still enjoyed the book and would read again.
Little Sister

4 Stars
Unlike one of my sisters, I really like MOST (there are a few I dislike quite a bit) of Sarah Dessen’s books. And this was one of the good ones. I always love how the main character is put into a new environment and has to adapt to the situation and make new friends. I love the friendships that developed between Emma Saylor, her long lost family, and her old friends/acquaintances from the lake. Of course, every moment between Emma Saylor and Roo was fantastic, but I do wish that they’d spent some more time together. This book was slightly lacking in that area compared to some of her other books. But it was still a good read.


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CONTENT RATING
LANGUAGE

I would say there was 5-10 instances using the F word (I didn’t count), and other profanity is used minimally throughout the book.
VIOLENCE/GORE

No violence but this book does involving kids partying/drinking underage.
SPICE

Teenagers party but nothing other than kissing is discussed. There are multiple male/female relationships in this book

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