About the book: Annabel Greene is the girl who has everything. At least, that's what she portrays in her modeling shoots. But Annabel's life is far from perfect. Her friendship with Sophie ended bitterly, and her older sister's eating disorder is weighing down the entire family. Isolated and ostracized at school and at home, Annabel retreats into silent acceptance. Then she meets Owen -- intense, music-obsessed, and determined to always tell the truth. And with his guidance, Annabel learns to just listen to herself and gains the courage to speak honestly. But will she be able to tell everyone what really happened the night she and Sophie stopped being friends?
Quote of the Book: "I'm just doing the best I can, under the circumstances." -Owen Armstrong
My thoughts and opinion: This book took me longer than I thought it would. Probably because I had first-day-of-school stuff to worry about. First of all, I love Owen and Annabel together. I thought Rolly and Clarke's relationship wouldn't last for a minute, but it was cute.
I'd like to be friends with Owen; he just seems like a cool guy who loves music (and has his own radio station! How cool is that!). He's such a patient guy, too. If I had a sister like Mallory, I wouldn't be able to stand her bubbly energy. Annabel frustrated me a bit in the story. She blocked out Owen so much that I was even feeling Owen's pain and hurt! I'm glad that Owen broke down Annabel's walls, even if it was a slow process.
Second of all, I was amazed at how Annabel was once friends with Sophie. Throughout the book, I thought, "She got you all these wonderful things like popularity, invitations to parties, and boys. So what?" I can't imagine ditching my best friend for someone who has Sophie's kind of attitude. The funny thing was, I kind of thought of Sophie as a younger version of Kirsten. However, that would be too mean to lump them together; Kirsten is not as horrible as Sophie is.
Finally, I loved seeing The Truth Squad again! That's one of the best things about reading books from the same author; he or she would most likely bring up other characters from other books. So, I was really happy I got to read about Remy, Dexter, and the rest; I got to read how they were doing. It is sort of like a sequel, but it's a sequel inside another book!
I recommend this book to quiet, shy people who love or don't love music. If you guys don't love music (I don't know what is wrong with y'all), but if you don't, that's okay. I did not think music was such a big part in this book; it was there, but it's not a major thing. Now, saying that, I still love Just Listen. Sarah Dessen did not disappoint because it was a musical read and eat; my taste buds are still singing!
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