Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

      About the book: Ever since her parents' divorce, Auden has been unable to sleep. She's built a routine that gets her through each night; but when the opportunity comes for her to spend her summer at the beach with her father and his new family, she jumps at the chance to break out of her rut.
      Life at the beach proves more challenging than Auden expects. In addition to trying to figure out how she fits into her father's new life, she also has to navigate the girls at work with their gossip and friendship and crushes. And then there's Eli, a fellow insomniac who becomes her nocturnal tour guide. With an endless supply of long summer nights between them, almost anything can happen....

      Quote of the Book: "'Hot dogs!' Adam burst out excitedly. "We've got hot dogs! Tons of hot dogs! Here! Have one!"" -Adam.

      My thoughts and opinion: I loved this book because the characters just clicked and there were so many little moments that came together in the end. I noticed I seem to be on a roll of reading books that include the main male character having green eyes. Maybe that's fate telling me I need to meet a guy with green eyes pronto. 
      Let's talk about Auden. I like the fact that she was more into numbers and calculating because numbers were easier to deal with than feelings and emotions. High five! I could relate to that. Numbers never lie and you can always trust them. Oh my gosh, but Auden should not have let Eli slip away like that. I thought I was going to pass out before I could get to the part where they finally come together again. 
      Eli is so mysterious! And cool! I seriously need to be friends with this guy. I don't care that he's a book character. Haha. I thought his history was depressing but I am so glad that Auden made it better for him. They totally are meant to be. It's also really awesome how Eli can do bike tricks and I can barely ride a bike so flipping and jumping on a bike is terrifying. 
     I really, really liked how Auden and Eli's friendship/relationship developed! All those late nights, it almost makes me want to become an insomniac and find some guy who's an insomniac as well and just go on quests with him. I also agree with Auden that everything is different after sundown. Things change and there are many possibilities that could happen at night. 
      Oh, Sarah Dessen does it again. Although I like This Lullaby better, Along for the Ride is a terrific book, too. It's the perfect summer book, but it is still a good book to read in the winter too. This book took me along on a very cute ride. :-)