That's how she comes to live with Cora, the sister she hasn't seen in ten years, and Cora's husband Jamie, whose down-to-earth demeanor makes it hard for Ruby to believe he founded the most popular networking Web site around. A luxurious house, fancy private school, a new wardrobe, the promise of college and a future; it's a dream come true. So why is Ruby such a reluctant Cinderella, wary and defensive? And why is Nate, the genial boy next door with some secrets of his own, unable to accept the help that Ruby is just learning to give?
My favorite quote from book:“It's a lot easier to be lost than found. It's the reason we're always searching and rarely discovered--so many locks not enough keys.”
My review:Lock and Key probably is one of my favorites from Sarah Dessen. At first I was really reluctant to read Lock and Key(don't ask my why, i don't know). This book was my first book by Sarah Dessen, but boy let me tell you, it will defiantly not be my last. The beginning was really slow, but the book got better. I found myself really liking the main character, Ruby. Sarah Dessen did an amazing job with this book. It was definitely more than I was expecting from Ms. Dessen. I heard some people say that her writing was really cheesy, but I must say I disagree. I mean I was a bit weirded out by Ruby Cooper (the main character) at first. She was not the usual YA main character who are usually either really sweet, nice, or plain old Katniss Everdeen ( and yes I just used Katniss Everdeen as a verb) ; or a mixture of both sweet and Katniss. This book centres around Ruby Cooper, whose mother has abandoned her. Her sister (who she has not seen or spoke to for 10 years) and her sister's husband, Jamie (who I found adorable), take her in, moving her to a new school. The boy next door tries to help her, and I think from the beginning we of that relationship we all knew what would happen. We are wrong(well sort of). It didn't turn out completely like I thought it would. Yes, some parts of it was what I expected, but other parts where complete surprises. Ruby has not had much success with family. Her father left; her protective older sister, Cora, left; and her boozing mother finally leaves, too. What I like about Ruby was that she didn't once complain about any part of this( true, she did complain about some of the good stuff that were happening to her, but that's not the point) At first, I was a bit annoyed at how ungrateful Ruby seemed toward the characters that were helping her, but as the book went on she developed and starting to accept their help. I also loved the way Dessen starts to gradually reveal things about a certain character's past, which makes you think completely different things about the character. As usual, there were some wonderful quotes throughout the novel and the end of the book left me feeling warm and fuzzy, even if it wasn't the usual perfect ending. I think readers will appreciate the transformation of Ruby and, essentially, the message of how it's okay to trust again and open yourself up to new experiences and people. I kind of figured it would be lovey-dovey mushy romantic stuff.I was very wrong. In fact, the romance of this story actually takes a back seat until maybe the last 100 or so pages. All the characters in this story are incredibly likable (aside from the obvious one, I wouldn't tell you who the 'unlikable' characters really are). I found myself rooting for everyone to find that happy ending. Overall, it is a really good book. I give it a 4 out of 5 stars.
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