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As bubbly as champagne and delectable as wedding cake, Once and for All, Sarah Dessen's thirteenth novel, is set in the world of wedding planning, where crises are routine. 

Louna, daughter of famed wedding planner Natalie Barrett, has seen every sort of wedding: on the beach, at historic mansions, in fancy hotels and clubs. Perhaps that's why she's cynical about happily-ever-after endings, especially since her own first love ended tragically. When Louna meets charming, happy-go-lucky serial dater Ambrose, she holds him at arm's length. But Ambrose isn't about to be discouraged, now that he's met the one girl he really wants. 

Sarah Dessen’s many, many fans will adore her latest, a richly satisfying, enormously entertaining story that has everything—humor, romance, and an ending both happy and imperfect, just like life itself.

My Thoughts: 

This book follows Louna and her mother Natalie Barrett who runs a wedding planning business with her best friend William all three have bee scorned by love and are very cynical about it.  As this book progresses they meet Ambrose who is happy about many things can challenges Louna who had shut the idea of relationships off after her last boyfriend Ethan.  This book goes back and forth from the present to what happened with Ethan. 

I was really impressed with this book and the love story of Ethan and Louna and the loss they suffered.  It was great that we saw Louna do things she wasn't perfectly comfortable.  It showed how imperfect people can be which is a great thing with books!  I think too much is spent with perfect characters and Ms. Dessen's book shows us the imperfections her characters have which make them greater characters for it!