The narrator was great, but I could not stand her voice for Owen and often times, messed up the way I wanted to see him versus the way she voiced him as. Their love story wasn’t interesting, but this book isn’t about that, but about the journey of self realization and character development for Annabelle. Although I get that that was the intention of his character, it was a bit overboard and it didn’t feel like he had any depth to him. The one thing I disliked was Owen and his obsession with music and literally that’s all he talks about. I just couldn’t see how their relationship turned into a romantic one when really, they seemed more so as friends than anything else, which can be a bummer to some people. Not that this book needed more insight into their relationship, but it would’ve been nice to get some cute romantic development in there, which only had a few moments. He was there to help Annabelle develop into who she wanted to be and that’s pretty much it. However, this book is about Annabelle only, meaning you shouldn’t read or listen to this if you want a fulfilling love story full of cute moments between the main character and the love interest Owen, which was essentially non-existent. The story itself is meaningful as you follow Annabelle into becoming the type of person she wants to be, instead of who she is at the beginning of the book. Read this as teenager when I was younger and it brings back all the memories I had experienced during my first time reading it.

This lullaby by sarah dessen