I think readers are just looking for things that maybe they recognize or can relate to in the books.
Sarah DessenWhen he stopped walking and kissed me a few minutes later, it was like time had stopped, with the air, my heart, and the world all so still. And it was this I remembered every other time I was with Marshall.
Sarah DessenIt is kind of hard to hold a lot in. But for meโฆ itโs sometimes even harder to let it out.
Sarah Dessen