Along for the Ride

I just started reading Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen. Just from my first impression, it seems like a good book but I feel like it is going a little predictable. So far, it's about a girl named Auden who lives with her mom. Her dad just got married to a women who's about 20 years younger than him and had a new baby. Auden wants to visit her dad this summer because she will be going to college in the fall and she feels like it's her last chance to get to know her dad. When she arrives, she finds a small beach town filled with mostly tourists. The whole situation is so different than what she's used to. There is always a crying baby, her dad only cared about his work, and her new step mom is alway emotional and whinny. All of this causes Auden to explore the town. She eventually gets a job at her step mom's boutique as an accoutant. This is the only thing that makes her feel comfortable because the answers are always black and white. Back at home, she has devoted her whole life to academics so isn't used to people or friends or emotions.


I think it's really weird that Auden has never really done any of the things that we do as kids and just think its part of your childhood. For example, Auden has never riden a bike or had a boyfriend and she's 18. I'm assuming that the title Along for the Ride comes from Auden nevering riding a bike. Especially since she just meet a boy who used to race dirt bikes. Well...I guess I will just keep reading the book to find out.