Sequel to All the Boys I've Loved Before and P.S. I Still Love You
Summary:
Lara Jean is having the best senior year. And there's still so much to look forward to: a class trip to New York City, prom with her boyfriend Peter, Beach Week after graduation, and her dad's wedding to Ms. Rothschild. Then she'll be off to college with Peter, at a school close enough for her to come home and bake chocolate chip cookies on the weekends.
Life couldn't be more perfect!
At least, that's what Lara Jean thinks...until she gets some unexpected news.
Now the girl who dreads change mus rethink all her plans--but when your heart and your head are saying two different things, which one should you listen to?
My Thoughts:
While (in my opinion) unneeded, it was a nice wrap up to Lara Jean's story. It was also well written (as usual when written by Jenny Han).
Lara Jean gets unexpected news when she's not accepted into UVA but is accepted to UNC later on. Which makes almost no sense? She gets into a highly respected college but not the local one?
She and Peter nearly break up because his mom wants him to not give up his dreams for her. There's nothing worse than a parent that doesn't want her son to keep dating you just because he might give up the things he wants for you. That doesn't even happen! Turns out, Peter was only considering it and wasn't likely to do it!
Anyway, this book was surprisingly hard to put down.
I'd definitely recommend this trilogy to anyone who isn't normally a fan of romance novels.
My Rating: 4 stars
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16 February 2019
P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han REVIEW
Sequel to To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Summary:
Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. They were just pretending. Until they weren't. And now Lara Jean has to learn what it's like to be in a real relationship and not just a make-believe one.
But when another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean's feelings for him suddenly return too.
Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?
My Thoughts:
This is one of those sequels that is well written yet isn't quite as good as the first one. This one seems like a filler book, it tidies up all the gaps from the first one. At least it isn't one of those mandatory weird sequels though.
Gen is hiding something, the boy we briefly saw in the first book returns for a 'love triangle', and Lara Jean is confused about everything. It seems to Lara Jean like Peter is cheating on her with Gen but it turns out he's just being there for her during a (very disturbing) family problem. We see John and Lara Jean reconnect, and find out he still has feelings for her (and she kind of does too, but she still loves Peter). She tries to reconnect with Gen, but Gen still has a grudge that Peter kissed Lara Jean while Gen liked him.
Anyway, this was a mess of a book, but worth reading if you want to see the loose ends from the previous book all tied up.
My Rating: 3.5 stars
Summary:
Lara Jean didn't expect to really fall for Peter. They were just pretending. Until they weren't. And now Lara Jean has to learn what it's like to be in a real relationship and not just a make-believe one.
But when another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean's feelings for him suddenly return too.
Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?
My Thoughts:
This is one of those sequels that is well written yet isn't quite as good as the first one. This one seems like a filler book, it tidies up all the gaps from the first one. At least it isn't one of those mandatory weird sequels though.
Gen is hiding something, the boy we briefly saw in the first book returns for a 'love triangle', and Lara Jean is confused about everything. It seems to Lara Jean like Peter is cheating on her with Gen but it turns out he's just being there for her during a (very disturbing) family problem. We see John and Lara Jean reconnect, and find out he still has feelings for her (and she kind of does too, but she still loves Peter). She tries to reconnect with Gen, but Gen still has a grudge that Peter kissed Lara Jean while Gen liked him.
Anyway, this was a mess of a book, but worth reading if you want to see the loose ends from the previous book all tied up.
My Rating: 3.5 stars
10 January 2019
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han REVIEW
Summery:
Lara Jean keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren't love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she's written. One for every boy she's ever loved--five in all. When she writes, she can pour out her heart and soul and say all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control.
My Thoughts:
I picked up this book at my library, wondering why everyone seems to love it. A few hours later I have finished it, and wish that I also picked up the sequel.
Now, I normally hate romance novels. I cannot stand John Green's books (except for The Fault in Our Stars) and generally avoid the genre all together. But this book was nice. It wasn't just centered on romance, it also centered on Lara's relationship with her family and friends. Honestly, Lara is kind of like me. Except, I've never been kissed, never had a boyfriend (not even a fake one, only an imaginable one). But I can definitely relate to her reactions of when her personal secrets are revealed. I could never be able to tell someone I'm in love with that I love them, not even in a letter.
At first I was rooting for Josh...but now I want her to have Peter. This book is such an emotional rollercoaster.
Anyway, I do recommend giving it a try, even if you don't like romance novels.
My Rating: 4 stars
Lara Jean keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren't love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she's written. One for every boy she's ever loved--five in all. When she writes, she can pour out her heart and soul and say all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control.
My Thoughts:
I picked up this book at my library, wondering why everyone seems to love it. A few hours later I have finished it, and wish that I also picked up the sequel.
Now, I normally hate romance novels. I cannot stand John Green's books (except for The Fault in Our Stars) and generally avoid the genre all together. But this book was nice. It wasn't just centered on romance, it also centered on Lara's relationship with her family and friends. Honestly, Lara is kind of like me. Except, I've never been kissed, never had a boyfriend (not even a fake one, only an imaginable one). But I can definitely relate to her reactions of when her personal secrets are revealed. I could never be able to tell someone I'm in love with that I love them, not even in a letter.
At first I was rooting for Josh...but now I want her to have Peter. This book is such an emotional rollercoaster.
Anyway, I do recommend giving it a try, even if you don't like romance novels.
My Rating: 4 stars
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