winclarke's review against another edition

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4.0

I feel the same I feel about the whole series. I pick these books up because they're a super quick read with some adorable moments. I don't pick them up because of the plot (plot, what plot). This one especially, is the love story and nothing else. I feel like Isla's self doubt is really true to her demographic but is a bit exaggerated. cliches like the other books.. sorry these are teenagers being allowed to run free through Paris.. but I read them because they're still light and cute.

I will say, Anna and Lola worked better because there was more build up and real obstacles. But what girl doesn't stand in her own way once in a while.

patc04's review against another edition

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3.0

Normalmente las secuelas de los libros, directas o no, nunca suelen ser tan buenas como el original, pero este libro no le llega ni a los pies a Anna and the French Kiss. Es demasiado, DEMASIADO, instalove.

Ahora, normalmente no me molesta mucho el instalove porque es parte del cliché de muchas de estas historias, pero aquí es extremadamente abrumador. Algunos podrán decir: "Oh, pero Anna y St. Clair prácticamente se enamoraron desde el inicio solo que no hicieron nada al respecto" y pues no, no fue así. Anna y St. Clair sintieron una fuerte atracción desde el principio, pero no era amor. Aquí Isla y Josh se lanzaron en el "verdadero y único amor" antes de siquiera el 50% del libro, lo marque y todo:

- 25%: Primer beso
- 28%: Falling in love
- 42%: I love you

Y si nos basamos no en el porcentaje del libro, si no en el tiempo transcurrido... TODO FUE EN UN MES. Luego pasaron meses separados y cuando ocurre el momento de quiebre de toda historia y terminan, resulta que Josh se estaba imaginando matrimonio e hijos con Isla. EN MENOS DE SEIS MESES.

Y ni hablemos de Josh. Tanto potencial como personaje principal desperdiciado en tratarlo solo como interés romántico. No me mal interpreten, es fabuloso, pero siento que faltó mucho por explorar.

Con respecto a Isla, le falto mucha fuerza a independencia. Al final vimos un poco de eso relucir, pero fue tan mínimo que siento que no cuenta. Entiendo que la idea era hacer un personaje que no se conociera a si misma y que estuviera buscando encontrarse, pero su amor/obsesión por Josh era lo que más la identificaba y eso le quitó mucho al personaje.

Por último, mi escena favorita de todos los tiempos fue por supuesto el reencuentro. Aunque tuve que leerlo desde el punto de vista ajeno de Isla, fue uno de los mejores momentos de todo el libro. Lola y Cricket explorando su amor que apenas inicia y luego lo más importante... ANNA Y ST. CLAIR COMPROMETIÉNDOSE. La manera, el sitio, el amor... fue perfecto. No los veo casándose inmediatamente, pero si disfrutando un hermoso compromiso. Ojalá en un futuro nos deleiten con su boda.

paulinaw's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

andrea769's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a reread for me, and since the Anna book held up, I thought this one would too. But honestly it didn't.  The characters (especially Isla) felt like they were only made to fall in love. Like they didn't have that much personality. And the side characters didn't matter to the story at all. But I love the atmosphere of both cities, and the school, even though this book was way less atmosphereric than Anna. Even though this book wasn't fantastic I still read it super fast, in like 2 days, and I had so much fun reading this, so that's why it's a 4 stars. 

j_alexandra617's review against another edition

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5.0

I cried. But mostly for the tying up of the previous two stories.

astolenmoonligh's review against another edition

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I'm not sure about my feelings... I have to give it some deep thoughts and hopefully I'll manage to get a re-read of the whole series before the end of the year to kind of connect everything in my mind and make a final decision on how I feel about this last book.

bookcucumber's review against another edition

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I hate this book because it made me happy while reading it. Yes. WHYYYYYYYYYyyYyYyy

topazsky's review against another edition

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3.0

Anna made me happy. Lola made me want to kill myself. Isla left me somewhere in between. Stephanie Perkins is an amazing writer, and I loved the descriptions of Europe. Having never been in love myself, reading teenage love-stories always leave me feeling empty, though.

cassidy3432's review against another edition

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4.0

Compared to Anna (one of the greatest YA books I've ever read) and Lola (also amazing), I had high hopes for Isla. While it was enjoyable, it took me awhile to get through. I think I was only really interested in reading because I wanted more glimpses of Anna and St. Clair. I found Isla and Josh hard to like and unlike Anna, Isla just wasn't as relatable.
However, the fact that Anna and St. Clair were in it at all made it get 4 stars.

zeinebdrr's review against another edition

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5.0

5 ✨
Just so fluffy and beautiful