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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Mysig och lättläst sommarbok. Inget mästerverk och liten karaktärsutveckling utan helt enkelt bara ett high school drama med inslag av romanser (och mat!).
4.5 Stars
This book was cute, but it was a pretty generic ya romance novel.
Lara Jean has written love letters to the boys she’s loved before and then her letters end up getting sent out to all 5 boys she’s written about. From there, it’s kind of interesting just to see how much she romanticizes the love she thought she would have for them.
Lara Jean is pretty naive when it comes to almost everything relating to boys and relationships. She’s into her older sister’s ex-boyfriend and doesn’t seem to understand the things that happen in relationships like touching, etc. There also isn’t really any HEA and the ending is left as if it wasn’t finished.
Overall, I really didn’t expect more from this YA book. It was a decent read and if I ever get the second book in the series, I’ll give it a go.
This book was cute, but it was a pretty generic ya romance novel.
Lara Jean has written love letters to the boys she’s loved before and then her letters end up getting sent out to all 5 boys she’s written about. From there, it’s kind of interesting just to see how much she romanticizes the love she thought she would have for them.
Lara Jean is pretty naive when it comes to almost everything relating to boys and relationships. She’s into her older sister’s ex-boyfriend and doesn’t seem to understand the things that happen in relationships like touching, etc. There also isn’t really any HEA and the ending is left as if it wasn’t finished.
Overall, I really didn’t expect more from this YA book. It was a decent read and if I ever get the second book in the series, I’ll give it a go.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have watched all these movies years ago and of course they’re amazing. To be honest, though, the book ads such an insane and important perspective that you can never get in a movie adaptation.
Peter and Lara Jean’s personalities are so unique and well developed. I love the structure and flow of the book, especially the present tense. It makes the story something personal.
This was a very good book that forces you to read every other book Jenny Han has ever written.
Peter and Lara Jean’s personalities are so unique and well developed. I love the structure and flow of the book, especially the present tense. It makes the story something personal.
This was a very good book that forces you to read every other book Jenny Han has ever written.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
2/5 stars
When I first read the summary I was kind of intrigue about this book, so I gave it a try. Once I finished, I had mixed feelings, it wasn’t the worst book i have ever read, but it wasn’t the best either.
This book tells the story of Lara Jean, who has a box with letters for her crushes, till one day, when she discovers that every letter has been mailed to every one of them (mysteriously). Interesting. As you keep reading, you find out the story behind those letters and why she wrote them. The same goes to her relationship with her older sister, who Lara adores, Josh who is her sister's ex-boyfriend and Peter, her first kiss and now her fake-boyfriend, because they want to make Josh jealous (she is in love with him) and Gen (Peter's ex-girlfriend). As I keep reading, I find out the story simple, cliche i should say… And I’m not going to lie, I’m used to this kind of stories, but this one is not what I expect, it was banal.
It started quite good, but the attitude of the main characters were sometimes childish, immature, so in the end I didn’t connect emotionally with any of them, specially with Lara Jean, she is all the adjectives i’ve mentioned before and maybe its just that i like characters with more attitude. I don’t think the age (she is 16) can be an excuse. She has a friend called Chris, and I really wished their relationship meant something, Chris was a pointless character.
It feels like there’s no character growth, well, there’s not, and that’s what I expect the most with characters, especially if we are talking about the main character. At least a little bit of romance which is a huge absence in the entire book, what's the point of a young adult book without romance?
Quite disappointed and I'm not sure if I should read the sequel, but i would like to see if there's some improvement, I hope there is.
When I first read the summary I was kind of intrigue about this book, so I gave it a try. Once I finished, I had mixed feelings, it wasn’t the worst book i have ever read, but it wasn’t the best either.
This book tells the story of Lara Jean, who has a box with letters for her crushes, till one day, when she discovers that every letter has been mailed to every one of them (mysteriously). Interesting. As you keep reading, you find out the story behind those letters and why she wrote them. The same goes to her relationship with her older sister, who Lara adores, Josh who is her sister's ex-boyfriend and Peter, her first kiss and now her fake-boyfriend, because they want to make Josh jealous (she is in love with him) and Gen (Peter's ex-girlfriend). As I keep reading, I find out the story simple, cliche i should say… And I’m not going to lie, I’m used to this kind of stories, but this one is not what I expect, it was banal.
It started quite good, but the attitude of the main characters were sometimes childish, immature, so in the end I didn’t connect emotionally with any of them, specially with Lara Jean, she is all the adjectives i’ve mentioned before and maybe its just that i like characters with more attitude. I don’t think the age (she is 16) can be an excuse. She has a friend called Chris, and I really wished their relationship meant something, Chris was a pointless character.
It feels like there’s no character growth, well, there’s not, and that’s what I expect the most with characters, especially if we are talking about the main character. At least a little bit of romance which is a huge absence in the entire book, what's the point of a young adult book without romance?
Quite disappointed and I'm not sure if I should read the sequel, but i would like to see if there's some improvement, I hope there is.
3.75 ⭐️
Honestly for me this book would be tons better if their dialogue and actions match their age. Like for Chris, Gen, and Peter I could def be on board for being a junior in high school. Margot, Kitty, Laura Jean, and Josh on the other hand sound like they’re in middle school. And I’m supposed to believe that Margot and Josh had sex?!?! Like there’s not a chance in a million years that that actually happened. I really liked Peter despite him being sexually assaulted by Laura Jean, he honestly needs to find someone better than her. He also needs to get over his ex like gen isn’t anything but a b word through and through. Pretty good overall, wish the characters didn’t sound so young.
Honestly for me this book would be tons better if their dialogue and actions match their age. Like for Chris, Gen, and Peter I could def be on board for being a junior in high school. Margot, Kitty, Laura Jean, and Josh on the other hand sound like they’re in middle school. And I’m supposed to believe that Margot and Josh had sex?!?! Like there’s not a chance in a million years that that actually happened. I really liked Peter despite him being sexually assaulted by Laura Jean, he honestly needs to find someone better than her. He also needs to get over his ex like gen isn’t anything but a b word through and through. Pretty good overall, wish the characters didn’t sound so young.