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loniereads's review
4.0
I couldnt put this book down. its fun its full of humour and who doesnt love a cute love story. seriously read it... its great
kmparsons's review
5.0
This is the perfect cute romance. I love Stephanie Perkins. The characters are so well developed and go through a lot of realistic change. I definitely recommend this book.
nathalyalvarez's review against another edition
3.0
No he estado pendiente de mi goodreads ni mis lecturas ni de muchas cosas en los últimos meses. Tuve un blockeo y no podía leer ni reseñar ni concentrarme debido al stress pero decidí re-leer algunas frases de este libro y casualmente salio esta reseña.
Lola siempre ha sido conocida por los colores vivos en sus atuendos y por única personalidad. Ademas de su llamativo estilo de vestir, todo en la vida de Lola esta perfectamente planeado. Hasta que en el verano antes de su ultimo año, la familia Bell vuelve a mudarse a la casa de al lado, y con ellos, los gemelos Bell quienes hacen que Lola comience a dudar sobre su amor por su novio, su enemistad con Calliope Bell y su antiguo (y ya "superado") enamoramiento con Cricket Bell.
Todo la trama me pareció un poco menos típica que la de Anna & El Beso Francés. De hecho, este libro no tiene demasiado parecido al anterior excepto en que ambos son muy ligeros y fáciles de leer. Todos los personajes eran diferente, extrovertidos y diversos. Desde Lola quien ama la ropa y tiene el valor de usar cualquier cosa que le guste hasta Cricket, un chico sencillo que tiene el extraño talento de fabricar aparatos y hacerlos funcionar.
Cricket me gusto un poco mas de lo que me gusto Etienne. Él era inseguro y no estuvo tan idealizado, ¿lo que mas me atrajo? su sinceridad. Aunque la forma en que era creativo y los pequeños detalles que parecen no importar lo hicieron incluso mas especial. Por otro lado, Lola, oh Lola, quise matarla mas veces de las que puedo contar con las manos y los pies. A pesar de que era testaruda y todo, podía ser soportada pero entonces llego al punto en que ella sabia que amaba a Cricket pero seguía con su novio y lo único que pensada era "¿¿¿Que estas esperando para terminar con él??? no te compliques" pero se complicaba la vida. Nadie mas que ella causaba problemas.
Me molesto como la autora quiso utilizar a Etienne y Anna. ¿Va utilizar a los personajes del libro anterior? Bien, siempre quise saber que fue de ellos. ¿Vas a sobre utilizarlos y hacer que les prestemos mas atención a ellos que a Lola y Cricket? No, eso esta mal en niveles astronómicos.
Tres tristes estrellas aunque no puedo decir que esperaba mas.
carlisajc's review
3.0
Lola was actually my least favorite of the three, but it’s ironic because I literally finished it in less than a day. I finished Anna one morning, picked up Lola right after, and was finished before I went to bed that night. I think it’s just my least favorite because I relate to Lola the least.
Lola is the very dynamic girl who is constantly wearing costumes. She dreams of designing outfits for celebrities and movies and she loves being the center of attention. In her costume, of course. I’m just not that type of person. I wear casual clothes and not a lot of makeup and let my hair do whatever it wants (and it’ll do whatever it wants, trust me). And I don’t like to be the center of attention. But, Lola, like I have said, is still very realistic. She has all this big personality traits, but then she still has insecurities. She still worries about what people think of her, especially when she’s just herself: no costume, no makeup, just her.
And let’s just talk about this sentence: “It’s maddening how someone so easy to read can be so impossible to understand.” When I read this sentence…I just stared at it for a minute because I completely get it. I’ve often described boys are being so simple they’re complex. Literally, I feel like boys shouldn’t be so hard to understand…but they are. And I loved this simple sentence that made me feel better about my lack of understanding, hahahah.
And Anna and St. Clair are in this story, too! I forgot to mention earlier. So Anna is the story of Anna and St. Clair at a high school in Paris. Then the following year, Anna and St. Clair both go to (different) schools in California, where Lola lives. And Lola and Anna work at the same movie theater. So in this sequel, Anna is a secondary character, but I loved that they were still in it, because I loved them. Just look at this conversation between St. Clair and Lola:
"‘Exactly how far into the future are you planning?’ [Lola to St. Clair]
‘Far.’
The word hangs between us, loaded with strength and meaning…’When it’s right, it’s simple,’ he says to my unasked question. ‘Unlike your hair.’"
Lol.
But one thing about this book: Lola opens the story with her boyfriend, Max. And I just wish there was something redeeming about him…because there’s really not. He’s just a toolbag the entire book. Oh well, I guess.
Lola is the very dynamic girl who is constantly wearing costumes. She dreams of designing outfits for celebrities and movies and she loves being the center of attention. In her costume, of course. I’m just not that type of person. I wear casual clothes and not a lot of makeup and let my hair do whatever it wants (and it’ll do whatever it wants, trust me). And I don’t like to be the center of attention. But, Lola, like I have said, is still very realistic. She has all this big personality traits, but then she still has insecurities. She still worries about what people think of her, especially when she’s just herself: no costume, no makeup, just her.
And let’s just talk about this sentence: “It’s maddening how someone so easy to read can be so impossible to understand.” When I read this sentence…I just stared at it for a minute because I completely get it. I’ve often described boys are being so simple they’re complex. Literally, I feel like boys shouldn’t be so hard to understand…but they are. And I loved this simple sentence that made me feel better about my lack of understanding, hahahah.
And Anna and St. Clair are in this story, too! I forgot to mention earlier. So Anna is the story of Anna and St. Clair at a high school in Paris. Then the following year, Anna and St. Clair both go to (different) schools in California, where Lola lives. And Lola and Anna work at the same movie theater. So in this sequel, Anna is a secondary character, but I loved that they were still in it, because I loved them. Just look at this conversation between St. Clair and Lola:
"‘Exactly how far into the future are you planning?’ [Lola to St. Clair]
‘Far.’
The word hangs between us, loaded with strength and meaning…’When it’s right, it’s simple,’ he says to my unasked question. ‘Unlike your hair.’"
Lol.
But one thing about this book: Lola opens the story with her boyfriend, Max. And I just wish there was something redeeming about him…because there’s really not. He’s just a toolbag the entire book. Oh well, I guess.
brisingr's review
3.0
3.5 actually because /thanks god/ Lola was so much more bearable and the story ended up being really cute
outoftheblue14's review
5.0
Bellissimo! Letto tutto d'un fiato, in una sera (sono stata sveglia fino all'una). Viva Etienne e Anna, come sempre. Abbasso Max.
wanderingjedi's review
3.0
I picked this up because I liked the first book in the series, and because it was bound to fill in some square on my YA book bingo board (book with a break-up). Overall, I actually did end up enjoying this book, but when it started talking about Cricket I thought he must have done something truly horrible to Lola in the past, based on the fact that even her parents were really concerned about her reaction to his family moving back in next door. And then when the big reveal came about, and we finally found out what terrible thing he did... I nearly peed myself laughing because it was so dumb. The story did redeem itself fairly quickly, and was essentially what I expected after that, but I just can't get over how much of a letdown his actual crime against Lola was.
inessova's review
2.0
As much as I loved Anna and the french kiss, I was really disappointed with this book.
There are several things I didn't like about it, the most important one is Lola!!
What's up with this girl. She was whiny, selfish and excentric. I felt really sorry for Max and I thought he was right in everything he said about her (harsh but true).
Plus, I really disliked the way her family and friends treated her, like she was perfect. She's not! and only Max loved her despite her flaws.
The second thing I didn't like was Anna and Etienne's relationship. I found them different than what they were in the first book. I couldn't recognize the characters.
The only bright spot was Cricket. He was awesome apart from his name of course. Who names their child Cricket!!! But I really loved him. He was nice, honest, smart and so cute, but he was kind of blinded by his feelings for her and only saw the "good". Anyway, I felt like I lost a day of my life reading this.
There are several things I didn't like about it, the most important one is Lola!!
What's up with this girl. She was whiny, selfish and excentric. I felt really sorry for Max and I thought he was right in everything he said about her (harsh but true).
Plus, I really disliked the way her family and friends treated her, like she was perfect. She's not! and only Max loved her despite her flaws.
The second thing I didn't like was Anna and Etienne's relationship. I found them different than what they were in the first book. I couldn't recognize the characters.
The only bright spot was Cricket. He was awesome apart from his name of course. Who names their child Cricket!!! But I really loved him. He was nice, honest, smart and so cute, but he was kind of blinded by his feelings for her and only saw the "good". Anyway, I felt like I lost a day of my life reading this.
lolarose1234's review
Lola was a really annoying main charecter but Cricket is my favourite guy in this series how weird is that while Isla is my favourite girl,