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mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
Short review.
Wow this was a fantastical book. I really loved the characters and also sooooo happy to see Anna and Etienne around again!!!
The romance was good, though I didn't always like the main character, she knew about the boy loving her and still she just dragged him around everywhere.
I didn't like the parents either. Overprotective much? Biased much? I know the boyfriend wasn't the best, but to have so much trouble with him, to make life so difficult for him.. NO, just NO. NO parent should do that, it will just ruin things, and make your kid not like you or unhappy.
And how they reacted to the other boy, so different. He didn't have to do anything, he was just accepted.. parents...
But it was a cute read, I can't wait for the next book to come out! Hopefully soon.
Wow this was a fantastical book. I really loved the characters and also sooooo happy to see Anna and Etienne around again!!!
The romance was good, though I didn't always like the main character, she knew about the boy loving her and still she just dragged him around everywhere.
I didn't like the parents either. Overprotective much? Biased much? I know the boyfriend wasn't the best, but to have so much trouble with him, to make life so difficult for him.. NO, just NO. NO parent should do that, it will just ruin things, and make your kid not like you or unhappy.
And how they reacted to the other boy, so different. He didn't have to do anything, he was just accepted.. parents...
But it was a cute read, I can't wait for the next book to come out! Hopefully soon.
letsbebookfriends's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars
Another favorite contemporary! This was soooo cute. I hated Max from the beginning of the book, so it was very frustrating to me to watch Lola stay with him. I just wanted like 3 more chapters. It ended too abruptly for me.
Another favorite contemporary! This was soooo cute. I hated Max from the beginning of the book, so it was very frustrating to me to watch Lola stay with him. I just wanted like 3 more chapters. It ended too abruptly for me.
byp's review against another edition
4.0
These romances are more than they appear on the surface. The writing flies by, and yay for gay characters instead of caricatures!
agnesgailx's review
5.0
Why did it take me so long to get started on this book? I love it. I love it with all my heart.
eggjen's review against another edition
4.0
I love this series. I think Anna and the French Kiss was still my favorite but I really liked this one. Perkins is good at making me stay up late reading. I appreciated the realness of the characters, the genuine struggles they dealt with, imperfect decision making. Lola was sometimes a little over the top and dense but she definitely won me over in the end.
abbyl819's review
4.0
3.5 stars
I had no idea that the love interest's sister Calliope was a figure skater and I'm really glad that was included, I enjoyed that aspect a lot. Stephanie Perkin's books continue to be entertaining reads that are quick and fun to get through.
I had no idea that the love interest's sister Calliope was a figure skater and I'm really glad that was included, I enjoyed that aspect a lot. Stephanie Perkin's books continue to be entertaining reads that are quick and fun to get through.
akookieforyou's review
3.0
“And I hold my head high toward my big entrance, hand in hand with the boy who gave me the moon and the stars.”
I really wanted to fall in love with this the same way I did with Anna and the French Kiss, but that magic just wasn't there. Most of my negative feelings towards this story are because of Lola; she irritated me with the way she treated literally every single other character crap. Especially Cricket. It seemed like she was toying with him, and leading him on through most of the book ,until she finally dumps her asshole boyfriend (who she lied to constantly). I know that Etienne did something similar in book one, but the way he handled things was a lot better. Plus a major part of the reason he stayed with his girlfriend so long was because his mother was diagnosed with cancer, and he was afraid of being left all alone. I'm not excusing his behavior, because the way he went about things was wrong, but he was much more sympathetic than Lola was. I just wish Stephanie Perkins wouldn't have done such a similar love-triangle setup, then I wouldn't have compared the two so closely. I personally think this story would've worked better if it had been centered on when Lola and Cricket first started developing feelings toward each other, and Max should've been left out entirely.
Despite all of my criticisms, there were a lot of things that I really liked about this book, hence why it doesn't have a 1 star rating, Lola's parents being one of them. It's rare to see such present parents in YA, usually they're absent, so it was really nice to see not only ones that were actually around, but that were also very likable and respectable. I also found Lola's passion for costumes to be really interesting, especially her big dress project throughout the whole novel with the big payoff at the end. And the romantic scenes between Lola and Cricket were (usually) really good, and even a bit swoon worthy.
Overall this book was decent. Definitely not one of my new favorite contemporary romances, but there were still some fun and enjoyable aspects.
I really wanted to fall in love with this the same way I did with Anna and the French Kiss, but that magic just wasn't there. Most of my negative feelings towards this story are because of Lola; she irritated me with the way she treated literally every single other character crap. Especially Cricket. It seemed like she was toying with him, and leading him on through most of the book ,until she finally dumps her asshole boyfriend (who she lied to constantly). I know that Etienne did something similar in book one, but the way he handled things was a lot better. Plus a major part of the reason he stayed with his girlfriend so long was because his mother was diagnosed with cancer, and he was afraid of being left all alone. I'm not excusing his behavior, because the way he went about things was wrong, but he was much more sympathetic than Lola was. I just wish Stephanie Perkins wouldn't have done such a similar love-triangle setup, then I wouldn't have compared the two so closely. I personally think this story would've worked better if it had been centered on when Lola and Cricket first started developing feelings toward each other, and Max should've been left out entirely.
Despite all of my criticisms, there were a lot of things that I really liked about this book, hence why it doesn't have a 1 star rating, Lola's parents being one of them. It's rare to see such present parents in YA, usually they're absent, so it was really nice to see not only ones that were actually around, but that were also very likable and respectable. I also found Lola's passion for costumes to be really interesting, especially her big dress project throughout the whole novel with the big payoff at the end. And the romantic scenes between Lola and Cricket were (usually) really good, and even a bit swoon worthy.
Overall this book was decent. Definitely not one of my new favorite contemporary romances, but there were still some fun and enjoyable aspects.
bribliography's review
4.0
god i love how cricket just [clenches fist] accepts and loves lola for who she is and doesnt try to change her