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adelle_bookworm's review against another edition
5.0
Sakra, já se asi rozpustím.
Původně jsem přemýšlela nad čtyřmi, ale když se tam objevili Étienne, Anna, Lola i Cricket a došlo k té úžasné scéně, nejde jinak. A dost mě mrzí, že už nebude pokračování.
Původně jsem přemýšlela nad čtyřmi, ale když se tam objevili Étienne, Anna, Lola i Cricket a došlo k té úžasné scéně, nejde jinak. A dost mě mrzí, že už nebude pokračování.
connie_a's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
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
3.0
stuckinafictionaluniverse's review against another edition
2.0
More of a rant than anything. Contains some mild spoilers.
Isla and the happily after fell into the trap that its predecessors had managed to avoid: it became nothing but a sappy, silly and annoying high school romance.
I had 3 major problems with this book.
1. The romance: Serve me up with insta-love with extra cheese on top! Josh and Isla start dating after only a few days. Sure, she’s had a crush on him for years, but then their relationship jumpstarted.
The waiting in the previous book was a little frustrating.Just kiss already! I don’t think they had enough time to get to know each other. They just met.
And it all went downhill after that….
Their relationship quickly became physical, and I think they lacked chemistry and came off as shallow and rushing. It was a desperate kind of love, if you can even call it that.
I wish they’d just talked to each other. They thought they could run away from their problems and escape into their dream world where all they did was have sex and pretend no one else existed. How old are they, five?
2. The whole bloody universe revolves around Isla and Josh and we rarely ever see another non-romantic relationship.
Isla only has one friend, Josh none who are there for the majority of the book, and their parents weren’t that present.
I missed the focus on family and friends, and love how Perkins valued those as highly as the spouses in the previous books.
Too bad, because there were many character with a lot of potential who I’d much rather read a story about; Kurt, Gen and even Sanjita - who was only in the book for 5 pages.
Really, any of them would’ve been a better main character than Isla.
Here’s the harsh truth: Isla had all these good people in her life, who she blatantly ignored or didn’t appreciate. Kurt, her parents and her sisters. She dropped everything and everyone for Josh, and I don’t like who she became.
To top it all of, the conflict felt lame and of course it only bothered Josh and Isla.
That’s where it all went wrong; when you take away fleshed-out side characters and a good plot from the story, it becomes nothing but a romance, free from substance.
3. My final and biggest problem. Isla. Fucking. Martin.
UGH, where do I start? She was so annoying. Someone throw her under a bus.
Isla was so insecure, jealous and dumb.
What I hated most about her character was that she always said the wrong things even though she knew she shouldn’t have. Even though she told herself not to.
Isla was downright mean and acted like she was the vicim and couldn’t help it. None of the other characters pointed out this flaw.
After saying awful things, Isla shed a few tears and then she made the same mistake all over again.
NO NO NO. You know what happens when you make a terrible mistake that you know hurt people? How about not fucking doing it again? You learn, you grow, you try to do better tomorrow.
Pick yourself up, try to be a better person. But you don’t go and repeat the same darned mistake a dozen times, fully aware of it.
Girl, did you forget your character development at home in NY?
Isla was an asshole to my favorite character; the loyal, sweet Kurt. She pushed away the only friend she had because of a recent fling.
Kurt was precious and loved her more than she deserved.
Isla constantly compared her and Josh’s relationship with the one between him and his ex.
She whined on every other page. ’’I hate myself for doing this, I was so mean. Everyone will hate me, boohoo.’'
FUCKING DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT THEN. DON’T BE THAT BITCH WHO TRIES TO PLAY IT SAFE AND BE THE VICTIM. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS AND BE A BETTER PERSON.
The MC had moments of self-discovery, gave herself advice which she then never followed.
Guide to becoming a sufferable MC:
Step 1: LOVE YOURSELF. It makes everything better.
Step 2: TALK. TALK AND BE HONEST, WITHOUT HURTING ANYONE. Tell your loved ones about your insecurities, open up.
Step 3: BE NICE. NOW YOU’RE READY TO GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER.
Step 4: GET SAID SHIT TOGETHER.
And Josh just forgave her, looked past her flaws and jerk tendencies! I get it; when you love someone, the small, negative things about them don’t bother you. You might even learn to love those as well. But he should've understood that she made mistakes. Instead he just waved it off, pretending that it was a misunderstanding.
That idiot. He should’ve dumped her like the useless, mean sack of potatoes she is..
Speaking of the love interest, Josh was a little too nice and one-dimensional. Characters should be flawed, but if their faults are never pointed out, how will we know that it’s not how the author wants them to appear?
I also think he was too pushy. He had all these plans for their future, after they’d been dating for only a month.
Quick rundown of pros:
My favorite part of the book was the reunion with our lovely couples from the previous installments. Man, I needed more of that.
I also thought it was so amusing to find out everyones’ heights (FYI, St.Clair is as tall as I am).
Oh, and I read the book in a day so it was addicting when I didn’t feel like throwing it into a wall. The dialogue was funny and the romance had its moments.
Final verdict:
Beyond disappointed.I told you that the final installment curse is a real thing!
Isla and the happily after fell into the trap that its predecessors had managed to avoid: it became nothing but a sappy, silly and annoying high school romance.
I had 3 major problems with this book.
1. The romance: Serve me up with insta-love with extra cheese on top! Josh and Isla start dating after only a few days. Sure, she’s had a crush on him for years, but then their relationship jumpstarted.
The waiting in the previous book was a little frustrating.
And it all went downhill after that….
Their relationship quickly became physical, and I think they lacked chemistry and came off as shallow and rushing. It was a desperate kind of love, if you can even call it that.
Spoiler
Oh, let’s go to Spain! We should admire the beautiful buildings, but we’re really just going there to have sex. *wink* FOR FUCK’S SAKE.I wish they’d just talked to each other. They thought they could run away from their problems and escape into their dream world where all they did was have sex and pretend no one else existed. How old are they, five?
2. The whole bloody universe revolves around Isla and Josh and we rarely ever see another non-romantic relationship.
Isla only has one friend, Josh none who are there for the majority of the book, and their parents weren’t that present.
I missed the focus on family and friends, and love how Perkins valued those as highly as the spouses in the previous books.
Too bad, because there were many character with a lot of potential who I’d much rather read a story about; Kurt, Gen and even Sanjita - who was only in the book for 5 pages.
Really, any of them would’ve been a better main character than Isla.
Here’s the harsh truth: Isla had all these good people in her life, who she blatantly ignored or didn’t appreciate. Kurt, her parents and her sisters. She dropped everything and everyone for Josh, and I don’t like who she became.
To top it all of, the conflict felt lame and of course it only bothered Josh and Isla.
That’s where it all went wrong; when you take away fleshed-out side characters and a good plot from the story, it becomes nothing but a romance, free from substance.
3. My final and biggest problem. Isla. Fucking. Martin.
UGH, where do I start? She was so annoying. Someone throw her under a bus.
Isla was so insecure, jealous and dumb.
What I hated most about her character was that she always said the wrong things even though she knew she shouldn’t have. Even though she told herself not to.
Isla was downright mean and acted like she was the vicim and couldn’t help it. None of the other characters pointed out this flaw.
After saying awful things, Isla shed a few tears and then she made the same mistake all over again.
NO NO NO. You know what happens when you make a terrible mistake that you know hurt people? How about not fucking doing it again? You learn, you grow, you try to do better tomorrow.
Pick yourself up, try to be a better person. But you don’t go and repeat the same darned mistake a dozen times, fully aware of it.
Girl, did you forget your character development at home in NY?
Isla was an asshole to my favorite character; the loyal, sweet Kurt. She pushed away the only friend she had because of a recent fling.
Kurt was precious and loved her more than she deserved.
Isla constantly compared her and Josh’s relationship with the one between him and his ex.
She whined on every other page. ’’I hate myself for doing this, I was so mean. Everyone will hate me, boohoo.’'
FUCKING DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT THEN. DON’T BE THAT BITCH WHO TRIES TO PLAY IT SAFE AND BE THE VICTIM. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS AND BE A BETTER PERSON.
The MC had moments of self-discovery, gave herself advice which she then never followed.
Guide to becoming a sufferable MC:
Step 1: LOVE YOURSELF. It makes everything better.
Step 2: TALK. TALK AND BE HONEST, WITHOUT HURTING ANYONE. Tell your loved ones about your insecurities, open up.
Step 3: BE NICE. NOW YOU’RE READY TO GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER.
Step 4: GET SAID SHIT TOGETHER.
And Josh just forgave her, looked past her flaws and jerk tendencies! I get it; when you love someone, the small, negative things about them don’t bother you. You might even learn to love those as well. But he should've understood that she made mistakes. Instead he just waved it off, pretending that it was a misunderstanding.
That idiot. He should’ve dumped her like the useless, mean sack of potatoes she is..
Speaking of the love interest, Josh was a little too nice and one-dimensional. Characters should be flawed, but if their faults are never pointed out, how will we know that it’s not how the author wants them to appear?
I also think he was too pushy. He had all these plans for their future, after they’d been dating for only a month.
Quick rundown of pros:
My favorite part of the book was the reunion with our lovely couples from the previous installments. Man, I needed more of that.
I also thought it was so amusing to find out everyones’ heights (FYI, St.Clair is as tall as I am).
Oh, and I read the book in a day so it was addicting when I didn’t feel like throwing it into a wall. The dialogue was funny and the romance had its moments.
Final verdict:
Beyond disappointed.
alguienmescucha's review
2.0
Bueno, la verdad, esta serie había empezado bien: buenos protagonistas, una historia dulce y rápida para leer, y narrado de una forma muy linda. Pero a medida que avancé en los libros, las historias se volvieron más clichés, y en esta novela (la última de esta trilogía), la protagonista cae en todos los puntos comunes que puede tener el personaje de un libro con estas características: una chica insegura, sin confianza en sí misma, que ha estado enamorada del mismo chico "desde siempre", y que es demasiado tímida para hablarle. Además, pasa toda la historia recordándose a sí misma que está viviendo lo que siempre quiso, y se olvida de vivir el "presente". Y también, la novela tiene un (poquito) de lo que comunmente se llama "instalove", algo que nunca aprecio ni le doy la bienvenida a las historias que leo.
Pero no es la única: Josh, el protagonista del libro, también cae en estereotipos, aunque diferentes, que son los del chico artístico y solitario que, de pronto, resulta que.
Otra cosa que me molestó fue que no existía un conflicto propiamente dicho, sino que simplemente la autora narró algo de manera que "pareciera" un conflicto, pero realmente no lo era. El hecho de que la protagonista fuera tan insegura e histérica por momentos tampoco ayudaba, ya que ella era la principal creadora de conflictos falsos que honestamente, no hacían la historia más interesante.
Y por favor, hablemos del "climax" del conflicto:
La novela sólo mejora hacia el final, cuando se redime un poco en tema de originalidad y ya no (tantos) clichés, y el personaje de Hattie resalta como uno de los mejores de la novela, al menos en mi opinión.
Las 30 páginas finales son, por supuesto, todo lo que se esperaría de una novela y una serie de este estilo, y eso es la razón por la que, a esta novela, le puse 2 1/2 estrellas.
Pero no es la única: Josh, el protagonista del libro, también cae en estereotipos, aunque diferentes, que son los del chico artístico y solitario que, de pronto, resulta que
Spoiler
también está enamorado de Isla "desde el primer año que se conocieron", pero (obviamente) piensa que ella está enamorada de su mejor amigo (que repiten, una y otra y otra vez-para que nos quede bien claro- que son sólo amigos)Otra cosa que me molestó fue que no existía un conflicto propiamente dicho, sino que simplemente la autora narró algo de manera que "pareciera" un conflicto, pero realmente no lo era. El hecho de que la protagonista fuera tan insegura e histérica por momentos tampoco ayudaba, ya que ella era la principal creadora de conflictos falsos que honestamente, no hacían la historia más interesante.
Y por favor, hablemos del "climax" del conflicto:
Spoiler
Isla decide meter todas sus inseguridades y se las tira encima al novio que le costó 3 años conseguir, y después se pasa unas 40 páginas llorando porque ya no está con él. Creo que es todo lo que hay que decir: ya mencioné sobre la protagonista y su miedo a no ser amada, que es toda una invención suya y no un conflicto real.La novela sólo mejora hacia el final, cuando se redime un poco en tema de originalidad y ya no (tantos) clichés, y el personaje de Hattie resalta como uno de los mejores de la novela, al menos en mi opinión.
Las 30 páginas finales son, por supuesto, todo lo que se esperaría de una novela y una serie de este estilo, y eso es la razón por la que, a esta novela, le puse 2 1/2 estrellas.
bookdevouringmisfit's review
4.0
Fuck yes! Stephanie Perkins you did it again. Thank you! God, I'm gonna miss these characters so much. From Anna and St. Clair to Lola and Cricket and finally Isla and Josh. More please?
cassyyy18's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
thrscldrn's review
5.0
We tend to be our own worst critics that we make decisions based on the things we believe to be true, sometimes forgetting that our truth isn’t the only one that exists. This story is a reminder to give ourselves more credit, take more risks, and trust that whatever we are given, in one way or another, was given to us for a purpose only we can fulfill.
n1c0l3_1905's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
nathaliad25's review
emotional
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
4.0
At the beginning until the third-part of the book, I was going to give it a 3'75 stars, but it has changed. What I liked about Anna's and Lola's stories is that there was a clear development between them and their love interests before being together at the end (also the fact that Etienne and Lola had partners play a huge role in this). We don't have that in Isla's story. They end up together pretty much at the beginning. But I liked the fact that Isla grew in this relationship with Josh, that their moment together and apart made her realize things that she did not thought before.
It's different from the previous 2 books, and I like that about this book. So, yeah, I loved this book and it has the perfect ending for these three beautiful couples.
It's different from the previous 2 books, and I like that about this book. So, yeah, I loved this book and it has the perfect ending for these three beautiful couples.
megancperry's review
1.0
Ugh. This was such a disappointment. So much instalove. I really didn't like this. It's a shame, because the previous two books in the trilogy, [b:Anna and the French Kiss|6936382|Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)|Stephanie Perkins|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1358271931s/6936382.jpg|7168450] and [b:Lola and the Boy Next Door|9961796|Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2)|Stephanie Perkins|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1358271832s/9961796.jpg|7149084], were great and cute and adorable and I thoroughly enjoyed them. However, the only parts I actually liked in Isla were towards the end when the old gang reunited. That's it.
I didn't like Isla and it frustrated me how all-consuming her love was for Josh. I understand that she was in love with him but it felt like she couldn't function without him, which is just an unhealthy relationship. Then some of her actions just annoyed me (basically she just annoyed me).
Plus, within a month Isla and Josh were head-over-heels for each other, which I felt was way too soon. I'd have preferred to see their relationship develop over time as they got to know each other, like a normal, realistic couple, but maybe that's just a personal preference. To be honest, it was a bit too insta-lovey for me.
I didn't like Isla and it frustrated me how all-consuming her love was for Josh. I understand that she was in love with him but it felt like she couldn't function without him, which is just an unhealthy relationship. Then some of her actions just annoyed me (basically she just annoyed me).
Plus, within a month Isla and Josh were head-over-heels for each other, which I felt was way too soon. I'd have preferred to see their relationship develop over time as they got to know each other, like a normal, realistic couple, but maybe that's just a personal preference. To be honest, it was a bit too insta-lovey for me.