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P.S. I Still Love You
by Jenny Han
You know, I liked this one better than the first one.
(In fairness, I watched the movie before reading To All The Boys, so its possible I was just comparing it constantly in my head. Its a damn good movie!)
Also, I'm team John Ambrose all the way.
Attaching a few notes I wrote when I got worked up while reading the book - I sound so crotchety...
"Kitty is a little nightmare. I don't know why its written as normal that she's reading her sister's diaries, listening in on their personal conversations, spying, trying to get LJ to *thank her* for sending out her most secret love letters? I'm reading these books and thinking, you stupid little idiot, people have killed themselves over being shamed and embarrassed at school. Its honestly unlikely that she would forgive you. But they all do, repeatedly.
Lara Jean and Peter break up, and LJ is heartbroken, and Kitty bursts into her room to tell her she doesn't deserve to be his girlfriend - again, really?
She makes plans with Peter behind LJ's back, doesn't give her any warning and lets her be walloped by seeing him again unexpectedly - and then her next lines are about what kind of cake she expects LJ to make her? Where is the anger for her shitty behavior?
"Impossible as she is, I like Kitty just as she is" (Chapter 46)
I have four sisters, I still can't imagine being this vicious, with no consequences. She's a pint-sized mean girl, manipulative and cruel, and I can't imagine if she was my sister we would have any kind of comradery.
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Peter knew that Gen took the video in the hot tub - and then reposted it on the internet, spread vicious rumors about Lara Jean, and even spliced the video into a school wide assembly - and not only does he immediately forgive her for it, he doesn't tell LJ? He lies to her face? He lets her deal with the teacher's gossip, with her dad finding out - ugh, this little asshole. Honestly, in this book he comes across as someone who really doesn't care about LJ at all. Maybe so that in comparison, John will seem like the better choice? (Sidenote: I definitely think he is). Peter's constant devotion to someone who is trying to constantly hurt, humiliate, and bring down LJ is too much. I wouldn't have forgiven him for it."
Still a quick read, and I do connect with Lara Jean's introverted nature.
(In fairness, I watched the movie before reading To All The Boys, so its possible I was just comparing it constantly in my head. Its a damn good movie!)
Also, I'm team John Ambrose all the way.
Spoiler
Attaching a few notes I wrote when I got worked up while reading the book - I sound so crotchety...
"Kitty is a little nightmare. I don't know why its written as normal that she's reading her sister's diaries, listening in on their personal conversations, spying, trying to get LJ to *thank her* for sending out her most secret love letters? I'm reading these books and thinking, you stupid little idiot, people have killed themselves over being shamed and embarrassed at school. Its honestly unlikely that she would forgive you. But they all do, repeatedly.
Lara Jean and Peter break up, and LJ is heartbroken, and Kitty bursts into her room to tell her she doesn't deserve to be his girlfriend - again, really?
She makes plans with Peter behind LJ's back, doesn't give her any warning and lets her be walloped by seeing him again unexpectedly - and then her next lines are about what kind of cake she expects LJ to make her? Where is the anger for her shitty behavior?
"Impossible as she is, I like Kitty just as she is" (Chapter 46)
I have four sisters, I still can't imagine being this vicious, with no consequences. She's a pint-sized mean girl, manipulative and cruel, and I can't imagine if she was my sister we would have any kind of comradery.
--
Peter knew that Gen took the video in the hot tub - and then reposted it on the internet, spread vicious rumors about Lara Jean, and even spliced the video into a school wide assembly - and not only does he immediately forgive her for it, he doesn't tell LJ? He lies to her face? He lets her deal with the teacher's gossip, with her dad finding out - ugh, this little asshole. Honestly, in this book he comes across as someone who really doesn't care about LJ at all. Maybe so that in comparison, John will seem like the better choice? (Sidenote: I definitely think he is). Peter's constant devotion to someone who is trying to constantly hurt, humiliate, and bring down LJ is too much. I wouldn't have forgiven him for it."
Still a quick read, and I do connect with Lara Jean's introverted nature.