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A review by colbyymayer
The Last Best Kiss by Claire LaZebnik
4.0
Oh my goodness. I have so many thoughts.
First and foremost: one of my really good friends is named Finn and it was weird to be reading about him. So there's that. And the fact that Finn Westbrook actually reminded me of my friend is even stranger. But I actually really liked his character aside from that.
I really liked the relationship between Anna and Finn. Well, aside from how she ditched him, but I could understand why. I sort of wish we could have Finn's perspective about that particular event, instead of just what he told Anna because he definitely felt more than he told her.
Likes:
- Finn and Anna's carpool relationship (before it became more)
- FINN JUST BEING A CINNAMON ROLL
- NO REALLY I WANT FINN WESTBROOK TO EXIST IN REAL LIFE
- AND I WANT HIM TO GO TO MY SCHOOL
- BECAUSE HE IS THE MOST PURE CINNAMON ROLL ON THE PLANET
- I also really liked Molly and Anna's relationship
The one thing I wasn't a super fan of was But whatever. To be fair, I did know I was going to be annoyed by this book, but I picked it up anyway and spent a precious $10 on it. And I don't regret spending those dollars. I know that this is also a retelling of [b:Persuasion|2156|Persuasion|Jane Austen|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385172413s/2156.jpg|2534720] but because I haven't read it, I don't really know what is different or the same between the two. I definitely am more inclined to read Persuasion now, but I always find it difficult to read the "classics" because they are incredibly dense and have very difficult language. But regardless, I really enjoyed this book, even though it was incredibly frustrating at times.
All in all, I thought that this was an AMAZING book if you are looking for a light, fluffy read and are willing to be annoyed at both Finn and Anna, along with literally everyone else in the book...especially Lily.
First and foremost: one of my really good friends is named Finn and it was weird to be reading about him. So there's that. And the fact that Finn Westbrook actually reminded me of my friend is even stranger. But I actually really liked his character aside from that.
I really liked the relationship between Anna and Finn. Well, aside from how she ditched him, but I could understand why. I sort of wish we could have Finn's perspective about that particular event, instead of just what he told Anna because he definitely felt more than he told her.
Likes:
- Finn and Anna's carpool relationship (before it became more)
- FINN JUST BEING A CINNAMON ROLL
- NO REALLY I WANT FINN WESTBROOK TO EXIST IN REAL LIFE
- AND I WANT HIM TO GO TO MY SCHOOL
- BECAUSE HE IS THE MOST PURE CINNAMON ROLL ON THE PLANET
- I also really liked Molly and Anna's relationship
The one thing I wasn't a super fan of was
Spoiler
the emotional cheating that took place nearer to the end of the book, and sort of the entirety of the book because Finn was low key... no, definitely high key... in love with Anna the whole time which was sort of infuriating. Also, the fact that Lily was very much into someone else and spending more time with him than her friends or her boyfriend AFTER HE LITERALLY SAVED HE LIFE BUT WHATEVER I'M FINE.All in all, I thought that this was an AMAZING book if you are looking for a light, fluffy read and are willing to be annoyed at both Finn and Anna, along with literally everyone else in the book...especially Lily.