oraclereadings 's review for:

P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han

3.0

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“Lara Jean and Peter will not break each other’s hearts.”

NOTE: I'm going to be writing this review with the first book in mind, so I'll be referring to things that happened in "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" so there will be some SPOILERS for the first book.

Lara Jean and Peter decide that they want to date for real this time. As Lara Jean revels at the thought of being Peter’s girlfriend, a scandalous video of them in the hot tub at the ski trip gets uploaded on an anonymous Instagram account and goes viral throughout school.

During the backlash of the video, Lara Jean struggles with the past relationship of Peter and Genevieve. The fact that Peter is so insistent on defending Genevieve and staying in her life is such a red flag.

It’s even worse when we learn what we knew all along (that Gen took the video of Lara Jean and Peter in the hot tub and sent it to the anonymous Instagram. At this point, I wouldn't have been surprised if she was actually the person that ran the account.) and Peter is still defending her.

I feel so bad for Lara Jean. She deserves so much better.

Which is why I was so excited when we got to meet the last boy that received a letter. John Ambrose McClaren responds to Lara Jean’s letter while she struggles with Peter’s relationship with Genevieve. Lara Jean wants to make Peter jealous so she pursues a friendship with John. And, surprise, Peter makes a big deal about it (but it’s okay that him and Gen are still friends).

There’s a little bit of a love triangle between John and Peter with Lara Jean, but it’s honestly not noticeable enough to be a big deal.

Lara Jean and Peter break up temporarily and it almost seems like John is going to be the rebound, but he's not.

I just really don’t like Peter. I wasn’t exactly rooting for John to sweep in and rescue Lara Jean, but I still wish that it could have happened. I just want the best for Lara Jean.