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Isla and the Happily Ever After
by Stephanie Perkins
Yet another wonderful book. Seriously Stephanie, whats your secret? Is there some YA writing steroids you're taking that make you this talented and amazing?
Isla and the Happily Ever After was great. Perkins still manages to create such unique and interesting characters, and their relationships with each other are believable and entertaining to say the least. I especially loved that Stephanie had a character on the autistic spectrum, but you could clearly see his brilliance and his worth as a person. I also loved how Isla would always have his back when people mistreated him due to his disorder. I also loved that she had an openly bi character who was successful and accepted by her family.
And of course, I love Isla and Josh. Their relationship was always funny, sweet, and at some points, heartbreaking. The use of Josh's manuscript in order to see into his head a little was so fun. I especially loved that it included Anna and the French Kiss's story line (and how Isla compared it to a soap opera). One of the best parts of these novels is how they include the characters from the previous ones. Whether important scenes or not, seeing Lola and Cricket and Anna and Étienne always cheers me up. Even hearing their names makes me smile. (Also, I won't spoil anything, but that scene with Anna and Étienne at the end? Yeah, I freaked out).
Isla and the Happily Ever After was such a good book. I'm so sad to have finished this series. Overall, I'd give this series a 5, but as a separate novel, I gave Isla a 4. This is only because it isnt as wonderful in comparison to the first two, but it was still so amazing that I couldn't put it down.
Isla and the Happily Ever After was great. Perkins still manages to create such unique and interesting characters, and their relationships with each other are believable and entertaining to say the least. I especially loved that Stephanie had a character on the autistic spectrum, but you could clearly see his brilliance and his worth as a person. I also loved how Isla would always have his back when people mistreated him due to his disorder. I also loved that she had an openly bi character who was successful and accepted by her family.
And of course, I love Isla and Josh. Their relationship was always funny, sweet, and at some points, heartbreaking. The use of Josh's manuscript in order to see into his head a little was so fun. I especially loved that it included Anna and the French Kiss's story line (and how Isla compared it to a soap opera). One of the best parts of these novels is how they include the characters from the previous ones. Whether important scenes or not, seeing Lola and Cricket and Anna and Étienne always cheers me up. Even hearing their names makes me smile. (Also, I won't spoil anything, but that scene with Anna and Étienne at the end? Yeah, I freaked out).
Isla and the Happily Ever After was such a good book. I'm so sad to have finished this series. Overall, I'd give this series a 5, but as a separate novel, I gave Isla a 4. This is only because it isnt as wonderful in comparison to the first two, but it was still so amazing that I couldn't put it down.