A review by boundlessbookwriting
Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

5.0

LOVED. THE. ENDING! IT. WAS. PERFECT!

This book is amazing. The entire series has been enjoyable, and I loved every part of the story, even though I was annoyed by characters like Josh, Peter, and Genevieve. In this book, I didn't approve of how Margot was treating Trina Rothschild, but I do understand where she was coming from. Losing a mother and seeing your father with another woman is hard. It feels like the woman who raised you and loved you is being replaced.

I also like how Lara Jean is navigating her way through young adult life and is learning how to make difficult decisions. Going to college is hard, and going to a college away from home is even harder, especially for a young shy girl like Lara Jean who has a boyfriend.

Lara Jean has to make some difficult choices, and she does end up changing a little bit throughout the book. I love how Jenny added a third book to this series to give the story a flourishing finish. Margot has an awesome new boyfriend, Kitty is still such an adorably amazing badass, Mr. Covey is still a quiet and awkward father who has some very wholesome moments with his kids, and Lara Jean is trying to learn how to balance school life, preparing for college, going to college, and keeping up her relationship. Margot is learning how to adjust to her father's love life and accept that he has moved on and wants to be with Ms. Rothschild, despite having a deep attachment to her dead mother and not wanting any woman to take her place.

The ending was amazing and summed up the entire series. Beautiful. Five stars for the entire series!

P.S. Happy Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month!