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A review by bottomofthebookshelf
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
4.0
Well I sure read this one quickly! It was definitely hard to put down. After watching and loving the movie, I knew I had to read this one. I’m just such a sucker for the fake dating trope, what can I say? There are some things I like about the movie more and also some things I like about the book more. For example, I like how there’s a little less drama in the movie but I also think the end of the movie is more satisfying, as the end of the book was kind of abrupt in my opinion.
Okay, let’s talk about some characters. Almost everyone in this book has flaws and makes some silly choices. That being said, that didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the book as it actually made the characters feel more real. I loved the family dynamic of the girls and their father so much! I also ship Lara Jean and Peter so hard and loved reading any scene where they were together.
As much as I loved this book, there were a few things that kept me from giving it full stars. For one, I felt like there were almost too many conflicts in this book. I just wanted Lara Jean and Peter to be happy for more than 2 seconds at a time; it got exhausting after a while when there’s so much “Will they? Won’t they?” shenanigans. I also thought the ending was super abrupt. Maybe that’s because I watched the movie first, but I just wanted a little more closure than what I got. I got to the last sentence and was like “Wait? That’s it?”.
Overall, I enjoyed this book and can’t wait to read the rest of the trilogy. Even though I had a couple of things I would change about the book, I still think this is a great YA romance story and would recommend this to anyone who’s looking for a cute contemporary read.
Okay, let’s talk about some characters. Almost everyone in this book has flaws and makes some silly choices. That being said, that didn’t take away from my enjoyment of the book as it actually made the characters feel more real. I loved the family dynamic of the girls and their father so much! I also ship Lara Jean and Peter so hard and loved reading any scene where they were together.
As much as I loved this book, there were a few things that kept me from giving it full stars. For one, I felt like there were almost too many conflicts in this book. I just wanted Lara Jean and Peter to be happy for more than 2 seconds at a time; it got exhausting after a while when there’s so much “Will they? Won’t they?” shenanigans. I also thought the ending was super abrupt. Maybe that’s because I watched the movie first, but I just wanted a little more closure than what I got. I got to the last sentence and was like “Wait? That’s it?”.
Overall, I enjoyed this book and can’t wait to read the rest of the trilogy. Even though I had a couple of things I would change about the book, I still think this is a great YA romance story and would recommend this to anyone who’s looking for a cute contemporary read.