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I read this book last spring. Yeah, that's quite a while to wait before writing a review but not only am I writing a review now, but I am also lowering my rating for this book after proper reflection.
To me, this book's biggest flaw was the main heroine. It was hard for me to relate to her because of how exaggeratingly innocent and perfect she was. The stay-at-home young girl that avoids partaking in anything that most kids would find fun or at least curious. She also cooks, sews and is affronted when somebody shows the slightest signs of being a proper living and breathing person (oh my god, how can anyone cheat on a test or act irresponsible). She is just like a baby doe thrown out of the woods and expecting the world to be this bright and shiny place where everything works out.
The thing that attracted me to the book in the first place was the blurb which turned out to be just a slight development in the beginning and did not turn into an interesting story. It just folded and the book focused instead on Lara Jean's journey into life, handling her family, her feelings and her desire to hang out with Peter, who is perceived by her as the oh-so-confusing but cute jock instead of what he really is: a nice boy with normal behaviour and certainly one of the most mature characters in the book.
Even so, I was drawn into the story by the middle of it which is a good sign. I stopped asking myself "What is all this fluff?" which I definitely did in the first third of the book. The book grew more enjoyable and interesting, however I just hate it when stories end in the middle. I think even if you're intending to make this story a two-part thing you should give the reader some closure - they spend time and money on the book and I'll bet they expect some conclusion, some feels, instead of being baited to wait a year or more for the next one.
While I wanted to know what happened next at the time I now know that I do not care enough for the story to pick up the sequel. I think the book would be better if it was extended a bit and wrapped up with a nice bow.
This book will be a good fit for young girls of 12-13 or so because its innocence made it a bad fit for me. I like my characters properly FLAWED :D
To me, this book's biggest flaw was the main heroine. It was hard for me to relate to her because of how exaggeratingly innocent and perfect she was. The stay-at-home young girl that avoids partaking in anything that most kids would find fun or at least curious. She also cooks, sews and is affronted when somebody shows the slightest signs of being a proper living and breathing person (oh my god, how can anyone cheat on a test or act irresponsible). She is just like a baby doe thrown out of the woods and expecting the world to be this bright and shiny place where everything works out.
The thing that attracted me to the book in the first place was the blurb which turned out to be just a slight development in the beginning and did not turn into an interesting story. It just folded and the book focused instead on Lara Jean's journey into life, handling her family, her feelings and her desire to hang out with Peter, who is perceived by her as the oh-so-confusing but cute jock instead of what he really is: a nice boy with normal behaviour and certainly one of the most mature characters in the book.
Even so, I was drawn into the story by the middle of it which is a good sign. I stopped asking myself "What is all this fluff?" which I definitely did in the first third of the book. The book grew more enjoyable and interesting, however I just hate it when stories end in the middle. I think even if you're intending to make this story a two-part thing you should give the reader some closure - they spend time and money on the book and I'll bet they expect some conclusion, some feels, instead of being baited to wait a year or more for the next one.
While I wanted to know what happened next at the time I now know that I do not care enough for the story to pick up the sequel. I think the book would be better if it was extended a bit and wrapped up with a nice bow.
This book will be a good fit for young girls of 12-13 or so because its innocence made it a bad fit for me. I like my characters properly FLAWED :D