'To All the Boys I've Loved Before' by Jenny Han tells the story of Lara Jean, a high school student who finds herself in a whirlwind of emotions when the love letters she wrote to her past crushes are unexpectedly sent out. As Lara Jean navigates the aftermath of her letters being exposed, she is faced with fake relationships, unexpected feelings, and the complexities of high school life. The book is described as a light, fun read with a focus on family dynamics, sisterly love, and innocent romance. Readers praise the book for its relatable characters, engaging first-person narrative, and its ability to capture the challenges and experiences of teenage life.
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Has Romance?
The book features a strong and engaging romantic storyline, primarily revolving around Lara Jean's interactions with her crushes.
From The Publisher:
To All the Boys I've Loved Before is now a major motion picture streaming on Netflix!
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)
Lara Jean's love life gets complicated in this New York Times bestselling "lovely, lighthearted romance" (School Library Journal) from the bestselling author of The Summer I Turned Pretty series.
What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them…all at once?
Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren't love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she's written. One for every boy she's ever loved-five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control.
Ratings (85)
Incredible (8) | |
Loved It (34) | |
Liked It (20) | |
It Was OK (19) | |
Did Not Like (3) | |
Hated It (1) |
Reader Stats (135):
Read It (94) | |
Want To Read (21) | |
Did Not Finish (1) | |
Not Interested (19) |
4 comment(s)
DNF years ago.
I just can't keep on reading this book. I can't stand the MC😅😓
Both boys seem good candidates to me. They both encourage Lara Jean to try new things, although only one of them succeeds.
It is not my first book of youth romance but the first one where I have begun to ship the couple. But I must say that the main love interest knows how to be unpleasant when he wants, as well as selfish or superficial. Which shines the moments where he is kind and more mature.
I liked how Lara Jean's relationships with her sisters are explored, especially at the end. I also liked how the character of Lara Jean is someone who has never had a couple out of fear, I identify, and is someone who is not used to parties or to be popular but begins to change after that deal.
The end seems a bit very dramatic, with everything that happened with Margo, but I really enjoyed the experience; especially when my love / hate relationship with the couple began.
EWwWwWwW, I just can't with whiny, self-absorbed, basic feminine characters....
i'm kinda confused bout my rating on this one. i barely cared at all about lara jean and definitely didn't give a damn about the boys. buuuut, i loved the dynamic between lara jean, kitty and their dad (tbh margot wasn't my fave). and that ending???? what the heck was that?
i think i'll like the story more when i see the films maybe
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before?
About the Author:
Jenny Han is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the To All the Boys I've Loved Before series, now Netflix movies. She is also the author of The Summer I Turned Pretty series, Shug, and Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream. She is the coauthor of the Burn for Burn trilogy, with Siobhan Vivian. Her books have been published in more than thirty languages. A former librarian, Jenny earned her MFA in creative writing at the New School. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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