Jenny Han

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!… (more)

This sequel to To All the Boys I've Loved Before is perfect. I typically don't like to read sequels because I find them an unnecessary continuation of the original story that drags on the plot and ruins it, but this one was gold. Still is. Jenny Han is an amazing author.

I loved the close-knit family storyline. Margot is a very concerned and sweet eldest sister. She has an aura of motherliness and is protective of her sisters. She cares for her family and supports Lara Jean when she needs it the most.

Lara Jean is still her timid and quiet self, and she's having relationship issues with Peter because he keeps getting involved with his ex, Genevieve, (who is also Lara Jean's former friend) and starts being a jerk to her. She leaves him and gets a response to her letter from John Ambrose McClaren, and it starts a "love triangle" because she realizes she still has feelings for him but also likes Peter. In the end, she sorts things out and she and Peter become a couple again.

Kitty is badass as always. I love her and her personality. She's funny and adds vibrance to the story even though she isn't the main character. I must appreciate Han's ability to create characters that impact the story despite not being the main focus.

Mr. Covery is still awkward but he's a great dad. I think his personality suits him so well and makes him the perfect father for the Covey girls.

Peter was a good due but he became a jerk and a good dude again, so I'm not really sure how to feel about him. But Josh— didn't like him at all.

I liked the ending as well, and it made me rush to read the third and last book of the series, Always and Forever, Lara Jean.… (more)

2021. I was bored as ever, looking for a book. I searched "Teen YA Books" on Google, and this book was one of the first results that popped up. At first, I was really cautious when reading this book and I thought it was going to be boring, or full of unnecessary sex scenes.

I was so wrong. I love Lara Jean and she reminds me a lot of myself. She's very timid, doesn't speak up for herself, and she's family-oriented. I felt genuine sympathy when I learned about her mother's death. Even though she's a fictional character, I understood what she felt because losing a parent is difficult and can change someone in ways they've never known before.

I found it very awkward when I found out Lara Jean secretly had a crush on her older sister Margot's boyfriend, Josh, and I cringed at the nickname "GoGo" for Margot. (Sorry, just my honest opinions here.)

Margot was an adorable older sister. I loved her because of how sweet, calm, and responsible she was. Ever since her mother died, she took the role of being a mother to her two younger sisters. I loved her advice, the way she spoke, and how she carried herself.

Lara Jean was an amazing and super relatable character. I relate to her a lot because I don't like socializing at all, I'm a nervous driver who never remembers directions and is always lost, and as a child, I never really responded to bullying (I won't back down and I will take action against those who try to hurt me now).

Lara Jean is timid, humble, quiet, and just as responsible as Margot. It's nice to see that she doesn't have a toxic relationship with either of her sisters or her father, but it's easy to see that her mother's death has left an impact on her and hurts her a lot.

Kitty (Catherine) is the typical little girl. Fierce, fun, and so cute! I thought what she did to Lara Jean was a bit far but I'm glad something great blossomed out of it.

I found their dad an awkward guy, but overall, I loved this book and it was such a wholesome read that I instantly read the other two books in this series!… (more)