To all the boys I've loved before
Jenny Han
Description:What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them…all at once? 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. Now she is torn between the boys, not sure, who she really likes, not sure, if they like her or not and confused by her feelings and the situation. This book follows the first person narration of Lara Jean, the middle
child of three daughters. Her older sister, Margot, is about to go to
college in Scotland for her freshman year. Her younger sister, Kitty, is
nine years old, and needs her older sisters. Their mother is dead, and
their father is a single parent, raising three daughters.
My opinion: "To all the boys I loved before" is awonderful and dreamy novel, full of romantic scences and great boys. I really did like the book a lot, but what made me love the book were the characters. Lara Jean, Peter Kavinsky and Josh Sanderson are all funny, sweet or great I would love to be friends with them. Because the two boys are lovely and hot, it is totally understandable how Lara Jean reacts to them. Jenny Han managed it to tell everything from Lara Jeans point of view and still shows the developments and the "hidden" feelings of Peter and Josh. While I wanted Lara Jean to be with Josh at the beginning, I later changed my mind to Peter. And then I wasn't sure at all. They both semed to be amazing and boyfriend-material. At the end I made a decision which of them I liekd more.
Another part I liked a lot was the fact, that Jenny Han tells a lot about the family life of Lara Jean. Margot, Kitty and their dad are very likeable. I loved the scence happening in their home and it was nice to see someone acting very normal. It was easy to think of the story as real, even if it was fictional. Seeing Lara Jean interact with other people than the two boys makes her more interesting, more 3-D and more complex. The young girls live normal and have the same problems than other teenagers, It's fun to read and nice to understand.
"Lara Jean’s personality—goofy, awkward, prone to strong emotions, and entirely naïve when it comes to boys—give this touching story an individuality and charm all its own. Han creates a realistically flawed cast, especially half-Korean Lara Jean and her sisters, who work hard to be good to one another after their mother’s death (even when they’re at one another’s throats)." (Publishers Weekly, starred review on To All the Boys I've Loved Before)
All in all: A wonderful novel to read - full of dreams and boys. Great for teenagers, especially for young girls. Read it, and fall in love with Josh and Peter and probably even more with Lara Jean.
My opinion: "To all the boys I loved before" is awonderful and dreamy novel, full of romantic scences and great boys. I really did like the book a lot, but what made me love the book were the characters. Lara Jean, Peter Kavinsky and Josh Sanderson are all funny, sweet or great I would love to be friends with them. Because the two boys are lovely and hot, it is totally understandable how Lara Jean reacts to them. Jenny Han managed it to tell everything from Lara Jeans point of view and still shows the developments and the "hidden" feelings of Peter and Josh. While I wanted Lara Jean to be with Josh at the beginning, I later changed my mind to Peter. And then I wasn't sure at all. They both semed to be amazing and boyfriend-material. At the end I made a decision which of them I liekd more.
Another part I liked a lot was the fact, that Jenny Han tells a lot about the family life of Lara Jean. Margot, Kitty and their dad are very likeable. I loved the scence happening in their home and it was nice to see someone acting very normal. It was easy to think of the story as real, even if it was fictional. Seeing Lara Jean interact with other people than the two boys makes her more interesting, more 3-D and more complex. The young girls live normal and have the same problems than other teenagers, It's fun to read and nice to understand.
"Lara Jean’s personality—goofy, awkward, prone to strong emotions, and entirely naïve when it comes to boys—give this touching story an individuality and charm all its own. Han creates a realistically flawed cast, especially half-Korean Lara Jean and her sisters, who work hard to be good to one another after their mother’s death (even when they’re at one another’s throats)." (Publishers Weekly, starred review on To All the Boys I've Loved Before)
All in all: A wonderful novel to read - full of dreams and boys. Great for teenagers, especially for young girls. Read it, and fall in love with Josh and Peter and probably even more with Lara Jean.
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