To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Title: To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Author: Jenny Han
Series: To All the Boys I've Loved Before #1
Pages: 368 (hardcover)
Published: April 2014

Summary: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt, sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed, causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters: her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these letters after all.

My Thoughts: First off, can we appreciate how cute this book cover is real quick? That is aesthetic goals right there! Anyways, this book was quite the surprise for me! I didn't think I would like it because of how hyped up it was all over the internet. I thought it would just fall short or something so I went into it with kind of low expectations. But wow what a great contemporary!

It had everything that I was looking for in a contemporary this Spring: cuteness factor, romance, a coming of age story, complex and diverse characters, and an easy flow to the writing. I sped through this book and I definitely wanted more!

I've been a fan of Jenny Han's writing for a few years now, and this book did not fail me. It was cheesy in all the right ways and didn't make me cringe every other page. That isn't to say that there weren't any cringe worthy moments at all, but the ones that were in the narrative were needed to move the plot and character development along.

The only reason why I didn't give it a full 5 stars is because our main character, Lara Jean, was a tad annoying near the beginning and middle of the book. I wanted to shake her sometimes and scream "OPEN YOUR EYES CHILD!" But that's what helps makes you realize that she has grown as a person towards the end of the story. You see less and less of those moments until she reaches a point of clarity.

Jenny Han is quickly becoming one of my favorite go-to contemporary authors, especially for good summertime reads, and I will definitely be continuing on with this series soon and hopefully see what fate holds in store for our beloved Lara Jean and her highly entertaining love life.
My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars