To All the Boys I've Loved Before
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Average rating3.8
Li na altura em que o seguindo filme saía, acho o livro melhor mas mesmo assim tem alguns defeitos, não comprei a continuação e neste momento estou a dar prioriedade a outras sagas, talvez no final do ano dêm outra opurtunidade
This book wasn't what I expected at all when I first went into it. It took me completely by surprise considering that I'm not a big fan of contemporary. This book was everything I needed at the moment, I loved the main character and related to her on so many levels. I loved the romance and the events that transpired. It was just amazing.
⭐⭐⭐ and 1/2 stars
It's definitely a cute and entertaining story,I do like the concept. I was just waiting for...more. The pacing was pretty slow for me and there was no significant growth for any of the characters by the end of the book,therefore this first installment seemed kind of pointless as a whole. It was lacking chemistry,everything (which wasn't a lot) happened at the very end. I feel like there was much more potential in the idea originally,but I'm going to give it another chance and continue with the second volume.
The movie adaptation to this series will always hold a special place in my heart and I am so happy that I finally decided to pick up the books.
Fake relationship is probably one of my favourite tropes so obviously this immediately had me hooked.
I really loved Lara's relationship with her sisters. As someone who has two sisters and is close with them, it felt really easy to connect to Lara and her love for her family.
This book felt so nostalgic in the way that it reminded me of how it felt to be sixteen and being around the people I had crushes on. It reminded me of how when one thing went wrong back then, it felt like my whole world was collapsing. It was really nice to teleport back to a place I hadn't been for a very long time.
Peter Kavinsky... I love you
I loved this and I can't wait to read the rest of the series.
Wish we got to know PK's perspective too. it was kinda annoying when there were miscommunication between them all. The movie was better, nevertheless i liked the book too!!
2⭐️ hasta podría ser menos.
la protagonista era bastante tonta e insufrible para la edad que tiene y tiene un fanatismo raro por la hermana, la promesa de no tener sexo hasta que se casen o realmente amen a otro? RARI pero bueno
peter es un amor y josh un pesado me llegue a saltar mucho las partes del último pq zzz
la mejor amiga de lara jean existe y no hay amistad literal solo está ahí para absolutamente nada y el enamoramiento de peter y lara jean es super raro pq en ningún momento sentís algo de amor más que cuando al final lee las notitas que peter le dejaba
el final es lo que más me molesta porque lo último que hace es generarme ganas de leer el segundo libro, hasta el final de su película era mejor
For me, this was one of those rare cases where I liked the movie better than the book. In my opinion, the movie is perfection; when it premiered, I watched it over and over again for about a week or two. Is so cute and endearing, with enough drama to keep it interesting without becoming annoying, with lovely visuals and a lovely portrayal of the characters.
Para mi, este fue uno de esos casos raros en que me gustó más la película que el libro. En mi opinión, la película es perfecta; cuando se estrenó, la vi una y otra vez por al menos una semana o dos. Es tan tierna y entrañable, con suficiente drama para mantenerlo interesante sin que se vuelva molesta, con visuales preciosos y una bonita caracterización de los personajes.
I don't know if it has anything to do with the fact that I watched the movie first and perhaps my expectations were different, but this was not what I was expecting after also hearing that the film was a loyal adaptation. So here's this review in form of list of what I liked and what I disliked about To All The Boys I've Loved Before.
No sé si tenga algo que ver con el hecho de que primero vi la película y talvez mis expectativas fueron diferentes, pero eso no es lo que estaba esperando después de tanto escuchar que la película es una fiel adaptación. Así que aquí está esta reseña en forma de lista de lo que me gustó y lo que no me gustó sobre A Todos Los Chicos De Los Que Me Enamoré.
But first, a summary:
Pero primero, un resumen:
Lara Jean Song Covey is a 16 year old teenager who's a romance and drama hardcore fan, mostly when it comes to literature or even her own life... even if it's just for herself. There have been moments while growing up - five moments, to be accurate - when she has fallen deeply in love with a boy, but never done anything about it. When she comes to peace with herself and is ready to move on, she writes a love letter pouring her heart out and getting closure. Addressed and sealed, each letter is put away forever inside her beloved hat box.
Lara Jean Song Covey es una adolescente de 16 años que es una aficionada intensa del romance y el drama, principalmente cuando se trata de literatura o de su propia vida... incluso si sólo es para ella misma. Ha habido momentos mientras crecía -cinco momentos, para ser precisos- en que se ha enamorado profundamente de un chico, pero nunca haciendo nada al respecto. Cuando hace las paces con ella misma y está lista para seguir adelante, escribe una carta de amor derramando su corazón y obteniendo un cierre. Firmada con dirección y sellada, cada carta se guarda para siempre dentro de su amada caja para sombreros.
One fateful day, her letters all get sent and she ends up as the girlfriend of Peter Kavinsky in an effort to cover up the fact that she once loved her sister's recent ex-boyfriend.
Un fatídico día, sus cartas son enviadas y termina siendo la novia de Peter Kavinsky en un intento de cubrir el hecho de que alguna vez amó al reciente ex-novio de su hermana.
And so, the fictional drama in her life becomes real.
Y así, el drama ficticio de su vida se vuelve real.
From this point forward, is SPOILER ALERT zone.
De este punto en adelante, es zona de ALERTA DE SPOILER.
WHAT I DISLIKED:
LO QUE NO ME GUSTO:
-Chris. Perhaps I saw in her something of an old friendship I used to have, but I thought Christine is the worst friend ever. Yes, she was there throw sh*t to whomever wronged Lara Jean and lift her up when she was feeling bad, I'll give her that, but aside from that, she just took and took but almost never gave back. And when she did, it was mostly because her self-interests were involved. I felt like she's the kind of friend that constantly asks for favors or to cover for them and is mad if you don't come through, but you can barely count on them because they're always "busy" or doing something else.-Chris. Talvez vi en ella algo de una vieja amistad que solía tener, pero pensé que Christine es la peor amiga. Sí, ella estaba ahí para tirar m**rda a quién sea que le hiciera daño Lara Jean y animarla cuando se sentía mal, le daré eso, pero además de eso, sólo tomaba y tomaba pero casi nunca daba de vuelta. Y cuando lo hacía, era principalmente porque involucraba sus propios intereses. Siento que es el tipo de amiga que constantemente pide favores o que la cubran y se enoja cuando no cumples, pero apenas puedes contar con ella porque siempre está "ocupada" o haciendo alguna otra cosa. -Margot. She's so petty and full of herself. I get that she carries with the burden of being the older sister: a role model for her younger siblings, a mom figure, a model student; and that all that can and will eventually become too much for a teenager, nobody's perfect. Nevertheless, there's no character growth from her in the entire book. From what we as readers know about her while still living at her parent's house and how she behaves when coming back home for the first time after leaving for college -even in the meantime when she's away-, she always comes across as doing things (solidary, charitable, selfless things) just to be better than anybody else and not necessarily for the solely purpose of benefiting others. And the whole situation of the "Recital Party" with her discovering Lara Jean's feelings for Josh and what happened between them while she was away and broken up with him, really made me mad. First of all, in that moment it was crystal clear that it wasn't Lara Jean's fault nor intention that Josh found out about her liking him before or that he kissed her, it was all Josh. Second of all, THEY WERE BROKEN UP; Margot herself was going on and on about him "needing to move on", even to him, so she wasn't in any right to demand anything from Josh even if she really didn't mean it. And lastly, if she really had her sister's best interest in mind, why the hell would she first believe what everybody else was saying instead of trusting her sister and what she was telling her?! (I also hated that Lara Jean begged so much for her forgiveness when she didn't do anything wrong). Overall, I didn't like Margot at all.-Margot. Es tan mezquina y llena de sí misma. Entiendo que carga con el peso de ser la hermana mayor: un modelo a seguir para sus hermanas más jóvenes, una figura materna, una estudiante modelo; y que todo eso puede eventualmente volverse demasiado para una adolescente, nadie es perfecto. No obstante, no hay crecimiento de su personaje en todo el libro. De lo que nosotros como lectores sabemos sobre ella cuando aún vive en casa de sus padres y cómo se comporta cuando regresa a casa por primera vez después de haberse ido a la universidad -incluso durante el tiempo que está allá-, siempre parece estar haciendo cosas (cosas solidarias, caritativas, desinteresadas) sólo para mostrarse mejor que todos los demás y no necesariamente por el mero proósito de beneficiar a otros. Y toda la situación sobre la "Fiesta de Recital" con ella descubriendo los sentimientos de Lara Jean por Josh y lo que pasó entre ellos mientras ella no estaba y ya había terminado con él, realmente me hizo enojar. Primeramente, en ese momento estaba claro como el agua que no fue culpa ni intención de Lara Jean qye Josh se enterara de que a ella le gustaba anteriormente o de que él la besara, todo fue por Josh. En segundo lugar, HABIAN TERMINADO; Margot misma insistía en que él "tenía que superarlo", incluso a él, así que no tenía ningún derecho de demandar nada de Josh aunque realmente no lo dijera enserio. Y finalmente, si realmente tenía en mente lo mejor para su hermana, ¡¿por qué demonios primero creería lo que todo el mundo estaba diciendo de ella en lugar de confiar en su hermana y en lo que ella estaba diciendo?! (También detesté que Lara Jean le rogara tanto que la perdonara siendo que ella no hizo nada mal). En general, no me gustó Margot para nada.-Peter Kavinsky. He's not a nice person at the beginning of the book and sometimes in the middle and near the end. Again, I know nobody's perfect, and he's a teenager, but this bothered me. Though I have some more thoughts on this in the "What I liked" section below.-Peter Kavinsky. No es una buena persona al inicio del libro y a veces enmedio y cerca del final. De nuevo, sé que nadie es perfecto, y él es un adolescente, pero esto me incomodaba. Aunque tengo más opiniones respecto a esto en la sección de "Lo que me gustó", abajo.-The girls having to run the house. This is just a minor thing. Their dad is a single dad that has a full-time job to maintain his family, but I felt that some things that the girls were taking on should actually have been his responsibility.-La niñas teniendo que hacerse cargo de la casa. Esto sólo es una cosita pequeña. Su papá es un padre soltero que tiene un trabajo de tiempo completo para mantener a su familia, pero sentí que ciertas cosas de las que las niñas se tenían que encargar realmente tuvieron que haber sido la responsabilidad de él.WHAT I LIKED:LO QUE ME GUSTO:-The pretty and cute cover. No need to say more.-La bonita portada. No hay necesidad de añadir más.-Lucas Krapf. He was just the sweetest. Opposite to Chris, he's the friend everybody would want in their lives. He's honest, supportive while keeping things real, caring, respectful, funny, trustworthy... I could go on and on but I think this pretty much sums it up. He's just a great character.-Lucas Krapf. Simplemente era el más dulce. Al contrario de Chris, él es el amigo que todos quisieran tener en sus vidas, Es honesto, te da su apoyo pero manteniendo las cosas reales, es bondadoso, respetuoso, divertido, confiable... Podría seguir y seguir pero creo que esto lo resume muy bien. Simplemente es un gran personaje.-The continuity about Kitty's dog. I liked very much that, contrary to the movie, there's mention of Kitty wanting a dog since the beginning of the book and all throughout the story until she gets one. But also, all that she does and all that she grows until she finally demonstrates that she's responsible enough to take care of a puppy. I thought it was a very nice touch and a good message on working for what you want.-La continuidad sobre el perro de Kitty. Me gustó mucho que, contratio a la película, se hace mención de que Kitty quiere un perro desde el inicio del libro y durante toda la historia hasta que obtiene uno. Pero ademáas, todo lo que ella hace y crece hasta que finalmente demuestra que es suficientemente responsable para cuidar de un cachorro. Creo que fue un muy buen toque y un buen mensaje sobre trabajar para conseguir lo que quieres.-Peter Kavinsky. Ok, so I previously said that he could be despicable at different points in the story. However, this ends up being a representation of Peter's character growth and development along the book, and it also shows something of how we, people, actually evolve during our lives, learning from our mistakes but sometimes falling back up until we reach the turning point. He starts up as the you'd-be-lucky-if-i-show-interest-in-you popular kid that every girl wants to date but he also is very cute, considered and doesn't let anybody's opinion affect him or bring him down; all his best qualities shine brighter by the end of the book but I feel like they also help Lara Jean grow and become a better version of herself, more fearless and with more self-esteem.-Peter Kavinsky. Ok, previamente dije que podía ser despreciable en diferentes puntos de la historia. Sin embargo, esto termina siendo una representación del crecimiento de Peter como personaje y su desarrollo a lo largo del libro, y también demuestra algo de como nosotros, como personas, realmente evolucionamos durante nuestras vidas, aprendiendo de nuestros errores pero algunas veces cayendo de nuevo hasta que alcanzamos el punto de quiebre. El empieza siendo el niño popular tipo "tendrías suerte si muestro interés en ti" con el que todas la chicas quieren salir pero también es dulce, considerado y no deja que la opinión de nadie lo afecte o haga sentir mal; todas sus mejores cualidades brillan con más intensidad hacia el final del libro pero siento que también ayudan a Lara Jean a crecer y convertirse en una mejor versión de sí misma, más atrevida y con mejor autoestma.-We see more of the Song family's heritage in the book. So this is directly a comparison to the movie. I did like very much that we got to see and live more of the Korean heritage in Lara Jean's life, which is part of the deep connection she and her family still have to her late mother. It's so interesting to know that their dad constantly tries to cook Korean food, or that they celebrate Korean holidays along with her mom's side of the family and that they (mostly) love it.-Vemos más del patrimonio de la familia Song en el libro. Esto es una comparación directa con la película. Me gustó mucho que pudimos ver y vivir más de la herencia Coreana en la vida de Lara Jean, que es parte de la conexión tan profunda que ella y su familian aun tienen con su madre difunta. Es muy interesante conocer cómo su papá constantemente trata de cocinar comida Coreana, o que celebran los días festivos Coreanos junto con su lado materno de la familia y que (en gran medida) les encanta.-Peter's reason for "getting together" with Lara Jean. This is a minor thing and also a directly a comparison to the movie: I liked that in the book, Peter states that he wants to do the whole show of being Lara Jean's fake boyfriend so he can prove to Gen and everyone else that he's over her and the she doesn't own him; contrary to what we see in the movie that is that he does it so Gen gets jealous and takes him back.-La razón de Peter para "salir" con Lara Jean. Esto es algo pequeño y también una comparación directa con la película: me gustó que en el libro, Peter dictamina que el quiere hacer todo el show de ser el novio falso de Lara Jean para probarle a Gen y a todos los demás que ya la superó y que ella no es su dueña; contrario a lo que vemos en la película que es que lo hace para darle celos a Gen y que regrese con él.
So that's it. In general, is a cute, very teenage-y read that, should I've read it some years earlier, perhaps I might have liked it better. Personally, I give it 2.5 stars rounded up to 3.
Así que eso es todo. En general, es una lectura adorable, muy propia para adolescentes que, si la hubiera leído algunos años antes, probablemente me hubiera gustado más. Personalmente, le doy 2.5 estrellas redondeadas a 3.
I decided to sleep on this one before I reviewed it. I desperately wanted to give it four stars for two reasons. One, because I had hyped this series up in my head for so long that I was dying to be obsessed with it. I wanted so badly to love it. Two, because I did actually love some of the characters. Let's get into that.
Things I enjoyed:
Lara Jean, Kitty, and their dad were brilliant. The family dynamic was written masterfully. So well that I would assume the writer drew on some of her own experiences but maybe she's just that good. Idk but I loved reading about the Song sisters and their family. (Notice I left out Margot. I have mixed feelings on her for now. Maybe the next two books will clear it up.) The way they all took care of each other and tried to be their best for each other and their dad in the absence of their mom was portrayed so perfectly. Ugh, I adored it.
Things I did not enjoy:
THE LOVE TRIANGLE. And also, the enemies to friends trope. I feel like every book I've read in quarantine has had one or both of these and it's exhausting. Why does it always need to happen this way? Why? I have consumed so much media about this being everyone's FAVORITE couple and everyone's favorite ship and it truly could be because after all that I was expecting something that would knock my socks off, but it felt very lackluster to me. I don't think Lara Jean should end up with either of them. They both seem selfish and not good enough for her. And the enemies to friends plot was so strong that I felt like there were no sparks ever. It was so negative for so long.
Would I recommend?
Begrudgingly, yes. It's a quick and good read. I really really enjoyed reading about the Song sisters and that makes it worth it, I think. I will be reading the second one.
I think I'm in the minority when it comes to this book. Maybe it's because I'm an adult woman reading this instead of a teen girl, or because I listened to the audiobook, but this book just didn't do it for me.
1. It was predictable af.
2. Lara Jean's use of “mommy” and “daddy” creeped me out. She's 17 ffs, grow up.
3. The whole “fake date to get back at your ex/lost love” trope doesn't interest me at all. Jealousy and spite aren't cute.
I won't be continuing this series.
4.5 Loved this almost as much as I loved Simon... It's just so well accomplished, the flow of events is well-paced and natural, the characters have depth and emotion. Pg 312 had tears streaming down my face, I read this baby in 1 sitting. So yeah, 100% reading book 2.
I enjoyed this book. It was light and fun for the most part and I really enjoyed the cozy family relationship themes throughout the book.
The ending though? Why? A lot of drama was thrown in at the end and the main character is really upset but then suddenly everything's fine in the most anticlimactic way.
I feel like the whole drama at the end was unnecessary, but I will try the sequel to see if that makes me like it more.
So happy I finally decided to read this!
At first I was worried about this being an overly sweet read because it's a YA romance. I needn't have worried! The Song sisters feel real. Their relationships are complex and relatable. There are some predictable plot points but I still really enjoyed seeing these moments play out. As far as the love interests go, Peter definitely grew on me but I still prefer Josh. We'll see what the next book brings!
Oh wait. That's the end. Really? There's not another 5 pages of middling nothingness to tie up everything in a cute, scrapbook worthy bow? Just a sentence fragment? Um, okay then. I guess grammar skills aren't for everyone.
For the life of me, I can't figure out the why of this book. Why did Lara Jean even write those letters to begin with? Was her life so boring that....wait. Don't answer that And then why/how did she even have a couple of those addresses (like the kid from camp)? So not only did she write the letters, she addressed envelopes - including the return address. (Did she put stamps on them too?) On top of that why isn't she more concerned than she is that someone found those letters and MAILED them. Maybe she should have invested in a diary or journal or whatever instead of envelopes. I mean the girl lives to scrapbook, but never considers a pink, glittery diary with one of those silly little locks. There's a quick, minuscule explanation for how those pages ended up with the USPS, but it feels like the author went with it because it was easy and didn't particularly care about the how or even that the letters existed by the time we got to the end. Side note: Why doesn't this over-privileged teen see being obsessed with her sister's boyfriend as weird?
And then there's the main character - Lara Jean - herself. I had to keep reminding myself that she's supposed to be 16. Why? Because everytime she said/thought/dreamed anything she sounded like a whiney, spoiled, immature 12 year old. While I could empathize with the general premises like teen crushes and sibling rivalries, I could not sympathize with Lara Jean herself. I'm pretty sure 9 year old Kitty has a higher maturity level than her sister.
I'm starting to realize that a major reason I like dystopian YA is because stuff actually HAPPENS and the characters are required to react. (Until book 3 in a trilogy when the lead is reduced to crying all. the. time.) With this, Lara Jean learns nothing, she barely does anything and by the end not much has changed. Basically, NOTHING happens.
I should have just watched the Netflix movie.
GIVE ME MORE SIBLING CONTENT. I was really angry the entire time I read this and I can't put my finger on why but I still want to read the next two so
I LOVED this book.
It was precisely the stupid, cheesy romance novel that I was looking for while my brain was fried. The plot was silly and delightful and while it was cliche, I still adored it.
I actually liked all the characters in the book other than Margot. Margot got way more praise than she deserved- most of the characters thought of her as a saint while I saw her as a pretentious jerk. The characters were interesting even if they were predictable and Lara Jean reminded me so much of myself– other than our cultural differences.
You can bet I'll be reading the sequel after I read something else deep, morbid, or thought-provoking. After all, all brains need breaks.
I watched the Netflix movie of the same name before I decided to read the book, and then I watched it again over the weekend (even though I was still in the middle of the book) because I loved it so much. It's a great book-to-movie adaptation.
The book is also cute, but I found some of the characterizations to be better in the film. Like, I wasn't a big fan of Margot in the book - she was really pushy and judgy, more so than movie Margot; I also agree with other reviewers that movie Peter is better than book Peter, even though book Peter seemed more realistic to teenage-boyhood.
But I liked Lara Jean and Kitty and how much regular, real-life family stuff there was in both iterations. Like, I remember being a kid and begging my parents for a puppy (we never did get one) and my dad making us help with whatever “Dad Surprise” dinner he thought up, and being jealous of the cousin I perceived to be “cooler” than me. I remember getting rides home from school with the neighbor boy I liked, even though there was no chance he would ever like me back and his girlfriend super hated me for carpooling with him. I remember taking school overnight trips where the kids would sneak out of their rooms and smoke cigarettes out the hotel windows, and feeling uncomfortable with it all as a naive 15-year-old.
It's a teen rom-com, but of course, a teen rom-com with rose-tinted glasses. There's plenty of awkwardness and sweetness, but as Matt said before I made him watch the movie with me, “I'm so glad I'm not a teenage boy anymore. Thirty-one-year-old Matt – and 26-year-old Matt, and 22-year-old Matt – all of them are way better than 16-year-old Matt.”
Ditto, and amen.
So I actually really liked this book. It was fluffy and cute.
I do however have a problem with LJ calling her father “daddy” 😅