To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Bonitinho, do tipo dez coisas que eu odeio em vc com o Heath Ledger versão oriental + Little women.

Oh my god, I fucking adore this book.
It's so freaking cute and adorable and Lara Jean is so wonderful and Peter is great and Kitty is the cutest thing in the entire world.
I didn't like Chris at all in the beginning but I warmed up to her so much by the end, and with Margot I felt the complete opposite and oh my god, I can't deal with the cuteness, it was sp fluffy and amazing and heart eyes

nagyon tetszett a tipikus ifjúsági regényes naiv bája, ami miatt néhány kritikában alaposan le is húzzák, de ők nyilván nem a jó kis komenista pöttyös könyveken nőttek föl, nekem viszont azok mind a mai napig hatalmas kedvenceim. kiszámítható volt ugyan, de kellemesen sodort magával.

Gostei muito muito mesmo!!
Não foi aquela leitura maravilhosa que dá vontade de ler reler muitas e muitas vezes. Mas pelo fato de Jenny Han conseguir pegar um assunto tão simples e transformar em uma história rica, é a grande mágica desse livro. A relação da família, das meninas é tão bem descrita que parece que as conhecemos há muito tempo, além de transmitir a realidade da relação entre irmãs.
Por ter uma irmã mais velha, entendo cada sentimento que elas compartilhavam. Até o dos amores.

Kitty, para mim, é a personagem mais divertida lágrimas escorreram com algumas das reações dela, principalmente com Peter. Porém irritante como qualquer criança de 10 anos.
É o primeiro livro que não nos apaixonamos demais pela imagem do príncipe da protagonista (pelo menos eu). Percebi que ele era apaixonável apenas no final, nos bilhetes.
Gen, como uma “vilã” não causava arrepio. Ficou registrada como a líder de torcida linda e popular que seu único poder é a língua ferina e costume de rebaixar os outros (por medo de perder o próprio posto?).
Gogo, é sem dúvida a mais estereótipada das personagens com toda sua perfeição. Vê-la humana no final foi algo bem bacana.
Lara Jean é, sem dúvida alguma, o retrato de muitos dos temores das meninas de hoje. E muitos dos meus temores. Talvez esse reconhecimento de acontecimentos e receios tenha influenciado muito no julgamento deste livro, deste enredo. A ingenuidade tornou-se sua maior característica de personalidade.
Espero que a sequência seja envolvente de uma forma diferente. Que este PS ainda te amo, seja apenas para nosso caro Peter e não John ou Josh, por exemplo.

obs: John Ambrose. Apenas conseguia pensar no Ambrose de As crônicas do matador do rei (!!) que ser humano desagradável

Rant mode on.
When I first saw the title of this book on Instagram, I immediately classified this book as a NO-GO-kill-it-with-fire-kind-of-things. Then it got real popular on instagram and Aya bought it so I thought it became a must, just so I can say “yes, I read this book.”
You see, I am not big on romance. I really hate romance. I first thought it was a 35 year-old woman talking about her experiences with men. I mean that would have been interesting. Then I started reading the book and I realized that the main character is 16 and all her loves are 7/8th grade. That was the first turn-off for me (I already considered this book a quickie, a bostitute - book prostitute - so yeah a turn-off is exactly the term I need to be using here). We need to stop making middle grade crushes a big thing in life, and stop making books about them. I don't need more vaginal lubrication and wetness over hot guys be considered “love”. That's bullshit. It is not love, and stop naming it as such.

I will admit. I kind of liked the writing. It was better than most YA books, but then I haven't read a lot of good YA books - if there's any out there. I gave on ever finding a properly written YA book, written to suit my taste.

Lara Jean was actually a kind of a likable character but she pissed me off how she stands up to herself in the most ridiculous of situations and completely shuts up when everyone is forcing her around and telling her what to do and ordering her to dump her boyfriend when it is not really their place to do that.
And then she doesn't tell her sister that Josh kissed her first - actually forced her to kiss him. No. She takes the blame. Why? Because she is soooooooo weak. Such a weak character.

There was no correct plot twists. It dragged on a lot. It was basically a story about a girl who was getting picked up from home to school by hot guy. Seriously. Nothing real. No events. No action. Nothing.
And that ending.
That
stupid
motherfucking
ending
....


And what about Lara Jean actually standing up to herself when she got bullied by Genevieve? When she was SLUT SHAMED by that bitch? I can understand that slut shaming may be a part of our society but it HAS TO STOP. and she could have stood up to herself and called Genevieve by what she really is, someone who fools around a lot. But no. She has to cower. And cry. And refuse any consolation. And leave us with a cliff hanger because the author apparently is too greedy and wants to sell more ridiculous pages that do nothing to benefit man kind.
It was a silly book.
really.
I mean what the hell.
She could have ended the book with her going to Peter's place or something. It would have left me satisfied, without any need for a sequel.
but no.
She has to make a sequel because that's the new trend, isn't it?
Fucking ridiculous.

Woah. Don't get me wrong, I loved the family aspect to this and the writing makes it so easy to keep reading. On those points alone I'd give it 4 stars. What makes it a 2 star book for me was the unnecessary drama and the boys (OMG those boys!!). I couldn't stand them, either one. I wish it had been more about the letters and less about Peter.

Sometimes the writing is kind of elementary but the plot is cute and Peter is cute so all is good with the world.

I love this book. It was fun and at times very moving. I was surprised by how much I loved Peter. The lead character, Lara, is terrific and easy to relate to! I enjoyed it and would definitely recommend it.

interesting title, didn't live up to it.

I loved it and I didn't want it to end.

This was about a 3.75 for me. Nothing much happened, but it was so light and pleasant that I really enjoyed the read. Lara Jean has been sheltered by her sister all her life, and when it's time for her sister to go off to college, she has to step up and be the older sister for the third sister. She has to face her fear of driving, then her fear of boys. She's lived under a figurative rock for awhile, making fantasies of guys instead of really knowing them, and when she ends up in a fake-dating relationship through a hilariously messed-up series of events, she actually begins to get to know a guy in a real sense. She even has to face her ultimate fear of the gossip caused by the jealousy of his ex-girlfriend, who suddenly realizes she's not the only girl in the world to the fascinating, handsome Peter Kavinsky.

I won't give away any of how the story develops...but I did really like the lack of smut in this book. There is some referred to on the side, but the plot does not grovel in violence or sex, which is so refreshing! There were a few swear words and one f-bomb; otherwise it would have been gloriously prefect. I'm excited to see that there's going to be a sequel and will definitely read it.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han is a young adult romance contemporary series that is very cute. Jenny Han did it again this this book and I enjoyed the story the whole time while reading it. It was a quick read and I cannot wait for the next book because what will it be about?

The main character, Lara Jean, writes a letter at the ending of liking or loving a boy and seals it inside of a hat box. One day she comes home from school and finds the hat box and letters missing. Then the next day at school, one of the boys she sent a letter to has confronted her and that is when she realizes that all five of the letters have been sent out to the boys she loved before (hence the title).

To get into the story some more, Lara Jean lives with her father and two sisters – Margot and Kitty. Margot is about to leave to study at a college abroad and decides to leave her boyfriend of two years, Josh, before she goes. Now Josh was one of Lara Jean's passed loves. She wrote him a letter and sealed it in the hat box. Now it was a little betraying even to Lara Jean that she liked Josh so that is why didn't act upon it and when she learned about him and Margot, she ended the crush right then and there. Which was good of her and a good sister of her. It wasn't until after they broke up that Lara Jean started to have feelings for him again.

[ WARNING THIS PART CONTAINS SPOILERS ]

Once the letters were sent out, Josh and Lara Jean's first kiss, Peter, confronted her about it. Peter is an arrogant popular student that is dating the most popular girl in school but they do break up at one point. Josh makes a big deal about the letter though because he liked her around the same time that she did and he wants to know why she didn't tell him. (That is simple... because he started dating her sister) Since Josh was making a big deal about the letter and her feelings, she decides to lie and say she has a boyfriend so it means nothing to her now even though she still likes him a bit. She lies and says Peter is her boyfriend.

Now Peter and his girlfriend, Gen, have broken up for the moment when Lara Jean tells Josh this and she goes over and kisses him in front of Josh. Lara Jean try's to play it off but Peter wants to use this to his advantage. Lara Jean wants to get away from Josh's feelings (possibly make him jealous) and Peter wants to make Gen jealous. They decide to fake date. Now at this point, everyone knows this is going to go badly and they will start to have feelings for each other. Which of course happens, but it is a very cute book and I really liked the friendship/relationship Lara Jean and Peter had together. The reader saw a nice side to Peter. He would pick her up every day and bring her to school. Even take her little sister Kitty sometimes and Kitty started to really like him also.

Lara Jean and Peter's fake relationship goes on the entire book pretty much. Everyone thinks it is a little weird that they are dating each other and at times seems non-realistic to people. Josh has been getting jealous of their relationship though and actually confessed to her and kissed her! A cute part was when she told Peter and he said, “No one kisses my girlfriend! I am going to hurt him!” This is when I knew Peter actually liked her. Lara and Peter finally confess their feelings to each other when they are on a school ski trip. They actually like each other. It was a very cute moment but of course Gen had to ruin it. She told everyone that Lara and Peter had sex so this tore them apart because he didn't really deny it according to Lara Jean. This hurt her and she was away from Peter. They finally get back together at the end and that is how it end. Now, what will the second book be about? Their relationship? I hope so because they are so cute.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It was a cute and fluffy read that went by quickly. I would recommend this to anyone that wants to read a cute book with a little love triangle. Jenny Han is a wonderful author and I can't wait to read more.