Cover: I don't like the original cover (which is the edition I actually had), but the remade covers (the one above) that are one shade or color, are absolutely beautiful.
Author: Stephanie Perkins
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
Goodreads Blurb: Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris--until she meets Étienne St. Clair. Smart, charming,beautiful, Étienne has it all...including a serious girlfriend.
But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?
Published/ing: December 10, 2010 Dutton
Rating: 4/5
Review:
I enjoyed this book quite a lot.
At the beginning, it started out a bit slow and general. I was angered by the fact that the main protagonist was mad about being sent to France. Who wouldn't want to be sent to France?
But then we meet our wonderful side characters. Each of which has unique and capturing personalities that help the plot move along.
But I'd like to talk about out two main characters: Anna and St.Clair.
Anna is such a quirky, sweet, and innocent girl. I love that she loves reviewing movies and is very independent. I feel like I connected with her on a personal level. She is very realistic.
St. Clair is the dream boy OF ALL dream boys. An American boy with an English accent living in France. I melted the at the first description of him. And so did Anna.
But they both had their boundaries. Anna knew that St.Clair had a girlfriend and Anna's roommate was crushing on St. Clair. She knew he was off limits. And I'm glad she respected that for the most part.
St. Clair was a bit confusing. He never seemed to make up his mind. He knew what he want, but he didn't want to hurt anyone to get what he wanted creating this spider web of problems for all the characters.
I think their romance was a little off kilter at some points, but I liked how it flattened out in the end.
Overall, the setting was excellent and the writing wasn't the best, but still pretty good. You could definitely tell Stephanie Perkins did her research for each and every element of the story.
At the beginning, it started out a bit slow and general. I was angered by the fact that the main protagonist was mad about being sent to France. Who wouldn't want to be sent to France?
But then we meet our wonderful side characters. Each of which has unique and capturing personalities that help the plot move along.
But I'd like to talk about out two main characters: Anna and St.Clair.
Anna is such a quirky, sweet, and innocent girl. I love that she loves reviewing movies and is very independent. I feel like I connected with her on a personal level. She is very realistic.
St. Clair is the dream boy OF ALL dream boys. An American boy with an English accent living in France. I melted the at the first description of him. And so did Anna.
But they both had their boundaries. Anna knew that St.Clair had a girlfriend and Anna's roommate was crushing on St. Clair. She knew he was off limits. And I'm glad she respected that for the most part.
St. Clair was a bit confusing. He never seemed to make up his mind. He knew what he want, but he didn't want to hurt anyone to get what he wanted creating this spider web of problems for all the characters.
I think their romance was a little off kilter at some points, but I liked how it flattened out in the end.
Overall, the setting was excellent and the writing wasn't the best, but still pretty good. You could definitely tell Stephanie Perkins did her research for each and every element of the story.
Future News:
The third and final installment in this trilogy will come out May 13th of next year.
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