To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han : When 'No Longer Secrets' will change your Life forever

12.06 nia 0 Comments

Quickie. (alert for some spoiler material)

Lara Jean, part caucasian, part korean, live in her peaceful teenage bubble with her father, big sis Margot and baby sis Kitty. Their Mom passed away when Kitty was still so little, so they technically has taken care of each other ever since.

They shared everything as sisters. But not one thing for Lara jean : her love life. She’s quite closed when it comes to that. She never told her sisters about the boys she liked or the ones she got crushes on. But she wrote everything in her letters. One for every boy she liked including her sister’s ex-boyfriend and long-time neighbor, Josh. She thought that this was her way to get rid of her feeling over those boys. Once she wrote every drop of fondness out, there would be none left.

The thing was she never had any intention to send those letters to said boys. They were all kept, safely locked inside this vintage hat box from her mother.

Things got messy when one day, Peter K, one of the boys she wrote the letter to, brought those familiar written papers and asked her what was it all about? From there, Lara Jean discovered that all those letters for boys she liked had been sent without her knowing.

It was easy to dodge the other boys, boy from summer camp practically disappeared, her childhood classmate was turned out to be a gay, and Peter belonged to school’s queen, Genevieve. And another one had moved to another city since middle school.

But Josh was another thing, since he was her family’s favorite. Plus Lara Jean wasnt so sure herself that she was over him.

Here, unexpectedly Peter K proposed a plan that could be a way out of both Lara Jean’s and his problem respectively. He tried to get away from Genevieve while Lara Jean must prove that she really had no feeling for Josh. They made up a fake relationship.

But what if things got worse onward? Like.. if Josh suddenly told her that he actually had feelings for her too. Or Lara Jean slowly felt different toward Peter K, as if their relationship was no longer fake and she felt a pang of jealousy everytime Peter was with Genevieve. Did she start loving Peter for real?

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The taste.

It was an enjoyable read. At a glance being a typical YA novel with super awesome male character and quirky girl on the show. But turned out it was wrapped out in a nice way with the touch of envious sister bonds and warm family bickerings.

At some parts you would feel frustrated to how Lara jean acted toward all the boys and her character progress that seemed so slow-paced. But it couldnt be helped right, i was a moron myself back then when i was 16. Not that i‘m miraculously becoming a genius either today, tho. But adolescence is moment when you makes mistake, realize it and try to make it better for tomorrow’s sake.

This is a fun reading despite the flaws (probably one of my favorite YA pieces) and the sequel is my most anticipated piece for this first half of 2015. It will come on May, 26. Which is just a couple of days from now.
Cant wait.

Quotes.

...but i suppose in matters of the heart, there’s no predicting how a person will or won’t behave (ch.2 p.13) 

They’re MFEO. Made For Each Other. (Ch.6 p.27) 

...don’t think i’d want it; it’s a lot of responsibility to hold a person’s heart in your hands (Ch.8 p.34) 

We’re all wearing white dresses, and we have matching pink ribbons in our hair. The best thing about the picture is Margot and i are smiling sweetly and Kitty is picking her nose. I smile to myself. Kitty’s going to pitch a fit when she sees this page. I cant wait. (ch.9 p.39) 

...but to that i say looking on the bright side of life never killed anybody (Ch.19 p.68) 

...i dont think relationships are just about physicality. There are ways to show you care about someone, not just using your lips. (Ch.25 p.94) 

Life doesnt have to be so planned. Just roll with it and let it happen. (Ch.25 p.96) 

Josh, you break my heart. And you’re a liar. Because you know me, you know me better than almost anybody, and you dont love me. (Ch.42 p.169) 

I think i see the difference now, between loving someone from afar and loving someone up close. When you see them up close, you see the real them, but they also get to see the real you. (Ch.72 p.270) 

Love is scary : it changes; it can go away. That’s part of the risk. I dont want to be scared anymore. (Ch.72 p.271) 

And i’m certain. I’m so suddenly certain that everything is exactly the way it’s supposed to be, that i dont have to be so afraid of good bye, because goodbye doesnt have to be forever. (Ch.72 p.271)  

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