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Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)

Stephanie Perkins

Start date: February 1, 2014

Finish date: February 28, 2014

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Apr 10, 2013 ♥♡¢σσкιє♥♡ (Krystle) rated it really liked it

Shelves: cute-like-a-bunny, liked-it, ya-romance

You can read this review and more on my blog:

This is another book I read a while ago so I will try to remember as much as I can.

I know that I laughed and smiled a lot while reading this. The interactions between Anna and Étienne were adorable. I always enjoy reading books about best friends falling in love, and I think that's why I read this. There is just something about finding out that the right person for you is also someone you have some history with, that appeals to me.

I am sure that the fact that Étienne had a girlfriend when he and Anna met annoyed me, but I don't remember being frustrated a lot. Anna fell for him while he was still in a relationship, but that didn't keep them from connecting and developing a great friendship. It was a little annoying when she realized that her feelings for him were romantic and he was still with his girlfriend. I'm sorry, but Anna was awesome, and I wanted him to ditch his dead weight girlfriend as soon as Anna realized she wanted him. I know that's wrong, but it's a book so give me a break!

It is pretty obvious that Anna's feelings are returned by Étienne too, but of course he spends a lot of time fighting the attraction because of that same darn girlfriend, but again, I don't remember this bothering me that much. Anna and Étienne don't spend a lot of time fighting their attraction and they also don't sneak around like a couple of cheaters. The author handles this very delicate situation well, and mostly this is just a cute book about a young woman who falls in love in Paris, and who doesn't love reading about that?

The book is clean, but there are a couple of "French kisses" that will make you swoon. I usually hate reading books about Americans who travel to another country and fall in love/find themselves. It is difficult for me to imagine all of the landmarks that are described and all that detail takes me right out of the story. But somehow this author really made Paris come alive in my imagination. I felt like I was walking through the streets of Paris with Anna. I saw the twinkle lights, visited the Eiffel Tower, went to midnight movies, and ate my weight in baguettes right along side her. I enjoyed the moments when Anna was exploring the city on her own as much as the moments when she was exploring with Étienne. This was a really well written, fun book that no Young Adult Romance fan will regret reading.

Sorry, I don't remember if this book had harsh language. I know there were no sexually explicit scenes though so I would recommend it for ages 13 and up. ...more

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Dec 21, 2012 Renuka rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, young-adult, romance, realistic, chick-lit, contemporary, reviewed, my-fictional-boyfriends, fav-couples, triangles-of-love

This is the cutest chick-lit romance I have read in a long forever. With a name like Anna and the French Kiss, I was a little hesitant, but I have to say this book will blow your mind away with the adorable romantic tension. It isn't deep, or emotional. There isn't much other than pure, lovable romance. If you want a light read, this is your book. It went by very quickly because I was so engaged in the tale.

Anna is a cute protagonist. (Everything about this book was cute if you haven't noticed). ...more

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Sep 22, 2011 Anna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites-shelf, favorite-authors

Ach, why did I wait so long to read this!!!

St Clair. St Clair. St Clair.

Besides the fact that I've always wanted to visit Paris, the culture of this book was fantastic!

I loved Josh, Rashmi and Meredith. Anna and St Clair were perfectly played for one another. It was my favorite type scenario: best friends that find out they like/love each other.

I absolutely loved it.

5 stars. ...more

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Jul 18, 2013 Autumn rated it really liked it

I'm a bit conflicted as to how to rate and review this. On the one hand, I really enjoyed it and it was a quick read- but I've learned to tell the difference between a simply quick read and a good, quick read. This was the latter. It was just what I needed after having finished a long, heavy novel, and then reading half of a very dark book of short stories. So there's that. I actually read this because John Green recommended it on his vlog quite some time ago, but I was still hesitant to read a ...more

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Apr 28, 2011 Megan (The Book Babe) rated it really liked it

Shelves: reviewed-on-my-site

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This book will absolutely break your heart. And guess what? You'll love every moment of it. I sure did. Not that I can speak for all of us, but I'm sure you get what I mean. I just...sigh...loved it.

Anna was totally awesome-- she gets points for being her own unique character, and for just being identifiable. I loved all of her little quirks-- those strange little things that make you stop and think, hey. She sounds a tad b ...more

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Jun 01, 2011 Erin Schneider rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-reads

Goodreads summary:

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. Claire: perfect, Parisian (and English and American, which makes for a swoon-worthy accent), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that he's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relat Goodreads summary:

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. Claire: perfect, Parisian (and English and American, which makes for a swoon-worthy accent), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that he's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relationship back home.

As winter melts into spring, will a year of romantic near-misses end with the French kiss Anna—and readers—have long awaited?

My Review:

I have absolutely no idea why it took me so long to read this book! I'd heard about it everywhere (Goodreads, Twitter, blogs), my friends had recommended it, and yet, it hadn't made it's way to my TBR pile. Until this past Monday. And had I not had to work this week, it would've been finished later that same night (and I think staying up to 2am the past 3 nights to read, probably took a toll on my abilities to function at work).

The story was well-written and every character had unique personalities (flaws and all), giving them each a reason to be there. And then there was the humor. I can't say enough, how much I love books with the same sense of humor I have myself. Some call it snarky sarcasm, but I actually don't care how you phrase it up, cause AATFK fit the bill PERFECTLY. And made me laugh. Out loud. Several times. With my husband asleep in the bed next to me. And I'm shaking the bed with silent laughter, clutching a pillow to my mouth, and he stirs and growls at me. And I simply don't care. Yeah. Those moments are the absolute best. And this book had several of them (First time Anna meets Etienne St. Claire and thinks: "French name, English accent, American school. Anna confused." Yeah, I'm still laughing at that, cause I thought the exact same thing!).

I enjoyed Ms. Perkins storytelling - great flow and I loved the scenery of France through Anna's eyes as a first time visitor (especially since I've never been myself!). I read comments from others that it took too long to get to the kiss, and then there wasn't enough of "them" afterwards - but I'd disagree. After all, that's the entire point, isn't it? St. Claire has a girlfriend and Anna doesn't know what she has, back home - which I think makes their friendship so wonderful. If they'd jumped into it all up front, then you would've missed the entire story.

Now I'm normally not a huge fan of Contemporary YA, probably because the female protags tend to be a bit too "damsel in distress" for me. But I think it's safe to say, that was so not the case with Anna. And I'm pretty sure this book may have just changed my mind on contemporary reads altogether; I just hope I can find other stories like this one.

And Stephanie, your question to your husband on if the boy is hot enough? Um, yeah. With a head of hair like that and an English accent to boot, that right there, should be answer enough. Yum.
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Jun 25, 2013 voiceofmadness rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favs

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Normally, I stay far, FAR away from Contemporary fiction. My reason being: I've only ever been burned when I read them. They are depressing, far too realistic, and they put me in reading slumps. But Anna and the French Kiss had so many positive reviews--and I mean SO many--I bought it. (Side note: I also attended a book signing (Stephanie Perkins was there along with another I originally went for) so I figured, why not?)

I'm glad I read this. I truly enjoyed the deliciously french world and the ...more

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Oct 09, 2011 Justin rated it really liked it

I can't even begin to explain how many times I had people telling me to read this book. And I would always just say that I'd get to it eventually. And now that I've actually read it, I don't see why I ever waited too. I have to admit it's one of the "Cuter" romance novels I've ever read. But that isn't a bad thing, I really enjoyed the cute aspect of the story. It made it a really light, and fun read.

Full review on my blog: http://dft.ba/-13F5 ...more

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Apr 26, 2011 Melissa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya-young-adult, 2011-yachallenge, 2011

So usually not big big big realistic fiction YA reader or teen romance books...but everyone I have heard talk about this book GUSHES about it....and John Green loves it. That as enough for me to pick it up at Barnes and Nobles finally.

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