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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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Dec 09, 2013 Tamara rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fell-in-love-with-the-characters, loved-the-ending, young-adult, contemporary, 2014-reads

Awwww what a cute book. It's been an amazing journey! Review to come soon. ...more

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Jun 23, 2013 Trista rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, contemporary-ya

Anna's father decides to send her to boarding school for her senior year. In Paris. She has to leave behind her best friend, her job, and the boy she's crushing on, and start over at a completely new school thousands of miles away. She's not happy. Until she meets Étienne St Clair. The problem: his serious girlfriend Ellie.

I put off reading this book for a long time because of all the hype but with it being summer, I was in the mood for a good summer read and this was perfect. The romance betwee Anna's father decides to send her to boarding school for her senior year. In Paris. She has to leave behind her best friend, her job, and the boy she's crushing on, and start over at a completely new school thousands of miles away. She's not happy. Until she meets Étienne St Clair. The problem: his serious girlfriend Ellie.

I put off reading this book for a long time because of all the hype but with it being summer, I was in the mood for a good summer read and this was perfect. The romance between characters stayed at a level where I could still enjoy it without feeling it was too juvenile but it wasn't too graphic so I could still recommend the book to younger readers.

The characters in this book were definitely memorable. Even their names. If I ever hear Anna Oliphant or Étienne St Clair mentioned, I'll automatically think of this book. Anna's voice was addicting and felt realistic for her situation. Her growth through the book was at a believable pace and the flaws she had were those a real teenage girl could have. Everything about her gave me a 'this is a girl I could know in real life' feeling. The progression of friendship to feelings between Anna and St Clair was just amazing and had me smiling and giggling at times to wanting to scream at them at other times. The three other students who made up Anna's group of friends, Meredith, Rashmi, and Josh, had their own stories going on that helped make them memorable in their own ways instead of just being there because more characters were needed. I really enjoyed the friendships between Josh and St Clair, Meredith, Rashmi, and Anna, and all five of them.

The book isn't too short, almost 400 pages, but I could have kept reading if there was more. It was a quick read, light-hearted for the most part with some drama. It's the perfect book to read outside by the pool in the summer but also curled up by the fireplace in the winter. I'm not sure yet where Lola from the sequel to this book fits in but I've already got Lola and the Boy Next Door ordered to find out. ...more

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