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Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2)

Stephanie Perkins

Start date: July 6, 2014

Finish date: July 31, 2014

Discussion: Group Read

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Aug 03, 2013 Autumn rated it liked it

2.5, rounding up.

Oh boy, where do I start with this one? I enjoyed Anna and the French Kiss, although I am no longer in the intended age group for such a book, and I really don't do romances in general. So, I was looking forward to this one as a light read, and was interested in the setting of San Francisco. The book, however, irritated me throughout. Mostly, I just didn't like Lola. She plays one boy against the other and acts like an immature teenager, which, in her defense, she's allowed to ...more

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Aug 03, 2013 Renuka rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, young-adult, reviewed, realistic, chick-lit, different-protagonist, contemporary, triangles-of-love, couple-covers

I loved it! I couldn't love it as much as Anna, but I still adored it. It was deliciously bold and spunky, addressed a lot of major issues, and had heartwarming romance.

Lola is fantastic. She is independent, uniquely fashionable, and pretty hilarious. A lot of things about her came as a surprise to me, and I really applaud them. The way she knows who she is, and feels really secure about herself is admirable. Another thing that was interesting is that Lola is the one is is sexually experienced, ...more

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Nov 03, 2011 Justin rated it it was amazing

After reading Anna and the French Kiss, I went into Lola and the Boy Next Door book hoping it would be just as amazing if not better. I wasn't disappointed at all, Stephanie just has a way with creating great stories. And I was really surprised at just how much I enjoyed Lola, I honestly haven't read much romance stories at all, but this one has to take the cake. It's such a cute story, and I just loved everything about it.

Full review on my blog: http://dft.ba/-168u ...more

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Nov 21, 2011 Anna rated it it was amazing

Well my original review didn't save...and I don't have the energy to write it again.

Basically it was super cute!

Lola was annoying but Cricket was fantastic. I wanted to punch Max.

My favorite quote....

"So you believe in second chances?...If the person is...Lola?" "Only if the other person is Cricket." ...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Prami{reader and dreamer} rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2013

After reading Anna and The French Kiss, I wanted to try some more of Stephanie's writing and Lola and the Boy Next Door is a really good one. Cheesy, normal and romantic. A really good valentine's read. :) ...more

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