Isla and Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins, Restarting September 24th 2018

[Petuli]

Lindsey wrote: "Abby wrote: "Chapter 1: [spoilers removed]"

I actually went and got Starbucks after mine. A nice cold drink than target for some reading materials than home to rest."


Reading and drinking coffee right now :D

[Petuli]

Chapter 11 (view spoiler)[ this was a chapter that made me laugh... I like the book but I have to say I looooved Anna... So I hope it gets even better (hide spoiler)]

[Petuli]

Chapter 18 (view spoiler)[ I definitely dislike Hattie (hide spoiler)]

[Petuli]

Chapter 26 (view spoiler)[ Is there a more stupid reason to break up with someone? Is she stupid or what?? (hide spoiler)]

[Abby]

Chapter 5: (view spoiler)[I love that Kurt is autistic. It's great when authors have characters with mental disorders that don't take over the narrative. It shows that people can have mental disorders and still be normal. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Thought chapter 7 (view spoiler)[ as someone who works with individuals with disabilities I was happy to see an individual with autism in the book. Authors sometimes don't want to touch the disability path/character and so far the author has done a great job with Kurt.

I'm liking Josh. He is a interesting guy. I'm hoping now that he knows that Kurt and Isla are not a couple he will be a little more friendly to Kurt. (hide spoiler)]

[Petuli]

I've just finished... A lot of people say that Isla was their favourite but I think I still prefer Anna :)

[Abby]

Chapter 10: (view spoiler)[Isla and Josh are so adorable! I'm glad they got together so quickly. :) (hide spoiler)]

[Abby]

Chapter 19: (view spoiler)[Josh just got kicked out of school. :( I'm so sad and I hopes he graduates and gets to go to that comic book school. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Through chapter 10 (view spoiler)[ I'm enjoying it but it's a little too sweet and lovey dovey and all roses and kittens. It's like she likes him and than bam they are going out and kissing and talking about who they have had sex with.

(hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Abby wrote: "Chapter 10: [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I kinda like it too but I have a feeling something is about to happen. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Through chapter 20 (view spoiler)[ this is different than the first two books in the series. But in a good way. I'm enjoying it and liking the characters.

I love the tie ins with the different characters from the past books like Anna and her boyfriend and the friends. Great connections. It's my favorite parts of the books. (hide spoiler)]

[[deleted user]]

Petra wrote: "Chapter 18 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I hated her from the start. (hide spoiler)]

[Petuli]

Lindsey wrote: "Through chapter 20 "


I loved that too! :)

[[deleted user]]

Done. Overall a good book. It was sweet and cute but I still have to say that Anna is by far my favorite in the series. Followed by Isla than Lola. Great series.

[Abby]

Finished: (view spoiler)[It makes me so happy that Etienne and Anna are getting married! This was a nice ending to a great series. (hide spoiler)]

[Abby]

I agree with the order of the books. Anna, Isla then Lola. But they're all so cute. :)

[Abi]

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Reading from the 14th of November 2015

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[Eesh]

Reading chapter 3
(view spoiler)[First of all, high Isla was hilarious.
Anyway, I thought that Isla and Josh were going to spend some time getting to know each other in New York before they went back to school. It sucks that they never met after that. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

End of chapter 7
(view spoiler)[Isla asked him out! I like her already!
And Josh is cute. I'm not sure what's going on with his family but it seems to have really affected him. He's very timid. Isla is, obviously, super shy. Thelr relationship is sweet. (hide spoiler)]

[prag ♻]

Chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ Damn, I don't know why I'm reading this. I didn't like Anna, I hated Lola, yet I've started Isla and the happily ever after.I'm a sucker for happy endings. As soon as I figured this featured Josh, Rashmi's Josh, I was compelled to read it.

(hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Feyde wrote: "Chapter 1 Damn, I don't know why I'm reading this. I didn't like Anna, I hated Lola, yet I've started Isla and the happily ever after.I'm a sucker for happy endings. As soon as I figured this feat..."

Anna was okay for me. But yeah, didn't like Lola at all. I loved Cricket though. He was just precious.

[Eesh]

Chapter 11 (beginning)
(view spoiler)[They're moving a but fast, don't you think? (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Chapter 13
I don't really care about the story. It's moving to fast and there's too much Insta-love. The whole thing is exaggerated to death.
I'll finish it but I'm not that interested anymore.

[prag ♻]

Mystery wrote: "Chapter 11 (beginning)
[spoilers removed]"

I'm not that sure about that.(view spoiler)[ (I'm only on chapter 4, but "But I like Josh so much that I actually feel miserable."?) She's pining for him waaaay too much without actually having talked to him more than 5 times. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Chapter 15 (end)
(view spoiler)[They professed their undying love for each other and I'm done. They started getting to know each other like 7 chapters ago. And they in love? You're kidding, right? I'm gonna be flipping pages until this book ends. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Feyde wrote: "Mystery wrote: "Chapter 11 (beginning)
[spoilers removed]"

I'm not that sure about that.[spoilers removed]"

I meant bit fast. Wrote the wrong word. And believe me, by the time you get to chapter 11, you'll think so too.

[prag ♻]

Mystery wrote: "End of chapter 7
Isla asked him out! I like her already!
And Josh is cute. I'm not sure what's going on with his family but it seems to have really affected him. He's very timid. Isla is, obviously..."

Yesssssssssss I totally agree (view spoiler)[Isla asked him out!? I like her. A lot. (hide spoiler)]

[Sibil]

Mystery wrote: "Reading chapter 3
First of all, high Isla was hilarious.
Anyway, I thought that Isla and Josh were going to spend some time getting to know each other in New York before they went back to school. I..."
I totally agree!

I'm late but I am in! I've started it yesterday but I couldn't use the computer so I couldn't write sooner.
I think I am not in the right mood for this one, but I read the firsts four chapters and the beginning was funny (view spoiler)[even if we see really a lot of Isla and no Josh. I hope to see more of him soon (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

I finished it. The second half was just me skimming through it. And I only did that because DNFs don't count.
I hated it, pretty much. The beginning was good. But then it turned to crap. I didn't like the story or the tone of the book (so overdramatic!) and I didn't connect with the characters.
This wasn't for me, sorry.

[prag ♻]

Chapter 11 (view spoiler)[Mystery- Definitely. One kiss, two kiss, and now it's falling in love? Yeah, not what I had in mind. It's so much better when they start out as friends, talk, have platonic fun, and then fall in love. (hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Feyde wrote: "Chapter 11 [spoilers removed]"

Sorry to have to tell you this, but it only gets worse. For me, at least.

[prag ♻]

I don't know. I'm starting to like this better than Anna or Lola.

Chapter 22(view spoiler)[Hattie and their mom are hilarious-
“What do you mean? Isla wears a stupid dress every stupid day,” Hattie says.

“Manhattan. Darling. Shut your mouth,” Maman says.

This isn't as bad as I expected!
(hide spoiler)]

[Eesh]

Feyde wrote: "I don't know. I'm starting to like this better than Anna or Lola.

Chapter 22Hattie and their mom are hilarious-
“What do you mean? Isla wears a stupid dress every stupid day,” Hattie says.

“Manha..."

I only skimmed through that part. I was already fed up with the book by the time.
To each her own, I guess.

[prag ♻]

Mystery wrote: "Feyde wrote: "I don't know. I'm starting to like this better than Anna or Lola.

Chapter 22Hattie and their mom are hilarious-
“What do you mean? Isla wears a stupid dress every stupid day,” Hattie..."

Yeah, I guess so. I'm done with it and I'm surprised to find I actually liked it.

[Sibil]

chapter 10 (view spoiler)[I think that the author's has the French all wrong. I really do not know about american, but even for french girls the sex is a sort of taboo, and it means something for them, too. I really do not understand where she takes the idea.
However... Josh and Isla are sweet, but... maybe too "youngish". I do not know if it has sense but it how it feels to me (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting December 24th 2015. Happy Reading ☺

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[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date Changed. Restarting June 16th 2016. Happy Reading ☺

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[Kirsty]

Chapter 7: (view spoiler)[ I like Josh and Isla together but I don't love them as much as I liked the other couples from this series. I knew that Josh liked Isla and that he thought that Kurt was her boyfriend it was really obvious. (hide spoiler)]

[Kirsty]

Chapter 19: (view spoiler)[ I knew their trip was going to end in some sort of disaster although I wasn't expecting Josh to get kicked out of school. I hope they can work something out. (hide spoiler)]

[Kirsty]

Chapter 26: (view spoiler)[ I don't understand why Isla just broke up with Josh. It seemed to happen very suddenly. I am guessing they will get back together for their happily ever after. (hide spoiler)]

[Kirsty]

Finished: (view spoiler)[ I enjoyed this book but not as much as Anna and Lola although it was still very good. The relationship between Isla and Josh was really sweet although I think that the breakup was really unnecessary. I loved Etienne's proposal and I was really happy to see the characters from the other books. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

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Reading from the 24th of September 2018

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[Becky]

Can we turn the vampire diaries thread in to a series read please Tia

[*¨·٠•●♥✿LINLAN✿♥●•٠·¨*]

Chapter 11 // 31%

(view spoiler)[They were so cute. The kiss scene made me laugh ... it must be awkward. I think Kurt is a better version (in social skill) of Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory. (hide spoiler)]

[*¨·٠•●♥✿LINLAN✿♥●•٠·¨*]

Chapter 15 // 45%

(view spoiler)[Their relationship is moving too fast for my liking. They have a lot of sexual tension but not the tension and the angst that I like in the previous books. (hide spoiler)]

[*¨·٠•●♥✿LINLAN✿♥●•٠·¨*]

Chapter 22 // 62%

(view spoiler)[I think I'm doomed ... I like Kurt more than two main protagonists. I really hated that Isla blamed Kurt on her and Josh mistake ... she knew about his condition.

I barely feel the love between this two characters but they do obsess with each other which isn't healthy. (hide spoiler)]

[*¨·٠•●♥✿LINLAN✿♥●•٠·¨*]

Chapter 26 // 76%

(view spoiler)[They were fighting about what? And they broke up ... but it's a good thing though. Maybe I'll have something emotional from this book. (hide spoiler)]

[*¨·٠•●♥✿LINLAN✿♥●•٠·¨*]

Chapter 30 // 90%

(view spoiler)[The gang is here. I'm so happy to know about Anna and St. Clair ... he asked her *happy dance* (hide spoiler)]

[*¨·٠•●♥✿LINLAN✿♥●•٠·¨*]

Finished

(view spoiler)[I wanted to read more about Kurt. I felt like he fade to the background. (hide spoiler)]