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tullydew's review against another edition
5.0
The only reason that I decided to read this book was because in John Green's Youtube video he RECOMMENED it! Now it's no secret that I loveeeeeeeeeeee John Green, so when I watched his vid and he said he loved this book. I immediately bought the book. It is such a gooey romantic book! I love it so much! It is so cute! Now it isn't one of those "change your life" kind of books, but it makes you think about your personal relationships in a whole new way. It's a book that all young girls should read! I'm really surprised about how much I loved it. I am not a fan of books like this typically. For instance, when I read This is What Happy Looks Like I actually really disliked it. I'm not sure why I loved this one so much more. Maybe it's because I can relate more to this story. Minus Paris and the hot British guy. It just makes you feel all gooey after you read it. But besides the romance part, you can also learn so many valuable things about friendship. Anna isn't the best friend in this book to anyone besides St. Clair. I really hope that young girls who are just completely infatuated with their boyfriends will read this book and pay attention more to their girl friends. This is a great book for people of all ages and is definitely one of my favorites.
krinirin's review against another edition
5.0
Well I stayed up til 2:30 to finish this book... Heeh...
NOW I NEED TO GO TO FRANCE!!! ( ；´Д｀)
Not for a sexy boy. But to see ALL THE THINGS!!!
NOW I NEED TO GO TO FRANCE!!! ( ；´Д｀)
Not for a sexy boy. But to see ALL THE THINGS!!!
alexangelas's review against another edition
4.0
2021: 4.5 stars (maybe 5?). This is such an adorable YA contemporary romance. I really enjoyed seeing Anna and Etienne’s relationship grow (and being reminded of Josh again-he’s my favorite male lead in this trilogy).
2018: 3.5 stars
2018: 3.5 stars
amyedreger's review against another edition
5.0
I LOVED this book. I had read wonderful reviews of it and was anxious to read it for myself. It did not disappoint! The cover looks like there is the possibility that it is cheesy but the story itself is a gem.
In a nutshell, Anna is sent by her materialistic father to spend her final year of high school studying at the American School in Paris. Anna is not excited about this at all - having to leave her mom, her brother and her best friends behind to an unknown world where she will be all alone. It certainly takes some getting used to, especially since she doesn't speak a lick of French. Anna quickly falls in with a small group of friends and becomes particularly close with St. Clair, an astonishingly handsome boy with whom she develops an amazing friendship. I'm not going to say much more about the plot. Anna grows as a person and her friendship with St. Clair evolves into something more . . . or so she hopes. The problem is, St. Clair has a girlfriend.
So that doesn't sound like that exciting of a story really, does it? The story is simplistic and there are not any exciting twists and turns. What kept me wanting more of this book was how well it was written and how I just wanted to crawl into the pages of the book and be there with Anna in Paris. I have read a lot of YA fluff lately that has left me kind of unfulfilled at the end. This was the opposite. The characters are so fully developed, even though the book is written from Anna's point of view. The dialogue is realistic, which is refreshing (think John Green here).
The best part of this book for me was that I could completely relate with Anna's relationship issues. Her internal dialogue is spot on - saying something kind of stupid to St. Clair and thinking "oh, god, did I really just say that?" How many of us have been there? The whole being good friends with someone and wanting something more but not being 100% sure if the other person feels the same way and being scared that you will make the jump and regret it is so realistic. I love how their relationship grows stronger as the story progressed and you could just feel Anna's love for St. Clair developing into something real. So many YA books seem to focus on love-at-first-sight but Perkins presents it more realistically - as something that might have been there all along but it takes you a while to see it.
This review is not doing this book justice. READ IT. This is one of those rare stories that you don't want to end . . . I could have kept reading about Anna and St. Clair for another 500 pages.
I cannot wait for Perkins' next book. I am only sad that Anna and St. Clair will not be a part of it!
In a nutshell, Anna is sent by her materialistic father to spend her final year of high school studying at the American School in Paris. Anna is not excited about this at all - having to leave her mom, her brother and her best friends behind to an unknown world where she will be all alone. It certainly takes some getting used to, especially since she doesn't speak a lick of French. Anna quickly falls in with a small group of friends and becomes particularly close with St. Clair, an astonishingly handsome boy with whom she develops an amazing friendship. I'm not going to say much more about the plot. Anna grows as a person and her friendship with St. Clair evolves into something more . . . or so she hopes. The problem is, St. Clair has a girlfriend.
So that doesn't sound like that exciting of a story really, does it? The story is simplistic and there are not any exciting twists and turns. What kept me wanting more of this book was how well it was written and how I just wanted to crawl into the pages of the book and be there with Anna in Paris. I have read a lot of YA fluff lately that has left me kind of unfulfilled at the end. This was the opposite. The characters are so fully developed, even though the book is written from Anna's point of view. The dialogue is realistic, which is refreshing (think John Green here).
The best part of this book for me was that I could completely relate with Anna's relationship issues. Her internal dialogue is spot on - saying something kind of stupid to St. Clair and thinking "oh, god, did I really just say that?" How many of us have been there? The whole being good friends with someone and wanting something more but not being 100% sure if the other person feels the same way and being scared that you will make the jump and regret it is so realistic. I love how their relationship grows stronger as the story progressed and you could just feel Anna's love for St. Clair developing into something real. So many YA books seem to focus on love-at-first-sight but Perkins presents it more realistically - as something that might have been there all along but it takes you a while to see it.
This review is not doing this book justice. READ IT. This is one of those rare stories that you don't want to end . . . I could have kept reading about Anna and St. Clair for another 500 pages.
I cannot wait for Perkins' next book. I am only sad that Anna and St. Clair will not be a part of it!
magandsons's review against another edition
4.0
This book came highly recommended by a few other authors I like. This was a cute and fun story and Anna was very relatable, I would have LOVED to been in her shoes when I was in high school!
sj_elli's review against another edition
5.0
Move over, Katie McGarry! Apparently I have another favorite contemporary author - who knew! I will have to go into depth later on, but for now. WOW! ALL THE FEELS WERE FELT.
eduunavas's review against another edition
4.0
Read this in about 4 sittings. I loved it, this book is what my dreams are made of. The burn is SLOW. Good if your looking for a romance that will make you happy.
treeandme's review against another edition
5.0
I love Anna's character so much and I think this is why the book was actually so good, even with the cute romance. One of my favourite contemporaries and I can't wait to meet Isla properly once I get to her book.