catherine_wk's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
acatarina's review against another edition
4.0
Não achei tão envolvente quanto o primeiro livro, mas mesmo assim é uma leitura agradável e fofinha. Gostei de novas personagens que apareceram e do desenvolvimento de algumas conhecidas. Vamos agora ver como acaba a saga.
mitsumizushima's review against another edition
4.0
Me gustó mucho! Lara Jean nos muestra su lado celoso pero a mi personalmente me parece muy realista, la inseguridad que siente es algo que cualquiera en su lugar sentiría. Peter sigue siendo encantador y Jhon... o por Dios Jhon.... el es demasiado bueno parba ser cierto
sexiilikeacow's review against another edition
5.0
I kinda hoped she'd end up with the opposite person she actually ended up with, but it's still okay 'cause these books are so freaking cute.
andwonderlandd's review against another edition
4.0
¿Cómo puedes dejar escapar a John Ambrose McClaren?
iamthecircleand's review against another edition
4.0
I don't remember many specifics but I did not like her little sister. Such an unnecessarily spoiled ass-ache. And she was so violent. Always hitting everyone. I don't care if it was "playful". It was too much and super annoying.
Spoiler
I'm sure Lara Jean and Peter are endgame but I think it made more sense for her to be with the other kid. But what do I know?geraldinecarlos13's review against another edition
5.0
4.5
Ahora entiendo el por qué todas las personas que han leído este libro, siempre han dicho que le falto algo al final y estoy completamente de acuerdo, le faltaron más páginas, porque un drama que duro 300 páginas, no se puede solucionar en solo un capítulo no largo.
John el nueve interés amoroso de Lara Jean realmente es un muy buen partido, pero lo siento Johny pero Peter es Peter y como se habrán dado cuenta yo soy team Peter, porque bueno se que tiene sus rollos y sus problemas y bla, bla bla, pero ¿quién no los tiene?
La pareja Lara Jean y Peter se me hizo de lo más natural y realista posible, me encantó que sus escenas si me las creí y no fueron sacados de la manga y/o sacados de escenas de películas románticas de Hollywood, en serio, cada vez que leía sus escenas yo no podía dejar de tener esa estúpida sonrisa en mi rostro. Sus peleas de al principio me mataban de amor en como terminaban, jajaja en serio.
Por obvias razones necesito de YA el tercer libro que para mi desgracia saldrá hasta Mayo, pero bueno sólo tendré que esperar 2 meses, sólo 2 meses.
Más le vale a Jenny Han que no haga nada malito con Peter y Lara Jean, porque en serio, ya me encariñe demasiado con ellos, y si algo feo les pasara en el tercer libro, me pasaría algo, no sé, pero me pasaría algo. Pero conociendo a Jenny Han seguramente pasé algo, y más por lo último que dijo John AL FINAL, se ve que va a llegar duro en esta tercera entrega. ASÍ QUE TENDRÉ QUE ESPERAR EL ROMPIMIENTO DE MI CORAZÓN ¡Uff!Ya ni modo, me gusta sufrir, así que lo haré y será mi prioridad número 1 tener el último libro en mis manos.
Nos vemos a la próxima Lara Jean y Peter.
P.D: John Ambrose Mcclaren te estoy vigilando.
Ahora entiendo el por qué todas las personas que han leído este libro, siempre han dicho que le falto algo al final y estoy completamente de acuerdo, le faltaron más páginas, porque un drama que duro 300 páginas, no se puede solucionar en solo un capítulo no largo.
John el nueve interés amoroso de Lara Jean realmente es un muy buen partido, pero lo siento Johny pero Peter es Peter y como se habrán dado cuenta yo soy team Peter, porque bueno se que tiene sus rollos y sus problemas y bla, bla bla, pero ¿quién no los tiene?
La pareja Lara Jean y Peter se me hizo de lo más natural y realista posible, me encantó que sus escenas si me las creí y no fueron sacados de la manga y/o sacados de escenas de películas románticas de Hollywood, en serio, cada vez que leía sus escenas yo no podía dejar de tener esa estúpida sonrisa en mi rostro. Sus peleas de al principio me mataban de amor en como terminaban, jajaja en serio.
Por obvias razones necesito de YA el tercer libro que para mi desgracia saldrá hasta Mayo, pero bueno sólo tendré que esperar 2 meses, sólo 2 meses.
Más le vale a Jenny Han que no haga nada malito con Peter y Lara Jean, porque en serio, ya me encariñe demasiado con ellos, y si algo feo les pasara en el tercer libro, me pasaría algo, no sé, pero me pasaría algo. Pero conociendo a Jenny Han seguramente pasé algo, y más por lo último que dijo John AL FINAL, se ve que va a llegar duro en esta tercera entrega. ASÍ QUE TENDRÉ QUE ESPERAR EL ROMPIMIENTO DE MI CORAZÓN ¡Uff!Ya ni modo, me gusta sufrir, así que lo haré y será mi prioridad número 1 tener el último libro en mis manos.
Nos vemos a la próxima Lara Jean y Peter.
P.D: John Ambrose Mcclaren te estoy vigilando.
hilaryistired's review against another edition
2.0
Maybe I should have expected being a bit disappointed in this book, because I wasn’t overly pleased with the first. But I had high hopes anyway. The reviews online are generally positive, and the rating on Goodreads is great, so I thought that maybe it would be better than the first, and that it would make up for any shortcomings that the series had so far.
But it didn’t. The book was fine, don’t get me wrong. It’s easy to read, and lighthearted enough, but there’s nothing special about it. There’s nothing that makes it stand out against the plethora of other young adult contemporary romances out there. There were a few opportunities to make it really stand out, but every one of them were passed up for something that was a bit more comfortable.
I will say that this book does excel in one area, as did the last one. The way that family is integrated into the story, and how important those relationships are is done so incredibly well. For how often we see absentee families in young adult books, it is a breath of fresh air to come across one where family is at the centre of the story. So major kudos to Jenny Han on that.
The Good Points of P.S. I Still Love You:
As I’ve mentioned, I absolutely adore the use of family for the plot line. Especially Kitty – she’s the highlight of this series by far.
I really enjoyed the use of generations and how those dynamics were played in this book. We see Lara Jean and Kitty and the rest of the crew representing the younger generation, while we get some of her father’s story filling out the middle, and the scenes in the nursing home covering the grandparents. None of these are shown as more important or influential than the others, but rather point out some pros and cons to being all these ages. It also created some fun dynamics between the characters.
The Downsides of P.S. I Still Love You:
The characters in this book are supposed to be in high school, but they act like they’re in junior high. Take the mentions of sex out, and this could be a middle grade novel, to be honest. I couldn’t get any of the romance, because it was just so silly feeling.
With the exception of Kitty and Stormy, I felt that the characters became more one-dimensional in this book, compared to the first. Everyone had one or two traits that defined their entire existence, and they weren’t anything more than that. I didn’t know it was possible for characterization to go downhill in a second book.
There is very little plot in this book. There’s just events that happen and people reacting to them. Nothing really builds off of anything else, it just is what it is. Looking back now, I couldn’t tell you when most events happened in comparison to other events.
There were so many opportunities to make this book feel more real and make the characters develop more, and not one of them was taken. I won’t say too much on this, because I don’t want to give away spoilers, but there were chances that Han could have used enhance the characters or the storyline, and every one was ignored.
All in all, I’m disappointed in this book. But you can’t like everything, right? I may still pick up the third book when it’s released, but we’ll have to see when the time comes. I’m a big believer in the middle-book slump, so maybe that’s all that this is, and the third one will come out and blow my mind.
But it didn’t. The book was fine, don’t get me wrong. It’s easy to read, and lighthearted enough, but there’s nothing special about it. There’s nothing that makes it stand out against the plethora of other young adult contemporary romances out there. There were a few opportunities to make it really stand out, but every one of them were passed up for something that was a bit more comfortable.
I will say that this book does excel in one area, as did the last one. The way that family is integrated into the story, and how important those relationships are is done so incredibly well. For how often we see absentee families in young adult books, it is a breath of fresh air to come across one where family is at the centre of the story. So major kudos to Jenny Han on that.
The Good Points of P.S. I Still Love You:
As I’ve mentioned, I absolutely adore the use of family for the plot line. Especially Kitty – she’s the highlight of this series by far.
I really enjoyed the use of generations and how those dynamics were played in this book. We see Lara Jean and Kitty and the rest of the crew representing the younger generation, while we get some of her father’s story filling out the middle, and the scenes in the nursing home covering the grandparents. None of these are shown as more important or influential than the others, but rather point out some pros and cons to being all these ages. It also created some fun dynamics between the characters.
The Downsides of P.S. I Still Love You:
The characters in this book are supposed to be in high school, but they act like they’re in junior high. Take the mentions of sex out, and this could be a middle grade novel, to be honest. I couldn’t get any of the romance, because it was just so silly feeling.
With the exception of Kitty and Stormy, I felt that the characters became more one-dimensional in this book, compared to the first. Everyone had one or two traits that defined their entire existence, and they weren’t anything more than that. I didn’t know it was possible for characterization to go downhill in a second book.
There is very little plot in this book. There’s just events that happen and people reacting to them. Nothing really builds off of anything else, it just is what it is. Looking back now, I couldn’t tell you when most events happened in comparison to other events.
There were so many opportunities to make this book feel more real and make the characters develop more, and not one of them was taken. I won’t say too much on this, because I don’t want to give away spoilers, but there were chances that Han could have used enhance the characters or the storyline, and every one was ignored.
All in all, I’m disappointed in this book. But you can’t like everything, right? I may still pick up the third book when it’s released, but we’ll have to see when the time comes. I’m a big believer in the middle-book slump, so maybe that’s all that this is, and the third one will come out and blow my mind.
amybakerr's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0