A review by bonitabony
That Boy by Jillian Dodd

4.0

OMG *meltiiiiing* this book has a perfect opening and ending! Its so damn sweet (۳˚Д˚)۳


At first i didnt really interesting in this book, look at the cover! That's just plain simple, but when i learn that the book is kind of diary and doodles, everything makes senses. Did i mention you this book is full colour? Yes! This book has a lot of doodles in every chapters, and that's make it so cute ;)y

The story is about JJ and her bestfriend (that has been friends forever, well since birth) phillip lives across the street from her, their parents are really close friends and they hope that their kids will get married. And that time JJ just laugh because she don't want to marry Phillip cause she only want to marry a prince, but guess what?
Phillip is the best friend she ever had, she didnt really like her Girls friends much. Phillip in the other hand, sometimes acted like a prince to her and she told him that and ever since, he calls her Princess. *aaaaaaaaaaw

On her 5th Grade, a new family moved into their neighborhood near JJ's and Philip's house. And the family have a son, his name is Danny, a year older than them. JJ hates Danny so much, she thinks Danny has ruined her life because he stole Phillip and abandoned JJ. Well Danny is kinda cute and got really popular at school, JJ knew it, but when she got to know him she knew that she gonna hate him because Danny think he is to cool to plays with a girl. After some cursed and cried and an adivised from her father, he came to Danny and gave him a lesson, she punched him! Lol
And since then, Danny knowledged her and the three of them become best friends.


When they grown up, Danny still plays football and Phillip still smart and calm as always.
And yesss, they still best friends, dispise that they have their own Girls Friends and boyfriend.
And you know what? I feel so jealous at their friendship T_T when i was a kid there was not many houses yet near my house so i don't have a lot of friends at my age, well except school where i have a tons of friends but they lived so far away from me so i just living my chilhood with TV and Comics as my bestfriends. So i feel jealous at JJ,,, anyway i don't regret my life haha.

Soooo basically, according the Sinopsys this book is about a love triangle. But i guess its not really typical love triangle :/
I expect Phillip and Danny would kill each other for JJ, but Nooooo its not like that at all. They value their friendship so much, they won't ruin it with their romances T3T
But yes, the two boys have feelings more than a friend with JJ. One boy just realized it, and The other one has been in love with her since kids.
So i guss this book is more to frendship than love story (but the love lines are so damn cool too!) And i hate it, because i jealous at them. Haha

I'm kinda hope that the story will focus only when they were kids, like Junior high school or when they just moved at High school but no, the story still keep on moving till they graduated from the same university. To attracted the older readers perhaps? Anyway, its makes sense because the story ended with they engagement and if the story ended when they still Kids, we will never saw the Amazing and incredible Engagement's suprised!
I told you! The opening and ending of this story are so cool! Mind blowing hahaha
And the best part of the ending is, the flashback of their chilhood that's so touching! *teary eyes* and oh, the book is kinda funny too especially when JJ on the way to her date with "insert that boy name" and she thinks she gonna be killed by the limo's driver! Haha.

Which one you like the best? Danny the most handsome boy at school, cheerful and cool or Phillip the calm and kind-hearted and has the coolest smile ever? Well, if you are me you'll know which one i like the best. Sureeeeee

And oh, its has a sequel! I guess i'll check it later ^w^
And by the way, the story got kinda boring at the middle of it but dang, the ending is just coool.