Review: To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

 

To All The Boys I've Loved Before is a book by Jenny Han, first published in 2014 by Simon And Schuster.

Lara Jean's mom died when she was little. All she has left of her is a hatbox, a personal present that she's never had to share with anyone else.

Lara Jean Song keeps letters in this hatbox, her special things. They are letters to every boy she's ever loved. When Lara is (or thinks) she's over a boy, these are her goodbyes. But when the day comes when they are sent out, it turns out that some goodbyes aren't always forever...

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I wake up in the middle of the night and Margot's not there. Kitty's curled up on her side next to me, but no Margot. It's pitch dark; only the moonlight filters in through the curtains. I crawl out of bed and move to the window. My breath catches. There they are: Josh and Margot standing in the driveway. Margot's face is turned away from him, towards the moon. Josh is crying. They aren't touching. There's enough space between them for me to know that Margot hasn't changed her mind. 

I drop the curtain and find my way back to the bed, where Kitty has rolled farther into the centre. I push her back a few inches so there will be room for Margot. I wish I hadn't seen that. It was too personal. Too real. It was supposed to be just for them. If there was a way for me to unsee it, I would. 

I turn on my side and close my eyes. What must it be like, to have a boy like you so much he cries for you? And not just any boy. Josh. Our Josh.

To answer her question: yes. I think I have been in real love. Just once though. With Josh. Our Josh.

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I am not going to lie, I loved this book. It's one of those big books that looks daunting if you've only recently been reading short books. But, the cover is very pretty. I love the title font! And it's pretty on the inside too.

But, I have to say, I was kind of (only a teeny tiny bit) disappointed with the ending. However, this is probably because I did really like one of the characters. :/ But, I can see why everything happens the way it did in the book, and I do not criticize the way Jenny Han wrote it. She does have really good writing. Just think though, how do you not have a crush on a fictional teenage guy who works in a bookstore?!

-Beth

Happy Reading!♥