| Hey, guys! First of all, I'd like to apologise to all of you for not posting anything for so long. I've been extremely busy with school - EXCUSES EXCUSES EXCUSES - and I just couldn't bring myself to write anything worth posting. BUT I'm here now with another book review. Are you excited??? I'm excited. Today I'm doing a review of Anna and the French Kiss, by the lovely Stephanie Perkins. This is a contemporary book that follows the journey of Anna Oliphant, an American girl who is sent by her father to attend boarding school in Paris. There, she makes a bunch of very quirky, artsy friends, among which is Etienne St. Clair, an American boy with an English accent and a French name - it's not as confusing as it sounds. The focus is on the evolution of Anna's relationship with Etienne. The messy, complicated factor is made up of the fact that they both have separate love interests. I have one word: A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E. The thing that I enjoyed most about this book is the incredibly lovable characters. It was so refreshing reading about them - fun, easy, familiar. I managed to get attached to them and to really get involved in the story from the very first pages. And I found them very relatable as well. Each of them was struggling with something more or less serious - relationship drama, mostly, but also betrayal, family issues, sickness. Many people have complained that the plot of this book is quite predictable - and I have to agree. I've always associated it with a romantic comedy, in a way. I guess, to some extent, it is pretty clear what's going to happen. But I think the author manages to tell the story in such a unique way and adds little twists to it that catch your attention and keep you on the edge of your seat - all these things made me forget all about whatever tiny flaws there were and just enjoy the book. I loved that the relationship between St. Clair and Anna was a bit of a slow burner - I've never really been a fan of "love at first sight". I appreciated the awkward scenes the most, because it made the book so much more believable and it made the characters seem a lot more real. I also really enjoyed the fact that you could see the two gradually fall in love with each other . There were so many sweet scenes - like every single scene that took place during Thanksgiving break. I can't even begin to describe how amazing, lovable and quirky (I've used these three adjectives a lot, just because I feel like there's no better way to describe them) all the characters in this book are. I want to read more about them. Reading this book felt like becoming a part of a precious, little family that I don't ever want to stop being a part of. It also made me think that Stephanie Perkins is the Taylor Swift of the book writing community - sugar sweet, bakes cookies, probably loves cats and writes stuff that turns my heart to warm jelly. JOIN THE FAMILY. READ THE BOOK. You won't regret it. Just Maddy xoxo |