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Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

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  This book is probably one of my favorites of all time. I loved it so much that I can barely express it using words. It was that good! This book is about a girl named Anna who is shipped off to boarding school in Paris, where she meets St. Clair, an American with a French name and an English accent. Sadly, he has a girlfriend. As Anna struggles to adjust to her new life, she gains new friends and learns more about her old ones. Will she favor Paris more than Atlanta? Will she peruse her dream to be a film critic? Will she finally kiss St. Clair? Find out in this hilarious yet romantic first installment by Stephanie Perkins.  I was laughing and crying and squealing and feeling all the FEELS! *****SPOILERS*****   This book was recommended to me by the one and only, John Green, and my favorite book-tuber, polandbananasbooks. You can check out her channel here . I loved it so much! Definitely my favorite of the series (yes I read the entire series before writing the review I'

Lola and the Boy Next Door

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  Lola and the Boy Next Door  by Stephanie Perkins is an adorable contemporary about a girl named Lola, who is crazy and outrageous, and her next door neighbor, Cricket. The book is hilarious, but also covers some tough topics. It's technically second of a series, the first one being Anna and the French Kiss , but it follows different characters with a few glimpses into the lives of the previous characters. Absolutely amazing! *****SPOILERS*****   This book was so perfect. I am so in love with the characters, so hats how I'm going to organize this review.  Lola Nolan-  I have mixed feelings about Lola. After having loved and related to Anna so much, I felt distant from Lola. I couldn't see myself in her. She also made some questionable decisions that I didn't agree with, so I didn't really start liking her until she broke up with Max. I mean, I admired her as a person who is outgoing and corageous, but I couldn't really feel  her, ya know? Apart from that, I rea

FREAKING BLOOD OF OLYMPUS, MAN

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  Hold on everybody, this is going to be a long one. If you don't want it ruined for you, I suggest you leave now.  *****SPOILERS*****   From the moment I read "I'm the son of Poseidon. I can't drown and neither can my pancakes."  I knew it was going to be a good book. I highlighted so many paragraphs and lines that basically my entire book was colorful.    I'm not sure how I feel about Rick's choice of POV's. On the one hand, I like the flip-flop between the Argo Crew and the Parthenos Gang (yes, that's how I'm referring to Nico, Reyna, and Coach Hedge), but I was a little upset about everyone not having a narration. It felt unbalanced. I guess it does feel like the book has come full circle (like frank hehehehe) in the fact that Lost Hero started with Jason, Piper, and Leo and that's how the series ended. I feels like closure, which is one thing I wish we'd had more of.    I am especially triumphant because I predicted Leo's end.