Lara Jean didn’t expect to really fall for Peter.
She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren’t. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever.
When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean’s feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once?
In this charming and heartfelt sequel to the New York Times bestseller To All the Boys I've Loved Before, we see first love through the eyes of the unforgettable Lara Jean. Love is never easy, but maybe that’s part of what makes it so amazing.
(Goodreads description)
This book was so much better than the first one! I absolutely loved it! Jenny Han’s writing is just superb and I could not stop reading. There were so many feels with all the relationship and friendship drama going on, but I love that so I enjoyed the plot of this book a lot more than the first book.
*** WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS ***
I definitely liked most of the characters in this book a whole lot more than in the first book. Lara Jean has definitely stepped out of her comfort zone, become more confident and sure of herself as a person. She does have her jealous and insecure moments, but I can forgive her for those because she did have a good reason! However, I did not like the fact that her friendship with another guy had become something more, and she knew this, and yet did nothing to stop it.
Kitty has also grown up a lot from the first book and was definitely nowhere near the annoying little kid from the first book. I love her attitude and the way she just tells it like it is. She is also quite resourceful and perceptive for a little kid.
The one exception was Gen. I have so much hate for her. She is without a doubt, my most hated character of this series. I definitely hated her in the first book but my hatred just kept increasing as this book went on. She is cruel, calculating and vindictive. We do find out some secrets in the end which may explain why she is the way she is, but definitely does not excuse it. I did have some sympathy for her in the end, but the things she did were completely unforgivable. Did I mention that I hate her?
There was yet another love triangle in this book (but that was to be expected). Not with who I had thought though. Josh was essentially written out of the equation fairly early on and I was so glad for that, as I shared my opinions about him in my review of the first book.
Cue the new guy in the equation, John. He was just eh. He wasn’t a bad character, in fact I think he was written the way he was so that the reader would have to like him, but I just didn’t. Solely because he was quite clearly supposed to end up being part of the love triangle and create more problems between the couple.
I really liked the way Peter changed and how his character grew throughout this book. He showed that he wasn’t the complete jerk he seemed to be, but could actually be genuinely caring and respectful. I loved seeing the protective side of him come out! What I didn’t like and what completely frustrated me about him though was that he was constantly with his ex-girlfriend and always rushing to her side, and yet he completely failed to see how that made his current girlfriend feel. I admire and respect the fact that he was comforting a friend, but the way he handled things with his girlfriend (lying and keeping secrets from her) was completely wrong.
Overall, there were some incredibly annoying and frustrating moments, but also some equally sweet moments that just made go warm and fuzzy inside. The author definitely did have me worried for quite a while, but I got the pairing that I was hoping for in the end so I was extremely happy. My only complaint was that it ended where it did. It was definitely a fitting way to conclude the series, but it did feel a little rushed. Also, I wanted an epilogue because I NEED more! This book definitely deserves the 5/5 rating that I am giving it. All the stars. It gets all the stars.
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