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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (2017), 336 pages
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Romance. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: Lara Jean's letter-writing days aren't over in this surprise follow-up to the New York Times bestselling To All the Boys I've Loved Before and P.S. I Still Love You. Lara Jean is having the best senior year a girl could ever hope for. She is head over heels in love with her boyfriend, Peter; her dad's finally getting remarried to their next door neighbor, Ms. Rothschild; and Margot's coming home for the summer just in time for the wedding. But change is looming on the horizon. And while Lara Jean is having fun and keeping busy helping plan her father's wedding, she can't ignore the big life decisions she has to make. Most pressingly, where she wants to go to college and what that means for her relationship with Peter. She watched her sister Margot go through these growing pains. Now Lara Jean's the one who'll be graduating high school and leaving for college and leaving her family-and possibly the boy she loves-behind. When your heart and your head are saying two different things, which one should you listen to?.… (more)
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2017-05-02
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LibraryThing member oddandbookish
This was such a bittersweet book!
It was obviously really cute and personally for me, really nostalgic (it took me back to when I graduated high school).
But I'm so sad that the series is over. I just love the character of Lara Jean because I relate to her much. I kind of didn't want to finish the
When it comes to the story and the conclusion, I was satisfied with how Jenny Han ended it. It made sense for the characters and stayed true to who they were.
Overall, this series will forever hold a place in my heart as one of my all time favorites.
It was obviously really cute and personally for me, really nostalgic (it took me back to when I graduated high school).
But I'm so sad that the series is over. I just love the character of Lara Jean because I relate to her much. I kind of didn't want to finish the
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book because I didn't want it end. I'm that attached to Lara Jean and her story. When it comes to the story and the conclusion, I was satisfied with how Jenny Han ended it. It made sense for the characters and stayed true to who they were.
Overall, this series will forever hold a place in my heart as one of my all time favorites.
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LibraryThing member tjsjohanna
This hotel takes that fateful moment when teens choose colleges and try to figure out how to maintain those high school relationships while facing separation. Peter and Lara have the future all planned out... But college acceptances get in the way. I didn't like that I could see their separation
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almost from the very first moment, but Ms. Han works out their changing emotions in a nuanced way while still giving the reader hope for their favorite couple. There's some lovely stuff going on with Lara's family too and watching her characters deal with grief while still living each other is beautiful. Show Less
LibraryThing member nbmars
Note: Some spoilers for the first two books in the series.
This book picks up immediately after the first and second books in the series, beginning with To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, and continuing with P.S. I Still Love You. While each of the books in the series “ends,” they aren’t
Lara Jean, who was 16 when we first met her, is now turning 18, getting ready to graduate from high school, and thinking about college. She is still seeing Peter Kavinsky, who is incidentally becoming more and more perfect as the series progresses. But what will happen if they are separated at different colleges? Furthermore, with everyone graduating and leaving the area, Lara Jean, who hates change, just wants everything to stand still. Nevertheless, as she discovers on her senior class trip to New York City, a lot of what seems intimidating and scary just comes from imagining the worst. Or maybe being in love just makes all of life seem like “one big possibility.”
In some continuing themes, Lara Jean and her sisters Margot and Kitty will always be close (except when they aren’t), Lara Jean will always prefer to go to her hometown university, U. of Virginia in Charlottesville (except when she doesn’t get in), she will always be with Peter (except when she breaks up with him), and she will always love crafts and baking (about which she is the most consistent). Lara Jean also remains dependably impulsive, naive, good-hearted, optimistic, and sweet, in contrast to her older sister Margot, who is often moody and resentful, and her younger sister Kitty, who is spoiled and frequently bratty.
Most of the drama in this book centers on Lara Jean’s college plans, and how her relationship with Peter will fit into them. Peter got into UVA and she did not. [As a humorous aside on a meta level, Lara Jean lamented not getting into UVA by saying to Peter: “UVA’s a really competitive school. I’m not mad at them. I just wish I was going there.” My immediate thought was, well, perhaps if your grammar were better you might have gotten in….]
Lara Jean is also still profoundly influenced by the advice of her mother, who died years before. her mother had always told them, “Don’t be the girl who goes to college with a boyfriend.” Margot did take that advice, breaking up with her hometown beau before she left for college in Scotland.
Peter says “We’ll make it work. I’m not worried about us.” But Lara Jean is not so sure.
Then there is the question of sex with Peter: should she do it before they leave for college?
At the end of the book, there are some happy endings and some that are not so resolved. There have been big changes in Lara Jean’s family. But as she muses, “Families shrink and expand. All you can really do is be glad for it, glad for each other, for as long as you have each other.”
Whatever the future brings, we know that Lara Jean will always come out of any situation upbeat, finding the bright side, making the best of everything, and being “always and forever Lara Jean.”
Evaluation: This is an appealing and “happy” series that will be attractive to younger teens, with themes of first love, how to handle relationships, family dynamics, and the challenges of growing up, to which many readers will be able to relate.
This book picks up immediately after the first and second books in the series, beginning with To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, and continuing with P.S. I Still Love You. While each of the books in the series “ends,” they aren’t
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really standalones.Lara Jean, who was 16 when we first met her, is now turning 18, getting ready to graduate from high school, and thinking about college. She is still seeing Peter Kavinsky, who is incidentally becoming more and more perfect as the series progresses. But what will happen if they are separated at different colleges? Furthermore, with everyone graduating and leaving the area, Lara Jean, who hates change, just wants everything to stand still. Nevertheless, as she discovers on her senior class trip to New York City, a lot of what seems intimidating and scary just comes from imagining the worst. Or maybe being in love just makes all of life seem like “one big possibility.”
In some continuing themes, Lara Jean and her sisters Margot and Kitty will always be close (except when they aren’t), Lara Jean will always prefer to go to her hometown university, U. of Virginia in Charlottesville (except when she doesn’t get in), she will always be with Peter (except when she breaks up with him), and she will always love crafts and baking (about which she is the most consistent). Lara Jean also remains dependably impulsive, naive, good-hearted, optimistic, and sweet, in contrast to her older sister Margot, who is often moody and resentful, and her younger sister Kitty, who is spoiled and frequently bratty.
Most of the drama in this book centers on Lara Jean’s college plans, and how her relationship with Peter will fit into them. Peter got into UVA and she did not. [As a humorous aside on a meta level, Lara Jean lamented not getting into UVA by saying to Peter: “UVA’s a really competitive school. I’m not mad at them. I just wish I was going there.” My immediate thought was, well, perhaps if your grammar were better you might have gotten in….]
Lara Jean is also still profoundly influenced by the advice of her mother, who died years before. her mother had always told them, “Don’t be the girl who goes to college with a boyfriend.” Margot did take that advice, breaking up with her hometown beau before she left for college in Scotland.
Peter says “We’ll make it work. I’m not worried about us.” But Lara Jean is not so sure.
Then there is the question of sex with Peter: should she do it before they leave for college?
At the end of the book, there are some happy endings and some that are not so resolved. There have been big changes in Lara Jean’s family. But as she muses, “Families shrink and expand. All you can really do is be glad for it, glad for each other, for as long as you have each other.”
Whatever the future brings, we know that Lara Jean will always come out of any situation upbeat, finding the bright side, making the best of everything, and being “always and forever Lara Jean.”
Evaluation: This is an appealing and “happy” series that will be attractive to younger teens, with themes of first love, how to handle relationships, family dynamics, and the challenges of growing up, to which many readers will be able to relate.
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LibraryThing member AbbieLauren2018
This book was my least favorite in the Lara Jean trilogy. I found myself trying to push through the book and just kept losing my interst over and over. I only finished the book to say I finished all the Lara Jean books. Lara Jean just came off as to whinny and just annoying, something that wasn’t
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as strong in the other books. I guess you could say it gave you a satisfying ending for the books, but I was also able to predict almost everything. I gave this book a 2/5 stars, but the series as a whole gets a 4/5. Show Less
LibraryThing member emeliz21
was i the only one incredibly disillusioned with this finale? i really enjoyed the first two – at times they could be a little too fluffy and cutesy, but i still enjoyed them.
and i was so excited to hear about a third book – i even went to one of jenny han's stops on her book tour (helped along
2.5/5 stars. 2 seems too harsh
justice for john ambrose mclaren. don't get me wrong, i love peter k, but lara jean just has so much more in common with john. plus i love him and would marry him tomorrow.
and i was so excited to hear about a third book – i even went to one of jenny han's stops on her book tour (helped along
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by the fact that it was ~five mins away from me at one of my favorite independent bookstores). it was a really fun experience, plus there was cake and other lara jean-esque goodies. but i was disappointed when i read it. i liked parts of it, and parts of it were just okay. i felt like there was more story to tell here, but this wasn't it. and i don't know if my expectations were too high or what, but i doubt i'll reread this one. i'll continue to reread the first two and likely ignore the existence of this one.2.5/5 stars. 2 seems too harsh
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LibraryThing member BooksForTheLiving
When I found out Jenny Han was continuing Lara Jean’s story, and making the To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before duology, a trilogy, I was so excited! From the moment I put down P.S. I Still Love You (#2 in the series), I was very eager for more of Lara Jean’s story, and wasn’t too
This surprise follow-up to Lara Jean’s story follows her through her busy senior year. She’s preparing for college, head over heels in love with her boyfriend Peter, her dad is getting married, and her sister Margot is coming home for the summer. She has made a plan, and is ready for the next chapter. But when her plans get a major wrench thrown in them, she has to decide what to do, and where to go next.
I really enjoyed this last book. We got plenty of Kitty, Margot, and lovable Lara Jean. I just wish there had been more of Peter and Lara Jean together. I mean, there were scenes with them obviously, but I’m selfish and wanted more. Their relationship has really grown since the last book. They are having more meaningful conversations about deeper and more personal topics. I wanted more of that. I wanted to see more of Peter and Lara Jean discussing their hardships with each other. But I will say, that their lack of being 100% honest with each other does come into play in the book. No spoilers here – so I’m just going to leave it there.
What I like about Peter and Lara Jean is the fact that they seem like real teenagers. They aren’t overly mature for their age, but they aren’t immature either. They make poor choices without thinking, but then they are really thoughtful in their decisions in other ways. I felt Han portrayed typical 17/18-year-olds very well.
Lara Jean still seems a little, not immature, but maybe childish, in the way she sometimes acts/thinks in the book. I’m not sure if it is Lara Jean the character, or just how Jenny Han writes – this is the only series of hers I’ve read.
All in all, I’m really happy I read this series, and this final installment. I was very satisfied with the ending, and where Lara Jean’s path was headed to next!
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disappointed in this third and final installment.This surprise follow-up to Lara Jean’s story follows her through her busy senior year. She’s preparing for college, head over heels in love with her boyfriend Peter, her dad is getting married, and her sister Margot is coming home for the summer. She has made a plan, and is ready for the next chapter. But when her plans get a major wrench thrown in them, she has to decide what to do, and where to go next.
I really enjoyed this last book. We got plenty of Kitty, Margot, and lovable Lara Jean. I just wish there had been more of Peter and Lara Jean together. I mean, there were scenes with them obviously, but I’m selfish and wanted more. Their relationship has really grown since the last book. They are having more meaningful conversations about deeper and more personal topics. I wanted more of that. I wanted to see more of Peter and Lara Jean discussing their hardships with each other. But I will say, that their lack of being 100% honest with each other does come into play in the book. No spoilers here – so I’m just going to leave it there.
What I like about Peter and Lara Jean is the fact that they seem like real teenagers. They aren’t overly mature for their age, but they aren’t immature either. They make poor choices without thinking, but then they are really thoughtful in their decisions in other ways. I felt Han portrayed typical 17/18-year-olds very well.
Lara Jean still seems a little, not immature, but maybe childish, in the way she sometimes acts/thinks in the book. I’m not sure if it is Lara Jean the character, or just how Jenny Han writes – this is the only series of hers I’ve read.
All in all, I’m really happy I read this series, and this final installment. I was very satisfied with the ending, and where Lara Jean’s path was headed to next!
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LibraryThing member karenvg3
A cute ending to the trilogy. Love will conquer all. Not my favorite of the three but was still good and kept me entertained. 4🌟
LibraryThing member DKnight0918
I am going to miss the Song girls. I wanted to see what college is like for Lara Jean. Hope the last two books in the series are made into movies.
LibraryThing member Lindsay_W
I think Han does a good job of capturing the angst of the grade 12 year; worrying about university and the changing relationships with family, friends, and partners that graduation brings. Stormy was right, “love is about making brave choices every day.” It’s a good reminder to enjoy the
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present, take chances, and be vulnerable. Figure out what to let go of, what to hang on to, and let the future unfold as it will. Show Less
LibraryThing member rabidgummibear
I'm not sitting here wanting to cry after finishing this. I think this capped off the trilogy perfectly but Jenny we need an adult book of Lara Jean when she is like 30.
LibraryThing member RozzieReads
I read this book in half of a day. It was the easiest read of them all. The finale to the series tackles the end of high school for LJ and Peter. Every relationship in senior year struggles with if they should stay together while they go away to college. LJ and Peter are no different. LJ has
You also see how LJ's father getting remarried affects their family. How Kitty feels, which you could probably guess if you read the previous book. Really it is about Margot's reaction, and how the three sisters interact. To be honest, you can see how the conflict there would start. Margot didn't seem impressed with Ms. Rothschild in the least. So her being so far away and the other sisters getting to know Trina, there is bound to be conflict. Kitty is a very vocal person, and with her love for Trina, there was going to be some issues.
The sisters' relationship in this book doesn't have a big focus like the previous books. But I want to tip my hat to the writing for this. Yes, this is a romance, but in a way, these are also sister books. Book One, Lara Jean's connection to Margot and the stresses she has trying to not destroy her relationship with her. Book Two, her and Kitty seem to form a new bond and are closer than the first book. Kitty is invested in LJ and Peter. Book Three, Lara Jean is so stressed with a college that she isn't thinking about everyone before herself. She is trying to not think about her college worries, by baking away every day. So yes, the sister's aspect falls off a little, but I am not upset because this is Lara Jean's story. It is about her this time.
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changed so much from the start, much like any girl in a long-term relationship. Your whole world revolves around each other. So when LJ doesn't get into the same college as Peter, sh*t starts to go downhill fast. Thankfully we are over Gen after two books, but Peter is still an emotional child I feel like. He really didn't change at all as a book character, but I am not completely upset about that. I say that because LJ even comments about it herself about him not growing up. He really acts like some boys would act in all the situations of the books. So I am not upset, I just don't like how the book wraps up with the last 10 pages or whatever it was. Put it this way, you will be on your seat till the end waiting to see what their decision is.You also see how LJ's father getting remarried affects their family. How Kitty feels, which you could probably guess if you read the previous book. Really it is about Margot's reaction, and how the three sisters interact. To be honest, you can see how the conflict there would start. Margot didn't seem impressed with Ms. Rothschild in the least. So her being so far away and the other sisters getting to know Trina, there is bound to be conflict. Kitty is a very vocal person, and with her love for Trina, there was going to be some issues.
The sisters' relationship in this book doesn't have a big focus like the previous books. But I want to tip my hat to the writing for this. Yes, this is a romance, but in a way, these are also sister books. Book One, Lara Jean's connection to Margot and the stresses she has trying to not destroy her relationship with her. Book Two, her and Kitty seem to form a new bond and are closer than the first book. Kitty is invested in LJ and Peter. Book Three, Lara Jean is so stressed with a college that she isn't thinking about everyone before herself. She is trying to not think about her college worries, by baking away every day. So yes, the sister's aspect falls off a little, but I am not upset because this is Lara Jean's story. It is about her this time.
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LibraryThing member SimplyKelina
I was so excited for the conclusion to this trilogy, that I even pre-ordered this. I loved the first two books and flew threw them in only one day. This one took me a lot longer to push through. I was excited to get back into the characters, but I was just bored. I found myself skipping through
Yes, I still loved Peter! There really was not much going on with the relationship in the first half. I liked cheering for Peter in the first two books, and now that was gone.
I understand baking was a big deal in the other books, but I feel it was forced into every aspect of this story. It was almost too much. I was over it!
This was more about the father getting married than anything with some other twists and turns thrown in. Overall, I was really disappointed.
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this to just get it over.Yes, I still loved Peter! There really was not much going on with the relationship in the first half. I liked cheering for Peter in the first two books, and now that was gone.
I understand baking was a big deal in the other books, but I feel it was forced into every aspect of this story. It was almost too much. I was over it!
This was more about the father getting married than anything with some other twists and turns thrown in. Overall, I was really disappointed.
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LibraryThing member ethel55
I didn't realize until the afterword that there was a gap in releasing these books, Han didn't necessarily think she was going to write more about Lara Jean. But this is definitely the ending we needed, one that is both realistic and dreamy. It's the end of Lara Jean's senior year, which means a
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lot of lasts and a lot of change as everyone waits for their college acceptance letters and unique prom invites. Lara Jean still likes making her plans, but as we all know, they are usually plowed under rather quickly. Their dad's relationship with Ms. Rothschild has blossomed (go Kitty), Margot arrives home for break with a new boyfriend and Lara Jean continues to navigate being the girlfriend of such a popular boy. I'm torn, I can't decide if this is my favorite of the three, but I am glad I read them all for the whole story. Show Less
LibraryThing member ecataldi
Lara Jean romances her way through her senior year of high school in the final installment of the To All the Boys I've Loved Before trilogy. Everything seems to be going Lara Jean's way; she has the cutest and most adoring boyfriend, she's on the verge of perfecting her perfect chocolate chip
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cookie recipe, her father is engaged to their next door neighbor, and she has college to look forward to in the fall. There is only one problem, she's on pins and needles waiting for her college acceptance letter to come. When it finally arrives her picture perfect world seems to fray at the edges. What's a girl to do, listen to the head or the heart? Beautifully narrated by Laura Knight Keating who manages to capture the ups, downs and naive beauty of teenage angst and romance. Teens will eat up the satisfying conclusion to this laugh out loud romance trilogy. Show Less
LibraryThing member RavenNight
3/5 stars. This was not my favorite look into the life of Lara Jean Covey. As much as I loved the first two in the series, I wish it had been kept at that. It would have made a very impactful duology. Reading this book felt like an after-thought. P.S., I Still Love You ended in a very conclusive
That being said, I did enjoy it. While it was nowhere near as good as the first two, it was still a fun and light read. Was I happy to spend more time with one of my favorite YA couples? Hell yes. Will I read this book again? Mmm... probably not.
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and happy way. This book just added a bunch of unnecessary problems where Peter and Lara Jean end up breaking up and getting back together... again.That being said, I did enjoy it. While it was nowhere near as good as the first two, it was still a fun and light read. Was I happy to spend more time with one of my favorite YA couples? Hell yes. Will I read this book again? Mmm... probably not.
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LibraryThing member Ray_
Actual rating: maybe 2.5⭐
I HATED THIS BOOK.
Okay that's a bit extreme, I didn't exactly HATE HATE this book, but I really didn't like it, even though I love the characters.
This was literally the longest epilogue ever!
Like, wth? Nothing ever really happens in this book except for Lara Jean choosing
I swear this felt like I was reading a teenage girl's diary rather than an actual book.
I can't even say I was disappointed because this book didn't have any potential to begin with!!!!
Bloody hell, this was the most useless book I've ever read!!
The only thing that kinda happens in this book and that looks like an actual story arcs takes place in the last 2 or 3 chapters, and before you even know it, it's over.
If the author wanted to write about Peter K and Lara Jean so badly, it would've been better if she let the book start off in those last few weeks of school then go from there, instead of writing a book about LJ baking and Peter eating the food she makes!!!
It would've been far more interesting to see how their relationship goes as they grow up or something. But nope, we just get the same thing happening every other page.
I am so mad at this book that I tried to go to sleep when I finished it (at 4 am mind you) but I couldn't so I had to go back and write a little rant.
I HATED THIS BOOK.
Okay that's a bit extreme, I didn't exactly HATE HATE this book, but I really didn't like it, even though I love the characters.
This was literally the longest epilogue ever!
Like, wth? Nothing ever really happens in this book except for Lara Jean choosing
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a uni and her father getting married.I swear this felt like I was reading a teenage girl's diary rather than an actual book.
I can't even say I was disappointed because this book didn't have any potential to begin with!!!!
Bloody hell, this was the most useless book I've ever read!!
The only thing that kinda happens in this book and that looks like an actual story arcs takes place in the last 2 or 3 chapters, and before you even know it, it's over.
If the author wanted to write about Peter K and Lara Jean so badly, it would've been better if she let the book start off in those last few weeks of school then go from there, instead of writing a book about LJ baking and Peter eating the food she makes!!!
It would've been far more interesting to see how their relationship goes as they grow up or something. But nope, we just get the same thing happening every other page.
I am so mad at this book that I tried to go to sleep when I finished it (at 4 am mind you) but I couldn't so I had to go back and write a little rant.
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LibraryThing member bookworm12
This sweet trilogy hit the spot. I needed a lighter read and Lara Jean's nostalgic nature was perfect. As she and Peter navigate their senior year and consider their future, she never loses her optimistic outlook. Also, if you're reading them, prepare to crave some baked goods!
“Families shrink
“You can't protect him from being hurt, babe, no mattter what you do. Being vulnerable, letting people in, getting hurt...it's all a part of being in love.”
“Families shrink
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and expand. All you can really do is be glad for it, glad for each other, for as long as you have each other.”“You can't protect him from being hurt, babe, no mattter what you do. Being vulnerable, letting people in, getting hurt...it's all a part of being in love.”
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LibraryThing member LDVerbos
After the second book, which was a little bit of a let down for me, this was an overall satisfying conclusion. In the final book, Lara Jean seems more comfortable in her relationship even if she's trying to navigate between a boy she loves and a college she loves.
The only thing I felt that was
The only thing I felt that was
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missing was that the author could have jumped forward in time to explore more of Lara Jean's summer before college. It would have been an interesting dynamic to the story. Show Less
LibraryThing member Herenya
I can’t remember why, after I read To all the boys I’ve loved before and P.S. I still love you in 2017, I decided against reading the third book. It turned out to be my favourite. I loved it!
My own experiences of finishing high school and applying for university were different from Lara
She has strong opinions about aesthetics. She’s nostalgic and interested in old things. She wants to capture memories; she recognises that there’s loss in high school ending, even though she doesn’t want it to go on indefinitely. She enjoys spending time at home and is incredibly close to her family. She values knowing people deeply. She’s introspective. She’s stressed by uncertainty and upset when things don’t go to plan -- and she learns to deal with that.
I liked how this book captures Lara Jean’s wonder at the intimacy of knowing another person really well. And I like that, while Lara Jean sometimes worries about their future, she has very few doubts about Peter himself. She and Peter are very comfortable with each other, and very accepting too. I haven’t come across very many YA novels in which a teenage girl is so secure being in a relationship.
Affectionately Peter says, “Lara Jean, only you would look forward to hanging out in a library.”
Actually, judging by Pinterest alone, I’m pretty sure a lot of people would look forward to hanging out in such a beautiful library. Just not people Peter knows. He thinks I’m so quirky. I’m not planning on being the one to break the news to him that I’m actually not that quirky, that in fact lots of people like to stay home and bake cookies and scrapbook and hang out in libraries. Most of them are probably in their fifties, but still. I like the way he looks at me, like I am a wood nymph that he happened upon one day and just had to take home to keep.
My own experiences of finishing high school and applying for university were different from Lara
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Jean’s, and we have some differences in family circumstances and hobbies and so on, too. But nevertheless I find her perspective intensely relatable. She has strong opinions about aesthetics. She’s nostalgic and interested in old things. She wants to capture memories; she recognises that there’s loss in high school ending, even though she doesn’t want it to go on indefinitely. She enjoys spending time at home and is incredibly close to her family. She values knowing people deeply. She’s introspective. She’s stressed by uncertainty and upset when things don’t go to plan -- and she learns to deal with that.
I liked how this book captures Lara Jean’s wonder at the intimacy of knowing another person really well. And I like that, while Lara Jean sometimes worries about their future, she has very few doubts about Peter himself. She and Peter are very comfortable with each other, and very accepting too. I haven’t come across very many YA novels in which a teenage girl is so secure being in a relationship.
Affectionately Peter says, “Lara Jean, only you would look forward to hanging out in a library.”
Actually, judging by Pinterest alone, I’m pretty sure a lot of people would look forward to hanging out in such a beautiful library. Just not people Peter knows. He thinks I’m so quirky. I’m not planning on being the one to break the news to him that I’m actually not that quirky, that in fact lots of people like to stay home and bake cookies and scrapbook and hang out in libraries. Most of them are probably in their fifties, but still. I like the way he looks at me, like I am a wood nymph that he happened upon one day and just had to take home to keep.
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LibraryThing member TiffanyAK
This was my favorite installment in the trilogy as a whole I think, which is definitely unusual and unexpected. There were some very good lessons here about making the decisions in life that are right for yourself, regardless of how much of a plan you have - because sometimes plans simply need to
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LibraryThing member Sarah220
A very nice wrap up to the trilogy. Partway through the book I was actually struggling a little bit to keep reading. Jenny Han is a talented writer who can plant clues that trouble is ahead that the reader gets but Lara Jean does NOT pick up on. It makes is realistic but it also made me want to
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shake her. But some of the "potential to be embarrassing" scenarios didn't happen (people around Lara Jean filled her in or she figured it out) and some of the situations were really difficult and it was interesting to see how Han and Lara Jean would work it out. All in all, an entertaining story filled with realistic, interesting characters. Show Less
LibraryThing member angeljmartin
This one was a little rushed, but it wasn't bad. It wasn't near as good as the second book, but it was better than the first. I found Lara Jean's father's relationship with Trina to be the most exciting part of the book. Once again, I thought Peter was unbearably annoying. As a series overall, I
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found it to be overrated, yet not horrible. I think it deserves some of the attention it gets, but I also think it gets more credit than it should. Show Less
LibraryThing member Dairyqueen84
So much fun! I love how it ended. I had to read this one instead of listen and it was disorienting at first because I LOVED the audio and looked forward to listening to the finale but there isn't any audio as far as I could tell. I still enjoyed it a ton!
LibraryThing member mcelhra
In Always and Forever, Lara Jean, Lara Jean and Peter are now high school seniors. Their relationship is better than ever. But what will happen after graduation when they head off to college? Peter is going to the University of Virginia on a lacrosse scholarship. Will Lara Jean get accepted there
The primary stress in Lara Jean’s life is waiting to find out whether or not she got into UVA. All of Peter and her plans hinge on the assumption that she will be going there with him. To deal with her anxiety, she throws herself into planning her father’s wedding to her neighbor Ms. Rothschild. I thought that it was a little odd that Lara Jean’s dad and Ms. Rothschild were okay with Lara Jean, a high school student, handling the brunt of their wedding planning. I mean Laura Jean’s hominess is part of her charm and it makes sense she would want to help – I’m just surprised they let her do so much of it. She also does a lot of stress baking.
I feel protective of Lara Jean after following her trials and tribulations for three books now and I was rooting for her and Peter the whole time I was listening to this book. They both get some curveballs thrown at them that surprised me. After finishing this final book in the series, I can definitely recommend the entire series. My twelve-year old daughter has also listened to and enjoyed all three books. Even though they are about high schoolers, I don’t think there was anything in them that was inappropriate for her as a seventh grader to read. Take care, Lara Jean!
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so they can stay together? If she decides to go somewhere else for college, can they sustain a long-distance relationship?The primary stress in Lara Jean’s life is waiting to find out whether or not she got into UVA. All of Peter and her plans hinge on the assumption that she will be going there with him. To deal with her anxiety, she throws herself into planning her father’s wedding to her neighbor Ms. Rothschild. I thought that it was a little odd that Lara Jean’s dad and Ms. Rothschild were okay with Lara Jean, a high school student, handling the brunt of their wedding planning. I mean Laura Jean’s hominess is part of her charm and it makes sense she would want to help – I’m just surprised they let her do so much of it. She also does a lot of stress baking.
I feel protective of Lara Jean after following her trials and tribulations for three books now and I was rooting for her and Peter the whole time I was listening to this book. They both get some curveballs thrown at them that surprised me. After finishing this final book in the series, I can definitely recommend the entire series. My twelve-year old daughter has also listened to and enjoyed all three books. Even though they are about high schoolers, I don’t think there was anything in them that was inappropriate for her as a seventh grader to read. Take care, Lara Jean!
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LibraryThing member ms_rowse
Satisfying end to the trilogy. Read it in a day, and is one of those books where you just feel like you're hanging out with friends as you read it.
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