"Always and Forever, Lara Jean" by Jenny Han -- Neeraja Nair

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I am currently reading the book “Always and Forever, Lara Jean” by Jenny Han. The book is the third one in the trilogy “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.” I have read all three books before and I’ve watched the movies but each time I read it, the book just gets better and better.

The book is about Lara Jean and her boyfriend Peter Kavinsky and how they overcome their problems in their last year in high school. Peter got an early decision in UVA, a college near where Peter and Lara Jean lives. Lara Jean has always wanted to go to UVA so that she could be closer to her family and now so that she can be close to Peter as well. Lara Jean later finds out that she didn’t get into UVA. She is devastated because it’s what she wanted all her life. Lara Jean gets scared that she won’t get in at any other college and she also starts to worry that she and Peter will start losing touch with each other.


 

Lara Jean gets into another college that is not in the state of Virginia. She and her friend Chris go to the university and explore by themselves. After exploring, Lara Jean wants to really go to UNC. “I take another deep breath. “I didn’t think I’d want to go there, but then when Chris and I visited, the town was really charming, and the people were really nice, and there’s this bench, by the Old Well, where if you lie down and look up, two trees on opposite sides they meet in the middle. Their branches touch, like this.” I start to demonstrate, and then I stop, because I realize Peter isn’t really listening. He’s staring into space. “What are you thinking?””. Even though Lara Jean really wants to go to UNC, she wants to know what other people think of her going to somewhere far away.

Even though the book is mostly about Lara Jean and Peter together, it’s also about the smaller things in life that both of them have to go through. Lara Jean’s father is getting married to their next door neighbor and Peter is trying to reconnect with his father.




I really enjoyed reading this book because it’s a lot about growing up and how to overcome your hardships without giving up. I definitely recommend this whole series to anyone you like reading romance. I would also recommend watching the movies because they’re equally as good as the books.

Comments

  1. AmelieMay 13, 2022 at 10:10 PM

    Hi Neeraja,

    I've definitely heard of the series before, but never read the books or seen the movies. I don't tend to enjoy romance books but this one seems heartwarming; like you said, it was more than just romance. Books about growing up, especially at such an important point in life that the characters were at, are useful and entertaining. Great post!

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