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[patruchilles]

@projectliterature​ event 02 : underappreciated   —  [ anna and the french kiss ]

       Welcome to Paris, Anna. I’m glad you’ve come. 

[thorne-archive]

to all the books I’ve read in 2020: [8-10/?] → anna and the french kiss, lola and the boy next door, and isla and the happily ever after by stephanie perkins

for the two of us, home isn’t a place. it is a person. and we are finally home.

[friendly-neighbourhood-librarian]

Anna and the French Kiss Trilogy - Stephanie Perkins

I'm late to the party on this one. I remember seeing Anna in my high school library, but I bypassed it and never gave it a second glance because I was firmly in my YA dystopian phase at the time. But after seeing these beautiful covers popping up now and again all over booklr, I decided it was about time I read them myself.

In addition to the covers being gorgeous, the characters are lovable, quirky, relatable, and realistically flawed, their love interests are cute/hot/romantic as heck, and there's more to the story than just the romantic relationship: there's also a focus on the relationship development with friends and family members, which really helps to round out the characters and the story.

[twistedacumen]

Is it possible for a home to be a person and not a place?

Anna and the French Kiss, Stephanie Perkins

[bruiselikeviolets]

stephanie perkins gave us the original short king when she wrote etienne st. clair ❤️

[anna-andthe-frenchkiss-quotes]

French name, English accent, American school. Anna confused.

Anna and the French Kiss, Page 16

[readingaway]

Danielle Babbles About Books - Isla and the Happily Ever After (Anna and the French Kiss, #3) by Stephanie Perkins

Rating: 5/5 stars

Adult content: sex, etc. 16 and up

Review: I think when I actually sit down and read a book I tend to enjoy it more with the exception of those books that are better formatted as audiobooks and that are just really well done. There were a lot of things I loved about this book. I loved the characterization and how Isla and Josh work together. Their relationship felt organic and right. I wasn’t completely put off by Josh being a disgruntled jerk most of the time but actually being depressed and upset over some real problems in his life. That trope has bothered me before because I felt it was being used to excuse a person’s bad behavior because “well they’re actually suffering and only the love interest is deep enough and sensitive enough to see that this person is hurting! See, they’re made for each other!”. It’s a complex situation in real life and I don’t subscribe to purity culture and the demand that everything in books be crystal clear and right or whatever but the trope still bothers me. Anyway! I really appreciated that there wasn’t a love triangle and that Isla got to keep her relationship with Kurt, and that she got called out for how she was treating Kurt while she was with Josh. I loved the character growth and that the lessons Isla learns come about naturally. This book was just fantastic overall and a great ending to the series.

Favorite Quote: “I’m…getting there. I’m beginning to think that maybe it’s okay to be a blank canvas. Maybe it’s okay that my future is unknown. And maybe,” I say with another smile, “it’s okay to be inspired by the people who do know their future.” “It goes both ways, you know.” I link his icicle fingers through mine. “What does?” “Artists are inspired by blank canvases.” My smile grows wider.”

[galowglass]

Me: I wanna read something DEEP I wanna read something DIFFERENT and interesting and life changing and-

Also me: [ends up reading  Anna and the French Kiss for the 744th time]