Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris–until she meets Étienne St. Clair. Smart, charming,beautiful, Étienne has it all…including a serious girlfriend.
But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?
*Spoiler Free Review*
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins was one of the best YA-Romance books I’ve ever read. At first, I really wasn’t sure if it was a book worth reading because the name sounded quite clichéd to me, however I was pleasantly surprised. I easily fell in love with all of the characters, and the plot of the book was well thought out, not to mention the fact that it flowed perfectly. I loved every page of it.
This is a mini review, so I’m gonna try and make it quick. The main protagonist is Anna Oliphant, a fairly wealthy American teenager. Her father sends her to the School of America in Paris for her senior year of high school, against her wishes. While some may argue that she’s extremely ungrateful about how lucky she is to go there, I do understand her point of view. She planned out her whole senior year, and all of her plans have been whisked away. All she is focused on is to be one of the leading critics for movies. How cool is that?!? Anna is a comical, amusing, and focused (most of the time) character. She knows what she wants, and I admire that about her.
When Anna goes to the school, she meets and befriends Meredith, Josh, Rashimi, and… Etienne St. Clair. Oh. My. Gosh. Etienne is seriously one of the most refreshing male love interests I’ve ever read about in a book. Unlike the generic swoon worthy guy characters that you find in many book, he isn’t 6 ft tall, AND he WASN’T a jerk at ANY point. He’s genuinely sweet and is perfect in his own ways. It’s seriously impossible not to fall in love with him.
The relationship between Anna and Etienne is completely realistic. It doesn’t feel forced or rushed , and wasn’t love at first sight either. They started out as friends, and gradually started falling for each other. I also love how they’re both flawed, and nothing about them seems plastic-y and fake. They both have friendship and family issues that they talk to each other about, and thats what makes the book believable. Unlike the name of the book suggests, the whole thing is not so much about them seeing each other in a romantic way, but more like a friendship, and I really like that.
Overall, this was an amazing book, and I definitely recommend it. It’s an overall happy feel-good book without being too fluffy and fake, which I love. 4.5/5 stars!
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