Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Anna and The French Kiss


*Just wanted to thank ellie for recommending this book. I'm so glad you did!
TITLE Anna and The French Kiss
AUTHOR Stephanie Perkins
RATING 10/10
SYNOPSIS

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 Etienne St. Clair: perfect, Parisian (and English and American, which makes for a swoon-worthy accent), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that he's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relationship back home.

MY COMMENTS

I love this book. I REALLY love this book. I want to take this book for a romantic stroll by the Seine,  then go home and cuddle with it kind of love. First of all, I'm sooo happy that the plot took place in Paris, because just like the book, j'adore Paris! It reminded me why I took French in the first place; the beautiful landmarks, the food, the boys, the language, the feel of magic in the air...shall i go on? Also, Anna is just so relatable, not to mention the emotions she goes through! It's hard enough dealing with leaving behind all that you love, but when heartbreak, betrayal, and hurt kick in, it's hard not to lose it. Of course, this emotional roller coaster isn't all bad! There's also, love, lust, beauty, and absolute CUTENESS! Don't get me wrong, this story, just like the title, is extremely cheesy and completely goes along with the whole, "girl meets boy, girl falls in-love" plot/cliche. But, I don't mind this at all, since it is also, raw, real, and genuine. Although, me being a total cheese ball might have helped a little... Let's just cut to the chase. Throughout this story, I laughed, I cried, I swooned; what more can you ask for? I recommend you go grab your coziest blanket/body pillow, a cup of hot chocolate, and get to reading, because I'm telling you guys, this story will stay with you forever!<3

-J

Summer Reading Challenge! (Book List)

Hey There:),
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but let me reassure you, reviews are about to come piling in. I just wanted to share my summer book list with you guys! Anyways, I completed the Summer Reading Challenge with over 20 books!YAY! Anyways, I hope you guys read a lot of books this summer, and with that, here's my list:

1)Amy & Rogers Epic Detour
2)Water For Elephants-Sara Gruen
3)Pure Sin (Privilege Book 5)-Kate Brian
4)Sugar and Spice (L.A. Candy Book 3)-Lauren Conrad
5)A Walk To Remember-Nicholas Sparks
6)There's No Place Like Home (Secrets Of My Hollywood Life Book 6) -Jen Calonita
7)That Summer-Sarah Dessen
8)Two Way Street-Lauren Barnholdt
9)Stay-Deb Caletti
10)North of Beautiful-Justina Chen Headley
11)The Nature of Jade-Deb Caletti
12)Change of Heart-Jodi Picoult
13)Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Book 1)-Louise Rennison
14)On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Book 2)-Louise Rennison
15)Knocked Out By My Nunga-Nungas (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Book 3)-Louise Rennison
16)Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Book 4)-Louise Rennison
17)Away Laughing On a Fast Camel (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Book 5)-Louise Rennison
18)Then He Ate My Boy Entrancers (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Book 6)-Louise Rennison
19)Startled By His Furry Shorts (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Book 7)-Louise Rennison
20)Love Is a Many Trousered Thing (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Book 8)-Louise Rennison
21)Stop In The Name Of Pants! (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Book 9)-Louise Rennison
22)Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Book 10)-Louise Rennison
23)What Happened To Goodbye-Sarah Dessen
24)If I Stay-Gayle Forman
25)Where She Went-Gayle Forman
26)Forgotten-Cat Patrick
27)Anna And The French Kiss-Stephanie Perkins (a big thanks to ellie for recommending this book!<3)
28)The Kite Runner-Khaled Hosseini
29)Shug-Jenny Han
30)The Summer Of Skinny Dipping-Amanda Howells
-J