I had to keep reminding myself that he is still a teenager. I found Lara’s love interest Peter, lovingly adorable, but also annoying with his quiet internalised tantrums. I enjoyed how we didn’t get as much frou-frou (subjectively) as we did in the previous two books and here dealing with upcoming nuptials, her nervous baking, and hand-making presents as farewell gifts to her friends… it got a little boring for me and dragged down the pace. I realised Lara Jean’s character hasn’t changed so much. But all the other girlie stuff left the book feeling a bit dry. I related to the challenges she was facing with family, college, and her boyfriend Peter. Lara Jean herself was still a cute naïve square with a homemakers flare.
It also gives a lot of hope about the future that these changes initiate. Given Lara Jeans, quiet nature and love of all things antique, change is hard for her – and thus we get a tale of how she deals with so much adjustment and growth out of a place where she felt safe and loved. Not only because it is the end of the trilogy, but also because Lara Jean is at the point in her life where she is leaving for college, her father is re-marrying, and so she is saying goodbye to her childhood, her home, her family. I Still Love You’ dealt with finding love, and the tone of ‘ Always and Forever, Lara Jean’ was much more melancholy. Mainly because ‘ To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ and ‘ P.S.
This was such a cute book! It did however, feel like a slight departure from the previous two novels. Now the girl who dreads change must rethink all her plans-but when your heart and your head are saying two different things, which one should you listen to? Then she’ll be off to college with Peter, at a school close enough for her to come home and bake chocolate chip cookies on the weekends.Īt least, that’s what Lara Jean thinks…until she gets some unexpected news. And there’s still so much to look forward to: a class trip to New York City, prom with her boyfriend Peter, Beach Week after graduation, and her dad’s wedding to Ms. Lara Jean is having the best senior year. The challenges we face when high school comes to an end.
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