[REVIEW] To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Summary: Lara Jean’s love life gets complicated in this New York Times bestselling “lovely, lighthearted romance” from the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer I Turned Pretty series.

What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them… all at once?

Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren’t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she’s written. One for every boy she’s ever loved—five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control. 

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Rating: ★★★

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General Thoughts: The series is overall overhyped, but it's still a cute and fun read for a day when you have nothing else to do :)

Plot: I thought the concept was very original, but also some things were just too convenient for the plot to be a coincidence. I do like the fake dating trope but I feel that it was lacking here :/ I also got a ton of second-hand embarrassment from Lara Jean :')

Writing: Nothing extraordinary, nothing awful. Just average and unmemorable.

Characters and Romance: I really liked Lara Jean and related to her. Some people say she was too childish but I didn't really see that. I also liked her dynamic with her two sisters. In the first book, however, I'm not at all a fan of Peter. He's honestly just a mean person with almost no redeeming traits. I like the romance in the sequels, but in the first book it was kind of meh.

Diversity: Good! Lara Jean and her sisters are biracial, Korean American. Not much relationship diversity, though, except for one token gay guy.

Do I Recommend?: Yes, but not as priority. The sequels are better.