Reading Order: Book #1 - "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" Book #2 - "P. S. I Still Love You" Book #3 - "Always and Forever, Lara Jean" Summary... Please note that the following summaries will contain spoilers! "To All the Boys I've Loved Before": Lara Jean writes letters to all of the boys whom she has loved (2 boys at her school, 1 boy from camp, 1 boy that moved away, and Josh – who is Lara Jean’s current love/ Lara Jean’s older sister Margot’s ex-boyfriend). When Lara Jean’s letters mysteriously get mailed out, Lara Jean and Peter (one of the recipients of a letter) decide to make a relationship contract and start a fake relationship; so that Lara Jean can save face in front of Josh and so that Peter can make his ex-girlfriend Genevieve jealous. As Lara Jean and Peter continue to fake date, Lara Jean realizes that Peter is the person she actually wants to be with (even after Josh confesses his feelings for Lara Jean). During a school ski trip, Lara Jean and Peter decide to date for real while they are in a hot tub. But, things go wrong when Genevieve spreads a rumour that Lara Jean and Peter did it in the hot tub and Margot (who has been away at College) finds out about Lara Jean’s boy drama. In the end, Lara Jean finds out who sent out her letters and decides to write her first “real” love letter. "P. S. I Still Love You": Things are going well between Peter and Lara Jean until someone posts a video of them kissing in the hot tub (while on the ski trip). Lara Jean reconnects with John; who received his love letter late because he had changed addresses. When Lara Jean finds out that her friends’ old childhood treehouse is going to be torn down, the old gang (including Peter, John, and Genevieve) get together at the treehouse to open their time capsule. At the meeting, the group decides to play a game of assassin with the winner getting a wish from anyone else in the group. Lara Jean becomes angry because Peter and Genevieve seem to be spending lots of time together during the game and because Lara Jean finds out that Genevieve was the one that posted the video (which is eventually taken down after Lara Jean’s Dad finds out). In the end, Lara Jean finds out why Genevieve and Peter have been spending so much time together and Lara Jean wins the game of assassin…she wishes that things will go back to normal between her and Peter. "Always and Forever, Lara Jean": Lara Jean and Peter are finishing up high school and are thinking about College; Peter got into a local school and Lara Jean got into one that is fairly close by. But, after Lara Jean and her best friend Chris check out another campus that Lara Jean got into (that is further away), Lara Jean decides to attend the school that is further away even though it means that she will not be able to spend as much time with Peter and her family. During a week at the beach post-graduation, Lara Jean and Peter almost sleep together but Peter decides against it. Also post-graduation, it is revealed that Lara Jean’s Father will be sending her and her 2 sisters to Korea for the summer…which means that Lara Jean will be away from Peter for most of the summer. Lara Jean’s Dad decides to propose to their neighbour Trina (despite Margot’s initial hesitation). After Peter’s Mom talks to Lara Jean about breaking up with Peter (so that Peter can focus on College and his scholarship), Lara Jean drunk breaks up with Peter at Trina’s bachelorette party. But at Lara Jean’s Father’s wedding, Lara Jean and Peter decide to make a new relationship contract. Featured in this picture are "Kitty's favourite Snickerdoodles"! They were so yummy :) You can find the recipe as well as other recipes from Lara Jean's Christmas Cookie Bonanza at the back of some versions of "To All the Boys I've Loved Before". Review... Jenny Han is one of my favourite authors right now! I really enjoyed these books and would definitely recommend all 3 of these books to others. The first book was my favourite because I enjoyed reading about Lara Jean and Peter’s fake turned real relationship. These books were super engaging, the character of Lara Jean was so loveable, and the books were easy to read. I think these books are best suited for a female teen to adult audience who enjoys romance novels. If you liked these books, I would recommend that you check out the movie (not as good as the book but still good) and Jenny Han’s summer series (you can find reviews of these books down below). Movie photo credit: "IMDb". I thoroughly enjoyed the whole trilogy so I gave it a 4.5/ 5 butterflies rating! Book Rating: 4.5 /5
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