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Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2)

Stephanie Perkins

Start date: August 1, 2014

Finish date: August 31, 2014

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May 29, 2012 Ifrah rated it liked it · review of another edition

I really like Lola and Cricket. They're really cute together! Through the first half of the book I loved them soooooo much more than Anna and Etienne. I like Anna and Etienne too but I prefer Lola and Cricket more. I still like Lola and Cricket more but by the end of the book my love for them had toned down a little bit. Mostly because at times their relationship reflected Anna and Etienne's, because they moved really fast towards the end and because of the cheese. I rarely ever like cheese and ...more

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Aug 28, 2012 Inah (Fueled By Chapters) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: recs, owned, contemporary, signed

I cannot believe I waited a long time before reading this book.

Eccentric as the protagonist may be, I loved the way she expressed herself, not that I would do it to myself.
I loved Cricket so much. He was just one of the few literature guys that I loved because of his "shy" persona.

I don't know what else to say, because I'm too overwhelmed with the book. Haha! ...more

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Sep 01, 2012 Kat rated it really liked it · review of another edition

At first I was going to give this three stars, but something--I'm not even sure what--saved it for me. Maybe it was the ending. I don't know.
Anyway. I didn't like Lola at first. I didn't like how she acted, nor how she had a 22-year-old boyfriend. Don't ask me why. I can't explain it. But I hate love triangles. I think they make the girl seem like a cheater, especially if she's with one guy but clearly lusting after another. It just...*shudders* I don't like it.
Cricket wasn't my favorite love i ...more

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Sep 23, 2013 Szidonia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: will-read-asap

Perfect ending, like so good I can't even express how warm it made me feel inside. :) ...more

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Jan 04, 2011 Carie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011

Not as good as ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS, but still pretty enjoyable. I admit couldn鈥檛 put the book down and was very anxious about how it would all work out. This story is much more juvenile than ANNA and not as funny--and there is a VERY frustrating amount of anticipation here (I found myself paging ahead a bit in my eagerness for something better to happen).

I loved Cricket--he is superhumanly patient, sweet, and thoughtful--and unwavering! It鈥檚 nice to see such a good guy ultimately prevail--b ...more

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Apr 26, 2011 Erika B. (SOS BOOKS) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, favorite-boy-award, ya, sort-of-spicy

"Once upon a time, there was a girl who talked to the moon. And she was mysterious and she was perfect, in that way that girls who talk to moons are. In the house next door, there lived a boy. And the boy watched the girl grow more and more perfect, more and more beautiful with each passing year. He watched her watch the moon. And he began to wonder if the moon would help him unravel the mystery of the beautiful girl. So the boy looked into the sky. But he couldn't concentrate on the moon. He wa "Once upon a time, there was a girl who talked to the moon. And she was mysterious and she was perfect, in that way that girls who talk to moons are. In the house next door, there lived a boy. And the boy watched the girl grow more and more perfect, more and more beautiful with each passing year. He watched her watch the moon. And he began to wonder if the moon would help him unravel the mystery of the beautiful girl. So the boy looked into the sky. But he couldn't concentrate on the moon. He was too distracted by the stars. One day, the boy had to move away. He couldn't bring the girl with him, so he brought the stars. When he'd look out his window at night, he would start with one. One star. And the boy would make a wish on it, and the wish would be her name. At the sound of her name, a second star would appear. And then he'd wish her name again, and the stars would double into four. And four became eight, and eight became sixteen, and so on, in the greatest mathematical equation the universe had ever seen. And by the time an hour had passed, the sky would be filled with so many stars that it would wake the neighbors. People wondered who'd turned on the floodlights. The boy did. By thinking about the girl."

I loved this book! Definitely 4.5 stars! I loved the main character! I haven't been this wowed by a crazy character since Star Girl. She's got spunk! She talks to the moon and wears wigs and Chucks and sequins! She has two dads and her cats name is Heavens to Betsy! I also loved Cricket. He was the cutest guy on the planet! I'd date him! One thought I had is Stephanie Perkins is an expert at building the right kind and amount of tension in her books. I felt like I do when watching the Kiera Knightley Pride and Prejudice and they fight in the rain and they almost kiss! And you scream at the TV because you just want him to grab her but he doesn't! That is this book to a tee! I actually wasn't insanely wowed by Anna and the French Kiss so this book was better to me! I would definitely recommend it! Fav quotes! :)

"The moon is fat, but half of her is missing. A ruler-straight line divides her dark side from her light. Autumn is coming. For as long as I can remember, I've talked to the moon. Asked her for guidance. There's something deeply spiritual about her pale glow, her cratered surface, her waxing and waning. She wears a new dress every evening, yet she's always herself. And she's always there."

"It's a person's imperfections that make them perfect for someone else." ...more

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Dec 28, 2011 Raihana rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-books

OMG! So damn good. :) Loved every minute of it.

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Nov 21, 2011 Anna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Well my original review didn't save...and I don't have the energy to write it again.

Basically it was super cute!

Lola was annoying but Cricket was fantastic. I wanted to punch Max.

My favorite quote....

"So you believe in second chances?...If the person is...Lola?" "Only if the other person is Cricket." ...more

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