Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins

28 March 2014



Pages: 368 pages
Edition: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Speak
Source: Purchased
Started: 19th of March, 2014
Finished: 21st of March, 2014

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Lola Nolan is a budding costume designer, and for her, the more outrageous, sparkly, and fun the outfit, the better. And everything is pretty perfect in her life (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the negihborhood. When Cricket, a gifted inventor, steps out from his twin sister's shadow and back into Lola's life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door.


MY THOUGHTS

I am so sad that there is not more of this book. I'm literally gutted and I don't know what to read next, because this book was absolutely beautiful. It was gorgeous and that's all I can really say about it. I read Anna and the French Kiss for Epic Recs back in December, and I read this book for Epic Recs in March. And I am so ready for Isla and the Happily Ever After. I'm still crying over this. I don't know which book in the 'series' I like better, but I think it's this one.

In Lola and the Boy Next Door, we follow Lola, she is a bit goofy and quirky when it comes to her outfits. She wears wigs and dresses and everything to the max. She has a hot rocker boyfriend, whom she loves very much. The Bell twins return to the house next door and memories get back. Cricket steps out of his twin sister's shadow, right into Lola's life...

I'm just. After I think 20 pages I was so into the book already and I felt all the love and all the cuteness already. And I was at that moment looking for a book that included all of these elements. I love Stephanie Perkins, her writing is amazing and it's great that you can read one of her books and just feel right into the book. I felt the love and all the feels. And I wanted Cricket for myself, because he's such a cutie. I'm all for the good guys in books, they are my absolute favorite!

I liked Calliope for some strange reason. She was quite bitchy, but I'm sure she has a good heart as well. I kind of liked all the characters, besides Lola's rocker boyfriend whose name was Max, but I can't remember, because I don't like him. He reminded me of some specific person in the past. Although I liked him being a rocker, I really didn't like all of the characters making such a big thing about the age difference. It wasn't that big. I was glad he wasn't 32... But I don't know.

This book is a big recommendation to everyone that wants to read fluffy and adorable books with lots of romance and love and emotions. You should first read Anna and the French Kiss, but then go straight to this one, you won't regret it at all. I'm thinking Francine for recommending me this book and I hope you enjoy this one if you haven't already read it. If you have, tell me what you think!

10 comments:

  1. I really really enjoyed this! I'm surprised JUST how much I enjoyed it, because, gosh, it's basically chick-lit, right? They're my guilty pleasures. (I'm kind of normally an action-y-guns-and-zombies kind of girl.) But the detail. OMG it's spectacular! I LOVED Lola's parents. They were so protective and really decent YA parent examples. Oh, and Cricket. Don't get me started on the adorableness that is Cricket. I knew Lola was doomed the moment he entered the scene with his nice pants. ;) I got super worried about Max because he was rude to her friends, otherwise, yeah the age difference didn't seem so huge?? But a dude that is rude is no boyfriend you need to be having. I like Calliope too. I think her relationship with Cricket was uber sweet. Okay! Okay! I'm utterly rambling. I very much liked this book, as you can tell. ;)

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    1. I LOVED THIS BOOK AS WELL OMG. Lola's parents were amazing and actually every character had something awesome, there was not one character I didn't like. I mean, that doesn't happen too often in books! I'm so glad you liked this one as well :D

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  2. I wasn't a fan of Anna and the French kiss, but I'm willing to give this author a second chance. I like the sound of this book better. I think I will get better along with Lola and her romance with Cricket :)

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    1. Do read this one, I really liked this more than Anna I think. I thought the romance was adorable and actually the entire story was adorable. I highly recommend this one :)

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  3. I really enjoyed Anna, so I can only imagine I'll equally enjoy this one! It's definitely the next book I'll be grabbing when I need a good romance pick-me-up :D

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    1. I hope you will end up enjoying this one a lot, I think I liked this one a bit better than Anna, but I'm not sure yet. I don't think I'll ever be sure about that, haha!

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  4. Super glad you enjoyed this! The Anna books are one of my FAVOURITE series so it always warms my heart to see others loving it as much as I do. I definitely want a Cricket myself too. Honestly, how much cuter can a guy get??

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    1. They are so great! I really loved them. I'm looking forward to Isla even more now! I never read series, but this one is wonderful and super cute! I think everyone wants a Cricket of their own. :P

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  5. I love the good guys too! They are awesome <3 and I really like Lola's quirky self. Except for the boyfriend. Haha! I loved her parents too. :D

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    1. The boyfriend was a bit annoying. Very annoying to be very honest. And yes, I loved her parents so much!

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