Sunday, January 30, 2022

Book Review: "Anna and the French Kiss" by Stephanie Perkins

Getting to spend senior year of high school in Paris: can anything be better?

Anna had her senior year all figured out. She was going to spend tons of time with her best friend and had a great job at a movie theater, plus her crush on her coworker was starting to be reciprocated. And then her parents decide she should go to boarding school in Paris. It should be a dream come true—but not for Anna, who took four years of Spanish and just learned that the word “oui” wasn’t spelled “wee.”

When she arrives, despite her homesickness, she realizes Paris is a pretty cool place to go to school. She makes new friends, including Étienne, a handsome English student. All the girls love him, and it’s easy to see why. It’s not long before they become inseparable friends and it’s clear that both want more—but Étienne has a girlfriend.

When things back at home go awry and her feelings for Étienne cause tension with her friends and him, Anna is feeling lost on both shores. But will she ultimately find love in the City of Lights, with him or someone else?

Anna and the French Kiss was a fun, sweet book I’ve had on my shelf for a long while. There’s nothing quite like teenage romantic angst and the whole blurring of the lines between friendship and love. Paris is such a great backdrop for a romance and a healthy helping of drama.

If you’re looking for a clean, fun, romantic romp, here’s your book!

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