To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

The estate sale scene is my favorite scene in the entire book and the fact that it wasn't in the film is OFFENSIVE. Peter seemed like a real asshole for a big section of the book but when he was cute and not an ass, he was so cute. I wasn't crazy about Noah Centineo in the film like everyone else, but having him portray Peter in the film was a good choice and REALLY helped how I viewed book Peter. Movie Peter is so much better than book Peter. I plan to continue on with the series and I'm not looking forward to more scenes with Josh.Peter Kavinsky. Some of the things he had the audacity to say and do were ridiculous. There were certain moments where his friendship was nice to read about but overall, I found myself wanting to get done with his parts and move on. Movie Josh is so much better than book josh.

He was pretty awful to read about, at least for me. At certain points, she seemed like she had good friendship qualities but overall, she just seemed mean and someone who leeched off of Lara Jean rather than contributed to a healthy friendship.

Lara Jean's friendship with Chris was bizarre to me. Everything was so wholesome but kept the reality of family conflicts true. I loved every single moment we had with Lara Jean and Kitty. I found myself tearing up during a rather important interaction with her sister. While I was watching the movie, I found myself really missing the emotional impact of her moments with Margot near the end of the film but the book really brought it all home. I'm so happy Lara Jean's relationship with her sister Margot was such a crucial thing in her life. I absolutely adored her relationship with her family. Some of her thoughts regarding her interactions with Peter were very, well, naive and while they did seem true to someone who doesn't know how to navigate a relationship, it was frustrating to read. In Peter's case, it was a saving grace.Lara Jean was more naive than I anticipated and while it didn't bother me 95% of the time, there were a few moments where my main thought was just 'Really? That's really your thought process right now?' Certain mindsets she had seemed completely unrealistic for a sixteen year old and it was very bizarre. I'm awful with faces when I'm reading books, I tend to just picture a person with whatever hair color they have but with a shapeless blob for a face so it was nice already having faces to match to characters. I do prefer the movie but the book was super cute.

I watched the movie prior to reading the book so I was comparing it pretty heavily throughout the entirety of reading the novel.

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han