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Lola and the Boy Next Door (Anna and the French Kiss, #2)
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Dec 30, 2011
bookshelves: 1st-person-pov, contemporary-romance, sexy-good-girl-heroine, stephanie-perkins, my-blog-reviews, ronyell-s-epinions-reviews
6 stars!
“When you have a talented costume designer and a gifted inventor living next door to each other, what do you get? You get one cute and thrilling teen romance of the century!�
I have been reading romance novels for a long time now, but I have never read a romance novel quite like this before! “Lola and the Boy Next Door� is a teen romance novel by Stephanie Perkins and it proves that true love can be at the place where you least expected it to be. “Lola and the Boy Next Door� is full of humor, drama, and cute teen romance that will have teen romance fans falling head over heels in love with this novel!
Dolores “Lola� Nolan is a regular teenage girl who enjoys creating beautiful costumes and wearing them to school. To add to her wonderful life, she has a hot boyfriend who performs in a rock band named Max and she loves him to death. One horrible day however, Lola finds out that her rival Calliope Bell and her twin brother, Cricket Bell are returning to her neighborhood and are now living next door to her! Even though Lola denies her feelings for Cricket Bell after he hurt her years ago, Lola cannot help but feel like she and Cricket were meant for each other no matter what happened between them years ago.
You know when you read a certain book that after you finished reading it; you wish that the book never ended? Well, that is what I got from “Lola and the Boy Next Door� since after I read this book, I was sad that it was over with so fast. Stephanie Perkins has certainly done a wonderful job at writing this cute little story about the trials of seeing your first love reappear in your life again. I loved the way that Stephanie Perkins wrote all the characters in this book, my favorite characters being Lola Nolan and Cricket Bell. Lola Nolan is one of my favorite heroines ever because not only does she speak her mind and tries to do what is best for everyone, but she loves dressing up and getting creative! I loved Lola Nolan because she is always creating new styles for herself, even if it looks odd to other people and I loved this aspect of Lola Nolan because I also love creating new styles for myself since it makes me feel so creative about myself and I am glad that creating various designs for her costumes make Lola feel so good about herself. Oh my goodness, I just fell in love with the hero, Cricket Bell! Cricket Bell is one of those heroes that you just cannot help but fall in love with because he is such a sweet and brilliant teenage boy! I loved the way that Cricket Bell is portrayed as being a shy yet sweet natured boy who loves inventing various contraptions and I loved the way that he uses his inventing skills to impress Lola Nolan, even though his kind nature is what really made his character shine. I really loved the way that Stephanie Perkins wrote the relationship between Cricket Bell and Lola Nolan as it is extremely sweet despite their terrible history with each other and I loved how they just communicate with each other through their windows every night, which makes me want to do the same thing with my neighbors!
Probably the only thing that might be troubling in this book is the strong language, especially for a teen novel. If you do not like strong language in a novel, then it is probably best to skim over these words.
Overall, “Lola and the Boy Next Door� is easily one of the best teen romance novels I have ever read and I am definitely looking forward to reading more of Stephanie Perkins� works in the future!
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“When you have a talented costume designer and a gifted inventor living next door to each other, what do you get? You get one cute and thrilling teen romance of the century!�
I have been reading romance novels for a long time now, but I have never read a romance novel quite like this before! “Lola and the Boy Next Door� is a teen romance novel by Stephanie Perkins and it proves that true love can be at the place where you least expected it to be. “Lola and the Boy Next Door� is full of humor, drama, and cute teen romance that will have teen romance fans falling head over heels in love with this novel!
Dolores “Lola� Nolan is a regular teenage girl who enjoys creating beautiful costumes and wearing them to school. To add to her wonderful life, she has a hot boyfriend who performs in a rock band named Max and she loves him to death. One horrible day however, Lola finds out that her rival Calliope Bell and her twin brother, Cricket Bell are returning to her neighborhood and are now living next door to her! Even though Lola denies her feelings for Cricket Bell after he hurt her years ago, Lola cannot help but feel like she and Cricket were meant for each other no matter what happened between them years ago.
You know when you read a certain book that after you finished reading it; you wish that the book never ended? Well, that is what I got from “Lola and the Boy Next Door� since after I read this book, I was sad that it was over with so fast. Stephanie Perkins has certainly done a wonderful job at writing this cute little story about the trials of seeing your first love reappear in your life again. I loved the way that Stephanie Perkins wrote all the characters in this book, my favorite characters being Lola Nolan and Cricket Bell. Lola Nolan is one of my favorite heroines ever because not only does she speak her mind and tries to do what is best for everyone, but she loves dressing up and getting creative! I loved Lola Nolan because she is always creating new styles for herself, even if it looks odd to other people and I loved this aspect of Lola Nolan because I also love creating new styles for myself since it makes me feel so creative about myself and I am glad that creating various designs for her costumes make Lola feel so good about herself. Oh my goodness, I just fell in love with the hero, Cricket Bell! Cricket Bell is one of those heroes that you just cannot help but fall in love with because he is such a sweet and brilliant teenage boy! I loved the way that Cricket Bell is portrayed as being a shy yet sweet natured boy who loves inventing various contraptions and I loved the way that he uses his inventing skills to impress Lola Nolan, even though his kind nature is what really made his character shine. I really loved the way that Stephanie Perkins wrote the relationship between Cricket Bell and Lola Nolan as it is extremely sweet despite their terrible history with each other and I loved how they just communicate with each other through their windows every night, which makes me want to do the same thing with my neighbors!
Probably the only thing that might be troubling in this book is the strong language, especially for a teen novel. If you do not like strong language in a novel, then it is probably best to skim over these words.
Overall, “Lola and the Boy Next Door� is easily one of the best teen romance novels I have ever read and I am definitely looking forward to reading more of Stephanie Perkins� works in the future!
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Quotes Ronyell Liked
“I know you aren't perfect. But it's a person's imperfections that make them perfect for someone else.”
― Lola and the Boy Next Door
― Lola and the Boy Next Door
“Just because something isn't practical doesn't mean it's not worth creating. Sometimes beauty and real-life magic are enough.”
― Lola and the Boy Next Door
― Lola and the Boy Next Door
“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. And it didn't matter how many songs or poems had already been written about them, because whenever he thought about the girl, the stars shone brighter. As if she were the one keeping them illuminated.
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.”
― Lola and the Boy Next Door
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.”
― Lola and the Boy Next Door
“So do you believe in second chances?" I bite my lip.
"Second, third, fourth. Whatever it takes. However long it takes. If the person is right," he adds.
"If the person is... Lola?"
This time, he holds my gaze. "Only if the other person is Cricket.”
― Lola and the Boy Next Door
"Second, third, fourth. Whatever it takes. However long it takes. If the person is right," he adds.
"If the person is... Lola?"
This time, he holds my gaze. "Only if the other person is Cricket.”
― Lola and the Boy Next Door
Reading Progress
December 30, 2011
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February 4, 2012
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February 9, 2012
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20.71%
"Oooh! This book is getting really interesting! I wonder how Lola will deal with Cricket now?"
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February 15, 2012
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OMG! Things are getting really shocking between Lola and Cricket!"
page
230
OMG! Things are getting really shocking between Lola and Cricket!"
February 15, 2012
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Finished Reading
February 16, 2012
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1st-person-pov
February 16, 2012
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contemporary-romance
February 16, 2012
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sexy-good-girl-heroine
February 16, 2012
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stephanie-perkins
September 25, 2013
– Shelved as:
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September 25, 2013
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Dec 31, 2011 01:04AM
I'm so glad you added this, Ronyell! Hope it doesn't disappoint. :D
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Thanks Dija! Hopefully, I'll get around to this book soon!
I hope you will too! I'm sure you'll love it. :D
Great review, Ronyell! Great to see you loved this and Lola and Cricket, too!! I was grinning so wide when I finished this and felt so happy.
Lady Jayne *~*The Beach Bandida*~* wrote: "Great review, Ronyell! Great to see you loved this and Lola and Cricket, too!! I was grinning so wide when I finished this and felt so happy."Me too!! Lola and Cricket were such a cute couple! :D
I loved this romance! I love that Cricket and Lola had a history and yes he was just the sweetest! Wonderful review Ronyell. :)
˥R� wrote: "I loved this romance! I love that Cricket and Lola had a history and yes he was just the sweetest! Wonderful review Ronyell. :)"Thanks Rachel!! :D
Did you read "Anna and the French Kiss"? It's great!
Kathryn wrote: "Did you read "Anna and the French Kiss"? It's great!"No, I actually read this book before I read Anna, but hopefully, I'll get around to reading Anna!
What?!You haven't read Anna and the French Kiss, yet?!
Stop. Put down whatever you are reading, and go get it!
Anne wrote: "What?!You haven't read Anna and the French Kiss, yet?!
Stop. Put down whatever you are reading, and go get it!"
I will! :D
