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Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
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it was amazing
bookshelves: young-adult, own-copy, favorites, read-2010, contemporary

I.Am.So.In.Love.With.This.Book.
I want to marry it and hug it and tuck it into bed at night!

You know, the funny thing about this is, that I actually didn't care to read this book, at all (insert gasp here).
It's never been a secret that I'm a paranormal junkie and and while I like some YA chick-lit, this one just looked like a book I'd get a my lib. The only reason I picked it up was because it was the book voted and picked at our book club, so I just went along with it and figured, why not?
BIG BIG thanks to the Bookers who picked it, cause seriously, I want to marry this thing, I'm hugging it as I type for Gawd sake!

Going into a book with zero expectations or anticipation is one of my all time favorite things about reading. You look at the cover, you read the blurb, you just nevah think, this book, this book right here, this could be your favorite. Cause seriously, it totally is and I never would have had a clue!

There is a lot of hype over this book, and maybe that's what left me so skeptical , but dame if I'm a true believer now, it deserves all the praise and then some.
Anna and the French Kiss is the kind of book I walked away from with the whole shebang! All big-ass smiles, the feeling of floating on cloud nine with my stomach doing that crazy floppy-flippy thing just thinking about it.
Hands down, one of the most romantic books I've ever read and it's not the obvious kind either, which I'm ashamed to admit that's exactly what I was expecting. No, this is the kind of romance that is weaved in one long moment. The moment they meet...on.

My favorite part about this book was that it was always constantly growing. A growing friendship, a growing attraction, a growing chemistry and eventually a growing love between Anna and Étienne. Not only was it sweet-as-sin, but it was honest and hilarious and smart and sexy and adorable. Hell, even when they fought it was still hawt. The truth always seems to linger and it's filled with so much angst, but the good kind. The best kind. The kind you want to sink into and wrap your arms around, and squeeeze.
It wasn't all instant Iseeyou, Iloveyou, Iwantyou, Ineedyou.. It was slow moving, almost painful at times, and confusing and frustrating and I wanted to kick these two and scream at them to just say the things that need to be said already, but at the same time I wouldn't have it any other way, and that ending? Absolutely heavenly sent perfect.
I loved how they knew little things about each other, how when he chewed his pinkie it meant he was happy and when he chewed his thumb it meant he was worried. How he knows shes a neat freak who irons her bed sheets and loves her in-spite of it. The little things always, always matter the most to me, and I loved that Perkins took the time to included that.

Anna is such a great girl and St. Claire is delicious. They are one of my all time favorite book couples and I wish there story never had to end. I could read them forever.
Even the secondary characters were all well written and very defined, I was constantly entertained, always laughing at the ease of there friendship.
I loved the setting, Paris.is.Gorgeous and I adored the vividness. The history of the city, the culture, the lights, the parks, the art, the cafe, the food. All of it. I found myself so jealous of Anna and vow that one day I'll go there. I'll sit at a little cafe' reading Anna and the French Kiss, eating a chocolate croissant till the morning light hits my table.
It's written in such pitch perfect tone and an effortless way that your instantly lost in Paris on the arms of these characters and you never want to let them go.
So, so brilliant!

I swear I could go on forever gushing about this book, so I'll just spare you all and stop now. All I'm gonna say is that; I absolutely adored this Wonderful, Awesome and Amazing book!!!

Swoon-worthy romance that will melt you! Sexy! And more fun then I had in a really, really long time!
Highly entertaining! Recommend for anyone who wants to smile.
A Lot.

Favorite Quotes:-The Entire book!!!

Stephanie Perkins! You have a new fan! I'll read anything you put to pen girl! I can't wait to get my hands on Lola and the Boy Next Door and Isla and the Happily Ever After, this time, I'll be waiting with sweet anticipation;)

A Fantastic debut and is going down on my list as one of the best books in 2010!!
Read This! It's J'adorable!
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Reading Progress

March 27, 2010 – Shelved
December 12, 2010 – Started Reading
December 12, 2010 –
page 101
27.15% "This is just to sweet:)"
December 13, 2010 – Finished Reading

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Nomes :)
I'm so thrilled with all the 5 star ratings :)

xx


~Tina~ Gawd! This book...Anna...St.Clair...all of it, just GAH!
I need to try (and fail) to come up with words to do this book justice.


message 3: by Kim (new) - rated it 5 stars

Kim Seriously, why is this happening to me?


Morgan F Waahh :(


~Tina~ Awww sweetie, you couldn't have known it was gonna be a hit. I didn't, I was just gonna lib it!
Did you start it yet?


Arlene Oh sweet heaven I'm giddy again. I read your review about the book and I get giddy about the book again. ((One moment while I reach over and hug my Nook)) Aaahh!!

Okay, I love.love.love your review! One of your best and I'm not being biased because I have a huge crush on the book.

So glad we all decided to read this. Such an awesome bookclub pick. We'll share this sappy moment... oh gawd... I'm getting sappy...

XD


message 7: by ~Tina~ (last edited Dec 16, 2010 09:04AM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

~Tina~ It's freaken crazy but I can't stop thinking about this! Random quotes pop in my head while I went shopping. SHOPPING! I'm gonna have to keep re-reading this till it's death, it's the only way I'll get over it LOL!
I can't believe I almost skipped this month @.@


Arlene Oh if you would have skipped it I would have pestered you afterwards to read it. No doubt! LOL

Too funny! Im going to read it all over again next week. Can't stop thinking of it either. XD


~Tina~ ~giggles~ Yeah, you so would of since you know my taste well. Unbelievable!


message 10: by Nic (new) - rated it 5 stars

Nic Love your review. Awesome like this book. Now I must really get to work on my review so we can pressure Kim and Morgan some more to read this ;)


Morgan F Well of course I'm gonna read it! How can I not after all this raving? I just need to get my hands on a copy...


~Tina~ Thanks Nic:D I'm not going near Kim while she's reading this book. ~whispers~ I don't wanna get punched >.<

Morg! I hope you like it, I'm actually curious about what you'll think of it:)


message 13: by Kim (new) - rated it 5 stars

Kim Yeah this is peer pressure XXXXXXL, just saying.


~Tina~ Nic did it ^*^, just saying.


Amber Okay, this will have to be my next book to read. I took a week off reading (sick kids) but now am back on track!! Yay!


~Tina~ I hope you LOVE it! And I'm so happy that everything is good now:)


Mayomi Awesome review, I'm so glad you liked this book. It looks like from the good reviews, this will be my cure to the PTS I seem to have after reading The Hunger Games trilogy.


~Tina~ THG series is hard to get over, especially if you read them all at once, which I noticed you did. Aren't they freaken amazing?
This book is the perfect read after reading a series like that. I hope you enjoy it:D


Jessica Awesome review Tina! You totally nailed it!

Anna isn't the only one who's got a big, stinking, painful, all-the-time, all-consuming crush! I'm madly in love with this book �


Mayomi ~Tina~ wrote: "THG series is hard to get over, especially if you read them all at once, which I noticed you did. Aren't they freaken amazing?
This book is the perfect read after reading a series like that. I hop..."


Omg Tina, I don't think I've read a book in ages that left me feeling high one minute, then low, sad, happy, angry, frustrated, and crying the next. I just cant get over it and yet I find it very hard to put in words how exactly I felt about it.

Sigh! I think I'm scarred for life. lol


~Tina~ LOL Jess, I'll always have a huge crush on this book!


Mayomi, you aren't alone my friend. Seriously, THG is a hard story to process. You absolutely feel everything at once. Like a truck hit you but your still alive, only you don't know what to do once the books are said and done. I don't know if I wanna watch the movies. I'm just hoping it gives it the justice it deserves!


message 22: by Mayomi (last edited Dec 21, 2010 12:03PM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Mayomi I heard about that, I really hope it does gives it justice. I feel very weird about it though, because I know film-makers will only incorporate major parts of story in film; with little bits taken out. I feel very iffy about this because I don't want it ruined. At the same time, I want the whole world to feel what I felt for the book; be it reading or watching. Hope I made sense :)


~Tina~ Oh yeah, you totally make sense. I'm scared for these movies since I'll always love the book more and I'll sit there and be overly critical if they mess it up so there may be a chance I wont even want to watch the movies. But, I have my books;)
I want my sisters to watch them since there not huge book people. They only started liking Twilight and HP after the movie came out...then they took my books ~head desk~


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