I am finally going another review for you, the downside is that it is another contemporary. On the other hand we all like a good contemporary every now and again so here I am today to recommend a good one.
I have been in a major slump recently and the book that got me out of that was Anna and the French Kiss by Stephenie Perkins. I appreciate that there is nothing that I can say the will excuse a book have such a cheesy title, but the book itself is brilliant!
I loved the characters and the setting and the plot and the writing style and everything! It is such a nice, sweet story and I especially like all the characters and their different dynamics. It is more of a cutesy contemporary than a really emotional one but that is exactly what I needed. I was looking for a good contemporary in My Heart and Other Black Holes and even though I went into it wanting a book I would have to emotionally invest in I was less than impressed.
Anna and the French Kiss is about a seventeen year old girl called Anna Oliphant who is sent to an American boarding school in Paris by her father, who she less than agrees with. When she arrives she doesn't speak any French, doesn't know anyone and is in a completely foreign city all by herself. During her time there she meets so many people, including Ettiene St. Clair, a handsome English boy who she rather likes, but will it work for them?
The story sounds cheesy but if it bothers you so much just mark it as a guilty pleasure and read it anyway because it is lovely and sweet and such a nice story. I know I keep repeating myself, that's because I'm not sure how else to describe it.
I rate it 5/5 stars and highly recommend it; especially if you are looking for something to get you out of a reading slump!
Happy Saturday,
Emile x
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