Title: Isla and the Happily Ever After
Series: Anna and the French Kiss, #3
Author: Stephanie Perkins
Summary: Love ignites in the City That Never Sleeps, but can it last?
Hopeless romantic Isla has had a crush on introspective cartoonist Josh since their first year at the School of America in Paris. And after a chance encounter in Manhattan over the summer, romance might be closer than Isla imagined. But as they begin their senior year back in France, Isla and Josh are forced to confront the challenges every young couple must face, including family drama, uncertainty about their college futures, and the very real possibility of being apart.
Featuring cameos from fan-favorites Anna, Étienne, Lola, and Cricket, this sweet and sexy story of true love—set against the stunning backdrops of New York City, Paris, and Barcelona—is a swoonworthy conclusion to Stephanie Perkins’s beloved series.
Review:
Hello, all! I feel like it’s been a million years! But, I’m happy to be back with a new review, my first review of the year! This is actually the first book that I’ve finished this year (aside from rereading The Perks of Being a Wallflower). I’m also reading this other book called The Physics of Immortality, but that isn’t exactly a book for “light reading.”
Isla and the Happily Ever After has been sitting on my shelves since August, even though I already knew I’d love it. Stephanie Perkins’ books are perfection on paper. The third and final book in this trilogy focuses on Isla and Josh, who was a prominent character in Anna and the French Kiss. He definitely had a bigger role to play in this book.
In Isla, we got to see a lot of Josh that I don’t remember seeing in the first book. We also get to know about who he is in general a lot more, since he’s one of the main characters. He was so sweet and perfect and ugh. *Mentally adds him to my never-ending list of book boyfriends*
Isla was… meh. She got really annoying toward the end of the book. I felt there was a lot of unnecessary drama that she created. I could kind of relate to her, though. I’m not really sure how to feel about her. Again, meh.
I LOVED Kurt. I was sad to see that Anna kind of pushed him aside once Josh came into the picture. I’m glad Kurt was able to find the Right Way (*nudge nudge, wink wink*), though. I just wish that Isla had made more friends instead of focusing all of her attention on Josh only.
This book was so exciting, though. I read it in two sittings, and I don’t know why I had the motivation to pick it up, considering I haven’t done something like that in a long time. I feel so spontaneous xD
Of course, we had cameos from Anna, St. Clair, Lola, and Cricket, which was amazing. Unfortunately, they were talked about more than they actually were there.
5/5 stars to this beauty! I love, love, loved this book. I only had a few problems with it, but I’m letting them slide. Overall, this series was fantastic. I think Anna was my favorite, then Isla, then Lola.
What did you think of this series? Are you thinking about picking it up? Let me know!
Hmm, yes I would probably agree with most of the things you mentioned in this review! Although I didn’t really like Lola so much…but I guess that’s true about a lot of people you meet in real life 😛
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Well, I’m glad you liked the story! I wasn’t too big of a fan of Lola, but i liked the book regardless ^-^
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Yes the book was great 😀 And her character was really interesting even though I didn’t like her!
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Definitely thinking about reading this series- I feel like the only one who hasn’t!!
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I totally know that feeling, as I feel that way about a lot of series! I highly, highly recommend it, though. It’s really fantastic and soothing. Definitely something I’d reread 😀 I hope to know your thoughts!
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Just picked up the first book the other day! Hope to read it soon!
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I hope you enjoy it!
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Yesss! I totally agree with how you order your favourites. For me too, it’s definitely Anna, Isla, Lola. I just didn’t click with Lola in the same ways I did Anna and Isla. But the series is so sweet. It’s just a dream to read.
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I agree with you about not really clicking with Lola. But Anna and Isla were totally relatable! This is a really awesome series. I look forward to more Stephanie Perkins books ^-^
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I have yet to start this series! I’ve heard so many things about it and I’ve been putting it off my TBR list fro a while for no specific reason. You make me want to read it though haha Great review 😀
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Thank you! 😀 It’s a really cute and light series. I hope you read it soon!
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I totally will very soon and write a review on my blog! I’m not the kind of person to read romance book but this series sounds very good!
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I still have not read Anna and the French Kiss! I really have to, everyone has been raving about it! 🙂 Great review!
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Thank you! I hope you can read it soon! 😀
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I really want to read this series 😀
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You totally should!
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Hey I’ve nominated you for the Epic Reads Tag and you can read more about it here-
http://wp.me/p3MyNV-fX
I hope you answer the questions as well (but it is completely up to you).
I’m looking forward to reading you answers!
DFTBA!
P.S. I love this series a lot! I’d give it 5 stars too 😀
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Awesome! I’ll definitely check it out 😀
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Hey! Just wanted to let you know that I nominated you for the Liebster Award! Here’s the link for the questions! 😀 http://coffeelant.com/2015/05/13/liebster-award-nomination/
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Thank you so much! I’m so sorry it took so long to see this. I appreciate you thinking of my blog! 😀
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Don’t worry about it! 😀 of course. Your blog is awesome!
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Anna was my favourite too! And then Isla I know they tried to make Lola quirky, but I couldn’t quite connect with her as much as Anna and Isla. The cameo was probably one of my favourite parts! 🙂
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