Comments on The Book Vixen - A Romance Book Blog: REVIEW: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

I love you! Because you are on my level! I did not...

2011-11-11T23:11:15.441-08:00

I love you! Because you are on my level! I did not like this. I was sad that I did not since I have heard nothing but ranting and raving of how fabulous it is. It was okay but mostly I was driven nuts and the love story was a vicious cycle of poor communication. The characters droveme nuts. I liked Lola and the Boy Next Door better.

@Casey (The Bookish Type) I liked that they were ...

2011-09-27T06:17:34.685-07:00

@Casey (The Bookish Type)

I liked that they were best friends before falling in love. I think that gives more strength to a relationship since you get to know the person more before being in an actual relationship with them. And I'm glad Anna didn't constantly swoon over St. Clair.

It's a cute story. Too bad it didn't live ...

2011-09-27T01:30:00.072-07:00

It's a cute story. Too bad it didn't live up to all the hype. Disappointing when that happens.

I'm glad you gave it an honest review; which I...

2011-09-26T16:58:13.841-07:00

I'm glad you gave it an honest review; which I know is tough with a book that it seems EVERYONE loves.

For me? What gave it so much WOW was that it's so real; that they started out as friends, and that they are normal. That aside from boarding school? There was nothing super fabulous or far fetched about it.

I'm sorry this one wasn't great for you! I...

2011-09-26T14:30:41.518-07:00

I'm sorry this one wasn't great for you! I think what made it so amazing to me -- and maybe to others? -- was how normal Anna and Etienne and their friends were. They didn't have superpowers, they weren't movie stars. They seemed like people you could see on the street. They were best friends and they fell in love. It's a nice change of pace from the love-at-first-sight-omg-is-he-a-vampire-why-does-he-hate-me romance LOL

I'm kind of glad you weren't "WOWed&q...

2011-09-26T14:13:10.696-07:00

I'm kind of glad you weren't "WOWed" by this one. I have a copy sitting on my shelf, and I've been excited about reading it, but at this point, I don't think the book can live up to my expectations! Lol. Thanks for bringing me back down to earth a bit.

I felt exactly the same way! I liked it but didn&...

2011-09-26T14:06:24.329-07:00

I felt exactly the same way! I liked it but didn't love it. And it was free for me as I got it from the library. I kept wondering what all the fuss was about...

I've got to agree with you. I had people rave ...

2011-09-26T05:10:28.380-07:00

I've got to agree with you. I had people rave about it when it was free, by the time I got around to it the book was not free and my thoughts always were "maybe if I didn't pay for it I'd like it more?"

It's okay but it's not knocking my socks off as a YA.