{"id":4426,"date":"2022-11-12T01:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=4426"},"modified":"2024-06-12T23:57:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T03:57:05","slug":"book-to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before\/","title":{"rendered":"To All the Boys I&#8217;ve Loved Before"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-596\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_toalltheboysivelovedbefore.png?fit=250%2C374&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"To All the Boys I\u2019ve Loved Before\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> To All the Boys I\u2019ve Loved Before<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/jenny-han\/\">Jenny Han<\/a><br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/series\/to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before\/\">To All the Boys I\u2019ve Loved Before #1<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2014-04-15\">April 15, 2014<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/simon-schuster-books-for-young-readers\/\">Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 384<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/contemporary-romance\/\">Contemporary Romance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/young-adult\/\">Young Adult<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/paperback\/\">Paperback<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/purchased\/\">Purchased<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/4.5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star-half-alt\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/15749186-to-all-the-boys-i-ve-loved-before\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them\u2026all at once?<\/p>\n<p>Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren\u2019t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she\u2019s written. One for every boy she\u2019s ever loved\u2014five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean\u2019s love life goes from imaginary to out of control.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3NdD0M1\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-11-12T06:00:06+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"To All the Boys I've Loved Before\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"To All the Boys I\\u2019ve Loved Before\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jenny Han\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/jenny-han\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"1534438378\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 384,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_toalltheboysivelovedbefore.png?fit=250%2C374&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2014-04-15T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/15749186-to-all-the-boys-i-ve-loved-before\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Contemporary Romance\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 4.5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p>I had been eyeing this series for a while despite the fact that I rarely read YA contemporary romance. I picked up the boxed set on a whim because I had always been interested in the story blurb and the fact that the main character is biracial like me. I&#8217;m so glad that I finally picked this up because if it wasn&#8217;t for my husband starting to tuck us in for bed at five a.m., I would have devoured this entire book in one sitting. I was <em>hooked<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The story follows a rising junior named Lara Jean, who writes letters to her crushes when she&#8217;s ready to move on. She is described as quirky, she isn&#8217;t popular but she&#8217;s also not unpopular, and she&#8217;s never had a boyfriend. Lara Jean is really close to her family, she&#8217;s privileged, and she enjoys girly hobbies like scrapbooking, baking, and knitting. A lot of reviewers call Lara Jean immature but many high schoolers ARE immature. I found myself relating to her because I was a lot like her when I was in high school. I had crushes, but I never pursued any of them, I never dated anyone at school like a lot of my friends that had boyfriends all through middle and high school. I felt inexperienced compared to my peers, but it didn&#8217;t really bother me.<\/p>\n<p>I also really loved most of the characters, and especially the relationship that Lara Jean has with her sisters, even when they are being obnoxious toward each other. The only thing that I wish would have been better developed would&#8217;ve been Lara Jean&#8217;s friendship with Chris. They&#8217;re close friends, but the friendship didn&#8217;t feel fleshed out or authentic to me.<\/p>\n<p>The hook for the story is that somehow, those old good-bye crush letters are sent out, and Lara Jean finds herself confronted with all of those crushes. It is deliciously amusing and a recipe for so much drama, especially when one of those crushes would mean betraying someone close to her. While I didn&#8217;t like the pseudo-love triangle with this character, in some ways it was believable. This book has all of the frustrating drama that comes with most teen romance novels, but I didn&#8217;t find myself minding in the slightest. The chapters are short and a lot happens in each chapter, and it was nice to just turn my brain off and enjoy the ride.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhat would <em>you know<\/em> about <strong>love<\/strong>, Lara Jean?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Dead Parent <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Jenny Han<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jennyhan.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jennyhan.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jennyhan.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_jennyhan.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jenny Han is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the To All the Boys I\u2019ve Loved Before series. <\/p>\n<p>She is an executive producer on all three Netflix films&#8211; To All the Boys I&#8217;ve Loved Before, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, and To All the Boys: Always and Forever, Lara Jean. She is also the author of the New York Times bestselling Summer I Turned Pretty series. Her books have been published in more than thirty languages. A former librarian, Jenny earned her MFA in creative writing at the New School. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jennyhan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jennyhan\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jennyhan\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/151371.Jenny_Han\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47SswLq\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jennyhan\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review I had been eyeing this series for a while despite the fact that I rarely read YA contemporary romance. 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