Well, I have not read such a good contemporary novel in a while. I did opt to watch the Netflix version of this before reading because I'm stubborn and wanted to find a copy without the movie poster cover but apparently they don't make them anymore. Lara Jean Song Covey is an introverted girl who tries to live in the shadow of her sister Margot, always playing it safe. Whenever Lara Jean has a crush on a boy she writes out a love letter for them but keeps it in the hatbox given to her by her late mother. When her Letters are mysteriously mailed out, Lara Jean's world is turned upside down, especially when one of the letters was to her sister's ex-boyfriend. One of her love letter recipients, Pete Kavinsky, approaches her with a deal to fake a relationship to make his ex-girlfriend jealous and to save face in front of Josh, Lara Jean accepts not knowing that the two of them would indeed fall for each other.
This was a good, quick read; it went by so fast. Even though I have watched the movie a handful of times, there weren't that many differences. I would've really liked to see Lara Jean and Peter at the Estate sale and more of the character's backstories in the movie it was a pretty spot on adaption. I would really like to get my hands on the two following novels and I can tell you that they are in my Barnes & Noble cart waiting for me to hit that button.
Pros:
Nice, easy love story
Cons:
Gets a tad boring in the beginning. Letters aren't introduced until a quarter way in.
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