Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
(338 pages)
Pub. date: 09/29/11
My rating: 4.5/5
Series: N/A
About the book:
Budding designer Lola Nolan doesn’t believe in fashion . . . she believes in costume. The more expressive the outfit -- more sparkly, more fun, more wild -- the better. But even though Lola’s style is outrageous, she’s a devoted daughter and friend with some big plans for the future. And everything is pretty perfect (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the dreaded Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the neighborhood.
When Cricket -- a gifted inventor -- steps out from his twin sister’s shadow and back into Lola’s life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door.
My thoughts:
Since I read and loved Anna and the French Kiss by the same author I've been really looking forward to reading Lola and the Boy Next Door! Not only was the cover adorable but the summary make Lola sound like one cool chicky! I've been counting down the days until I got this one! And, finally, I did! Of course I zoomed through it within one day.
Lola was just as wacky and cool as I thought she'd be. She had her own mind and her own (very unique) look and she was a character I immediately loved. She had a strong background which didn't overshadow the real plot, but made it better. You see, Lola lives with her two dads, but throughout the book her ex-druggie birth mother comes for a visit, causing a bit of turmoil for Lola. Instead of taking over the plot it added to the background very nicely.
One thing I didn't like about Lola was how she was with her boyfriend Max. Max was a bit of a jerk at times, wanting nothing to do with her friends and only tolerated her family. He got too jealous at times, and acted like he only did things for Lola because he had too, not because he wanted to. Instead of supporting her uniqueness he often criticized her for it. Lola, instead of telling him off, put up with it.
Cricket, on the other hand, would have done anything for Lola. Cricket was Lola's childhood friend and first love, but it never seemed to work out for the two. Cricket was sweet and caring and funny and cute and extremely tall. Lola was having a hard time getting him out of her mind even though she was totally over him and completely in love with Max... Or was she? Really, it seemed quite obvious that she was still in love with him from the start. I felt a little bad for Cricket when she was stringing him along like that. I loved how he never gave up though! Why can't Cricket by MY neighbour? (Yes, I'm Canadian. I spell "neighbour" with a "u").
I was really thinking that that there'd be some big confrontation between Lola and Cricket's twin sister Calliope but I was a bit disappointed there. Nothing really big ever happened.
The best surprise for me was Anna and St. Clair from Anna and the French Kiss being in the novel. They were friends and coworkers of Lola's. It was so great getting to see them again and to see how their relationship progressed! It kind of made me think of Sarah Dessen and how soem of her characters and places keep reappearing throughout her novels.
Not liking Lola's relationship with Max and how it drug on and on even though it was obviously over was really the only problem I had with the book. Other than that it was a wonderfully cute book and I highly recommend it!
(338 pages)
Pub. date: 09/29/11
My rating: 4.5/5
Series: N/A
About the book:
Budding designer Lola Nolan doesn’t believe in fashion . . . she believes in costume. The more expressive the outfit -- more sparkly, more fun, more wild -- the better. But even though Lola’s style is outrageous, she’s a devoted daughter and friend with some big plans for the future. And everything is pretty perfect (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the dreaded Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the neighborhood.
When Cricket -- a gifted inventor -- steps out from his twin sister’s shadow and back into Lola’s life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door.
My thoughts:
Since I read and loved Anna and the French Kiss by the same author I've been really looking forward to reading Lola and the Boy Next Door! Not only was the cover adorable but the summary make Lola sound like one cool chicky! I've been counting down the days until I got this one! And, finally, I did! Of course I zoomed through it within one day.
Lola was just as wacky and cool as I thought she'd be. She had her own mind and her own (very unique) look and she was a character I immediately loved. She had a strong background which didn't overshadow the real plot, but made it better. You see, Lola lives with her two dads, but throughout the book her ex-druggie birth mother comes for a visit, causing a bit of turmoil for Lola. Instead of taking over the plot it added to the background very nicely.
One thing I didn't like about Lola was how she was with her boyfriend Max. Max was a bit of a jerk at times, wanting nothing to do with her friends and only tolerated her family. He got too jealous at times, and acted like he only did things for Lola because he had too, not because he wanted to. Instead of supporting her uniqueness he often criticized her for it. Lola, instead of telling him off, put up with it.
Cricket, on the other hand, would have done anything for Lola. Cricket was Lola's childhood friend and first love, but it never seemed to work out for the two. Cricket was sweet and caring and funny and cute and extremely tall. Lola was having a hard time getting him out of her mind even though she was totally over him and completely in love with Max... Or was she? Really, it seemed quite obvious that she was still in love with him from the start. I felt a little bad for Cricket when she was stringing him along like that. I loved how he never gave up though! Why can't Cricket by MY neighbour? (Yes, I'm Canadian. I spell "neighbour" with a "u").
I was really thinking that that there'd be some big confrontation between Lola and Cricket's twin sister Calliope but I was a bit disappointed there. Nothing really big ever happened.
The best surprise for me was Anna and St. Clair from Anna and the French Kiss being in the novel. They were friends and coworkers of Lola's. It was so great getting to see them again and to see how their relationship progressed! It kind of made me think of Sarah Dessen and how soem of her characters and places keep reappearing throughout her novels.
Not liking Lola's relationship with Max and how it drug on and on even though it was obviously over was really the only problem I had with the book. Other than that it was a wonderfully cute book and I highly recommend it!
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