Isla and the Happily Ever After - Stephanie Perkins ★★★ 3.5
I'm giving this book 3.5 stars. Here's why:
- Back to Paris!
- Return of the couples!
- Cute love story that distracted me from the heartbreak caused by Never Fade...
I don't actually have a lot to say about this book. I suppose that's why it's getting 3.5 stars.
It was my least favorite out of the A&tFK (Anna & the French Kiss) books. And I can tell you exactly why. It was... okay. Just okay. I thought it was cute. It wasn't too dramatic, and that's just what I needed. But it was SO not dramatic that I had trouble trying to see the plot.
Was there one?
What was it even about?
If someone asked me what Isla was about, I'd say, "Uhh... um, well you see, it's a... there's this girl, Isla, and this boy, Josh... and... there's love. And Paris. And, misunderstandings? It's. Uh. Screw it. It's just a cute story about two people falling in love."
There wasn't much of a problem. There wasn't much of a story. But I DID enjoy it. It was sweet and beautiful. It's just that there wasn't much. And again, I'm glad for that. I needed a break from high-action, high-drama, let's-save-the-world books.
I also feel like I don't really know the characters. Still. After finishing the book. Isla seems cool, but... who is she? I think she's pretty introverted, but I don't know much about her likes, dislikes, life outside of home, past, etc. I just don't know her.
Same with Josh. He's definitely cute, thoughtful, funny... And it was better for him because he was in A&tFK, so he at least had some background. We already knew a little about him from Anna's perspective. And we saw Isla once. Just once.
I really enjoyed when they all came back. Anna, St. Clair, Lola, Cricket. That was good. That made me remember all the things I loved about the first two books. But those things just weren't in Isla.
Final thoughts: Cute story, good characters, blah. It was just there. So I read it. And it was forgettable. But still cute and entertaining nonetheless.
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