Lola and the Boy Next Door
by Stephanie Perkins
Review
Summary:
Lola Nolan is a budding costume designer, and for her, the more outrageous, sparkly, and fun the outfit, the better. And everything is pretty perfect in her life (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the 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.
Source: Library copy
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My Honest Opinion: ut
Going into this story, I was thinking how can another book compete with this Anna and the French Kiss because this is book 2 of the series. Anna was just so amazing. This book isn't as good as Anna but it was still really amazing.
Lola is this great person, she wears these crazy outfits and wigs and she is just a great character who isn't afraid to show who she is. Then there is the character of Cricket. Such a strange name but an equally amazing character. He moved away from Lola when he was younger because his sister Calliope is an ice skater and she was pursuing a career with that. He ends up going to Berkeley while Lola is finishing her last year of highschool. He moves back in next door. I love close they were even though they haven't seen each other in a couple years. Max is Lola's boyfriend he is 22 and is in a band. So I didn't really care for his character much. I didn't really like how Lola went back and forth between Max and Cricket. There is just alot going on between Lola and Max and Cricket. The story is really amazing and original. I just love contemporaries that way. The raw love of it all.
This story was magical, it really brings out your emotions when Cricket and Lola spend time together.
The ending, wasn't what I thought it should be. It seemed like it went by too fast. Like she rushed the ending. I just expected a little more out of it.
But I still say if you read Anna you should definately read about Lola.
4.5stars
Quotes:
“So do you believe in second chances?" I bite my lip.
"Second, third, fourth. Whatever it takes. However long it takes. If the person is right," he adds.
"If the person is... Lola?"
This time, he holds my gaze. "Only if the other person is Cricket.”
“And if I'm the stars, Cricket Bell is entire galaxies.”
“There are some people in life that you can't get over.”
“There's something about blue eyes.
The kind of blue that startles you every time they're lifted in your direction. The kind of blue that makes you ache for them to look at you again. Not the blue green or blue gray, the blue that's just blue.
Cricket has those eyes.”
“What...what about when I'm married?”
“We'll buy a cot. Your husband can sleep on that when he visits.”
Going into this story, I was thinking how can another book compete with this Anna and the French Kiss because this is book 2 of the series. Anna was just so amazing. This book isn't as good as Anna but it was still really amazing.
Lola is this great person, she wears these crazy outfits and wigs and she is just a great character who isn't afraid to show who she is. Then there is the character of Cricket. Such a strange name but an equally amazing character. He moved away from Lola when he was younger because his sister Calliope is an ice skater and she was pursuing a career with that. He ends up going to Berkeley while Lola is finishing her last year of highschool. He moves back in next door. I love close they were even though they haven't seen each other in a couple years. Max is Lola's boyfriend he is 22 and is in a band. So I didn't really care for his character much. I didn't really like how Lola went back and forth between Max and Cricket. There is just alot going on between Lola and Max and Cricket. The story is really amazing and original. I just love contemporaries that way. The raw love of it all.
This story was magical, it really brings out your emotions when Cricket and Lola spend time together.
The ending, wasn't what I thought it should be. It seemed like it went by too fast. Like she rushed the ending. I just expected a little more out of it.
But I still say if you read Anna you should definately read about Lola.
4.5stars
Quotes:
“So do you believe in second chances?" I bite my lip.
"Second, third, fourth. Whatever it takes. However long it takes. If the person is right," he adds.
"If the person is... Lola?"
This time, he holds my gaze. "Only if the other person is Cricket.”
“And if I'm the stars, Cricket Bell is entire galaxies.”
“There are some people in life that you can't get over.”
“There's something about blue eyes.
The kind of blue that startles you every time they're lifted in your direction. The kind of blue that makes you ache for them to look at you again. Not the blue green or blue gray, the blue that's just blue.
Cricket has those eyes.”
“What...what about when I'm married?”
“We'll buy a cot. Your husband can sleep on that when he visits.”
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