Author: Jenny Han
Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary Romance
Series: Trilogy (Complete)

P.S. I Still Love You: ★★★★★/5

Summary: Lara Jean’s letter-writing days aren’t over in this surprise follow-up to the New York Times bestselling To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and P.S. I Still Love You. Lara Jean is having the best senior year a girl could ever hope for. She is head over heels in love with her boyfriend, Peter; her dad’s finally getting remarried to their next door neighbor, Ms. Rothschild; and Margot’s coming home for the summer just in time for the wedding. But change is looming on the horizon. And while Lara Jean is having fun and keeping busy helping plan her father’s wedding, she can’t ignore the big life decisions she has to make. Most pressingly, where she wants to go to college and what that means for her relationship with Peter. She watched her sister Margot go through these growing pains. Now Lara Jean’s the one who’ll be graduating high school and leaving for college and leaving her family—and possibly the boy she loves—behind. When your heart and your head are saying two different things, which one should you listen to?

What had ended to be duology, was the most perfect goodbye letter to readers. I had always thought the ending to Jenny Han’s, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before Series was too short, so I’m glad she decided to write one last love letter to her readers.

What I’m about to say is blasphemous, but this was the first book I’ve finished since I read Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, which was in June…2016! That’s more than a year ago…So it’s amazing that it finally got me out of my book slump. Han’s writing is lighthearted and rhythmic in a way, so you breeze through the pages without really knowing it. I thought the characters and storyline were all very relatable. The problems Lara Jean faced are common struggles that high schoolers experience (Well at least back in my day they were).

The thing that was really fun for me is that I’m also the middle child in a family of three daughters. Though my personality doesn’t very much match with Lara Jean’s, I thought the family dynamic was exactly right. The interactions Lara Jean has with her family and friends were so real. I could think back on my life and remember similar moments. It takes a special book to help you remember bits and pieces of your life while still capturing you in its special world.

Lara Jean Song Covey: Lara Jean has definitely grown to be a young woman. She’s graduated from high school and has really come into her own. Though she’s not your average high school girl, I was glad that she stayed true to herself. Despite her subdued personality, she still remained strong to her beliefs and passions. It’s easy to get swept up trying to fit in, but Lara Jean is the perfect example that you’ll only truly be happy when living a life where you don’t need to feel like hiding your true self.

Peter Kavinsky: This guy. When I had finished P.S. I Still Love You, I was really on the fence about him. I actually preferred John Ambrose instead. But I loved how Peter, despite being the most popular boy in school, star athlete, good-looking guy that he was, loved the strange quirks that were Lara Jean. I appreciated how real his reactions and feelings felt in this last installment, it made him much more likeable as a character. He was extremely sweet, not only to Lara Jean, but to everyone important in her life. Peter went the extra mile to show he cared for Lara Jean through the way he treated her family.

SPOILER ALERT: It’s a minor spoiler but still, forewarning. I’m glad that Jenny Han made the decision to not have Lara Jean and Peter have sex. I honestly would have been really disappointed if they had consummated their relationship. In this day and age, high school students think it’s a necessity, that it’s a part of dating. But really, having sex isn’t the way to show love. It’s the things you don’t notice as much that show how much  you really care for a person. It’s a small detail, but one I did very much appreciate. Lara Jean and Peter’s relationship and journey together show what a truly meaningful relationship looks like.

Overall, I loved this book and frankly the entire series. I’m not one to read many contemporary romance novels even though I own a few. But Jenny Han’s books were so easy to get lost in. I would definitely recommend anyone who is looking for some light summer reading to pick up this series. I can only hope that I’ll get a love letter romance like Lara Jean Song Covey and Peter Kavinsky one day.

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OH. AND THEY’RE MAKING THIS SERIES INTO A MOVIE. Being a Korean-American, I love the fact that Lara Jean is half-Korean, even if her movie counterpart is half-Vietnamese. Click here for the cast list!