Isla and the Happily Ever After
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- Author：Stephanie Perkins
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Summary
The café is boiling。 The atmosphere is clouded with bittersweet coffee。
Three years of desire rip through my body and burst from my lips: “Josh！”
His head jolts up。 For a long time， a very long time， he just stares at me。
And then…he blinks。 “Isla？”
Hopeless romantic Isla has had a crush on brooding artist Josh since their first year at the School of America in Paris。 And， after a chance encounter in Manhattan over the summer break， romance might be closer than Isla imagined。 But as they begin their senior year back in France， Isla and Josh are forced to face uncertainty about their futures， and the very real possibility of being apart。
Set against the stunning backdrops of New York， Paris and Barcelona， this is a gorgeous， heart-wrenching and irresistible story of true love， and the perfect conclusion to Stephanie Perkins’s beloved series。
Three years of desire rip through my body and burst from my lips: “Josh！”
His head jolts up。 For a long time， a very long time， he just stares at me。
And then…he blinks。 “Isla？”
Hopeless romantic Isla has had a crush on brooding artist Josh since their first year at the School of America in Paris。 And， after a chance encounter in Manhattan over the summer break， romance might be closer than Isla imagined。 But as they begin their senior year back in France， Isla and Josh are forced to face uncertainty about their futures， and the very real possibility of being apart。
Set against the stunning backdrops of New York， Paris and Barcelona， this is a gorgeous， heart-wrenching and irresistible story of true love， and the perfect conclusion to Stephanie Perkins’s beloved series。
Reviews
primoguitaro
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48th book of 2021 Oh my gosh。 This book is so good。 WOW。 OKay。 So， the characters。 I read Anna and the French Kiss back in February and so it's been quite a few months; I didn't remember who Isla and Josh and most of the old characters were when I picked this book up three days after finishing Lola and the Boy Next Door and yet， somehow I could still feel the magic when the characters make their cameos。 （view spoiler）[ That scene。 And then Etienne St。Clair and Anna's proposal！ I gasped and proc 48th book of 2021 Oh my gosh。 This book is so good。 WOW。 OKay。 So， the characters。 I read Anna and the French Kiss back in February and so it's been quite a few months; I didn't remember who Isla and Josh and most of the old characters were when I picked this book up three days after finishing Lola and the Boy Next Door and yet， somehow I could still feel the magic when the characters make their cameos。 （view spoiler）[ That scene。 And then Etienne St。Clair and Anna's proposal！ I gasped and proceeded by smiling all the way to the end of the book （Josh and Isla are everything。） （hide spoiler）] Anyway， it took me a while to realize and recall all the details， because I only VAGUELY remembered a Josh from the first book。 I found the small recap mentions very helpful though。 BUT THE CHARACTERS。 Isla is short （somehow still taller than me。 and yes， it's not part of her character but still！！） and a student at the American boarding school in Paris。 She's the middle child of two siblings， Gen and Hattie， whose relationships with her are developed perfectly subtly throughout the book。 She's known as quiet and smart， but there are sides to her revealed to different characters。 Personally， I found her a truly fleshed-out character who through it's clear the author put in tremendous effort in developing her backstory。 Other than her strictly platonic guy friend Kurt， she's mainly friendless （her past friendships are all revealed throughout in detail and developed）。 She's a loner， who has been fawning after Josh for a long time。 Firstly， I loved her voice。 I loved getting to read her inner thoughts and getting to read from her perspective。 She's so endearing， in the looks-like-a-cinnamon-roll-but-could-kill-you kind of way。 Isla is insecure， and that resonates with readers through her inner monologues， again （I KNOW。 I will never get over her） AND allows her space for character development。 BUT GUESS WHAT？ Josh is flawed too。 All the characters are a little flawed and it makes them feel so much more real。 BUT anyway。 The romance is amazing。 I love it， and I love how relatable it is， especially the fangirling and the inner fireworks and awkwardness。 The dialogue is the perfect amount of sweet， steamy， and awkward。 The romance itself is the perfect amount of these。 It's wholesome too。 （view spoiler）[ PLEASE。 THe ENDING WILL ALWAYS GET ME。 Okay， I know the book-writing thing is SLIGHTLY weird but come on。 When it turns out he's been waiting for her to finish to continue with the story it's like OMGOMOMG OTP。 （hide spoiler）] What I really love about Josh and Isla's relationship and the arc of it is how they get together pretty quickly， allowing more obstacles to come into play。 THE BEST BIT IS THIS: there are external factors AND internal ones that the characters have to resolve。 At first I was hoping for more internal conflicts rather than the expulsion stuff， but then it came and the book's promise completely fulfils。 I love how flawed the relationship is， how the characters don't always make the right decisions and yet learn how to fix their mistakes。 The characters grow。 Josh and Isla CHANGE EACH OTHER， and that's beautiful。 The characters also feel like teenagers。 They do impulsive， reckless things and they get punished for them。 They question themselves and think about their futures in young ways。 They sound and think like teenagers。 I loved every paragraph of it。 The story itself and the plot is heavily romance-centered but other relationships and conflicts are brought in， specifically about the characters and their development， how their perspectives change， everything。。。 I really loved it。 OH。 Something else I noted is that when the characters say 'I love you' I don't cringe， and despite everything it didn't feel like insta-love at all， which is completely brilliant。 I love the way Perkins wraps a little element of fate into the relationship， without overdoing it。 I love how the characters are active and how things are constantly changing。 The pacing is amazing too。 I devoured this book。 I came here looking for a quick， fun read that would make me smile。 What I got was a fleshed-out novel with a cast of flawed characters， a book that kept me hooked， and a story I can't help but love。 It's the absolutely perfect finale to the series， and even though the setting isn't as magical as it is in Anna and the French Kiss I could still feel some of the magic。 My thoughts on the series: Although I've marked this on my favorites shelf， I think I might like Anna and the French Kiss more （it's been a while so I can't judge them fairly）， so just consider the two as both in between favorites and almost-favorites。 Lola's story I didn't like as much。 Overall， my favorite couple is still Anna and St。Clair， my favorite story might be theirs， might be this one。 But this is a truly good series I recommend to any romance reader looking for something fast and sweet。 This one's， surprisingly， the steamiest though。 Perkins is an absolute master at romance-writing！ started 6/12/21， finished 6/13/21 。。。more
Shannon Jade
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Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins takes readers back to the School of America in Paris， where anything is possible and the great love of Isla’s life might be just around the corner。📚📚📚Like Anna and the French Kiss， Isla and the Happily Ever After makes good use of its Parisian setting， capitalising on the romantic staples of a European love story。 From a coffee shop in Manhattan to the Champs-Élysées in Paris to the famous Casa Milà in Barcelona， each beautiful setting in Isla Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins takes readers back to the School of America in Paris， where anything is possible and the great love of Isla’s life might be just around the corner。📚📚📚Like Anna and the French Kiss， Isla and the Happily Ever After makes good use of its Parisian setting， capitalising on the romantic staples of a European love story。 From a coffee shop in Manhattan to the Champs-Élysées in Paris to the famous Casa Milà in Barcelona， each beautiful setting in Isla’s story is described in rich detail， making Isla and the Happily Ever After the perfect choice for any reader wanting to travel vicariously （me！）。📚📚📚 Set a year after Anna and Étienne’s love story in Anna and the French Kiss， Isla and the Happily Ever After follows that fast-moving and passionate romance of Isla and Josh。 Author Perkins has a great talent for crafting memorable， engaging characters。 Isla， Josh， and their peers are the kinds of characters readers want to be friends with， making it easy to become invested in their story。 Isla and the Happily Ever After also features brief cameos from fan favourites from the others books in the series。 Alongside new cast members， you can expect to catch glimpses of Anna， Étienne， Meredith， Rashmi， Lola， and Cricket。📚📚📚Isla and the Happily Ever After deals with all the worries we’ve come to expect from YA contemporary fiction—young love， insecurity， lack of direction， and more。 If you’re searching for a fast-paced romance read with plenty of aww moments， this might be just the story you’ve been hoping for！ 。。。more
Aurora Boreal
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I was just so happy and grinning while reading this book。 Now I get the whole fuss about Stephanie Perkins。 I was just so happy and grinning while reading this book。 Now I get the whole fuss about Stephanie Perkins。 。。。more
Ary Pacio
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I'm gonna burn this fucking book。 I am disappointed。 I'm gonna burn this fucking book。 I am disappointed。 。。。more
Jade
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I AM LITERALLY IN LOVE WITH JOSH
andrea llorens
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3。5 stars
Sienna
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I found this book absolutely amazing！ I thought it was going to be just as predictable as Lola and the Boy Next Door， but there were amazing surprises during the book！ I loved how you were able to see Anna and St。 Clair’s relationship progress absolutely amazingly （if you have read the book you know what I’m talking about） and get a peek at how Lola and Cricket are doing at the end of the book。This book was very up and down。 It was full of raw emotion and heartbreak like I have never seen before I found this book absolutely amazing！ I thought it was going to be just as predictable as Lola and the Boy Next Door， but there were amazing surprises during the book！ I loved how you were able to see Anna and St。 Clair’s relationship progress absolutely amazingly （if you have read the book you know what I’m talking about） and get a peek at how Lola and Cricket are doing at the end of the book。This book was very up and down。 It was full of raw emotion and heartbreak like I have never seen before。 Even if you weren’t a fan of the second book （like me）， you will still enjoy this book！ 1000/10 。。。more
Lauren
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So， kind of mixed feelings on this one。。。 I enjoyed Isla’s story probably the least compared to Anna and Lola’s， but that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it either。 Throughout it all， Anna and St Clair have been my favourite couple， so in the second and third book， I’ve always been excited when I saw them again。 Was a little disappointed that they didn’t appear so much in this book， but it did make sense why they didn’t。 Besides， I loved the reunion of all the characters at the end！ I found the rela So， kind of mixed feelings on this one。。。 I enjoyed Isla’s story probably the least compared to Anna and Lola’s， but that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it either。 Throughout it all， Anna and St Clair have been my favourite couple， so in the second and third book， I’ve always been excited when I saw them again。 Was a little disappointed that they didn’t appear so much in this book， but it did make sense why they didn’t。 Besides， I loved the reunion of all the characters at the end！ I found the relationship between Isla and Josh less interesting to read， however was pleased to follow a relationship with absolutely no cheating whatsoever。 Overall though， I just didn’t enjoy the characters as much and I didn’t love reading from Isla’s perspective。 Despite this， there’s just something about Perkins writing that keeps you reading and keeps you wanting more。 Through the whole series， once I picked up one of the books， I found it so hard to put it back down。 And if I did put it down， I found myself itching to pick it back up again。 Now， should you read this？If you loved Anna and Lola’s stories， then why not complete the series？！ However， you’re also not missing out on much， in my opinion， if you decide not to pick this one up。 。。。more
Ilgın
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you know your personal life is not okay when feel good romances just make you really sad。 i feel reaally really sad finishing this book。 seeing these eighteen-nineteen year olds thinking as if they’ve found the loves of their lifetimes， it’s too much to handle when you realize you truely have lost your hope and belief in love。 sure， these characters will have their happily ever after together because this is a creation of fiction。 i’m just in a really bad mood😑😑😑😑
emily
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2。5 starsi really tried to like this book but i found isla to be an annoying， selfish character。 and the plot was just not my fav。 this was a quick read though， and it definitely got me out of a reading slump:）i'll write a better review later， but for right now i need to cry about how much i disliked this book 2。5 starsi really tried to like this book but i found isla to be an annoying， selfish character。 and the plot was just not my fav。 this was a quick read though， and it definitely got me out of a reading slump:）i'll write a better review later， but for right now i need to cry about how much i disliked this book 。。。more
Cassie
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This book was EVERYTHING！ Oh my goodness I adore this book。 Such a satisfying ending to this series。 AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THAT ONE SCENE！ I CRIED AND MY HEART EXPLODED WITH HAPPINESS！ Basically， I highly recommend this book :） This book was EVERYTHING！ Oh my goodness I adore this book。 Such a satisfying ending to this series。 AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THAT ONE SCENE！ I CRIED AND MY HEART EXPLODED WITH HAPPINESS！ Basically， I highly recommend this book :） 。。。more
Nevena
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I loved this book and it's my favorite in the series。 It was cute， fluffy and funny。 I liked that Josh and Isla got in a relationship very soon in the start of the book， because the point was to read about them facing problems while being in a relationship。 I loved the conclusion to the series the ending was really cute。5 stars I loved this book and it's my favorite in the series。 It was cute， fluffy and funny。 I liked that Josh and Isla got in a relationship very soon in the start of the book， because the point was to read about them facing problems while being in a relationship。 I loved the conclusion to the series the ending was really cute。5 stars 。。。more
El Coles
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Isla and the Happily Ever After is the third instalment in the Anna and the French Kiss series， and whilst I loved the first book， both this one and the second one definitely fell short of my expectations。 What I did like about this book was how it returned to the SOAP setting- the familiar characters and Paris backdrop were all things I loved about the first book and that I felt were missing from the second book。 But apart from that I found the storyline weak， uninteresting and annoying with Is Isla and the Happily Ever After is the third instalment in the Anna and the French Kiss series， and whilst I loved the first book， both this one and the second one definitely fell short of my expectations。 What I did like about this book was how it returned to the SOAP setting- the familiar characters and Paris backdrop were all things I loved about the first book and that I felt were missing from the second book。 But apart from that I found the storyline weak， uninteresting and annoying with Isla being obsessed with Josh and their relationship moving too fast to the point that it was almost unhealthy。 Overall， for me AATFK is the stand out of the series and could be a standalone- whilst the other two books felt familiar， they lacked everything that drew me in initially and I wouldn’t recommend them！ 。。。more
Jenna
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I didn't think any book in this trilogy could top Anna and the French Kiss， especially after Lola gained four stars。 I was wrong。 I liked Isla when she appeared in the first book and I'm so thankful she got the attention she deserved！ This was purely amazing。PS。 This was also the only book in this series that made me cry while reading and let's just say there were enough tears for all the three books。PPS。 Thanks to Stephanie Perkins， I now have three new crushes on fictional characters and three I didn't think any book in this trilogy could top Anna and the French Kiss， especially after Lola gained four stars。 I was wrong。 I liked Isla when she appeared in the first book and I'm so thankful she got the attention she deserved！ This was purely amazing。PS。 This was also the only book in this series that made me cry while reading and let's just say there were enough tears for all the three books。PPS。 Thanks to Stephanie Perkins， I now have three new crushes on fictional characters and three new couples to ship who have set the bar for relationships unbelievably high。 。。。more
Jesi Sarracino
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This one was easily my favorite of the 3， the feel of the book was overall different。 Maybe just the way the romance happened was why。 Josh seems like the troubled kid when in reality he’s just going through a lot of life changes， his friends leaving school， a breakup and just the pressures parents put on him。 Isla is also going through lots of life changes， but they find each other despite it all。 Definitely the best of the series。 Still a bit young maybe for me as I’ve gotten older but still c This one was easily my favorite of the 3， the feel of the book was overall different。 Maybe just the way the romance happened was why。 Josh seems like the troubled kid when in reality he’s just going through a lot of life changes， his friends leaving school， a breakup and just the pressures parents put on him。 Isla is also going through lots of life changes， but they find each other despite it all。 Definitely the best of the series。 Still a bit young maybe for me as I’ve gotten older but still cute。 。。。more
TheNextGenLibrarian
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NYC ✈️ Paris ✈️ Barcelona…and back again。🌹 Isla has had a crush on cartoonist/artist Josh since she was a freshman at the School of America in Paris。 Just before their senior year Isla encounters Josh at a cafe， thoroughly embarrassing herself after wisdom tooth surgery。 She doesn’t see him again until the start of their senior year in Paris。 Josh and Isla begin dating almost immediately， but fears， uncertainties， rule breaking and family obligations soon get in the way of their blossoming roman NYC ✈️ Paris ✈️ Barcelona…and back again。🌹 Isla has had a crush on cartoonist/artist Josh since she was a freshman at the School of America in Paris。 Just before their senior year Isla encounters Josh at a cafe， thoroughly embarrassing herself after wisdom tooth surgery。 She doesn’t see him again until the start of their senior year in Paris。 Josh and Isla begin dating almost immediately， but fears， uncertainties， rule breaking and family obligations soon get in the way of their blossoming romance。 Will their bond be strong enough to withstand it all？🌹This is probably my favorite of all three YA romance #books。 I loved how the characters from book 1 & 2 showed up at the end and really enjoyed seeing Josh again from Anna and the French Kiss。 Both characters go through a lot of growth in the novel， making it an easy， fast and fun read overall。 。。。more
Gabriela Prolungatti
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Not my fav but it was great
Kristy
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OK guys gotta be honest this was not as good as the 1st one but it was better than the 2nd one。 Now guys I think that if you want to read this series just read the 1st one the other 2 are not really worth it and people were saying that it came together so well at the end because all 6 people from the 3 books meet each other but they meet each other for like 5 pages and they're like bye so I don't know。 Now for the main character she was kind of annoying guys I got to be honest with you。And guys OK guys gotta be honest this was not as good as the 1st one but it was better than the 2nd one。 Now guys I think that if you want to read this series just read the 1st one the other 2 are not really worth it and people were saying that it came together so well at the end because all 6 people from the 3 books meet each other but they meet each other for like 5 pages and they're like bye so I don't know。 Now for the main character she was kind of annoying guys I got to be honest with you。And guys the love interest hes pretty dry like his whole personality is I can draw seems kind of boring to me。 The romance itself was pretty realistic I'd say even though I wouldn't really know but sounded realistic to me。 It was cute fun easy but I just feel like it wasn't worth my time you know。 I would recommend us to people who are looking for a really quick fast fun easy romantic read but if you're looking for something a bit more for fulfilling try something else out you know。 。。。more
Julia
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so much drama。 I am genuinely glad I never was this kind of teenager。。。
Cherry
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Finished it in 1 day！！！！ The story is so so adorable！ My kind of cutie story。 Would have love to read more of their dates or life in Dartmouth！！！ I like Isla 🥺
esmanryg
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3，7⭐️
De
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I only read this to read the comments on good reads。
Juliette Dion
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3，5 c’était bon， mais sans plus。 Ca m’a pris beaucoup de temps avant de finir le livre justement parce que l’histoire ne m’a pas tellement accrochée！
Ella
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I really enjoyed all three books in the 'Anna and the French kiss' series and this might actually be my favourite one！ I really enjoyed all three books in the 'Anna and the French kiss' series and this might actually be my favourite one！ 。。。more
Lizzie
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This book wasn’t as bad as Lola and the Boy Next Door but it wasn’t as good as Anna and the French Kiss。 The first book is the best one of the trilogy in my opinion。 I liked Isla as a protagonist。 She has an obvious crush on her high school classmate， and she finally gets the nerve to ask him out on a date。 She’s also trying to apply for colleges and figure out her major and what her future plans could be。 Josh as a love interest is okay。 I liked him more as a secondary character in AATFK。 The f This book wasn’t as bad as Lola and the Boy Next Door but it wasn’t as good as Anna and the French Kiss。 The first book is the best one of the trilogy in my opinion。 I liked Isla as a protagonist。 She has an obvious crush on her high school classmate， and she finally gets the nerve to ask him out on a date。 She’s also trying to apply for colleges and figure out her major and what her future plans could be。 Josh as a love interest is okay。 I liked him more as a secondary character in AATFK。 The first half of the book was boring until the couple decided to tour Barcelona。 That was my favorite part of AATFK were the new sites around Paris。 Also， I liked seeing the characters from the other books appear， but I wished that it wasn’t at the end。 。。。more
Bianca
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Tarde taaaaanto en leer este libro por la facultad pero cada vez que leía aunque sea un poquito me enamoraba más de los personajes。 Es genial y me gusto mucho que la historia sea tan ‘realista’。 Me sentí muy identificada con Isla。
Nia
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I mean personally I’d say I loved anna and the French kiss more tbh just because I feel like at some point in this book isla’s insecurities got so…bad（？） and it started getting a bit annoying but i mean I did relate to her actually we pretty much have the same personality， and the ending is DEFINITELY one of my fav parts
Laura Beam
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I was absolutely caught up in the whirlwind romance of the first half of this book！ It was so swoony that I actually had to take a break to savor it longer。 But then the second half came along and it was very tumultuous and I wasn't sure if they'd be able to get through！ Of course， with a book with Happy Ever After in the title， you know it will end well。。。 but there was quite a while there where it really did not feel like it would！ This book felt very different from both Anna and the French Ki I was absolutely caught up in the whirlwind romance of the first half of this book！ It was so swoony that I actually had to take a break to savor it longer。 But then the second half came along and it was very tumultuous and I wasn't sure if they'd be able to get through！ Of course， with a book with Happy Ever After in the title， you know it will end well。。。 but there was quite a while there where it really did not feel like it would！ This book felt very different from both Anna and the French Kiss and Lola and the Boy Next Door in that there was less mutual pining in the beginning。。。 until the second half of the book。 I loved the cameos of characters from the earlier two books。 The way that the book ended really did feel like a Happily Ever After， not just for Isla and Josh but also for Lola and Cricket and for Anna and St。 Clair。 I'm so sad to see this series end。 。。。more
Soulsbooks 。。
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Una vez más he quedado enamorada de la pluma de la autora y de su capacidad de crear historias románticas。 En este libro conocemos a Isla y a Josh quienes en un principio no me agradaron mucho pero al ir avanzando la historia me iban gustando。Es súper enganchante， a través de las descripciones que nos da Perkins vamos conociendo diferentes partes del mundo como son New York， Paris y Barcelona。 Esta trilogía me gustó muchísimo， peor debo reconocer que hay algunas cosas que no me agradaron como qu Una vez más he quedado enamorada de la pluma de la autora y de su capacidad de crear historias románticas。 En este libro conocemos a Isla y a Josh quienes en un principio no me agradaron mucho pero al ir avanzando la historia me iban gustando。Es súper enganchante， a través de las descripciones que nos da Perkins vamos conociendo diferentes partes del mundo como son New York， Paris y Barcelona。 Esta trilogía me gustó muchísimo， peor debo reconocer que hay algunas cosas que no me agradaron como que considero que la relación que hay entre los protagonistas no me terminó de convencer。 Además， de que cuando la relación se ellos comenzó， Isla no le prestó atención a su mejor amigo que es Kurt。 3，5/5⭐️ 。。。more
Richa Shah
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