This was my first read by Jenny Han, and I actually read it quite a while ago, which is why I'm surprised how much I remember from this book. Usually, its all the sugar and fluff that I enjoy for the time being, but immediately forget about once the book is over.

Not this time.

Because as much as I would like to say that this was a cutesy, adorable book on a girl and all of her crushes, its not quite that simple. To All the Boys I've Loved Before is more than meets the eye.


We have our main protagonist, Lara Jean, who is an absolute sweetheart. I immediately fell in love with her character and had an instant connection with this quirky, clumsy, walking disaster who's fears in the world are just like that of any other normal teenager.

Her relationships also progressed with natural tact and cinematic comedy, both with the main love interest as well as the few other *wink wink* (you know who I'm talking about if you've read the book).

I think what surprised me the most about this book though, was how much I was invested, not in Lara Jean's relationship with her love interests, but rather with her family. The bond that she shares with her sisters, especially the elder sibling, was the main winning point for me in this series, and is the sole reason why I will be reading the second and third book in this series as well.

I love how real-life issues were also presented in between that really delved into Lara Jean's character, even though this is only chick-lit at the end of the day. We get to see her struggle with many typical household issues that any ordinary teenager in her situation would go through, and that, more than anything, attests to the authenticity of Han's writing.

Its the sister-love that's the winner of this jackpot, and anyone who's looking for something light, yet intelligent, can try this out for size.