To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

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LOVED LOVED LOVED THIS!! Definitely written for a younger audience, this book is cute, funny, sweet, and made my heart skip a beat a few times! Quick and easy read that is enjoyable the whole way through. I can't wait to read the next two books in the series!

To All the Boys I've Loved Before tells the story of Lara Jean Covey who lost her mom at an early age. Her older sister Margot took up the role of being a mother, until she had to go to college. Lara Jean is now 16 years old and takes on the role of the mom now for her little sister Kitty.

One day, a classmate, Peter Kavinsky confronts Lara Jean about a letter he received from her that talked about his flaws. Lara Jean remembers writing the letter in MIDDLE SCHOOL. Lara Jean realizes someone may have sent out all the letters she wrote to all the boys she had a crush on over the years! She runs home and looks for her hatbox containing all the letters, and unsurprisingly, the hatbox is missing! Initially, she suspected her dad had something to do with it. He admitted he had been cleaning and didn't know the hatbox was so important to her and thinks he might have donated it. Lara Jean has to face the aftermath of it all. Most of the boys that received the letter laughed it off. The one she's most worried about though, is the one for Josh Sanderson, because Josh used to date Lara Jean's sister Margot. They only broke up when Margot moved away for college. Josh is a neighbor who has been close to the Covey family for many years. Lara Jean decides to say nothing to Josh about it. Josh also doesn't act like he received anything but Lara Jean knows he must have.

Peter has just gotten dumped from his girlfriend Genevieve. Genevieve is the pretty and popular girl. Peter suggests to Lara Jean that they should pretend to be in a relationship so Josh doesn't think Lara Jean is still crushing on him, and Genevieve doesn't think she's still got Peter wrapped around her little finger (which she does, at least at that point). Lara Jean agrees. To pretend to be in a relationship, they have to act like boyfriend and girlfriend around each other, which of course, a lot of comedic moments happen. Eventually Peter falls for Lara Jean and tells her so. They have a moment together in a hot tub on a school ski trip. Genevieve sees this and is hurt/jealous and starts spreading a rumor about them having sex in the hot tub. This ruins Lara Jean's reputation but Peter doesn't dispute the rumor, which makes Lara Jean mad at him.

Margot comes home from college for the summer and hears the rumors about Lara Jean and Peter. The sisters have a fight but make up when Lara Jean explained what really happened. Kitty comes clean about mailing all the letters - she was angry one day when Lara Jean teased her about telling Josh that she had a crush on him. (The whole family of sisters crushed on Josh!) Kitty returns the box to Lara Jean. In the box are all the notes Peter had written to Lara Jean when they were pretending to be dating. Lara Jean reads them all and realizes Peter really did have feelings for her. She writes a new love letter to Peter. This time, a real love letter she plans on mailing. THE END.

What a sweet and cute story!! Sure it's cheesy, but it's a young adult romance novel, so what do you expect? It's easy reading and feel good, with some laugh out loud moments. I can't wait to read the next book!

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