“When it's right, it's simple.”
Lola is a really cute story: she is a quirky, raised
by gay parents, unique teenage girl.
When her first crush and ex-neighbor, Cricket,
reappears on her doorstep after two years, things get complicated because Lola
already has a boyfriend, Max, five years older than her, much more experienced.
As Cricket slowly worms his was back into her
life - and into her heart - Lola will have to learn how to be honest with
herself - and she will learn it the hard way.
As much as I loved Anna and
the French Kiss , Lola was
better on nearly every level because it felt real. Anna was by no means a fairy
tale without the struggle of realism, but there were some elements that took it
to daydream level. Paris. Beautiful, charming British boy. The big, dramatic
(incredibly swoontastic) ending.
Lola is different. They aren't in Paris, and Cricket isn't
a dashing, gorgeous Brit. He's just a normal boy. A normal, awkward, amazingly
sweet boy who I can't even find words to describe. (Except for, you know,
those...)
Lola and Cricket had me smiling like an absolute dork the entire time.
There is no way I could have read this book in public because I swear I was
making some laugh-at-me faces. I just adore Perkins' style of delivering a slow
building romance that blends perfectly with the flow of the entire story. As a
reader, you can't help but fall into the storyline and ultimately resist the
coming of the final chapters. It's the type of book you want to continue for
endless chapters.
The main character, who would normally annoy
the hell out of me with her obsession with clothes, glitter, tiaras, has a very
relatable voice. Reading Lola and the Boy Next Door was an infinitely
relaxing experience. This book is filled to the brim with cuteness - cute boys,
cute families, cute locations and cute crushes. Perkins' special gift is
bringing back the memories of young love and excitements and heartaches that
come with it.
Lola and the Boy Next Door is everything first love should be--painful, awkward, desperate, tender and so, so sweet.
Realizing this isn’t a coherent review but rather a gush-fest about my
book crush, I’ll stop now and just tell you that Perkins fans and YA
Contemporary readers are going to enjoy this little gem to the tenth degree.
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