Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris - until she meets Etienne St. Clair: perfect, Parisian (and English and American, which makes for a swoon-worthy accent), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that he's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relationship back home.
As winter melts into spring, will a year of romantic near - misses end with the French kiss Anna - and readers - have long awaited?
I apologize. I meant to have this review up this morning, but then life happened. Sorry for the wait!
This book has been all over the world of book blogging lately. It seems like everyone has read it, and everyone has an opinion about it. I figured I may as well add my "two cents" too. I actually really liked most of this book. Yes, most.
I'll get everything not included in that "most" out of the way first. First, I didn't think being shipped off to Paris for Anna's senior year of high school "just because" was very believeable. I thought the whole idea of her in Paris wasn't very well thought out. Second, "St. Clair" (who I loved) was a bit pompous at times. He would randomly spout off a bunch of useless information about art or historical points of interest, or...the weather. Pretentious much? I think so. Finally, Anna is described as having a gap in her front teeth. Not that that's bad, it was just distracting. From that point on, not only did she have a "Paula Deen accent, y'all" in my head, but she also whistled out every little Southern word like the gopher on Winnie the Pooh. Honestly, it would have been distracting to you too!
I'm making this book a hard sell, aren't I? I really and truly did like it. I loved Anna and St. Clair's group of friends. I loved that Anna was a movie buff and that they tried to see each film in a different theater when they went. I loved that Anna was a clean freak (but maybe that's because I related to that quirk a little too well...). I thought the actual love story in this book was believeable, even if it was all a tad dramatic. Oh yeah, and I thought St. Clair's phobia was hilarious. I could totally picture him screaming like a girl with his cute little British accent right before a very feminine fainting spell. :)
I do think this is a book worth reading. Where I've read so many mixed reviews on it, I'd recommend picking it up from your local library, reading it, and then deciding if it's one you want to add to your bookshelf at home.
Happy Reading!
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