Lara Jean has written five secret love letters she never meant to send -- one for every boy she's ever loved. When they all get mailed at once, she proposes a fake relationship with one of them to manage the fallout.
About This Book
A shy teenage girl copes with her overwhelming crushes by writing each boy a secret love letter she never intends to send, sealing away her feelings in a hatbox, until one day, to her horror, all five letters are mysteriously mailed out, exposing her private heart to every boy she has ever pined for, including her older sister's ex-boyfriend and a popular classmate, whom she impulsively pretends to date to cover up the fallout. Han writes a warm, charming, wholesome young adult romance narrated in her heroine's endearing voice, using the fake-dating scheme born of the letters disaster to unfold a sweet slow burn, while grounding the story in a loving, motherless Korean American family and the ordinary anxieties of high school. The tone is gentle and heartfelt, the romance building through genuine tenderness rather than drama. This suits readers who want a sweet, feel-good young adult romance with a charming premise, a lovable heroine, and a warm family, and anyone who enjoys a low-angst fake-dating slow burn. It fits less well anyone wanting edge, high stakes, or steam, since the book is gentle and wholesome. The detail that the heroine's secret, never-meant-to-be-sent love letters are all mailed out at once gives the book its irresistible premise. Warm, charming, and heartfelt, it rewards readers seeking a sweet romance. Those wanting drama may find it gentle, but its tenderness and its premise are exactly what made it beloved.
Who This Is For
Best for readers who want something warm and easy, comfort reading at its best. The prose is accessible: you can read this quickly and it never asks too much of you. It moves quickly: once you're in, it's hard to stop. Not a book for when you want something that challenges or lingers.
Best Read When
Best read when you're in the mood for something light and life-affirming, and a read that's fast and propulsive.
What It Explores
To All the Boys I've Loved Before explores love in its most complicated forms, family in all its complexity — inherited and chosen, and identity and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be.
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