Book Review: Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

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BOOK review

Started on: 17 May 2017
Finished on: 4 June 2017

Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

Title : Always and Forever, Lara Jean
Author : Jenny Han

Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books

Pages :  336 pages / 320 pages (e-book)

Year of Publication : 2017

Price : Rp 155,000 (www.periplus.com)

Rating: 4/5
*for those who haven't read the first and / or the second book, this review may contain spoiler.
Review for To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han here.
Review for P.S. I Still Love You by Jenny Han here.
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"Is it how it goes? You fall in love, and nothing seems truly scary anymore, and life is one big possibility?"

Lara Jean is having the best days of her life as a senior and everything seems to be perfect. She's happily in a relationship with her boyfriend, Peter Kavinsky; and her father is getting remarried with their neighbor, Ms. Rothschild. Lara Jean is excited about a lot of things: planning her father's wedding and Margot coming home for the summer with her new boyfriend. However, as her high school days is coming to an end very soon, Lara Jean realized that she has big decisions to make—especially when things doesn't go as she originally planned.

Book Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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BOOK review

Started on: 3.December.2015
Finished on: 6.December.2015

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Title : Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Author : Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Publisher : Simon & Schuster

Pages :  359 pages /  pages (e-book)

Year of Publication : 2014

Price : Rp 174,000 (www.periplus.com)

Rating: 4/5

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"I had a feeling there was something wrong with me. I guess I was a mystery even to myself. That sucked. I had serious problems."

Aristotle—often called Ari, is a fifteen-year-old who prefers to be alone and doesn't really have any friends. He has trouble expressing his feelings and thoughts to other people, until he met Dante. The two met at the swimming pool when Dante offered to teach Ari how to swim. They're different in every way. Ari feels distant from his father who is scarred by war and his mother seems to hold secrets regarding Ari's brother who's in prison. On the other hand, Dante's parents are absolutely warm, loving, and affectionate towards their son. But despite their differences, Ari found comfort in befriending Dante. However, as Ari and Dante spent a lot of time together, their friendship gradually changes after a life-threatening event that happened to them.