Description
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han is Book 1 of the bestselling young adult romance trilogy that introduces readers to Lara Jean Covey, her secret love letters and the unexpected relationship that changes everything.
Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean keeps her most private feelings safely hidden inside a hatbox.
Whenever she has an intense crush on someone, she writes him a love letter. She pours everything she feels onto the page – but she never sends the letters. They are her way of saying goodbye to feelings she would rather keep to herself.
There are five letters in total.
Then, somehow, they are mailed.
Suddenly every boy Lara Jean has ever loved knows exactly how she once felt about him, and the quiet romantic life she kept safely inside her imagination becomes very real.
Among the recipients are her next-door neighbour Josh, who recently dated her older sister Margot, and the popular Peter Kavinsky. Desperate to convince Josh that her feelings for him are over, Lara Jean enters into a pretend relationship with Peter.
The arrangement is supposed to be simple.
But the more time Lara Jean and Peter spend together, the harder it becomes to tell where pretending ends and real feelings begin.
Jenny Han combines romance, humour, family relationships and the uncertainty of first love in a warm coming-of-age story about learning to take emotional risks instead of keeping life safely inside a box.
The novel also introduces the close relationship between Lara Jean and her sisters Margot and Kitty, making family every bit as important to the story as romance.
For readers searching for Jenny Han books, the To All the Boys I've Loved Before series in order, YA contemporary romance, fake-dating books, high-school romance or books behind popular Netflix adaptations, To All the Boys I've Loved Before is the essential place to begin.
Why You'll Love It
- Book 1 of the To All the Boys I've Loved Before trilogy
- Written by bestselling author Jenny Han
- Introduces Lara Jean Covey and Peter Kavinsky
- Charming fake-dating romance
- Five secret love letters accidentally reach their recipients
- Sweet and funny contemporary YA romance
- Strong focus on sisters and family relationships
- Explores first love, crushes and growing up
- Memorable high-school romance
- Warm coming-of-age storytelling
- Features Korean American family representation
- Recommended for readers aged 12+
- Adapted into the hugely popular Netflix film
- Perfect for fans of teen romantic comedies
- Essential reading before P.S. I Still Love You