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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?
Stephanie Perkins lives in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Posted May 23, 2011
Anna and the French Kiss is a phenomenal read. It is one of those books that draw you into the plot and it feels like you are actually there. The characters are very easy to connect to because they are teenagers who are very much human. By giving the characters faults and human qualities, Perkins makes the characters come alive! The plot was easy to follow with a few surprises here and there. Anna is the one that I could connect to the most. I could picture myself in her shoes and the happenings in the story were so life-like that they could have actually happened. To think that this book is actually filled with teenage drama, I actually loved this book and would recommend it to any teenage girl who is looking for a great book to read over the summer. I am looking forward to reading the next two books written by Perkins. Hopefully they will contain the same life-like qualities that draw you in.
22 out of 24 people found this review helpful.
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Posted August 18, 2011
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This one was great. I loved every minute reading this.
13 out of 17 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.I don't think there are words to express my love for this novel. It was seriously that good. I can't believe that I waited so long to finally read it. I was a little worried I would be disappointed because it has been so hyped up and I am glad to say that I most definitely was not. This is one of those books that I will be pushing everyone that I know to read.
I adored Anna and St. Clair. They were one of my favorite duos ever. They fit so perfectly together. I also loved all of the supporting characters because well, without them, this story would not have been what it was. Teenage love in the city of romance. Yes, please! I virtually read this in one sitting because I did not want to put it down. Time flew by and I didn't even notice.
Even after I finished this I couldn't stop smiling. It was such a feel good book! It was so easy to connect with Anna. She handled certain situations in the same way that I could see myself doing. She was incredibly realistic! She could easily be someone who is a friend of mine. I swear that I could actually feel what Anna felt. I wanted to laugh when she laughed and cry when she cried. She was such an extremely likeable character!
I can't wait to see what else Stephanie Perkins has in store for us in the future!
10 out of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Posted December 25, 2011
This book was a great pick-me-up. Witty, adorable, and filled to the brim with those ooey gooey warm fuzzies of young love. Read for a good time.
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Posted December 21, 2010
I only read this book because John Green showed a glimmer of interest in it. Had I not been influenced, I would have never given it a chance. Sappy teenage novels don't do it for me. Generally. But this one wasn't awful. In fact, I can relate to the collegebound-new-in-town aspect and I enjoyed Anna's voice. This was the first book I've read on my nook, so there's even more sentimetal value. Good writing, not a very complex story line. It was aiight.
8 out of 17 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Gold Star Award Winner! ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS is, without a doubt, one of my favorite books ever! Stephanie Perkins is a fabulous author and she created a romantic, fun, and addicting debut. Considering I visited Paris over the summer, this book was even more relevant because I recognized so many of the places Anna and her friends visited. Paris is a beautiful city and the perfect setting for any novel. It made me want to return as soon as possible, or even start attending a boarding school there! Anna Oliphant was an awesome main character. She was so realistic and believable, and best of all, she wasn't perfect. Anna was an ordinary teenager, and reading about her experiences was so much fun. She never failed to add humor to the story and I really wanted to know her in real life. Anna is one of those characters you can't help but like and want the best for and I was constantly rooting for her throughout the novel. Her family wasn't perfect, either, but I enjoyed reading about them. Her father especially. I always find it interesting when a character in a book is an author, and Mr. Oliphant was no exception. He reminded me of Nicholas Sparks in a way, or at least his books and movies did. Sean was a sweet younger brother and he really did love Anna. She had a lot of ups and downs with her friends in America, but I'm satisfied with how everything turned out. The characters that played the largest role in ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS were Anna's friends at the School of America in Paris. It was such an original idea to have Anna go to boarding school in Paris, and it made the story that much more magical and intriguing then if it was just in the US. All of the people Anna met in Paris made an impact on both Anna and the reader and I loved them all. Especially her best friends; Meredith, Rashmi, Josh, and St. Clair. They were a great group and each of them played a large role in the story, most importantly Etienne St. Clair. St. Clair deserves his own paragraph in this review- he is just that awesome. I loved his character and every page he was on. St. Clair was not your standard typical, gorgeous, popular guy, but rather a sweet and realistic character who adds so much to the story. I especially liked watching Anna and St. Clair's friendship grow and develop into something more. The setting and plot was also great. The idea of attending boarding school in Paris was so original and reading about all the places they visited and people they met was one of my favorite aspects of the novel. Another part of the story I liked was reading about Anna's love for movies, most especially old classics. Stephanie Perkins wrote a magical and romantic first novel that will steal the hearts of readers everywhere and leave them dying to visit Paris. Anna and St. Clair were awesome main characters and the writing was fabulous. I can't wait to read Ms. Perkins' next release!
7 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Posted December 25, 2011
This book is very romantic, it is very well structured!! It is written so that you feel as if the story is happening to you or that you are witnessing the entire story. It makes you want to keep reading and never let the book go. This is a very amazing and intriguing book. I recomend it to everyone.
5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Posted August 11, 2012
Honestly, every book that I've read lately about teens always starts the same, ends the same and is the same. That's what makes this book so different. Perkins tackles everything that those cliches attempt to do but in a much more realistic point of view. You literally see, feel, and understand everything from Anna's point of view. It's amazing how you can relate to her as well. She makes Etienne (St. Clair, depends how much you love him) crazy loveable. Every thing that Anna faces is so relatable that it feels like the stories actually about me even though I've never been to a boarding school in Paris. Also, Perkins works very well around the happy ending cliche and turns it to a realistic cliff hanging conclusion. I have read this book at least 3 times and I never read most books more than once. This is truly a wonderful piece that I would recommend to everyone. But I hope she contiunes the story or introduce one that is just as breath taking.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted January 27, 2012
I love love love this book its sooo cute funny and romantic! Id recomend this to anyone looking for a laugh and a good book!
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Posted January 17, 2012
3 words. Best.book.ever.
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Posted December 26, 2011
Anna and the French Kiss has a great start, referencing things like Rushmore and The Beatles. I thought it would be more than the average chick book, but around the halfway point it turned into just that. I'm not saying that it was bad- I mean, this book was recommended by John Green!- but I wouldn't call it supermegafoxyawesomehot or anything..
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Was this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.Anna and the French Kiss was simply divine. An absolutely good read that I could not put down. I think what I loved most about this book was that everything was at the right pace, right words, right timing. Nothing was thrown at you and you weren't spinned out of control with info.
Anna is devastated. She is being sent around the world to a bordering school where she is alone. No one to help her. She is ALONE! All she sees is a year of exil. What she doesn't see is the cute boy who will soon walk into her future.
I liked St. Claire. I loved his accent, the way he talks, his perspective of things. He guided Anna when she need him and they had fun together. What I didn't like was that he was selfish. Sorry, but I had to say it. I know he didn't mean to but he used her as his crutch when he felt lonely and that upset me. While I was glad that he like and fell in love with her genuinely, I was still saddened by his actions.
Anna reminded me of me when I was in school. Scared to go to new places, try new things, and suffered in silence. Anna was so brave and took everything in stride. The character was likable and could relate to well. I like that she was strong. Even in a new and scary place, she held up her head high and made do with what she had. She is an easy person to make friends with and funny at times. He sarcastic side is something I l loved reading.
Anna and the French Kiss is a great book. I think I may have even learned a french word or two. The love between St. Claire and Anna is sweet. It is a kind of loves that grows in time within the book and you just fall in love with them. I rooted for them all the way. I was extremely happy that they made it. If you have not, read this book. Read it!
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Posted August 26, 2012
DONT BE FOOLED BY THE SYNOPSIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I read the synopsis of
this book and it sounded horrible, but I seen a lot of reviews that also
mentioned this book so I figured I might as well try it and if I didn't
like it i would put the book down. I have to say I loooooooooooved this
book! The protagonist (Anna) wasn't perfect which made her easy to
relate to she was sweet, funny but also real and made mistakes. Anna was
someone who I would want to be friends with. Stephanie Perkins did an
amazing job making the story and characters believable in a sense. The
story was cute and fun to read, I read it in maybe 3 hours give or take.
It's a great book to pick up any day and I will definitely be reading
this book again.
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Posted May 29, 2012
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Anna and the French Kiss is a charmer and appeals to the young and “more mature”. At its heart, it is a love story, but it’s much more than romantic tension. Anna’s Dad sends her to boarding school in Paris. Imagine the opportunity! But, no, Anna is not happy with that decision. It doesn’t take long after friendships are developed and Etienne St. Clair enters her life for her to become more involved in her foreign experience. Etienne is involved with someone else but a strong friendship between he and Anna develops and evolves. It was filled with chuckle-worthy moments, also anxious, excited, angry, sad, and hopeful moments. The struggles of love and life can be messy and complicated. This is basically a romance novel but done well with a beautifully detailed backdrop of Paris that only adds to the mystique of love.
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Posted January 21, 2012
It was hilarious and really good
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Posted January 17, 2012
Love love love this book. I believe this demands a sequel, no?
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Posted January 15, 2012
Best book ever. It was smazing i wish it would never end
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Posted January 13, 2012
This was such agood book! I loved every part of it :)
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Posted January 31, 2013
Easy read...which I really needed after all the boring drab I'm forced to read for school. I read this in just two sittings which is unusual for me, usually as soon as a book hits a dull point I put it down and pick up later then so on in till I've eventually finished. It was really nice to read something so easy (not in a bad way) just that the whole story flowed nicely, and I didn't have to struggle to keep with it, the next thing I knew I was finished.
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Posted August 11, 2012
Best book ive ever read! i love it i have read it like 10 times sience i've gotten it.... its AMAZING!
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Overview
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 ...