A somewhat sequel to Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door delivers another witty and well-done romantic tale of a girl who's just trying to find her way in life.
Lola loves her life. She gets along with her dads, has an awesome best friend, and a boyfriend she's head over heels for. The only hitch in the gears is that the boyfriend doesn't get along well with either of the first three. It's not that big of a deal, though, in her mind, and she's content . . . until the Bell twins move back in next door.
The Bell twins were once Lola's best friends. Being next-door neighbors when they were children, it was only natural. But Calliope and Cricket Bell hurt her when they got older and she has never really forgiven them for it.
Cricket has especially earned her distrust, but he seems intent on winning it back now. The feelings she used to have for him start to resurface and Lola has to ask herself whether Max, her current boyfriend, really is the one or whether it's the boy next door.
Written and crafted with witty dialogue and masterful description, Lola and the Boy Next Door lives up to all the expectations I had for it after reading (and loving) its predecessor. Perkins' writing has not only remained up to par, but has improved immensely. There is more than one paragraph that I reread more than once simply because the beauty of the words she used and the emotion it evoked.
I read this entire book in basically one sitting. I started yesterday afternoon and couldn't put it down or sleep until I finished it. This, of course, resulted in my finishing the book at four in the morning, but it was worth it. Perkins has outdone herself and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.
Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
"You have a gift, and you're doubting it." I shake my head to clear my thoughts. "You can't let that kind of shame dictate who you are. You aren't your name. Your decisions are your own."
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