Summary: There are three companion novels in this series. Anna and the French Kiss, Lola and the Boy Next Door, and Isla and the Happily Ever After. Each novel revolves around a couple as they work through their relationships with each other, family, and friends.
In Anna, you meet Anna and St. Clair (Étienne) as they go through their final year at SOAP (School of America in Paris). This is Anna's first year in Paris as her dad has decided she needs to be more "sophisticated". She's friendless, lonely, and unsure of what she wants. Until she meets St. Clair. Because she KNOWS she wants him. Unfortunately, he's the one boy she can't have. So, she settles with being his best friend.
In Lola, you meet Lola and Cricket and spend the summer with them in California as they try to reconcile with one another after a disastrous occurrence years ago. Lola Nolan is perfectly happy with her life. She loves her clothes, she loves her dads, and she loves her rock star boyfriend. But what happens when Calliope and Cricket, the twins from her past, return home and unearth all the hurt that Lola thought she had buried? Cricket and Lola's story is super sweet. I mean who doesn't wonder about those second chances and if your first was actually the one? This story is about those second chances. It's also about reinvention, knowing yourself, and of course, love.
In Isla, you meet some familiar faces from Anna, Isla and Josh, and once again we are transported SOAP (and Barcelona!!!!) Josh and Isla begin their relationship with very little drama, but that never lasts long. Dealing with their crazy families, their senior year, and the fact that their futures may not be together, this is the sizzling and sweet finale to a series that you can most definitely read over and over again.
The Good: Everything. I could fangirl about this series all day long. It has everything a feel-good, super sweet, extra lovely, contemporary read needs. We have cutesy dialogue, quirky and adorable characters, and relatable situations. The books may seem cheesy from my summaries, but the writing is honest and nothing is over done.
The Bad: I NEED MORE! There will never be enough of the awesomeness of these books. (Some people didn't seem to care as much for Isla as the other two, but I really connected to Isla as a character, so it's really all comes down to you, the reader.)
The Beautiful: Everything in the good section, times ten. They are easy to read and just make you feel all the feels. There aren't enough adjectives to describe the love.
Rating: 5/5 for the entire series and every individual book.
Reasoning: Cutesy dialogue, loveable characters, relatable situations, and just plain awesomeness makes this series one of my favourite contemporary reads!!!!
Recommend? Yes, yes. A thousand times yes. If you need something lighthearted and rather beautiful, pick up these books. If you need to feel better, pick up these books. If you need some fun, pick up these books. Falling in love was never so easy.