Review: Lola And The Boy Next Door

Book: Lola And The Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins

Pages: 338

Genre: Young Adult, Romance

Source: Library

Short Synopsis: Lola is not your average girl. With a new look each day, Lola expresses herself through her outfits, and is madly in love with her older boyfriend, Max. But everything becomes chaotic once the Bell twins move back to town, and right next door from Lola's house.

My Thoughts: I absolutely loved this novel! I couldn't get enough and devoured it in almost one sitting!

Delores Nolan, a.k.a., Lola has always had a crush on Cricket Bell, the boy next door. But as Cricket and his family moved away, the two lost contact, due to also a falling out. Years later, Lola becomes involved with a musician named Max, and is madly in love.

Lola's parents, Nathan and Andy do not approve of Max's behavior and feels that he is a bad influence on Lola. But despite how her parents feel, Lola still believes that Max is the one for her.

As soon as Lola has everything figured out, the Bell twins move back next door from Lola's house, which brings back her feelings for Cricket. As the two become reacquainted, Lola starts to have mixed feelings for both Cricket and Max. But as Cricket starts to become involved in Lola's life, Max becomes even more jealous and Lola has no clue what to do. As if things weren't worse for Lola, Lola's birth mother is back causing more drama and complications in Lola's life. Can Lola figure out which guy is the right one for her and fix things back at home?

I was super excited when I was able to get my hands on this book! I love how Perkins writes. Fast paced, and easy going, Lola And The Boy Next Door is a definite must read. The characters were definitely interesting, and it was a nice familiarity to have the characters of Anna and Etienne back in the story as well.

I loved the chemistry between Cricket and Lola and was dying to read more. Maybe it was just me, but I really HATED Max. I couldn't stand how he acted and accused Lola even though she didn't do anything with Cricket, even though she wanted to. I also hated how Max treated her in the end, and felt that Lola shouldn't have apologized to Max.

I also disliked how Callope treated Lola for the most part. It was annoying that Callope actually had the nerve to turn to Lola for help and that Lola accepted to help her even though most people probably wouldn't have. Aside from the characters of Max and Callope, I enjoyed reading about Lola's trials and adventures. I have to say, I'm not sure that it was way better than Anna And The French Kiss, but it was just as enjoyable and Perkins is most definitely on my radar.

Would I recommend this book: Definitely!

Rating: I give this book a 5/5.