In case you didn't already know, Isla and the Happily Ever After is the third book in the series by Stephanie Perkins, however you can read the book in whatever order you like- though I do strongly suggest you read them as they came out:
Anna and the French Kiss
Lola and the Boy Next Door
Isla and the Happily Ever After
There are a few spoilers in Isla of the events of the previous books, if you're bothered by such things like me.
I GIVE IT 5/5 BECAUSE I UTTERLY ADORE THE CHARACTERS THE PLOTS AND THE WONDERFUL SETTINGS.
Isla might be my favourite of all the books- barely pipping Anna to the post- simply because I related to her the most. The way she deals with situations is very similar to the way I do so I didn't feel the conflict between what the reader thinks is best and what the characters do, especially when Isla dealt with Hattie.
I loved the development of Isla and Josh's relationship, that is was fast and energetic and that for a large part of the book they were together unlike in Anna or Lola where it takes the whole book for them to really see it. Their development as characters was also wonderful, there was a strong difference between beginning-of-the-book Josh and end-of-the-book Josh, similarly with Isla.
Not only can you see Josh and Isla changing, you get to see Anna and St Clair get engaged! I was ecstatic to see them again and the proposal made my heart melt into a gooey puddle. Calliope was going for gold, Lola and Cricket were cheering them on and Meredith was being utterly wonderful (I'm glad that she's not paired off, just to keep everything grounded because not everyone gets someone when they turn eighteen!).
As always, Stephanie Perkins' writing makes a clear, clean cut film begin inside my head which is lovely. I know exactly what the characters look like, who they are and how they'll react which is surprisingly rare. Thank you, Stephanie Perkins for a fab series!
Can't wait to read more by her!
See you later,
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