Lola and the Boy Next Door

De: Stephanie Perkins

Narrado por: Shannon McManus

In this companion novel to Anna and the French Kiss, two teens discover that true love may be closer than they think

For budding costume designer Lola Nolan, the more outrageous, the outfit - more sparkly, more fun, more wild - the better. But even though Lola's style is outrageous, she's a devoted daughter and friend with some big plans for the future. And everything is pretty perfect (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the dreaded Bell twins move back into the house next door.

When the family returns and Cricket - a gifted inventor and engineer - steps out from his twin sister's shadow and back into Lola's life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“You're going to fall in love with Lola and the Boy Next Door. Madly in love! Every page sparkles.” —Sarah Mylnowski, New York Times bestselling author

“Step back—it's going to fly off the shelves.” —SLJ

“A delectable companion to Anna and the French Kiss.” —Kirkus Reviews

“With a swoonworthy romance and a cast of unforgettable characters, Lola and the Boy Next Door is another unputdownable read.” —MTV.com

Fantastic

Fantastic for any age. Fun writing and excellent narration. Loved the hero and heroine and their families.

I loved this book

This book was a smooth and romantic love story about Lola and her Nader kirikt and how they fall in love. I found it to be addictive and enjoyable. my one wish was that they interacted the birth and the problem with Nora but over all it was a great love story filled with pane loving and drama. Lora was Sochi a strong and independent woman she was the most realistic teen that I have ever read about. Macs was the stereo type of every guy in a band and I loved it. Linzy was a good friend and I wish she had a bigger part in the story. The bell twins the way that they were different from each other was made perfectly. How clipe was a hard work girl with so much talent and power well being sad and lonely. Kirikt smart tall and meaningful person who was hed over heels of Lora and watched her grow and thrive. Her dads I loved how Andy was soft and sportive and Nathen was strict but sad and loving on the inside. Nora she was sad to me I wish Lora had bonded with her more. But this book is great and I can not wait to read more of this other. Thank you for your time.🥰

I love Lola and Cricket!

Any additional comments?

I still remember being so excited to read Lola when it was first released back in 2011. I loved Anna and the French Kiss and needed to get my hands on more of Stephanie Perkins writing. Although I think I liked Anna a tiny bit more than Lola (the books, not the actual characters), I still really enjoyed this book. Especially Cricket! Sadly, the release of Isla and the Happily Ever After has been pushed back so many times that I won’t believe it’s out until I have an actual copy in my hands. I get that the book wasn’t ready, but from a reader’s perspective it sucks. Especially after they changed the gorgeous covers! In preparation for Isla, I wanted to listen to the audiobook of one of the previous books. Since I hate accents (sorry St. Claire), I went with Lola and the Boy Next Door. I still loved this book as much as I did 3 years ago…

Lola was such a fascinating character for me. Her mom didn’t want her and gave her up to her brother and she’s been raised by two dads. I loved how Lola was always so proud of her parents, even when she was annoyed at them. Lola’s fun and quirky but her fashion side is what really made me connect with her. I could always visually all her outfits and would love to be able to see them in real life. Lola has a pretty cool job, some great friends, awesome parents and a hot, older rocker boyfriend, Max. But when the Bell twins move back into the house next door, Lola’s life changes.

Lola and the Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, were close growing up. Lola and Calliope were friends and Lola always had a crush for Cricket. Both those friendships ended on a bad note. But seeing Cricket again brings up all those old feelings of attraction and hurt all over again. Despite this, she ends up rekindling her friendship with Cricket. Even though they both obviously want more. But, Lola has a boyfriend and she’s determined to stay with him. This was always such a frustrating part of the story for me. Lola obviously has strong feelings for Cricket, no matter how much she tries to deny it. Cricket lets her know more than once that he has feelings for Lola, but Lola is so stuck with her boyfriend who is an asshole. I couldn’t see why she wanted to stay with Max and couldn’t help thinking it was only because he was older and a musician. I was so annoyed at Lola, especially towards the end for how she treated Cricket and would string him along. Luckily, there was so damn much to love about Cricket that it made it easier to overlook my annoyance with Lola.

Ah, Cricket Bell. One of the rare and few good guys that make your heart melt. I probably liked his charcater more this time around. He was always so sweet to Lola, even if I sometimes felt she didn’t deserve it. The window conversations between them were the best! It was so nice to see so many appearances from Anna and St. Claire. They are so damn adorable together, their scenes made me want to go back and reread Anna and the French Kiss. I really love Stephanie Perkins writing and her characters. I love how despite their flaws, you can’t help but love them. I’m so excited to FINALLY read Isla and the Happily Ever After!

Audiobook Comments: Being able to revisit your old favorite stories is another reason why I love audiobooks. Lola is a story I’ve been wanting to re-read for a long time but couldn’t find time to fit it in. Listening to the audio was a perfect solution, I got to re-experience the story and it didn’t cut into my actual reading time since I listen to audiobooks mostly while cook or do chores. It had been a while since I read this, (3 years!) but Shannon McManus was such a perfect Lola. She was able to pull off her quirkiness and unique personality. She was great at doing Cricket’s voice, Lola’s parent’s voice, Anna’s voice, even Cricket’s voice! I loved how her Max voice fit his ‘who cares’ attitude. Shannon doesn’t narrate Anna so I’m assuming someone else will also narrate Isla. I would buy another audiobook by this narrator

My favorite book ever.

Such a great performance for an amazing book. Like cmon: Cricket! The sweeetest love story!

Amazing Book

I have now read her whole series and this one by far is one of my favorite. This book is just phenomenal!!