![]() ![]() ![]() But, it shows Max going along with all the rules her parents have put in place because of the age difference, including a weekly Sunday Brunch. Yes, he’s the musician to her high school student. ![]() This is not a book where from the first page I wanted to say, “Lola, what are you thinking?” Yes, Max is older, 22. What I love is how Perkins, who tells this from Lola’s perspective, has the reader come to the realization along with Lola that Max is not all that and a bag of chips. Look a little deeper, though, and something seems off. Lola’s boyfriend at the start of the book is Max, and Max is an appealing boyfriend on paper. And, just to be clear, as the title promises, the romance is between Lola and her next door neighbor, Cricket. It’s a companion to Anna and the French Kiss more about that later. The Good: Lola and the Boy Next Door is another terrific teen romance from Stephanie Perkins. ![]()
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