Anna and the french kiss.

The title suggest that a silly, romantic and girly novel is to follow, but I have to say that was not the case. I bought this novel after several people, some of them authors such as John Green, tweeted about how brilliant it was. His recommendations have never disappointed me before, so I followed his link and bought it.

Of course Amazon had to be a bit rude when I ordered it, giving me three different delivery date and them being a month apart. I waited, and waited but it never seemed to arrive. -Insert anger here.-

But it DID arrive (after a while) together with the rest of the books I ordered. For some reason the postal-service decided to make my three packages, all ordered from different places, to arrive at the same time.

Now, at first I didn't think I would have time to read it, having to deal with a rather stressful school at the same time. Then one evening I was feeling a little bit down, and I decided to start the adorable novel, to only read a chapter or two before bed. Two hours later I closed it.
'Oh, it was wonderful!' was my first thought. There is really no other word for it. Katherine Perkins, who is the author by the way (I seemed to have forgotten to mention that ) has written a novel that just heads straight for your heart. The characters seem so alive, so real, which I find some authors these days have problems with. There are too many "empty-shell" girls (read: Bella) who have no proper characteristics.

 In "Anna and the french kiss" we have a very clear leading lady, one who is special, who loves old cinema and someone whom people can still recognize. In the beautiful scenery, with Paris filling up every corner of the page. I remember the streets, the feeling and the people from when I was there.

Then, of course, there's the love interest of the novel. Oh. Oh. Oh. I think this is where the "real" characters come in again. Etienne St. Clair isn't just a pretty boy who runs around being pretty. He has issues, and I think the author has truly conveyed the issued really well. Same goes for the relationship between Etienne and Anna. It's truly complicated, and just lined with misunderstandings and awkward moments. It's real! They need each other in different ways, it isn't just one-sided. (Once again, read: Bella.)
I think this is one of my favorite YA novels ever. Filled with romance, sadness, anger, laughter, Paris and classic movies (those happens to be my favorites). The fact that St. Clair happens to speak with a British accent certainly doesn't add to my secret fantasies. Certainly not. At all.

I pushed the novel into my friend's hands just a few days after, not thinking she would actually have time to read it. Later that evening I get a text saying: "Page 80. F**kin hell. Where does St. Clair live and how do I contact him?" Half an hour later. "Fun. F**king. Tastic."
Approved? I think so.

I suppose this isn't much of a review, but it's all you're going to get.
I have four novels on their way to me now, "Behemoth," "The Spirit Rebellion," "The Spirit Eater" and "Water for Elephants." The last one is a recommendation from Filippa (hi Filippa) which is splendid, because I forgot I had planned to read it.
"Behemoth" is the second novel in the 'Leviathan' series by Scott Westerfeld and the Spirit novels are the second and third novels in a series called  'The legend of Eli Monpress.' Splendid, huh?