Anna and the French Kiss was one of those books that got me so hooked into the relationships between the characters that I wanted to skip to the end to see what happened. I would like to say that I was mature and resisted the temptation, but I only held out overnight and then took a look.
Anna Oliphant, a student happily heading into her senior year in high school in Atlanta, has her world turned upside down when her father announces that he has signed her up for a year in a Parisian boarding school, mainly so that he can show off to his friends.
I don't think it takes much imagination to figure out that Anna absolutely hates the idea. She wants to be with her mom and brother, to develop her relationship with her latest romantic interest, Toph, and to hang out and enjoy her last year of high school with her best friend. Worse, when she does arrive in Paris, she feels as though she doesn't fit in. She's intimidated by the people, by her inability to speak French, and by all of the unfamiliar territory around her.
But Anna is a really likeable girl and soon enough she makes friends, including the American/British/French hybrid Etienne St. Clair. Anna barely has to look at him before she totally falls for him - as is the likely reaction of the reader as well. He is simultaneously cool and nerdy, troubled and sweet. He also has a long time girlfriend, something neither Anna nor Etienne is willing to forget.
So how does it turn out? Have some self-control (unlike yours truly) and read it through to the end.
LAME FACTOR: 0 of 5 of course!
YOUR PARENTS WILL FREAK FACTOR: There are some normal teenage shenanigans.
BRAIN POWER: You can handle it.
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