![]() 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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