OMG!!She did it again!!! I am majorly crushing on Lola and the Boy Next Door and Cricket Bell !!Not only did she write another painly-tantalizing-great love journey, but we also got to see a little bit into the lives of what's going on with Anna and St. Claire!!!! As soon as I saw the cover art for Lola and the Boy Next Door and read the book despription i knew that i would genuinely enjoy this book. The cover art on Stephanie Perkin's books are as delightful as her stories!! Lola is an out-going, expressivley talented, 17 year-old beautiful girl who lives in San Francisco with her gay parents. She pretty much thinks her life is perfect with her rocker boyfriend Max and her plans for the future until twin neighbors ( Cricket and Calliope Bell ) finally move back home after 2 years. Now Lola's plans to put them behind her and move forward with her boyfriend and future take a major turn, that Lola wouldn't have thought could have been possible anymore. (view spoiler)[ I loved Lola's character and wish I could be more like her. She is confident when she wears her many different and creative outfits that she creates and wigs. That's not just something anybody would do or can do but Lola does it very well since that is her way of expressing who she is and how she is feeling that particular way. What i liked mostly about Lola is that even underneath all that confidence and wardrobe she still has her insecurities, like i have and anybody would have. Most of the time she hides them well but she is as fragile as any of us and that made me relate to her. At the beginning she believes that Max is the 'one' and he seems to genuinely love her too. Max is a hottie 22 year-old rocker with bleached-dyed hair and tattoos on his arms. At first he puts up with Lola's parents rules of Sunday bruches to scrutinize him because he wants to prove to them that he and Lola can make it work despite the age difference. He says that he loves the way Lola dresses but doesn't like her best-friend and is rude and acts bored when he meets her co-workers (Anna & St. Claire.) He pretty much only wants Lola to act older than she is and ditch her friends. Up until now i tolerated Max because i thought he truly liked Lola but that all changes. He startes to resent her, saying that Lola is always lying and that he can nver belive she telling the truth because she is never the same person twice. She is always wearing a different costume and doesn't even know how she really is. Cricket Bell is on the other hand a much more different story. From the start i could tell was a smart, simply sweet, considerate, and caring but shy guy who is still helplessly in love with Lola Nolan since he had to leave 2 years ago. Even after she turns him down when he finally reveals his true feelings for her, Cricket doesn't give up. Even if he could only be Lola's friend for now he accepted it. I think this is what i liked most about Cricket was that he also was insecure too. Like when he asks Lola that if she is embarrased to let people know they hang out because he wasn't as cool as her rocker boyfriend. But even with his insecurities he never gave up but just kept showing Lola that he would always be there for her no matter what because she was 'the one' for him. He truly accepts Lola for who she is with costumes and everything that is Lola.Wig and all!!....That's all i'm saying!!LOL!! (hide spoiler)]