Can I just say how popular this book is here in the Philippines? To All The Boys I've Loved Before was literally read by everyone, even by people who don't read much. I know that the #1 bookworm rule is to never judge a book by its cover but sometimes I really can't help it. When I stumbled upon this at my local bookstore, I already had an impression that it was going to be cheesy as hell. Not that I want to generalize all YA Contemporary books but I'm sorry; the title itself and the cover of it alone, didn't really mark it as my soon to be read type of book. However, weeks after it was released and the second book which is, "PS I Love You" came out, the hype was all over my feed. But I never really paid attention to it so I delayed the book again and again until the final book came out just recently. Seeing that I spent my money on all three books; (I have impulsive buying I know) I decided that it was time to give it a chance. 
 And kids, don't follow me. It's true that you must never judge a book by its cover even if the back of your mind is telling you otherwise. Why? Because I finished it in one sitting. It was actually pretty good and I'm surprised at myself for saying this. Although it still had those cliche moments which made it less interesting but the other factors in the story overpowered it. Character wise - I low key liked but not loved Lara Jean. I understand that you have to consider the age of the characters to get a full grasp of their specific role in the plot but there were moments wherein she was immature. I hated the fact that she couldn't get out of her comfort zone and it annoyed me to read about her basic problems. Call it my pet peeve when it comes to YA contemporary but whenever one character succumbs to judgement of other characters, I immediately get thrown off. In this case, it was the part where Peter was pointing out how Lara Jean was scared to love other people and then she suddenly thought to herself thinking "is it true?" "do I really need to grow up?" I mean really - what is substance? I need more depth when it comes to Lara Jean and hopefully she redeems herself in the next books. In here she was just simply... okay. 
 I don't know what made me not dislike this book but the one thing I appreciated was the pacing. I've had my experience with contemporary books that take forever because the main character can't work her way around about his/her own romantic problems with personal issues. *cough* Sea of Tranquility *cough* But anyways, each chapter was fairly an easy read because again, there wasn't much depth to the conflict and the main characters. Kitty for me was the only reasonable Song sister and I didn't really blame her when she decided to send those letters. Yes it sucks for your secret journals to be mailed publicly but did it really end Lara Jean's life? Nah. It made her life even more fun and I thank Kitty for that. Josh was right - in fact, everyone else was right except for Lara Jean (sorry not sorry); Josh was right about her having such a small world to live in. Her own fake relationship with Peter and elder sister duties to her family, it was a wake up call for her to see reality and how you should deal these things on your own. There comes a time where you're going to have to go head to head with life and not hide from it by writing secret letters to satisfy yourself. This whole idea is the only way I'm allowing myself to look into this book, it's also the only reason why I decided to say that it wasn't your typical YA contemporary. It had you thinking, which is a good thing. It was meant to be a light read so I'm not going to over-judge it.