3.5 stars 
 Smiling basically the entire time I was reading this. 
 It's just so FREAKING ADORABLE. 
 Lola and the Boy Next Door really wasn't a sequel or companion to Anna and the French Kiss but because of the similar genre and style it's impossible not to compare them. 
 Even though Lola's character annoyed me at some parts in the story, mainly when she just wouldn't break up with her boyfriend, I thought it was such an interesting way to compliment Anna. Lola is the St. Clair in this story, but I certainly don't remember being this frustrated with him when he wouldn't break up with Ellie. 
 Also in Anna there was this clear progression of Anna and St. Clair's relationship. They get closer and closer together until finally they kiss. But in Lola I felt I was being teased a little. (view spoiler)[She's with Max and hates Cricket, then she gets closer to Cricket but she's still with Max, then it's over with Max but still not with Cricket. I feel so conflicted about this part because I didn't exactly like the way the story flowed, but I totally agree that people shouldn't just dive into relationships without being comfortable with yourself. (hide spoiler)] 
 But it really is just much easier to write about what I didn't like than all the wonderful things that I did about this book. I felt the same way after reading Lola as I did upon finishing Anna; undeniably happy and hopeful and idealistic about the world. And like the book I just read really wasn't as much of a romance as it was a fairy tale.