Suitabook

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Jenny Han

Reading: You could talk about how Lara Jean’s pretend relationship affects her ties with Peter and Josh, or how she and her sisters navigate conflict and change.
Themes: Private feelings and pretend romance: Lara Jean’s letters reach their intended recipients, prompting her to start a pretend relationship with Peter. The pretend relationship is a plot device that brings Lara Jean and Peter back into each other’s lives as they learn about themselves and each other.
Sisterhood and family change: After their mother’s death, Lara Jean and her sisters try to keep their family together, while also facing tension between Margot and Lara Jean. The sisters work to keep their family together after their mother’s death, and a moment of tension between Margot and Lara Jean leads Lara Jean to reflect on their lasting bond.
Worth knowing: There is kissing and a steamy hot-tub make-out scene, references to sex and sexual thoughts, some swearing, and party-related drinking and striptease talk.