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Anna and the French Kiss (Book Review and GIVEAWAY!)

By BrassyDel
Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

I enjoyed reading ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS so much, it made me want to study French again. Or go to Paris. Or both! I’ll take both, thank you. In fact, I enjoyed this book (which I borrowed from the local library) so much that I bought a copy for YOU. Well, maybe not you. But for one of you! Wanna win it? Well, keep reading!

As we meet Anna, her divorced parents are settling her into her dorm room in Paris, France. Seventeen year old Anna is a high school senior whose rich prick of a dad decides she needs to leave her public school in Atlanta, GA to get some “culture” at a very small boarding school in Paris. On the one hand: Paris! France! Freedom! On the other, Anna has to leave her friends behind, her mom and baby brother, her senior year, her crush, and be the “new kid”. And she doesn’t speak a lick of French. Oh! The big, huge deal for any 17 year old? NO ONE ASKED HER.

The novel, Stephanie Perkins’ debut, is very easy to get into and avoids the stereotypical cardboard dialogue and awkward narration of many first novels. Her characters are real and imperfect, but not so flawed that they fall out to the other end of unreal. While not a “Romance” novel, romance and relationships feature prominently for these budding young adults. The boys in this book are positively refreshing. They act and talk like boys, not like too perfect, too wimpy, sparkly stalker vampires pretty boys. Friends will fight and friends will sometimes say awful or rude things to each other. The romantic notion that the boy you love will never screw up or tell you to “piss off!” is lame and doesn’t rear its ugly head here. To go along with her character development (yup, they actually grow and learn!), Perkins also paints engaging visuals of both America and France.

Bottom Line: this a Young Adult (YA) novel, and it’s mainstream fiction (realism), though I wouldn’t limit its appeal strictly to teens. With how prominently romance plays a role, it may not have much draw with the average male reader. While I’ve read plenty of books with romance thrown in that aren’t targeted more for women, the romance is generally handled differently or isn’t the major thrust of the novel. As always, Your Mileage May Vary.

 

Sound interesting? Want to win a copy?!

This giveaway is unsponsored, which means I bought the book and I’m giving it away because little ol’ me wants to. I like the book, and I want to share it with someone else! Got it? Ready to enter?!

 

HOW: Comment on this post, answering the Entry Question and be sure to include a valid email address so that I can notify you if you won! Winners will be chosen via Random.org draw.

WHAT: One brand new hardback copy of ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie Perkins, shipped from me to you.

WHEN: Giveaway is open from 6am (Eastern) Tuesday June 14th, 2011 to 6am (Eastern) Tuesday June 21st, 2011 and winner will be notified via email on Wednesday June 22nd, 2011. Winner has 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen.

WHO: Giveaway is open to residents of US and Canada, because that’s where I’m willing to ship your prize off to.

 

ENTRY QUESTION:

What’s your favorite book, or favorite book of the moment?

 

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That’s it! Good luck and happy reading!

 

**CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED**

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Categories : Brassy Reads, the Life & Times of BrassyDel
Tags : book reviews, giveaways

Comments

  1. daMelbye says:
    June 17, 2011 at 3:22 am

    Favorite Book: 100 years of solitude!
    Shared this on my Facebook page too! 🙂

  2. Ruthi says:
    June 17, 2011 at 5:25 am

    My favorite book is “Women Who Run With the Wolves” by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. My favorite book at the moment is the one I am currently reading: “Disrupted Lives” by author Brenda Youngerman.

    ruthcox at abitosunshine dot net

  3. Ruthi says:
    June 17, 2011 at 5:25 am

    Now following you on Twitter @abitosunshine
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  4. Ruthi says:
    June 17, 2011 at 5:26 am

    Now following you via email subscription.
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  5. Ruthi says:
    June 17, 2011 at 5:29 am

    abitosunshine likes Studio Brassy on Facebook.
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  6. shelby brigham says:
    June 17, 2011 at 11:29 am

    favorite book right now is beyond eden

  7. April V says:
    June 18, 2011 at 7:53 am

    My current favorite is Eggs. It’s amazing!

  8. daMelbye says:
    June 18, 2011 at 10:48 am

    Also liked you on FB

  9. ShootingStarsMag says:
    June 18, 2011 at 7:21 pm

    one of my all-time favorite novels is Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert. I do recommend!!

  10. Janelle says:
    June 19, 2011 at 8:28 am

    Too many favorites, but book of the moment is: Stork by Wendy Delsol!
    Best wishes and thanks for a chance to win this awesome giveaway!

  11. Janelle says:
    June 19, 2011 at 8:29 am

    I’m an email subscriber, too!
    Best wishes and thanks for a chance to win this awesome giveaway!

  12. Karen Greenberg says:
    June 19, 2011 at 3:05 pm

    My favorite book of the moment is “Water for Elephants.” I loved that book and did a review of it on my blog. Like you, I gave away my copy after I finished reading it because I wanted to share it so badly. I love the idea of book giveaways to share books we enjoyed!

    Thanks for the review and giveaway. This looks like a great book.
    nerakg1974@gmail.com

  13. Karen Greenberg says:
    June 19, 2011 at 3:07 pm

    I like you on Facebook
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  14. Sarah says:
    June 19, 2011 at 3:30 pm

    My favorite book of the moment is The Family by Mario Puzo. Thank you for this chance!

    slbastin at gmail dot com

  15. Jennifer says:
    June 19, 2011 at 5:41 pm

    My favorite book is Secrets by Robin Jones Gunn!

  16. Jennifer says:
    June 19, 2011 at 5:42 pm

    I follow you on twitter.
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  17. Laree @ Ever Heard of Euless says:
    June 19, 2011 at 9:47 pm

    My favorite current book is called Princess for Hire by Lindsey Leavitt

  18. Leslie says:
    June 19, 2011 at 10:39 pm

    The Unkindly Ones

  19. Anna says:
    June 20, 2011 at 8:31 pm

    My favorite book at the moment is Hot Rocks by Nora Roberts, but who knows when Janet Evanovichs new one comes out

  20. Anna says:
    June 20, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    I subscribe to your email and have confirmed it

  21. Anna says:
    June 20, 2011 at 8:37 pm

    I follow you on twitter – shakerheights06

  22. Nancye Davis says:
    June 21, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    My favorite book is “Choosing to See” by Mary Beth Chapman

    nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

  23. Nancye Davis says:
    June 21, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    email subscriber

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  24. Nancye Davis says:
    June 21, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    Twitter Follower
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  25. Nancye Davis says:
    June 21, 2011 at 3:30 pm

    I like/follow you on FB

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  26. Kiersten White Wants to Save Your Life | BrassyBlog says:
    September 27, 2011 at 11:21 am

    […] with an ectopic pregnancy thanks to author Stephanie Perkins’ blog (remember? Stephanie wrote Anna and the French Kiss, which we had a li’l giveaway for). It’s short, but informative. Go familiarize […]

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