This book had the purest sweetest love story I think I've ever read.Etienne St. Clair and Anna were so sweet and awkward as they discovered each other and got closer and closer. Normally I have a hard time with the female character, they tend to be written as spoiled and self-centered. Not Anna, she felt like an honest girl with a fresh sweet voice. I related to her, she had moments where I was rolling my eyes and thinking about how she'd be embarrassed later, but there were also times when I laughed and smiled because her reactions were so realistic. My only complaint with Anna was that she cried just a bit too much.St Clair was written so that you were attracted to him immediately, but that continued to fall in love with him even more over the course of the book. So much so that you don't even care that the author purposefully made him short. Normally this would be a strike for me, but I didn't even care, actually it just made me think he was even more attractive. Add to that that he was British/French/American... I mean, that is one sexy combo.The writing style was perfect for me. Not only did you feel the love blossoming between Anna and Etienne, but words and phrases were used that I would say, or anyone would say. For instance, "Another boy runs up, this one skinny and pale with sticky-uppy hair." I mean, I say sticky-uppy! That's the first time I've ever seen it written in a book during narration. It made me feel like someone was telling me the story, as though Anna was standing in front of me as a real girl and my friend. I loved this book. I loved it so much that I must have it in print, beautiful cover and all, on my bookshelf for me to thumb through and flutter. Having a Kindle version just doesn't cut it.This is a must read.
