Anna and the French Kiss Collector's Edition (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)

by Stephanie Perkins

A one-of-a-kind edition of the beloved romance classic, featuring a custom patterned edge and new bonus content.

New York Times Holiday Gift Guide selection!

♥ New cover art accented with gold foil
♥ A custom, patterned-edge design of Point Zéro
♥ Ribbon marker
♥ Patterned endpapers
♥ BONUS CONTENT: A map of Anna and Étienne’s Paris annotated by the author

“Stephanie Perkins’s characters fall in love the way we all want to, in real time and for good.” -Rainbow Rowell, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Anna can’t wait for her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. So she’s less than thrilled when her father unexpectedly ships her off to boarding school in Paris—until she meets Étienne St. Clair, the perfect boy. The only problem? He's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her crush back home. Will a year of romantic near-misses end in the French kiss Anna awaits?

• ISBN10: 0593111265
• ISBN13: 9780593111260
• Publish Date: 27 October 2020 (first published 1 December 2010)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Edition: Annotated edition
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 384
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780593111260
• Special: Bonus Content Exclusive Design Sprayed Edges Collector's Edition

Reviews

[Leah]

Anna and the French Kiss is a book I’ve heard a lot about. A lot, a lot, a lot. Everyone who’s read the book seems to have loved it and I was really looking forward to reading it myself so I downloaded it for my Kindle and let me tell you, all of the reviews of the novel are utterly correct, it’s a brilliant novel. It’s Stephanie Perkins’ debut novel, but there are two companion novels coming out Lola and the Boy Next Door later this year and Isla and the Happy Ever After the year after. After the brilliant Anna and the French Kiss I can’t wait for the next two novels.

I’ve read quite a few books set in France this year – I’m turning from a person who dislikes French people into a regular Francophile (OK, not that far, but you know what I mean?). I don’t dislike France/French people as much as I did. Anna and the French Kiss is the story of Anna, who’s sent to France by her parents to attend SOAP (an American boarding school) for her senior year. There she meets Etienne St Clair who is a lovely mix of French, English and American (and sounds VERY swoon-worthy). I was taken by the novel early on and I couldn’t wait to carry on reading it each night and it’s one of my favourite books so far of the year.

What’s best about the novel for me was the romance. I’m a big sucker for a romance in a book and the romance in Anna and the French Kiss was something else! I’ve never been so sucked in by a romance and I read Chick Lit for a living. Stephanie Perkins really knows how to make me swoon and I just… the romance was just so GOOD! So ROMANTIC! I was swooning and happy and I just wanted to race to the end to complete the novel. (I stayed up past midnight finishing it, even.) It was such a wonderful novel, with such brilliant characters. I loved Anna, loved St Clair, loved Mer, loved Rashmi, loved Josh. All of them were brilliant and I loved reading about them.

There weren’t many bad things I could say about the novel, except Anna was a bit prone to some very teenager-y teenage tantrums. They were left to a minimum, thankfully, though and didn’t ruin the novel in any kind of major way; it was just a bit annoying how quickly she let her anger bubble over and spurt out! I loved the novel nevertheless and I seriously can’t wait for Stephanie’s next book. She’s a hugely talented writer and I’m really pleased she put pen to paper. Man can the girl write a love story! I can’t wait to see how Anna pops up in the companion novels and I’m looking forward to meeting Lola and re-meeting(!) Isla!

[jeannamichel]

BEST BOOK EVER!
Anna’s parents force her to France (oh, no!) to go to a very nice school. She makes new friends who take her in, almost, immediately. A strong friendship begins to grow between St. Clair and Anna. Will it ever blossom into something more? One can only wish on Point Zéro to find out.

I am in love with this book. It has been two weeks since I have read this novel (yeah, I know I am behind in my review—sorry) and I am still thinking about it. It is one of those books that will stay with you no matter what. I’m thinking about scenes I liked, and I can’t help but bring St. Clair into random conversations. I have moved this novel on my bookshelf at least five times already, because, I’ve decided, Anna belongs on a shelf all by herself. It was so great; it should not be standing next to the just-mediocre novels or okay stories.

I love this book! (I could actually make a review of how much I love it, but I won’t torture you like that.) One thing that made this book shine was its plot. Yes, it’s contemporary YA romance. I usually don’t go for that kind of thing, but Stephanie Perkins made it work. The plot had this underlying theme of friendship that I haven’t seen in a while. A lot of romance these days consist of just that: romance. The characters in general romance usually just decide, “Hey, I think I love you.” “Really, me too.” There you go, they’ll probably kiss for the rest of the book, or some plot twist will prevent them from seeing each other. But usually that’s the basis of every romance story. I really liked that Perkins added friendship into the mix. There is always love in friendship, no matter if it’s not the steamy romance some people want to read about. The friendship between St. Clair and Anna was perfect and fragile and I loved every minute that they spent together. Sure, you could tell there was something more there. That’s what made me want to read this even more.

It was a gorgeous novel! The characters were absolutely stunning! St. Clair made me want to become British. (Please refrain from rolling your eyes.) He was adorable, and certainly sounded it, in my head, when I was reading. I simply couldn’t understand why he didn’t have a St. Clair fan club (the club would probably specialize in stalking him) at his school, because all the girls must have been in love as much as I was. Anna was very down-to-Earth and a great main character. Anna would wait in the wings for a right chance to make her feelings known, and I loved that about her. Of course, her patience was waning a bit and she did have moments where she was in crazy-mode, but I loved it all!

And who doesn’t like France? Just like Revolution, I should just get on a plane right now and live in France for the rest of my days. Eat French food, get fat, and be happy! I want to meet a French boy; we could talk French all day… okay, I’m getting a little ahead of myself. Anna was surprisingly humorous. There were jokes that had me laughing so hard, I couldn’t even read the pages my eyes were so wet.

In short, this is a book you need to read. I’m making Nora read it right now! It’s filled with humor, romance, and all things awesome! If you’ve read Anna, how did you like it? (As usual, comments are always welcome!) Salut!!

[Stephanie]

Anna is being forced to spend her senior year in Paris by her dad. She doesn't want to leave her life behind in Atlanta, but when she gets to Paris, she finds a whole new life. Anna becomes friends with a group of friends who have been at the School of America in Paris (SOAP) since their freshman year, so Anna feels like the odd one out in the beginning.

She feels out of place in France. She doesn't know the language, and she doesn't know anyone. She's afraid to leave her little room. That is until Etienne St. Clair takes her out and shows her Paris. After that, her and St. Clair become best friends, and Anna starts to fall in love with him. The only problem, St. Clair has a girlfriend and Anna has Toph back in Atlanta.

I don't even know what to say, besides I. Loved. This. Book. I stayed up till 5 in the morning reading it two nights in a row. It's the book that can make you swoon one minute, and then be so mad and upset the next. I was so mad at Anna and St. Clair because of the back and forth they kept doing. They would be talking and enjoying each others company one minute, and then the next they would be mad and wouldn't talk to each other. So frustrating, but so good!

What I liked the most was the setting. Being in France just made everything that more interesting and exciting. The fact that they can just walk everywhere made me wish I could walk everywhere I needed to go, without it taking hours... or getting ran over. And all the historical stuff! Love it!

But really, thinking back, the story doesn't really have that many major plot turns or anything really exciting. It's just about Anna and what happens her senior year in France. She goes to a lot of historical places and goes to see a lot of movies. There's a lot of "OMG St. Clair's leg touched mine!" and a lot of fights. But for some reason, I loved it. And after finishing the book, I wanted to reread it right away.

So don't let the title fool you, it's a great book! (I obviously am not a fan of the title and yes, I do judge a book by it's title sometimes) It will make you wish you spent your senior year in France.

[lizarodz]

Anna and the French Kiss is now of the best books I've read in a while. What I loved most aobut it is the characters. Anna is sent by her parents to a border school in France. She goes through the expected angst of being in a foreing country, alone, and without knowledge of the language. Her voice was very strong and belivable.

What I loved the most was St. Clair and the interaction between him, their friends, and Anna. These characters are so strong and full of flaws (like Anna's gap in ther front teeth, and St. Clair's being afraid of stairs/heights)that makes them so endering.

The plot is simple and full of misunderstandings. It is so clear to the reader and all their friends that Anna and St.Clair are in love, but they are both weight down by thier family life and their fears that they almost lost their chance at a future. I was almost sorry that the book was over. I will definelty pick up Ms. Perkins next book. Love it!