Point of View

This novel is written in the present tense from the first-person point of view of Lara Jean. This point of view allows the reader to get very emotionally close to Lara Jean as she shares her fears, disappointments, and achievements. Lara Jean is at the point at which almost every girl or woman can identify with her excitement over her relationship with Peter, her sadness because she is leaving behind her childhood, and her mortification when a video of her in a compromising situation is made public.

The first person narration from Lara Jean’s point of view is ideal because the reader would not be able to fully understand the changes in Lara Jean’s understanding as she learns about the affair that Genevieve’s father is having. The impact of having Lara Jean tell what she has seen in the first person and...