Isla And The Happily Ever After Summary

For this assignment, I decided to read Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins. Isla Martin has had a crush on Joshua Wasserstein for as long as she can remember, and for three years Josh has never seemed to notice her. This is probably for the best. Isla is soft and sweet, nothing like Josh’s ex-girlfriend, Rashmi. But when the two meet in New York the summer before their senior year, something clicks. The two teenagers spend their last year at The School of America in Paris (SOAP), falling in love with each other, and with themselves. The story takes place in both Paris, and New York. The two cities are home to both main characters. The novel starts with their chance encounter. Later the author writes about wonderful dates, and innocent attraction. The relationship between the two escalates, and each character goes through their own challenges. While Isla has trouble finding her spot in the world, and in Josh’s life, Josh can’t find a way to eliminate his past at school. The climax occurs when the two take a forbidden trip to Germany, and get caught when they
This concept is something so beautiful and sweet, that I really enjoyed reading about. This story is written around Josh and Isla, and their own love story. In the beginning of the thirty-first chapter, the author begins by depicting a scene. This scene is the proposal of Anna and Ettiène, Josh’s long-time friends. The author writes, “I’ve never experienced a moment like this. Anna’s eyes suddenly shine, and we all laugh at how foreign and lovely this is. It’s like discovering a new culture or language. And we don’t know how it works, but it feels good so far.” Those few sentences show me how amazing and wonderful love is. It shows me how love can be so many things in one instance, and how it marvels us into who we are. I enjoyed reading this book for many reasons, but mainly because it kept me close to