Young adult · Romance
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
A shy teenager keeps her old crush letters in a hatbox, until someone mails them all. To avoid facing one recipient, she pretends to date another boy, who has his own reasons to play along.
Facts last checked 2026-10-16
- First published
- 2014
- Pace
- Fast
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 368
- Format
- Book 1 of 3 in To All the Boys I've Loved Before
Read this if you want a warm, funny, low-stakes teenage romance with a close family and a believable shy heroine.
Skip this if you want something with real edge, as this is gentle and sweet throughout.
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- What is To All the Boys I've Loved Before about?
- A shy teenager keeps her old crush letters in a hatbox, until someone mails them all. To avoid facing one recipient, she pretends to date another boy, who has his own reasons to play along.
- Who should read To All the Boys I've Loved Before?
- Read it if you want a warm, funny, low-stakes teenage romance with a close family and a believable shy heroine. Skip it if you want something with real edge, as this is gentle and sweet throughout.
- How long and how fast is To All the Boys I've Loved Before?
- It is a fast-paced, medium read of about 368 pages, first published in 2014.
- Does To All the Boys I've Loved Before have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Grief.
- Can I borrow To All the Boys I've Loved Before for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends To All the Boys I've Loved Before; the borrow button above searches it for you.
- What should I read after To All the Boys I've Loved Before?
- Readers who liked it often move on to The Summer I Turned Pretty, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Anna and the French Kiss.
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