To All the Boys I've Loved Before

I just learned a new word:  Epistolary e.g. telling a story via exchange of letters.  This Netflix original has that aspect which involves our heroine, Lara Jean, writing 5 letters to boys she has had a crush on.

Her little sister then sends the letters that Lara Jean has kept for years and the Pandora's Box opens.  So to keep up appearances, she invents a fake boyfriend to keep the secret from coming out and embarrassing her further.

Several subplots involving that the boys are somewhat "taken" by other important people in her life, e.g. her older sister away at college.  And we have have the Dead Disney Parent adding another aspect to the mix.

Nicely done, certainly reminiscent of Pretty in Pink, the ugly duckling getting the prince.  They even sample John Hughes movies, Say Anything, Juno and other RomCom favorite tropes.

Happy Valentine's Day!