Lara Jean Song Covey

Lara Jean Song Covey is the main character and narrator of this novel. She is an Asian-American who lives with her father and younger sister, Kitty. Her older sister, Margot, is at school in Scotland. Her mother is deceased.

Lara Jean’s story is one of coming of age as she realizes that change and heartbreak are inevitable. Lara Jean tries to comfort her sister, Margot, as Margot mourns a break up with Josh. Lara Jean notes how once friends date they cannot go back to being just friends. Since she does not want this for her and Peter, she insists that they make a contract to guide their relationship. Two of the rules are that they are not allowed to break each other’s heart and that they must always tell each other the truth. It is only after they have broken up and...