“P.S. I Still Love You”

By Megan Bormann

After Jenny Han’s “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” was adapted by Netflix, the world was captivated by Lara Jean Covey and Peter Kavinsky’s romance. Now Lara Jean and Peter are back, and there’s more drama. Lara Jean soon learns how to cope with dating someone who was previously involved with her frenemy, Genevieve. 

Jordan Fisher debuts as John Ambrose McClaren, one of the other recipients of Lara Jean’s five love letters. Fisher’s character is important because he helps Lara Jean discover the difference between love that is safe and comfortable and love that is risky and heartbreaking. The love triangle between Lara Jean, John Ambrose, and Peter is the most accurate portrayal of high schoolers suffering from romantic tension. In this version, the two boys have limited interactions with each other, and the story focuses on Lara Jean, who is trying to figure out her emotions towards the two of them. 

The story also focuses on the destruction of female friendships that can come with competing for a boy’s attention. Lara Jean and Genieve learn how to reconcile their differences. In this new chapter, we learn more details about Peter and Lara Jean’s relationship, focus on the toxicity of jealousy within a relationship, and we get to continuously switch who we are rooting for Lara Jean to end up with. Team Peter or Team John?