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July 08, 2013

Stacking The Shelves [#59]

Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews as a way to share all the books we got during the week!

Library:

Siege (As The World Turns #3) by Rhiannon Frater (Goodreads/Amazon/Book Depository)
This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith (Goodreads/Amazon/Book Depository)
Dance of the Red Death (Masque of the Red Death #2) by Bethany Griffin (Goodreads/Amazon/Book Depository)
Poison Princess (The Arcana Chronicles #1) by Kresley Cole (Goodreads/Amazon/Book Depository)
Unremembered (Unremembered #1) by Jessica Brody (Goodreads/Amazon/Book Depository)

Bought for Kindle:

Pivot Point (Pivot Point #1) by Kasie West (Goodreads/Amazon/Book Depository)

October 23, 2012

Waiting On Wednesday [#61]

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating.

This Is What Happy Looks Like
Author: Jennifer E. Smith
Expected Publication: April 2, 2013

If fate sent you an email, would you answer?

In This is What Happy Looks Like, Jennifer E. Smith's new YA novel, perfect strangers Graham Larkin and Ellie O'Neill meet—albeit virtually—when Graham accidentally sends Ellie an email about his pet pig, Wilbur. In the tradition of romantic movies like "You've Got Mail" and "Sleepless in Seattle," the two 17-year-olds strike up an email relationship, even though they live on opposite sides of the country and don't even know each other's first names.

Through a series of funny and poignant messages, Graham and Ellie make a true connection, sharing intimate details about their lives, hopes and fears. But they don't tell each other everything; Graham doesn't know the major secret hidden in Ellie's family tree, and Ellie is innocently unaware that Graham is actually a world-famous teen actor living in Los Angeles.

When the location for the shoot of Graham's new film falls through, he sees an opportunity to take their relationship from online to in-person, managing to get the production relocated to picturesque Henley, Maine, where Ellie lives. But can a star as famous as Graham have a real relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie's mom want her to avoid the media's spotlight at all costs?

Just as they did in The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, the hands of fate intervene in wondrous ways in this YA novel that delivers on high concept romance in lush and thoughtful prose.

I am so excited for this! I loved The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight so much! It was so cute and well written! I'm really looking forward to reading more of Ms. Smith's writing! And this book just sounds fantastic! And I love the cover!

January 15, 2012

Review: The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight
Author: Jennifer E. Smith
Publisher: Poppy
Publication Date: January 2, 2012
Pages: 236
Source: Hardcover/Own

Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?

Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. She's stuck at JFK, late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon to be step-mother that Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's in seat 18C. Hadley's in 18A.

Twists of fate and quirks of timing play out in this thoughtful novel about family connections, second chances and first loves. Set over a 24-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.

Review: I absolutely loved this book! It was so cute!!! I was actually supposed to be getting ready to go hang out with some friends at the time but I just couldnt put this book down until I finished it. I was grinning so much when I was reading this! Hadley was four minutes late for her plane.. FOUR MINUTES! Missing her plane by four minutes lead her to meeting Oliver (how cute is that name? idk about you, but I think it's cute), who then pretty much hangs out with her the entire time they're waiting for their flight. It was so cute how they started out with the basic questions and jokes and then suddenly opened up more to each other. Its like you could sense their instant connection! I loved it! It was also so adorable how they kept sleeping on each others shoulders the whole plane ride when they weren't talking. And then London, dont even get me started. The kiss, her going to find him, him finding her at the end! <3 <3 <3 <3 This book is just pure amazing the whole way through!

Of course I have to talk about why Hadley was at the airport though, the reason why she met Oliver. She was going to her dad's second wedding. She honestly didn't wanna go because she hated her dad for walking out on her and her mom. But her mom pushed her into it. Oliver actually helped her out with giving her advice as well about dealing with her dad. That was really sweet. After talking to her dad before the reception she actually forgave him. She stopped being unhappy about being there and even decided that her new stepmother wasn't that bad either. I loved seeing this turn around in Hadley. She went from being massively unhappy about it to accepting it and even showing her support of it. I was so proud of her for that. It was nice to see her and her dad getting along without it being forced. So all around the book was amazing and ended up with a fantastic ending! Definitely one of my new favorite books!

5 Stars!