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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I needed an easy read and this definitely is one, minus the sad backstory of one of two protagonists. It has slight "Sleepless in Seattle" vibes, which was fine by me. I liked Lucy and Owen and their families, even though the "travelling the world without their children" attitude of Lucy's parent rubbed me the wrong way for a long time. All in all it was an easy enjoyable read about two young people finding and searching for and finding again their place in the world. (12 August 2025)
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Emotionally unconvincing, gimmicky, and twee. I've only mildly enjoyed her other books anyway, so I think this is it for me and Smith. (To be fair, I think I might have liked a book about Owen, but I didn't like Lucy and hated the alternating viewpoints, particularly the succession of one-sentence or one-paragraph chapters.)
I'm a fan of endings, not necessarily happily ever after sort of endings, but solid endings; doesn't even matter if I like it or not, I only want closure. This, I think, is the beauty of Smith's works. Despite the cliffhangin' endings, I see beauty in them. The possibilities of something more between her characters. The potential in her characters left unwritten. I like how she ends her books like this.
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Crossposted @ The Library Mistress
Why this book?
I signed up to review this book for two reasons: 1) I've always wanted to read The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (still in my TBR pile), 2) Aqua Blue is my favorite color. The book's cover sat well with things I own because it belonged to the same hue. AQUA BLUE!!!
The Plot
The blurb pretty much summarized what happens between the two leads, my only problem is that I don't read blurbs all the time so in case you operate like myself, the story is about two teenagers, Lucy and Owen who struggles on keeping their relationship afloat despite geographical differences.
Who were the main characters?
Lucy is a New Yorker since God knows when. She lives in a building at the heart of NYC where she meets Owen, the son of their building's new super and a very mysterious and distant boy.
Favorite character?
If you have been reading my reviews, you'll know by now that my heart belongs to the underdog and this time, it's Liam. Oh what a lovely, lovely boy! I shall stop here. Just ask me after you've read the book. Let's spazz together!
What did you like most about the book?
I just like the way this book touches the heart in more ways than one. It must be the lines uttered by the protagonists, the quotable sentences, the traveling, even the postcards! While reading this book I listed too many questions, I can't answer myself:
1) How long does it take for someone to fall in love?
2) How funny is it that one day can decide for the rest of your tomorrow?
3) How can one moment change everything, even your goals?
4) Do you really have to be together (geographically) for love to flourish?
- I shall answer these questions in a different post.
What did you like least?
I feel bad for Liam and Paisley. I realized that in beautiful love stories such as this, pain will always be inflicted upon other people, one way or the other. :( And in life, I think, I'm always the Liam and Paisley. :(
What did you think of the writing style?
Jennifer E. Smith writes so beautifully that you can quote from each and every sentence.
If you could change something, what would it be?
I'd be honest, I don't ship Owen and Lucy. I don't know why. I'd rather that they don't end up together (and no, that's not a spoiler just because)
What did you think of the ending?
I can't think of a right word but fan service. Or maybe, just maybe, I never did equate their age in my own equation of the book. Biena, they are 17!!! Think like a 17 year old and you'll love the ending!
Some thoughts (More like, too many thoughts actually.)
* I have too many thoughts running in my mind while reading this book. But by and large, I can conclude that The Geography of Me and You (a book with 51-freakin-pages - yes, it shocked me as well!) is a portal that will bring you back to how bittersweet first love can be.
** I posted my questions above, this book on the other hand has these to ask as well:
1) How long could a single night really be expected to last?
2) How far could you stretch such a small collection of minutes?
*** Lucy is a bookworm (like us!) and while traveling, she likes to read books that are related to the place she's in. Catcher in Rye (her favorite book) in New York, Trainspotting in Edinburgh, Metamorphosis in Prague, Julius Caesar in Rome and The Little Prince in Paris.
Favorite Quotes
“There was no point in waiting for someone who hadn't asked, and there was no point in wishing for something that would never happen.”
“Not everything can last. Not everything is supposed to mean something.”
“You can't know the answer until you ask the question.”
“There's a difference between loneliness and solitude.”
“There are so many ways to be alone here, even when you're surrounded by this many people.”
Why this book?
I signed up to review this book for two reasons: 1) I've always wanted to read The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (still in my TBR pile), 2) Aqua Blue is my favorite color. The book's cover sat well with things I own because it belonged to the same hue. AQUA BLUE!!!
The Plot
The blurb pretty much summarized what happens between the two leads, my only problem is that I don't read blurbs all the time so in case you operate like myself, the story is about two teenagers, Lucy and Owen who struggles on keeping their relationship afloat despite geographical differences.
Who were the main characters?
Lucy is a New Yorker since God knows when. She lives in a building at the heart of NYC where she meets Owen, the son of their building's new super and a very mysterious and distant boy.
Favorite character?
If you have been reading my reviews, you'll know by now that my heart belongs to the underdog and this time, it's Liam. Oh what a lovely, lovely boy! I shall stop here. Just ask me after you've read the book. Let's spazz together!
What did you like most about the book?
I just like the way this book touches the heart in more ways than one. It must be the lines uttered by the protagonists, the quotable sentences, the traveling, even the postcards! While reading this book I listed too many questions, I can't answer myself:
1) How long does it take for someone to fall in love?
2) How funny is it that one day can decide for the rest of your tomorrow?
3) How can one moment change everything, even your goals?
4) Do you really have to be together (geographically) for love to flourish?
- I shall answer these questions in a different post.
What did you like least?
I feel bad for Liam and Paisley. I realized that in beautiful love stories such as this, pain will always be inflicted upon other people, one way or the other. :( And in life, I think, I'm always the Liam and Paisley. :(
What did you think of the writing style?
Jennifer E. Smith writes so beautifully that you can quote from each and every sentence.
If you could change something, what would it be?
I'd be honest, I don't ship Owen and Lucy. I don't know why. I'd rather that they don't end up together (and no, that's not a spoiler just because)
What did you think of the ending?
I can't think of a right word but fan service. Or maybe, just maybe, I never did equate their age in my own equation of the book. Biena, they are 17!!! Think like a 17 year old and you'll love the ending!
Some thoughts (More like, too many thoughts actually.)
* I have too many thoughts running in my mind while reading this book. But by and large, I can conclude that The Geography of Me and You (a book with 51-freakin-pages - yes, it shocked me as well!) is a portal that will bring you back to how bittersweet first love can be.
** I posted my questions above, this book on the other hand has these to ask as well:
1) How long could a single night really be expected to last?
2) How far could you stretch such a small collection of minutes?
*** Lucy is a bookworm (like us!) and while traveling, she likes to read books that are related to the place she's in. Catcher in Rye (her favorite book) in New York, Trainspotting in Edinburgh, Metamorphosis in Prague, Julius Caesar in Rome and The Little Prince in Paris.
Favorite Quotes
“There was no point in waiting for someone who hadn't asked, and there was no point in wishing for something that would never happen.”
“Not everything can last. Not everything is supposed to mean something.”
“You can't know the answer until you ask the question.”
“There's a difference between loneliness and solitude.”
“There are so many ways to be alone here, even when you're surrounded by this many people.”
Again a really cute story, quick read, rom-com type book
Had 60 pages left and couldn't finish it. I skipped to the ending and still hated it.
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
What a delightful book. At its heart, a cute YA romance. But it also gets so much right about teenage relationships and how little control kid actually have, how hard it can be to find a way to keep in touch, but how absolutely real those relationships can be, even though everyone else would like to dismiss them. I also loved the travel, just the touchstone moments of what these characters find to love in a bunch of places, across the US and abroad.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
2.5/5
OVERALL IMPRESSION: This book let me down quite a bit. I had such high hopes for it. I really loved the first few chapters, and then it just went downhill.
I loved the interaction between Lucy and Owen and I would have loved to have more of it. This could have been an amazing story about a long distance relationship where the two characters kept in touch and wrote each other detailed letters and post cards (and it would have been really neat to actually read the letters and postcards throughout the story), but the book just didn't deliver any of that. There was very little interaction between Owen and Lucy during most of the book. They were living two totally separate lives (which would have been fine if we had seen more interaction with letter, etc) and there isn't really a story going on here. It almost seemed like this should have been two separate books.
It did come together a little more towards the end of the book, but I just didn't really enjoy it.
CHARACTERS: Both main characters (Lucy and Owen) were good characters. I could relate to each of them and I understood what they were feeling about their lives. I think they would have been great to read about if this story had been different.
COVER: The cover is adorable and I love it. I love the font, the skyline in the background and all of the stars.
**I received an ARC of this book from Amazon Vine for my honest review.
OVERALL IMPRESSION: This book let me down quite a bit. I had such high hopes for it. I really loved the first few chapters, and then it just went downhill.
I loved the interaction between Lucy and Owen and I would have loved to have more of it. This could have been an amazing story about a long distance relationship where the two characters kept in touch and wrote each other detailed letters and post cards (and it would have been really neat to actually read the letters and postcards throughout the story), but the book just didn't deliver any of that. There was very little interaction between Owen and Lucy during most of the book. They were living two totally separate lives (which would have been fine if we had seen more interaction with letter, etc) and there isn't really a story going on here. It almost seemed like this should have been two separate books.
It did come together a little more towards the end of the book, but I just didn't really enjoy it.
CHARACTERS: Both main characters (Lucy and Owen) were good characters. I could relate to each of them and I understood what they were feeling about their lives. I think they would have been great to read about if this story had been different.
COVER: The cover is adorable and I love it. I love the font, the skyline in the background and all of the stars.
**I received an ARC of this book from Amazon Vine for my honest review.