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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
This book had interesting aspects that I thought were going to work together better, but it all felt really bland to me. I liked it, but I didn't love it.
I read this awhile ago but I still remember how much I loved it. Granted, I'm older now so maybe I wouldn't have loved it as much as I did in my late teens. It's about a small town girl and a movie star who's filming in her town. I remember laughing and crying and my heart hurting at the end. It's kind of cheesy and not perfect, but I kind of think the "not perfect" part is a bit of the point of this book. Neither main character is perfect, but they make each other better people. They make each other happy, no matter what is between them.
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This was a really sweet, entertaining read. I enjoyed the small town Maine setting and the idea of how the two main characters meet (via a mistaken email) and the relationship that develops when the boy comes to the girl's town to film a movie. The chemistry between them is very well done and they felt like real teens, struggling with real teen issues. There are some typical obstacles that they have to overcome and there really isn't much doubt that they will, but it's all well done. Great summer read.
An easy yet enjoyable light read. Nothing too heavy, and slightly predictable, but fun characters and cute storyline make it a quick book to devour.
This is what happy feels like. No, really- this was a fantastic and enjoyable book that just made me really happy (and slightly motivated, which lets face it, is quite odd). The only downside to this book was that it was a slight disappointment due to my extensively high expectations from after [b:The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight|10798416|The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight|Jennifer E. Smith|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1337187623s/10798416.jpg|15464655]. But it was still a wonderful and light-hearted read to help start prepping for school, yet again.
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had issues with the overdescriptive writing of this one that I had to skim some parts. They were just not needed anymore. I think those little unnecessary parts are what made the book thicker. But all in all I still like the story, the spontaneousity and the instalove that doesn't really seem like instalove. Book Talks for both this and Hollywood Dirt will be up on le blog as soon as possible.
There are literary books on every surface of my house. You can't not walk into a room without seeing them littering my floor, on my counters, ledges and nooks. Heck, I have books in the bathroom as well. I could walk into a room and pick up a random book at any given time. And I do this a lot. Whether I end up sticking to the book or shelve them back depends on how the book's first few pages will get me hooked. Wilbur did it for me - a house pig that needed to be walked. The image of a pig on a leash is both funny and endearing to me. The back and forth emails between two strangers reduced me to a grinning fool. Two more pages of that and I was done for. Goodbye, whatever it was I planned to read that day; because this book grabbed a hold of me and didn't let go.
This is What Happy Looks Like was about that perfect happenstance that brought two people together. It seems simple enough if it was just this thing called distance separating them. They also had to contend with the fact that the boy is an über celebrity and the girl has a past that would sure come to light if she gets involved in a relationship with him. It started with an email accidentally sent to the wrong address and an e-friendship that blooms into romance. The story was sweet, funny, heartwarming and downright addicting. It took about a page and a half for this book to get its hook imbedded in me and another to reel me in.
This is easily one of the best contemps I've read this year in this genre. I love that it stayed true to its title and pretty much presented the book in a happy outlook coupled with just a teensy bit of drama. I looked forward to that moment when Graham and Ellie would meet. I also loved that the book didn't worked too hard to create suspense (as in, prolonging the agony by postponing their meeting). To actually love a person before you even met them seems rather impossible but not improbable. It's the most honest kind of love, in my opinion. You don't have any hang-ups about a person's appearance or driven by their money or their social status.
Graham and Ellie are such great characters who had no predilection to creating dramas. They were genuine, mature for their ages and has the corner in adorably awkward. Graham is perhaps the most down to earth celebrity in the history of celebrities. And Ellie is as real as it gets. The setting was lovely - a quaint coastal town in middle of nowhere Maine. My only complaint about this book was the unresolved issue Ellie has with her absent father. I wish they'd met.
I wasn't a fan of the author's first work. But this one revive that belief that Jennifer E. Smith is a fantastic story teller.
This is What Happy Looks Like was about that perfect happenstance that brought two people together. It seems simple enough if it was just this thing called distance separating them. They also had to contend with the fact that the boy is an über celebrity and the girl has a past that would sure come to light if she gets involved in a relationship with him. It started with an email accidentally sent to the wrong address and an e-friendship that blooms into romance. The story was sweet, funny, heartwarming and downright addicting. It took about a page and a half for this book to get its hook imbedded in me and another to reel me in.
This is easily one of the best contemps I've read this year in this genre. I love that it stayed true to its title and pretty much presented the book in a happy outlook coupled with just a teensy bit of drama. I looked forward to that moment when Graham and Ellie would meet. I also loved that the book didn't worked too hard to create suspense (as in, prolonging the agony by postponing their meeting). To actually love a person before you even met them seems rather impossible but not improbable. It's the most honest kind of love, in my opinion. You don't have any hang-ups about a person's appearance or driven by their money or their social status.
Graham and Ellie are such great characters who had no predilection to creating dramas. They were genuine, mature for their ages and has the corner in adorably awkward. Graham is perhaps the most down to earth celebrity in the history of celebrities. And Ellie is as real as it gets. The setting was lovely - a quaint coastal town in middle of nowhere Maine. My only complaint about this book was the unresolved issue Ellie has with her absent father. I wish they'd met.
I wasn't a fan of the author's first work. But this one revive that belief that Jennifer E. Smith is a fantastic story teller.