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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
This was not a perfect book. But I did enjoy reading it. I loved the town of Henley especially.
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this! Exactly the type of book I was craving :) Cute, light contemporary read, really sweet romance; loved it!
⭐️ 4.3 ⭐️
reading the preview of this book at the end of "the probability of love at first sight" I thought it was such a cute idea - for two teenagers to accidentally start correspondence over email each other and ending up falling in love with each other
it was just so darn sweet at times
this would make a great summer read
read it when it's warm outside so you can enjoy an iced tea and feel connected to them in that way
not when it's chilly with leaves on the ground
I mean, you can but I think reading it during the summer would amplify your overall experience
reading the preview of this book at the end of "the probability of love at first sight" I thought it was such a cute idea - for two teenagers to accidentally start correspondence over email each other and ending up falling in love with each other
it was just so darn sweet at times
this would make a great summer read
read it when it's warm outside so you can enjoy an iced tea and feel connected to them in that way
not when it's chilly with leaves on the ground
I mean, you can but I think reading it during the summer would amplify your overall experience
This was a slow start for me but it caught me last night. I read about 75% in one sitting last night. Cute romance. Not as good as Eleanor and Park, but still worth the read.
When I started this book, I had just finished The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, expecting it to be awesome. And it did not disappoint me by any means whatsoever.
I loved just about everything in this book from the plot to the characters. I loved all the little details she included in the plot and the descriptions of Henley (the town where the book was based) really made me feel like I was there with the characters.
The development of the characters from the beginning of the book to the end was also amazing! Graham and Ellie both came a long way in terms of development after meeting each other.
Even though many think this book is a romantic one, it's really not and that's a good thing in my opinion. Instead of centering around Graham and Ellie's romance, the book focused more on Ellie conquering her fears about her father and Graham finally finding a friend in Ellie after being so lonely for all those years. (Seriously though I loved Graham. Can I have a Graham?? Please?)
5/5 stars. I'm so excited to read her other books!! I would definitely recommend this book!
I loved just about everything in this book from the plot to the characters. I loved all the little details she included in the plot and the descriptions of Henley (the town where the book was based) really made me feel like I was there with the characters.
The development of the characters from the beginning of the book to the end was also amazing! Graham and Ellie both came a long way in terms of development after meeting each other.
Even though many think this book is a romantic one, it's really not and that's a good thing in my opinion. Instead of centering around Graham and Ellie's romance, the book focused more on Ellie conquering her fears about her father and Graham finally finding a friend in Ellie after being so lonely for all those years. (Seriously though I loved Graham. Can I have a Graham?? Please?)
5/5 stars. I'm so excited to read her other books!! I would definitely recommend this book!
2.5
An accidental email ignites an anonymous yet close bond between two teens. Both have their secrets, and it's not until a movie set hits Ellie's small Maine town before she discovers Graham's. GDL824 is rising teen movie star Graham Larkin, and he's determined to move their relationship off the computer screen to in-person. But Ellie's hesitant, and it's not till Graham's manager scoops up the story that her avoidance of the cameras comes to light.
I fell in love with The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, then had a great experience with The Geography of You and Me. This meant I was bound to love this novel -- especially one surrounding witty emails and then "meeting IRL." Feels so current, right?
There was enough here that I enjoyed the read for what it was. Graham is sweet, a pretty standard YA love interest whose only complication is the fact he's famous. Ellie, too, is a rather uncomplicated individual, whose secret is really her mother's secret. While I completely understood why she'd want to avoid the media -- and I agree, with both Ellie and Graham in the spotlight, it would make something of a scandal -- it didn't feel as urgent as it was made out to be.
And, for this to be a great love story, I felt the romance part lacked a bit. There wasn't enough of the email exchanges to make me fall in love with Graham, or in love with their love. I had to be told about previous exchanges through Ellie or Graham's flashbacks. It came across as an intense friendship more than anything else because of it.
I guess what I'm saying is, if you want a good summer read around the 4th of July, complete with an ordinary small-town character dating a celebrity and all that comes with it, this is the book. It doesn't contain the emotional impact of Stat Prob or Geography, but the bones of Smith's writing is all there.
An accidental email ignites an anonymous yet close bond between two teens. Both have their secrets, and it's not until a movie set hits Ellie's small Maine town before she discovers Graham's. GDL824 is rising teen movie star Graham Larkin, and he's determined to move their relationship off the computer screen to in-person. But Ellie's hesitant, and it's not till Graham's manager scoops up the story that her avoidance of the cameras comes to light.
I fell in love with The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, then had a great experience with The Geography of You and Me. This meant I was bound to love this novel -- especially one surrounding witty emails and then "meeting IRL." Feels so current, right?
There was enough here that I enjoyed the read for what it was. Graham is sweet, a pretty standard YA love interest whose only complication is the fact he's famous. Ellie, too, is a rather uncomplicated individual, whose secret is really her mother's secret. While I completely understood why she'd want to avoid the media -- and I agree, with both Ellie and Graham in the spotlight, it would make something of a scandal -- it didn't feel as urgent as it was made out to be.
And, for this to be a great love story, I felt the romance part lacked a bit. There wasn't enough of the email exchanges to make me fall in love with Graham, or in love with their love. I had to be told about previous exchanges through Ellie or Graham's flashbacks. It came across as an intense friendship more than anything else because of it.
I guess what I'm saying is, if you want a good summer read around the 4th of July, complete with an ordinary small-town character dating a celebrity and all that comes with it, this is the book. It doesn't contain the emotional impact of Stat Prob or Geography, but the bones of Smith's writing is all there.
It was sweet, a bit far-fetched and had an ambiguous ending. I enjoyed it, but I don't think I'll need to go back and re-read it. I found some of the decisions the characters made to be stretching it, even for a book. I mean, they contemplated stealing a car and ended up stealing a boat, and then came home on the bus. Why did nobody think "hey, let's take the bus up there"?
So, this book wasn't really my cup of tea. It was too cliché and too predictable most of the time. It was the typical teenager girl falls in love with the teenage actor and everything is happily ever after and cutesy about it. To be quite frank, I thought a lot of it was really stupid because of how everything panned out. If I could sum up this book with one word it would be cliché and it definitely wouldn't be one of my favorites. I didn't hate it, but I definitely didn't like it. Things I liked about the book though was while I did think it was stupid, I loved the backstory of the characters. I also loved how there was just enough to keep me intrigued. I hated how the ending was so abrupt, though, which kind of ruined it for me. So, that's what I have to say about this book. I'm too lazy to type a full review. It's a bit mediocre for me, I don't know. I did really like the authors writing style, just didn't really like the premise all that much after the book was over. The plot was too vague and everything ending up being predictable. I also really liked Wilbur, the pig.
I don't have much to say about this book other than, it was okay. I wasn't drawn in, but I didn't hate it either. It was very simple, predictable, very much like reading an old movie script from a 2000s Disney Channel movie.