The
Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
Publication:
January 2, 2012
Publisher:
Poppy
Format:
Purchased Kindle copy
Rating:
3/5
Challenges:
2013 TBR Pile & E-Book
Summary:
A
long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver
lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene
to bring them together once more? Quirks
of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family
connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period,
Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when
you're least expecting it.
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.
Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's
second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother
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 sitting in her
row.
My Thoughts
As
much as I liked the idea of the book when I read it I wasn’t that taken by it.
I know I’m in the minority here. I’ve heard so many amazing things about it
that maybe I just built it up too much in head. Don’t get me wrong I enjoyed it,
I just wasn’t swept up by it like so many other people. Personally I just didn’t
buy into the whole Hadley and Oliver "couple". I enjoyed their personal stories
more.
I’ve
always been a believer in fate. Maybe it’s the hopeless romantic in me but I’ve
always hoped that there was something more out there than meets the eye. I’ve imagined
that all things happen for a reason so when I heard about this book I was
totally taken by the concept of it.
All
in all I enjoyed this story. I just think I would’ve enjoyed it more if I didn’t
build it up in my mind so much. I think I just put too many expectations on it
before I read it.
It's a really good book but I think I have these epic thoughts in my head. Its def worth the read.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read this book yet, but I'm really looking forward to when I do. I've heard a lot of great things about it too, but I hope I enjoy it a lot. I love romantic stories that sweep me off my feet, and I hope that this book will be able to do that for me. Great review! :)
ReplyDeleteHalee @ Confessions of a Book Addict
Im sure you will. Its a good book about fate and romance. It will sweep you off your feet.
DeleteI had a very similar reaction this book, I think. I went into it looking forward to a nice light-hearted contemporary, but I just couldn't buy into the relationship. It was fun enough, but it just seemed really far-fetched to me, and I never really engaged with it properly. I think I was more interested in Hadley's family problems than in her thing for Oliver!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree! Im glad to hear someone else didnt buy into their relationship either.I loved their personal stories more than the "romance."
Deletei agree with you here. i liked the book, but it wasn't amazing as some of my friends seem to think it is. it was cute, but i feel that Hadley & Oliver might go out for a few months or a couple years, but they weren't the love of each others lives or anything ~daphne
ReplyDeleteI agree. Its a cute book just wasnt what I was expecting.
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