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Book Review: The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith

Title:  The Geography of You and Me  Author:  Jennifer E. Smith Series:   Standalone Pages:   352 Publisher:  Headline Date of Publication:  15th April, 2014 Source:  Publisher via NetGalley* Synopsis from Goodreads: Lucy and Owen meet somewhere between the tenth and eleventh floors of a New York City apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide blackout. After they're rescued, they spend a single night together, wandering the darkened streets and marveling at the rare appearance of stars above Manhattan. But once the power is restored, so is reality. Lucy soon moves to Edinburgh with her parents, while Owen heads out west with his father. Lucy and Owen's relationship plays out across the globe as they stay in touch through postcards, occasional e-mails, and -- finally -- a reunion in the city where they first met. A carefully charted map of a long-distance relationship, Jennifer E. Smith's new novel s...

Book Review: This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith

Title:  This Is What Happy Looks Like Author:  Jennifer E. Smith Series:  Standalone Pages:   416 Publisher:  Headline Date of Publication:  4th April 2013 Source:  Publisher* Synopsis from Goodreads: 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 hidd...

Book Review: The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting

Title:  The Last Echo Author:  Kimberly Derting Series:  The Body Finder series, #3 Pages:  358 Publisher:  Headline Date of Publication:  29th March 2012 Source:  Publisher* Synopsis from Goodreads: In the end, all that’s left is an echo. Violet kept her morbid ability to sense dead bodies a secret from everyone except her family and her childhood-best-friend-turned-boyfriend, Jay Heaton. That is until forensic psychologist Sara Priest discovered Violet’s talent and invited her to use her gift to track down murderers. Now, as she works with an eclectic group of individuals—including mysterious and dangerously attractive Rafe—it’s Violet’s job to help those who have been murdered by bringing their killers to justice. When Violet discovers the body of a college girl killed by “the girlfriend collector” she is determined to solve the case. But now the serial killer is on the lookout for a new “relationship” and Violet may have caught his ...

Book Review: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer

Title:  The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight  Author:  Jennifer E. Smith Series:  Standalone Pages:  224 Publisher:  Headline Date of Publication:  5th January 2012 Source:  Publisher* Synopsis from Goodreads: Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Imagine if she hadn't fogotten the book. Or if there hadn't been traffic on the expressway. Or if she hadn't fumbled the coins for the toll. What if she'd run just that little bit faster and caught the flight she was supposed to be on. Would it have been something else - the weather over the atlantic or a fault with the plane? Hadley isn't sure if she believes in destiny or fate but, on what is potentially the worst day of each of their lives, it's the quirks of timing and chance events that mean Hadley meets Oliver... My Thoughts: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight ( TSPOLAFS for short), is adorable. It's short and sweet, a...