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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...

March 2013 Wrap-Up

Hey, so another month has gone, and here's what I read this month!       1. The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson 2. The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson 3. Requiem by Lauren Oliver 4. Hidden by Marianne Curley 5. Zom-B City by Darren Shan 6. This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith 7. In The Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters (half way through) Yay, I read more than four books this month! I'm slowly getting back into reading, I think, so hopefully it'll last but it's exams soon so we'll see. The Name of the Star  was a reread, so that I'd be completely ready for The Madness Underneath , and seriously, this series is amazing. I hope to have my review of The Madness Underneath  up this month, seeing as it's already pretty late... I finished the Delirium  trilogy, with the final book Requiem , and my review is here . I wasn't happy with the open end, but I went to Lauren Oliver's signing and she explained wh...