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celeezamae's review against another edition
3.0
Not much “love” incorporated. More so of daddy issues and past which I didn’t care much about lol. Pacing was slow, dragged on the unnecessaries, and too much descriptive writing unless you’re into that. Supposed to be made into a film so hopefully that’s way better than this (like Bridgerton.. novels were bad to me).
karirut's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Bueno pero no fu ni fa
La película es mejor
La película es mejor
lavendermarch's review against another edition
5.0
So cute! A short, romantic read! I liked it very much! Adorable, yet heartfelt and sad in some instances. 5 stars.
gellyreads's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Cute, ya romance fluff. I got what I wanted, even though the book felt like a whirlwind romance.
secretmagic's review against another edition
4.0
It’s not often that you come across a YA book set over the course of 24 hours. You would think that not a lot can happen in 1 day, especially when half that day is spent waiting at the airport and taking a 7 hour flight to London. Boy is is wrong to assume such a thing.
Hadley is a 17 year old girl about to take a flight to London for her dad’s wedding. To say she’s not looking forward to it is an understatement. Over the course the novel, Hadley’s issues are placed out in the open, troubles aired for all to see. I loved being present for Hadley’s transformation. Seeing her voice pent up issues of neglect and anger at her father’s new life and learning to accept the changes in her own life – you can’t help being moved by her fears and her eventual effort to overcome barriers that have been in place since her parent’s divorce.
Love is obviously an important theme in this book. You would expect love to be mentioned at some point and ‘The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight’ does not disappoint. Not only is it explored through Hadley finding Oliver – Oh, funny and claustrophobia-distracting Oliver – but also through Hadley coming to terms with how uncertain love can be. This book highlights that there are no set rules for how, or who, you love.
I adored Hadley’s flashback scenes, exploring her reactions to love and her relationship with her father. Comparing them to her present life was heartbreaking. But it was also such a power journey.
The way the text was written interests me the most. I think the technical term is third-person subjective, where you’re pretty much inside one person’s head, hearing only their thoughts, but still use “he”, “she”, “it”, “they” and never “I”. This is my favourite form of third person; you sometimes forget that you’re not actually reading in first person. The text flows so well, you’re captured in the moment and it doesn’t have that distance you sometimes find in third person narratives.
My only issue with this book is that I wish it had been slightly longer. I didn’t want it to end; although, realistically if it had been any longer it wouldn’t have fit over 24 hours.
An incredibly sweet, touching contemporary novel that everyone should read.
4.5/5 stars.
Hadley is a 17 year old girl about to take a flight to London for her dad’s wedding. To say she’s not looking forward to it is an understatement. Over the course the novel, Hadley’s issues are placed out in the open, troubles aired for all to see. I loved being present for Hadley’s transformation. Seeing her voice pent up issues of neglect and anger at her father’s new life and learning to accept the changes in her own life – you can’t help being moved by her fears and her eventual effort to overcome barriers that have been in place since her parent’s divorce.
Love is obviously an important theme in this book. You would expect love to be mentioned at some point and ‘The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight’ does not disappoint. Not only is it explored through Hadley finding Oliver – Oh, funny and claustrophobia-distracting Oliver – but also through Hadley coming to terms with how uncertain love can be. This book highlights that there are no set rules for how, or who, you love.
I adored Hadley’s flashback scenes, exploring her reactions to love and her relationship with her father. Comparing them to her present life was heartbreaking. But it was also such a power journey.
The way the text was written interests me the most. I think the technical term is third-person subjective, where you’re pretty much inside one person’s head, hearing only their thoughts, but still use “he”, “she”, “it”, “they” and never “I”. This is my favourite form of third person; you sometimes forget that you’re not actually reading in first person. The text flows so well, you’re captured in the moment and it doesn’t have that distance you sometimes find in third person narratives.
My only issue with this book is that I wish it had been slightly longer. I didn’t want it to end; although, realistically if it had been any longer it wouldn’t have fit over 24 hours.
An incredibly sweet, touching contemporary novel that everyone should read.
4.5/5 stars.
kippins's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this little book.
Although I am not a fan of the tense it was written I managed to get over it due to the content.
It was such a cute heartfelt tale that takes place over 24 hours & that shows how you can make a deep and lasting connection with someone in that short period of time.
I have to say I was Totally on Hadley's side about not going to the wedding, I would have been totally PISSED and I never saw Oliver's reason for going to England coming at all.
I will definitely be keeping an eye out for more books by this author.
Although I am not a fan of the tense it was written I managed to get over it due to the content.
It was such a cute heartfelt tale that takes place over 24 hours & that shows how you can make a deep and lasting connection with someone in that short period of time.
I have to say I was Totally on Hadley's side about not going to the wedding, I would have been totally PISSED and I never saw Oliver's reason for going to England coming at all.
I will definitely be keeping an eye out for more books by this author.
noemie19's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
flyingcactus's review against another edition
4.0
A sweet book! It made me sad and happy in turns. Not a heavy read, but a good one!