Warning, contains spoilers! This is what happy looks like By: Jennifer E Smith Pages: 416 Rate: 3.75/5 stars Genre: Realistic Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Summary from Goodreads: When teenage movie star Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl Ellie O'Neill an email about his pet pig, the two seventeen-year-olds strike up a witty and unforgettable correspondence, discussing everything under the sun, except for their names or backgrounds. Then Graham finds out that Ellie's Maine hometown is the perfect location for his latest film, and he decides to take their relationship from online to in-person. But can a star as famous as Graham really start a relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie want to avoid the media's spotlight at all costs? Okay so I know that This is what happy looks like is an option for the best book of 2013, but I decided that I really should do a book review for this amazing book, even if it is an option. So if this book is chosen then I will do an author week on Jennifer's other books, like the statistical probability of love at first sight. So enjoy! Honestly, I rate this book, 4/5 stars. I appreciated the characters and I liked how easy they were but, part of the book felt a little unrealistic to me. I mean first of all you get a fairly simple email wrong, then you are a famous celebrity while your counterpart is the daughter of a famous US senetar who's running for president. When I read books that are supposed to be realistic fiction, I kinda want it to be realistic , but I did like the characters, Ellie is the girl next door. When you're reading the book she's the girl that you're like "Ha, ha, that's totally something I would do." A lot of people say they didn't like this book because there was too much going on, but I found that the best part. This is what happy looks like is a fluff read. You don't need to focus on what's going on. You can just chill and read it. This book is one of those books you can put down in the middle of December and pick it right back up in January and you wouldn't miss a beat. I loved Graham in this book. He was that guy that every girl wanted to bring home (except Ellie). He was sweet and kind and really funny, I mean the guy traveled across the USA to meet some girl he barely knew. And at some points I did want to strange Graham. Mostly when he went out with Quinn and Olivia, LIKE SERIOUSLY. Whoo, I''m getting mad at a fictional character. But now that I'm mad, I guess I can yell at Ellie too. Sweetie, this guy is crazy about you and you break up with him because you're scared that the press will find you. Well there's an obvious solution to that AVOID THE PRESS! GOOD GOD! or maybe... TELL HIM THE TRUTH. Ok breathe, whoo. Overall though, there was some moments that just made me smile or sigh. For example, when they're on the beach and he finds a heart shaped rock, or the whoopie pie, which is actually the desert of Maine, who knew! This is what happy looks like is filled with witty humor and cheesy but loveable romance. This is a book that you can tell from the beginning that you like. So if you do like this book you should really buy it because I swear, once you read it you will have Jennifer fever!
9 Comments
Joelle
1/17/2014 09:35:12 am
Im totally going to buy this book
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Megan
1/17/2014 09:35:26 am
I LOVE THIS BOOK
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Nadean
1/17/2014 09:36:01 am
Wasn't this voted on Goodreads as best YA book of 2013?
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Felicia
1/17/2014 09:36:23 am
Ya, I read that somewhere
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Nadean
1/17/2014 09:37:31 am
Ya, haha you commented twice ^^^
Felicia
1/17/2014 09:37:01 am
I think i read that somewhere
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Delia
1/17/2014 09:38:28 am
Hey I've seen this book before, I just ordered it on amazon, 3 DAYS!!
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Mia
1/19/2014 02:57:30 am
THIS LOOKS SO GOOD
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Sara
1/19/2014 02:58:43 am
I read this book a month ago, soooo good
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