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3.48 AVERAGE
The cover is cute, but honestly, I feel like this was making a mountain out of a non-existent mole hill just for the sake of manufactured drama.
The characters are in love, have been together for over 2 years and the only obstacle they face is trying to decide whether or not to break up before leaving for separate colleges. Really? Why? Because successful, long distance relationships aren't a thing, especially with all the technology available today?
It didn't make sense and I found myself not caring one way or the other what happened.
The characters are in love, have been together for over 2 years and the only obstacle they face is trying to decide whether or not to break up before leaving for separate colleges. Really? Why? Because successful, long distance relationships aren't a thing, especially with all the technology available today?
It didn't make sense and I found myself not caring one way or the other what happened.
I still cannot believe I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for feedback. Thank you so so much, people at Netgalley!
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between is essentially about a high school couple who has to decide whether or not to stay together when they go away to college. I never had to make that decision, but I knew plenty of other couples who did. I thought it was really well done in explaining how difficult that decision is or can be. The book is set the day before Aidan and Clare leave for college. Clare is going to Dartmouth; Aidan is going to UCLA. So the plan is to spend their last night together revisiting places/moments of their two year relationship in order to decide if it's worth it to stay together. Or if it would be better (or easier) to just break up so they're "free" to experience college.
Clare, the practical, list-maker, cutter of ties, wants to break up before things (or each of them) change. She was a jerk sometimes. Even the way she acted towards Stella felt a little unfair. And I totally called the at the verrrrrrry beginning of the book. Aidan, the optimist, go with the flow-er, wants to stay together because he has faith in the relationship and its worth. Aidan had a lot of really endearing qualities like his goofiness, but he could be a bit of a jerk too. But I thought he was very cute, and very Jennifer E. Smith boyish.
I can't really say much else in terms of plot or where it went, because I liked being able to experience it for the first time. I honestly didn't know what they would decide to do, or what I had hoped for them. All I know is that I really appreciated the ending and how the couple handled it.
Jennifer E. Smith has this amazing ability to write "fluffy" books that are actually quite wise/deep. I think it also takes talent to write a realistic high school relationship. It's not perfect--just like any relationship--but it has a newness/youth to it, and Jennifer E. Smith gets that.
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between is essentially about a high school couple who has to decide whether or not to stay together when they go away to college. I never had to make that decision, but I knew plenty of other couples who did. I thought it was really well done in explaining how difficult that decision is or can be. The book is set the day before Aidan and Clare leave for college. Clare is going to Dartmouth; Aidan is going to UCLA. So the plan is to spend their last night together revisiting places/moments of their two year relationship in order to decide if it's worth it to stay together. Or if it would be better (or easier) to just break up so they're "free" to experience college.
Clare, the practical, list-maker, cutter of ties, wants to break up before things (or each of them) change. She was a jerk sometimes. Even the way she acted towards Stella felt a little unfair. And I totally called the
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Stella/Scotty thingI can't really say much else in terms of plot or where it went, because I liked being able to experience it for the first time. I honestly didn't know what they would decide to do, or what I had hoped for them. All I know is that I really appreciated the ending and how the couple handled it.
Jennifer E. Smith has this amazing ability to write "fluffy" books that are actually quite wise/deep. I think it also takes talent to write a realistic high school relationship. It's not perfect--just like any relationship--but it has a newness/youth to it, and Jennifer E. Smith gets that.
Ehh.. This was just boring and I couldn't bring myself to care what happened to the main characters. And the whole concept was stupid. Like have you ever heard of succesful long-distance relationships??? You know skype and phones exist, right??
I like Jennifer Smith's novels for fluffy, relatively clean entertainment, but sometimes I am reminded that there's a reason for that "YA" label -- I am way too old for this! The teenaged drama in this one was pretty over-the-top, and I spent a lot of the book wishing that Clare and Aidan would stop trying to make lasting decisions in the wee hours of the morning after being out all night. People don't make good choices when they're sleep deprived.
More things that show that I am not the intended audience: I don't think it's cute to steal parmesan shakers from the pizza place and bowling balls from the bowling alley, and I don't think it's smart to go swimming out on the lake at 4:00 in the morning (and farther out than anyone's ever swam in daylight). I must be old, because I kept thinking about what their parents would be thinking if they knew their kids were out doing all this. (I guess I'm closer to being a parent to a teenager than a teenager ... so I will reiterate: I'm too old for this book! LOL)
If you're new to this author, I recommend starting with [b:The Geography of You and Me|18295852|The Geography of You and Me|Jennifer E. Smith|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1376408056s/18295852.jpg|24813023] or [b:The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight|10798416|The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight|Jennifer E. Smith|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1337187623s/10798416.jpg|15464655]. And friends looking for clean reads: there are probably a dozen swear words (including the Lord's name in vain), plus references to underage drinking and sexuality (but nothing at all graphic). Pretty darn clean for contemporary YA.
More things that show that I am not the intended audience: I don't think it's cute to steal parmesan shakers from the pizza place and bowling balls from the bowling alley, and I don't think it's smart to go swimming out on the lake at 4:00 in the morning (and farther out than anyone's ever swam in daylight). I must be old, because I kept thinking about what their parents would be thinking if they knew their kids were out doing all this. (I guess I'm closer to being a parent to a teenager than a teenager ... so I will reiterate: I'm too old for this book! LOL)
If you're new to this author, I recommend starting with [b:The Geography of You and Me|18295852|The Geography of You and Me|Jennifer E. Smith|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1376408056s/18295852.jpg|24813023] or [b:The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight|10798416|The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight|Jennifer E. Smith|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1337187623s/10798416.jpg|15464655]. And friends looking for clean reads: there are probably a dozen swear words (including the Lord's name in vain), plus references to underage drinking and sexuality (but nothing at all graphic). Pretty darn clean for contemporary YA.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
7/10
This was really cute. It handled high school romance and discussion of long distance realistically. It's not a gripping book but enjoyable noneless. A quick and easy contemporary to read :)
This was really cute. It handled high school romance and discussion of long distance realistically. It's not a gripping book but enjoyable noneless. A quick and easy contemporary to read :)
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes