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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
Jennifer E. Smith is queen of the meetcute. She's full of frothy, fun lightness, and perhaps the only fault I can typically find with her novels is that I am usually left wanting more. Even when she published her novella followup to This is What Happy Looks Like, I wanted to know MORE at the end.
Unlike Smith's other books, Hello is less about the meetcute and more about the cute, bittersweet goodbye. Two high-school loves must make a decision: should they split up since they're moving thousands of miles apart for college, or should they stick it out? They obviously love each other, but they're afraid of ruining something good, something pure with their distance.
One falls on the side of splitting, while the other falls on the side of staying together, but ultimately they know what's best for their relationship, even as they second guess it every step of the way. It's beautiful and honest, and I truly wish more college-bound relationships would consider everything as clearly as Clare and Aidan do.
While this is not my favorite Jennifer Smith book (the aforementioned Happy holds that title), this book has my favorite Smith ending. It, too, is realistic and honest, while remaining true to the characters.
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between is about the world's longest night for two young lovers, and it's beautiful
Thanks to Little, Brown Books via Netgalley for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.
Unlike Smith's other books, Hello is less about the meetcute and more about the cute, bittersweet goodbye. Two high-school loves must make a decision: should they split up since they're moving thousands of miles apart for college, or should they stick it out? They obviously love each other, but they're afraid of ruining something good, something pure with their distance.
One falls on the side of splitting, while the other falls on the side of staying together, but ultimately they know what's best for their relationship, even as they second guess it every step of the way. It's beautiful and honest, and I truly wish more college-bound relationships would consider everything as clearly as Clare and Aidan do.
While this is not my favorite Jennifer Smith book (the aforementioned Happy holds that title), this book has my favorite Smith ending. It, too, is realistic and honest, while remaining true to the characters.
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between is about the world's longest night for two young lovers, and it's beautiful
Thanks to Little, Brown Books via Netgalley for a copy of the book in exchange for my honest review.
I always know what to expect in a Smith book. A short span of time can change everything. Clare and Aiden are off to college on opposite coasts and their last night together is spent retracing their relationship. Chaos ensues, plans change and they come to terms about moving forward. I didn't hate this, but I didn't love it. Her other books are much more charming.
This night is particularly important for Clare and Aidan. It's the night before they go away to College, and on their check-lists of final things and decisions to be made, there's only one thing left: break up or stay together. They love each other and there's no doubt about that, but the question still hangs in the air. Over the pan of twelve hours, Clare and Aidan take a trip down memory lane to the best moments of their relationship, trying to find some kind of sign to point them in the right direction - the direction that they should follow for their future. This fast-paced, wonderment of a night leads them to their closest friends and family, places around town and most of all, an epiphany of sorts. All that was left to do was choose goodbye forever, or just for now.
Full of friendship, emotion and sentiment, Clare and Aidan's relationship is a flame that is on the verge of being blown out, but their affection for each other leads to a brighter fires despite the risk of being expelled. Overall, Jennifer's newest novel was brilliant, bursting with wisdom and enchantment and even though it's not my favourite that she's written (This Is What Happy Looks Like shoutout! My favourite), it was still a great read that kept me wrapped around it's finger for a whole day of reading, that I would recommend to fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han!
read more: http://prettylittlememoirs.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/book-review-hello-goodbye-and.html
Full of friendship, emotion and sentiment, Clare and Aidan's relationship is a flame that is on the verge of being blown out, but their affection for each other leads to a brighter fires despite the risk of being expelled. Overall, Jennifer's newest novel was brilliant, bursting with wisdom and enchantment and even though it's not my favourite that she's written (This Is What Happy Looks Like shoutout! My favourite), it was still a great read that kept me wrapped around it's finger for a whole day of reading, that I would recommend to fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han!
read more: http://prettylittlememoirs.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/book-review-hello-goodbye-and.html
Smith's books never fail to capture the essence of what it's like to be young and in love. I definitely recommend this to anyone who loves fun, summery reads filled to the brim with wit and heartfelt moments.
I enjoy Jennifer Smith very much, but this one felt even a bit more lightweight than usual, somehow. Enjoyable read but not one that will stay with me.
I finally got around to reading this and I wish that I could erase everything I read so I can just read it again and I wish I could give it 10 stars. Jennifer E. Smith quickly became one of my favorite authors and continues to stay there. I honestly think that this was her best book to date. I loved everything about it. The love and pain was captured fantastically, so well that I was actually choking up at the end when they were saying goodbye. I got to the epilogue and I knew that there was no way that Jennifer E. Smith would play with my emotions like that, but I think having them break up and him sending the bowling ball with the note "Is it later yet?" just made everything better and greater. I am just at a loss of words for how great this book and every book Jennifer writes is. Cannot wait for more!
It was really nothing special and yet I enjoyed it! The story was well written and the characters felt real. A bit predictable but still cute!
Received a copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
HELLO, GOODBYE, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN by Jennifer E. Smith is a sweet, poignant story about two high school sweethearts spending their last night before college together.
Although the pacing was pretty slow (particularly for such a short read), I ultimately enjoyed the journey these two characters took. I like the way Smith manages to weave a subtle emotional current throughout her entire story. The action slowly, gradually builds to something quite satisfying.
Not my favorite of her books, but still worth a read on a lazy afternoon.
HELLO, GOODBYE, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN by Jennifer E. Smith is a sweet, poignant story about two high school sweethearts spending their last night before college together.
Although the pacing was pretty slow (particularly for such a short read), I ultimately enjoyed the journey these two characters took. I like the way Smith manages to weave a subtle emotional current throughout her entire story. The action slowly, gradually builds to something quite satisfying.
Not my favorite of her books, but still worth a read on a lazy afternoon.
I really wanted to like this book. I've heard good things about it and knew it was made into a movie. I was greatly disappointed. Right from the beginning, it felt like Clare came in with the intention of breaking up Aiden. She didn't seem to put forth any effort into this relationship. While Aiden had some negative qualities, he was justified in calling out Clare for never saying she loved him and basically pushing them to break up. I got a bad vibe from Clare because she kept bringing up scenarios of them meeting other people while at college, and yes, this is probably due to her parents' previous marriages. I felt like Aiden cared much more than she did, and it was a one-sided relationship. The plot of taking a trip down memory lane was cute in theory, but just executed not that well. I'm not saying a happy ending is needed, but it felt very choppy. They both took this trip down memory lane to determine the fate of their relationship, but there was never really that mature conversation. It was basically decided by Clare that they were not going to last forever. Overall, I understand Clare's concerns and her struggle with staying together thousands of miles away, but she really just seemed to lack compassion. Aiden is hopelessly in love with her, and maybe that's his fault, but it is so special to have someone who is that dedicated to you. I'm surprised in this story they lasted 2 years. It didn't seem realistic? I don't recommend this book. ):
If you like your YA light and airy, then Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between might be the book for you! This is actually a fitting choice for this time of year, a quintessential back-to-school reading selection. Hello tells the story of Clare and Aidan as a "one magical night" type of tale: We spend the night, from early evening until the next morning, watching Clare and Aidan's final night together after a two-year high school relationship, as each prepares to leave for college in the morning. Clare and Aidan live near Chicago, but Clare will attend an East Coast college and Aidan will be at UCLA.
All summer long, they've been debating whether to stay together or break up before leaving for school, with Aidan wanting option 1 and Clare advocating for option 2. It's not that they don't love each other; they do. But neither can be sure that staying together is the right thing to do. Is it better to end things now, on their own terms, than risk a slow fizzling out as they become involved in their own, separate college lives? What if they meet other people? What if they don't, but miss out on key college experiences because their minds are too wrapped up in their long-distance romance?
Clare and Aidan spend the night visiting old hang-outs, best friends, scenes of memorable firsts, and "everything in between", looking to both capture memories and come to an agreement before the sun rises and they go their separate ways. Even though the couple is dealing with heart-ache and sadness, there's still an element of excitement and looking forward -- plus family drama, as each character's relationship with parents has an impact on their choices and how they feel about their chances as a couple.
I liked Hello, but thought it was a little too simplistic in presenting the options available to Clare and Aidan. They're fun characters with good hearts, but I'm not sure the situation warrants quite as much drama as they infuse into it. This is a nice, light read, super quick and easily digestible. It didn't make much of a deep impression on me, but it did keep me entertained all the way through.
All summer long, they've been debating whether to stay together or break up before leaving for school, with Aidan wanting option 1 and Clare advocating for option 2. It's not that they don't love each other; they do. But neither can be sure that staying together is the right thing to do. Is it better to end things now, on their own terms, than risk a slow fizzling out as they become involved in their own, separate college lives? What if they meet other people? What if they don't, but miss out on key college experiences because their minds are too wrapped up in their long-distance romance?
Clare and Aidan spend the night visiting old hang-outs, best friends, scenes of memorable firsts, and "everything in between", looking to both capture memories and come to an agreement before the sun rises and they go their separate ways. Even though the couple is dealing with heart-ache and sadness, there's still an element of excitement and looking forward -- plus family drama, as each character's relationship with parents has an impact on their choices and how they feel about their chances as a couple.
I liked Hello, but thought it was a little too simplistic in presenting the options available to Clare and Aidan. They're fun characters with good hearts, but I'm not sure the situation warrants quite as much drama as they infuse into it. This is a nice, light read, super quick and easily digestible. It didn't make much of a deep impression on me, but it did keep me entertained all the way through.