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The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

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cscharfway's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Cute YA book about two teens meeting and falling in love on a plane to London, and their emotional family drama. I made the mistake of watching the movie first, which made some creative decisions I actually liked better than the book. Reading this as an adult, the plot is quite predictable, but I still enjoyed it as a light, easy read you didn’t have to think too hard about.

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lucyatoz's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith has Hadley missing her flight across the pond where she is to be a bridesmaid at her father's second marriage to a woman she has never met.

Cue Oliver, cute, British, and sitting next to her on the flight she is now on from JFK to Heathrow, where she will only have matter of only a few hours to get across London from the airport to a Kensington church for the wedding she really does not want to be a part of.

It is a sappy meet-cute story of two teenagers, one American, still angry at her parents divorce, and the other British, who is a student at Yale, who share a transatlantic trip where they have a connection but can it last beyond a flight and parting ways at passport control in one of the busiest airports in the world?

I owned a copy of this book and listened to it on cloudLibrary. I read this for prompt 34, timeframe spans a week of less, for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2024.

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megan_bbender's review

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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

3.0

This is such a 50/50 book, nothing happens but everything happens, slow pace but fast pace. There's nothing interesting about this book.

You won't feel anything from this book because there's simply nothing in it. You won't feel a connection to the characters, the plot, or the story.

In a few months, I will see this book sitting on my shelf and I will say to myself, "I can't remember anything that happened in this book." It's not a terrible book by any means, but it's very forgettable.

It's not like I had to force myself to read this book because it was bad, but I wouldn't recommend spending any time on it. There's nothing particular that I didn't like, but there is nothing that stands out to me that I did like.

It's very back and forth with this book, it's good but it's also not good.

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mkenn's review

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

Whoa hype... This book does not live up to the hype. It's trying to be John Green but there is no emotional depth or connection; this book is as surface as it gets.

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caitlinjadams's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This was just lovely and heartfelt and a fizzy joy to read.

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minyoonhwi's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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kmsander4's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I'll be honest, I picked this one up because of the new Netflix adaptation. I heard great things but know that one must always read the book first!

Nothing groundbreaking but a really great palate cleanser, quick read if that's what you're looking for! I almost wish I read it while waiting in an airport. It just feels like that's where this one is meant to be consumed!

Now I'm off to see how Netflix chose to tell this story!

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