If fate sent you an email, would you answer?

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?

The Review

When teenage movie star heartthrob Graham Larkin accidentally sends the cute redhead Ellie O'Neill about his pig Wilbur (I mean honestly, who wouldn't be curious if someone accidentally emailed you if you could babysit a pet pig named Wilbur?), they strike up a funny and casual Internet conversation across the country and they email each other about random things and everything else. And they don't even know names. Graham is happy with having someone to "talk" to, to her he's probably a normal, cute boy from South Dakota or New York or some other place. It's refreshing to him to chat up with someone who doesn't care that he's famous, that he's in movies.

And when Graham Larkin finds out that they need a new location for his new movie, he thinks back to his online pen-pal who told him that she lives back in Henley, Maine. He urges the director and his manager to shoot there just to meet her. It's kinda stalker-ish but really cute and charming

What I liked most about Graham Larkin is that he's this charming, big-shot teen actor but he still retains his humbleness and kindness despite the major changes in his young life, who's trying to keep a low-key profile as much as possible and to be just normal. It's also cute and nice that he wants to keep in touch with his estranged parents who doesn't really want to be involved in his Hollywood life--which he thinks is because of the damn media and the too nosey paparazzi. He dislikes the press so much that he avoids them whenever necessary and goes as far as to punch one in the face.

No matter how long it’s been or how far you’ve drifted, no matter how unknowable you might be, there were at least two people in the world whose job it was to see you, to find you, to recognize you and reel you back in. No matter what.

Ellie O'Neill, on the other hand is a regular, red-headed girl who lived all her life in Henley, Maine and confronted the fact that her email pen-pal was a handsome teen-star with a wrinkled nose and by not screaming her head off in delight. It's weird seeing that she's not going head-over-heels over this guy whom many teen girls would kill for. He's incredibly charming that if he wanted to, he could rob a 7-11 just by grinning and asking the cashier for the money.

The duel POVs allow us to see more into their personalities and histories, what they have to say and their daily routines.

But Ellie has a secret of her own, so despite the fact that she really wants to be with Graham and the pack of hounding paparazzi that follows his every move, she has to stay away from him, both to protect her mother and herself from the scrutinizing public eye (Don't worry, it's not too major that they could die because of it). I mean, her secret is some (relatively) big deal shiz, I wouldn't blame her for keeping her distance on Graham.

The emails were funny and showed a bit of themselves there. It was also a great and new concept, which really made this book stick out.

Jennifer E. Smith's writing style is refreshing and cute, although some parts may sound cheesy. Her books seems to be about love and Destiny, but the endings usually don't give that sense of closure like "And they lived happily ever after in Henley, Maine with Graham's pet pig Wilbur. FIN." no, she gives the readers the chance to imagine their perfect epilogue, their happily ever after for them, and I think that's really awesome!

My face after finishing the book was like this book's title . . .

THIS IS WHAT HAPPINESS LOOKS LIKE

Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?

Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.

A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?

Quirks of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.

The Review

Seventeen-year-old Claustrophobic Hadley Sullivan's supposed to be on a plane going to London for her father's wedding with a British woman she's never even met before but instantly hates. But instead, because of a mere 4-minute delay, her life changes, the romance starts and the story begins. All in the span of 24 hours.

Maybe because of a series of small events didn't happen, she would still be on time to board her plane and be more-or-less content to be feeling extremely anxious because of the enclosed space and the wedding, maybe she would attend the wedding, the reception and then go home afterwards to live her days like everyone else, But she doesn't, and she wont.  Because instead she has missed her plane because of 4-freakin'-minutes, because of 4-freakin'-minutes, she meets cryptic, witty British Oliver No-Last-Name-Mentioned-Or-Did-I-Forget?, charming, gentleman-like, and also on his way to London on the next plane Hadley's boarding.

The moment he takes her luggage like a gent, they instantly connect.

They sit together in the plane and talk about nonsense and they share memories of their families, what's their favorite animals and colors. Oliver charming-up Hadley and distracting her from her fear/anxiety. They share two bottles of whiskey (Well, when I say "share" I mean Oliver drank his and Hadley more-or-less spat it out!) They talk about her confusion and resentment and anger towards her father and "That British Woman" and his remarrying. That all she wants is for everything to return to what it used to be, before her father moved to the UK to teach in Oxford.

But after the flight, after the magic, after going their seperate ways, will they meet again? Is it Destiny or is it just sheer coincidence or Luck?

Gorgeous writing-style, so like Hadley, romantic and funny elements perfect for a movie, the plot, the cover, the Title! What can I say? I'm a sucker for these kind of things!

I recommend this book for when you're going abroad, maybe get some feels from the familiarity of the settings and the likes. Definitely a summer read--Hell, it's a good read all year-'round! Grab this book, lean back on your chair and read it in one sitting!