Title: This Is What Happy Looks Like
Author: Jennifer E. Smith
Genre/s: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Synopsis:
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?
My Thoughts:
This
Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith is the perfect summer read for
those who love a light contemporary romance to accompany them while at the
beach. It is a fluffy, funny and oh so romantic novel that I’m sure everyone
will love.
Who
would have thought that a single wrong sent email could connect two different
worlds together? Ellie O’Neil was not
expecting to find a friend from a stranger who she met through an email and was
on the other coast across the country. But she feels excited and happy whenever
she sees his email address in her inbox. So even if she doesn’t quite know who
he really was, his identity wasn’t important for her anymore.
But
when a film crew decided to shoot a movie to the small town where she lives,
she was surprised to find out that her online pen pal wasn’t just an ordinary
17 year old boy who lived in California but the popular movie star who was the
lead character in the movie that was being filmed there.
Will
their online friendship end or will it continue to develop in real life? If you
want to find out then buy this book immediately.
This
book is really awesome. I’ve read The Statistical Probability of Love at First
Sight on December of last year and I’m fascinated with it. Jennifer E. Smith
has some kind of ability where she will make two different people fall in love
with each other so easily yet so realistically that falling in love feels as
simple as breathing. It was so natural and organic and it was effortless. It’s the kind of love everyone dreamed of
having. And I’m going to be honest, I’m jealous with the characters Jennifer E.
Smith created because of that.
Anyway,
what will you get if you combined deep blue eyes, a thousand-watt smile,
humility, cleverness, sweetness and great sense of humor? Well, my friend, the
answer to that is Graham Larkin. He’s this ridiculously dreamy guy that I’m
currently obsessed with. His not self-righteous or conceited like the other
actors who became famous and he’s very thoughtful and valiant. But sadly, his
“pink blob of a heart” is already taken by Ellie.
Ellie
O’ Neil is this simple yet effortlessly beautiful girl who sees right through
Graham and loves him for who he truly is. She understands that he’s just an
ordinary guy who loves to act and needs a break from the limelight sometimes.
And that’s what Ellie gave him. An ordinary day strolling at the beach, eating
ice cream and watching fireworks without cameras, film crew and squealing fans.
And unlike the treatment of other people, Ellie tried to treat him like his a
normal guy who happens to be really handsome and super adorable.
Their
relationship encountered problems like every normal couple, (i.e. controversy
and scandals) and they both face it head on. At the end of the day, their bond
just became stronger than ever. The ending just left me hanging a bit. I just
wish that there was an exchange of emails between them again, explaining what
happened after he went home and how her poetry course went. It would have been
nice if it has that but nonetheless this book is still hands down amazing and I
won’t argue with that.
Overall
and as I said in the beginning, this is the perfect summer read. I will never
get tired of recommending this book to everyone.
My Rating
