Wed, August 29, 2012
Waiting on This Is What Happy Looks Like
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine to shine a spotlight on upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
This Is What Happy Looks Like
By Jennifer E. Smith
Little Brown and Company
To be released 2013
If fate sent you an email, would you answer?
In This is What Happy Looks Like, Jennifer E. Smith’s new YA novel, perfect strangers Graham Larkin and Ellie O’Neill meet—albeit virtually—when Graham accidentally sends Ellie an email about his pet pig, Wilbur. In the tradition of romantic movies like “You’ve Got Mail” and “Sleepless in Seattle,” the two 17-year-olds strike up an email relationship, even though they live on opposite sides of the country and don’t even know each other’s first names.
Through a series of funny and poignant messages, Graham and Ellie make a true connection, sharing intimate details about their lives, hopes and fears. But they don’t tell each other everything; Graham doesn’t know the major secret hidden in Ellie’s family tree, and Ellie is innocently unaware that Graham is actually a world-famous teen actor living in Los Angeles.
When the location for the shoot of Graham’s new film falls through, he sees an opportunity to take their relationship from online to in-person, managing to get the production relocated to picturesque Henley, Maine, where Ellie lives. But can a star as famous as Graham have a real relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie’s mom want her to avoid the media’s spotlight at all costs?
Just as they did in The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, the hands of fate intervene in wondrous ways in this YA novel that delivers on high concept romance in lush and thoughtful prose.
— Goodreads.com description
Um, is this my perfect book? BECAUSE IT SURE SOUNDS LIKE MY PERFECT BOOK.
I’m two for two on my Jennifer E. Smith books, so bring it on! Let’s go three for three! I can’t wait to read this.
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Gretchen @ My Life is a Notebook said:
I STILL haven’t read the first book in this series, but I really should because CUTE. Someday I’ll manage to calm down my TBR pile.
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Anna Reply:
August 29th, 2012 at 7:28 am
Oh, no, Gretchen — it’s not a series! They’re standalones. Still, you should read The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight anyway
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Lori said:
I can’t wait!!
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Quinn @ Quinn’s Book Nook said:
Oh my gosh, I know! I am so excited for this book! I loved The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, so I can’t wait to read another book by Jennifer E. Smith.
I love, love, love the cover on this one too.
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Crystal said:
I love Jennifer Smith and I had no idea about this book! Thanks for sharing! I am going to add it to my tbr!
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Kathryn @ Clean Teen Fiction said:
This sounds so cute!! Great pick!
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Alexa @ Alexa Loves Books said:
I am SO EXCITED for this book.
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Estelle said:
Only 2 for 2? I think you need to prep by reading whichever book you haven’t. haha. I love JES. Such a gorgeous writer and I’m totally looking forward to this one!
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Magan said:
YES PLEASE! CAN I HAVE THIS NOW?! Sounds soooo good!
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Rachel said:
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is currently in my stack of library books, waiting to be read. This one looks just as good, and I can’t wait to read it–2013?! The wait won’t be fun, but I think it will be worth it.
Thanks for pointing this book out to me!
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KM said:
OMG YES! I’m so, so excited for this book! I loved her first one, and this is supposed to be like “You’ve Got Mail.” Eeeppp!!!
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jen said:
you and TQ would have the same book on the same day
i did like her first book, so yeah, yeah, i’ll be reading this too.
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Cecelia said:
I’m not sure I buy ‘relationship via email’ for the teen set, but I love the concept of this, and I will definitely be reading it. Great pick!
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Maida @ Literary Love Affair said:
I can’t wait to read this one! It sounds sooo good! And I’m seeing it everywhere! LOL ;p Great pick!
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Btw….I’m a new follower!
~ Maida
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Karen said:
I have seen this book around a lot. I guess I will put it on my TBR-list
I’m a new follower on twitter ^_^
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Jenea Whittington said:
This sounds really good. Great pick…
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Vyki @ On The Shelf said:
This book sounds really good! I just ordered The Statistical Probabilty, so hopefully I will be enjoying that one soon. Great pick, here’s mine: http://whatsontheshelf.wordpress.com/2012/08/29/waiting-on-wednesday-12/
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Jim from YA Contemporary said:
Wow, this is getting tons of love! It was my pick AND the pick of the first two I’ve read this week, now – great minds obviously think alike!
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L.S. Murphy said:
Oh, this sounds totally awesome.
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Maddy said:
This sounds adorable!!
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capillya said:
This book sounds SO INCREDIBLY sweet!
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Emma said:
Arghhh, this book looks so good! I really enjoyed TSPOLAFS (I cannot be bothered writing the whole name, hahah) so this looks like a great story.
2013…gosh that’s a wee while to wait. It should hopefully be worth it
Just came across your blog, and golly it’s so cute!!
Definitely following.
Emma
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