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

Smith also uses third person present narration, which can be tricky but really gives the reader the feeling that they are with Hadley through her twenty four hour journey from New York to London, and the chapters span mere minutes rather than days, so very little narration is wasted on filler content. Hadley’s pain and conflict about her parent’s separation, divorce, and father’s remarriage were raw and tangible enough without being overdone, and though I only spent a few hours with Hadley I empathized with her situation through Smith’s quietly striking writing. Smith does a wonderful job really exposing Hadley’s emotions and thoughts through a third person narrative (which is refreshing to see nowadays in YA).

Though readers only get a short time with protagonist Hadley, Jennifer E. Had I been able to read this relatively short text in one sitting, I would have truly felt the experience Hadley has- of meeting and bonding with a stranger through the artificial intimacy of travel and all of the significant moments that are blurred together within a single day in one’s life. Set over a twenty four hour period on two continents and one long plane ride, Smith’s novel clicked along at a natural pace that had me experiencing what it was like to be in Hadley’s shoes, whether it was sitting in the airport or navigating the London Underground. I wish I had been able to read this book in a single sitting. 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.

Quirks of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more? His name is Oliver, he’s British, and he’s sitting in her row.Ī 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. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport’s cramped waiting area. 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. Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan’s life. Goodreads Synopsis: Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Smithįormat: Hardcover, checked out from my local library The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E.

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