While overall I enjoyed this book (it gets a solid three stars, it’s not mind-blowing fiction, folks, but it’s addictive and light, and I usually finish Smith books in one sitting), I’m a massive romantic at heart, and I’m all about making a good relationship work.

While she doesn’t blow my socks off, there’s nothing “offensive” about her writing, therefore it’s very hard not to enjoy it, and just get carried away with the story. Smith’s simple, yet effective, writing style works really well in contemporary YA. Aidan was much easier to like, and because of him, I was rooting for the two of them.

The reader is taken on a whirlwind 12 hour scavenger hunt of sorts, as the couple reminisce about their history while trying to decide if they should stay together, or not (long-distance University life looms!).ĭue to the incredibly short time frame, we don’t get to know these characters too well, which may have contributed to the difficulty I had relating to Clare (that, or her logical/cold outlook is at fault). Unlike most YA romance novels, this book takes place when the couple have already been together for some time (rather than covering the start of the relationship). Check out the Babes and Books review for The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sightby Smith. Just don’t overthink them, or expect anything particularly deep or philosophical, and you’ll be fine. Good ole Jennifer has done it again with this one! For me, her books are always light and entertaining reads, that are perfect if you’re in a slump or just fancy some solid escapism reading.

It takes them on a roller-coaster ride through their past – from the first hello in science class to the first conversation at a pizza joint, their first kiss at the beach and their first dance in a darkened gymnasium – all the way up to tonight.Ī night of laughs, fresh hurts, last-minute kisses and an inevitable goodbye. But will it be goodbye forever or goodbye for now? That’s just how she is. But tonight is Clare and Aidan’s last night before college and this list will decide their future, together or apart. Source: Publisher – this does not affect my opinion of the book. Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between by Jennifer E Smith, published September 2015 by Headline.

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