The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight

Beyond Amazing!

I¿ll start by saying this quote from Sea by Heidi Kling: I wanted to tell him that you can meet someone and they can change your life forever, even if you have only known him for a short while¿

That quote was exactly what was manifested in The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. But when Hadley met Oliver, she wasn¿t really thinking about that. She was thinking that it was all because of the flight. Midair, people meet people, share stories with them and maybe even share a few secrets with them. But upon landing, they just wave goodbye and walk away forever. Somehow, that was what happened to Hadley and Oliver. They met at the airport, left the airport and went their separate ways. It should¿ve stayed that way for them, like for most people, but in 24 hours time, they managed to develop a connection that was sudden, startling and life-changing.

Hadley went to the airport with annoyance, dread and unwillingness building up inside of her. Her father was going to get married to a British woman she¿s never even met, the same British woman that caused her parents¿ divorce. She was one of the bridesmaids. I love Hadley¿s character. She was honest but considerate and unsure in so many ways but determined. She seemed so real. This girl could be me if I were in that position. For this, it was very easy to like her and to feel for her.

Oliver was an English gentleman. Tall, lanky, handsome with good humor, he was absolutely adorable. Throughout the time he spent with Hadley while waiting for their flight and during the flight, he was pleasing, entertaining and amusing. He was the kind of guy that makes a good impression and that is hard to forget. But I could sense that there was something dark about him, like something was weighing down on his shoulders, occasionally making him hunched, distant and silent.

In London, Hadley went through the motions of preparing for the wedding. She met Charlotte, the British woman who captured her Dad¿s heart. There, she realized the truth about her Dad¿s new phase, the changes in her own life and Oliver. The novel was a grand mixture of musings and flashbacks that brought me closer and closer to Hadley. The flashbacks were vivid and painted with emotion. They were honest and real from the memory of a child. It helped me in connecting the dots and seeing the bigger picture.

The writing was breathtaking. I loved it! I loved how the author transformed that most mundane thing into something beautiful and how she injected little bits of realizations about daily life into the novel. It was like looking at life through a different pair of eyes.

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is an extraordinary contemporary romance born from an extraordinary circumstance. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is brimming with humor, curiosity, love, changes and regrets that will fly readers to the world of possibility, fresh starts and second chances. I highly recommend this to readers of contemporary romance!

11 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

Omg

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)best book ever there are soooooo many emotions it makes u want to go to the airport to fall in love

5 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

Yes, an 11 year old could read it :)

This is a cute, sweetly romantic story that allows you to really emotionally connect with the characters. And you get to travel abroad with Hadley and Oliver to England :) There are a few kisses, but it's a refreshingly clean teen romance!

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Heartfelt & Delightful - Everything A Reader Could Want

There are some books that are so perfectly perfect that they make the reader swoon along with them. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is one of those books. It’s romantic and heartfelt and so much more than just that – focusing on more than just the romance and allowing the reader to see true love in more ways than one.

There’s still plenty of romance. And it’s magnificently done, invoking butterflies and blushes and longing. Brit boy Oliver is sexy (he’s British, so obviously he’s sexy) and intelligent and quirky and funny and absolutely adorable in his randomness. He makes Hadley’s heart race and will do the same to the reader. Considering that a third of the book takes place in an airport/airplane, these two need to have some serious chemistry to keep the reader hooked.

On top of a romance that feels epic, there’s the backstory to both Hadley and Oliver. Hadley’s family dynamic is so well-crafted that I was there with her, the entire way, partially hating her father, while hoping the two of them could work everything out. The father/daughter relationship has just the right amount of angst and bitterness, then Smith throws in flashbacks of tenderness and undeniable love.

Hadley is everything readers could want her to be. She’s young and angry at her father, angry at her mother, but vulnerable and not jaded enough to have a complete disbelief in love. This book had me smiling from that very first page. Jennifer E. Smith knows how to write characters that the reader will feel an instant attachment to, and give us a story that is impossible to put down.

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight will sway even the most reluctant romantics with its delightful humor, heartfelt characters, and the idea that maybe love at first sight is possible. Smith’s collection of fate, coincidence, and love made me smile, it made me laugh, and it even made me tear up – it’s that good. As far as contemporary YA goes, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is one of the best and a definite must read.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Fantastic story!

Hadley is four minutes late for the flight that will take her to the wedding of her father to a woman she has never met. On the next flight she meets Oliver, they connect, but there is this we've-only-just-met, is-he-feeling-what-I'm-feeling? thing about their relationship. When they arrive in London they are separated, and Hadley believes she will never see Oliver again.

What I love most about this book is the seamless way Jennifer Smith weaves past to present so we understand exactly where Hadley is with her relationship with her father and everything else in her life. I also like that, even though this book is about Hadley and Oliver's relationship, it's even as importantly, about Hadley's relationship with her father and her new stepmother.

I loved this book and highly recommend it to anyone thinking about reading it!

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Amazingly a awesome book!!!

The statistical probability of love at first sight was indeed an incredible book, that i will cherish everytime I travel. It was however a rapid short teen love story, that makes you wonder of all the possiblities that can or may occur. I would definitely recommend this book.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Completely sweet

Its a quick sweet story, and i absolutely loved it! It's definetly worth the read i thoight it was intirely cute

2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

A Must Read!

This book was fantastic! I would defintely recommend it

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

A Sweet Story

This is a light sweet romance story with a little family drama thrown in for good measure. It's somewhat predictable but not in the ways you might expect. The author's ability to describe a scene is solid and her attention to detail is amazing. If you're looking for a more in-depth character study or a meaty plot, then this book isn't for you. But if you find yourself wanting to remember those first stirrings of new love, then read this book.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Hadley's worst day might turn into something better

"There are so many ways it could have all turned out different."

If she hadn't forgotten the book, if she had tried on the dress sooner. If she hadn't given herself a paper cut while printing her ticket, or lost her cell phone charger, if there hadn't been traffic on the way to the airport. If she hadn't missed the exit, or had run a bit faster to the gate.

Maybe it wouldn't have mattered anyway. Who ever heard of a plan leaving on time? Who would have thought that four minutes could change everything?

Instead of being on her plane, Hadley is trapped in the crowded airport watching it leave for England--without her--as she contemplates whether it will be worse to be late for her father's second wedding or to miss it altogether. It should be one of the worst days of her life.

But, somehow, it isn't. Instead Hadley meets the perfect boy in the airport waiting area. His name is Oliver. He is 18C. Hadley is 18A. And, somehow, through twists of fate and strange coincidences Hadley's worst day might turn into something better in The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (2012) by Jennifer E. Smith.

Set over the course of twenty-four hours (with chapter headings that include the time in both Eastern Standard and Greenwich Mean Time), The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is a fast, funny read.

Smith perfectly captures the dizzying feelings of serendipity and chance in her writing. Hadley and Oliver are both realistic, witty characters that readers will root for throughout the story. Strangely for a novel set largely in an airport waiting terminal and on an airplane itself, Smith's settings are strongly evocative bringing Hadley's fear of small spaces and the daunting foreign landscape of London to life.

What makes The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight especially appealing is that it packs so much into such a small book (256 pages, hardcover). As the title suggests there is, of course, a love story but Smith also expertly captures the essences of both Hadley and Oliver's characters while also writing a refreshingly honest story about family and dealing with the consequences of divorce.

Possible Pairings: Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen, Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens, An Abundance of Katherines by John Green, The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson, The Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson, Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

*This book was acquired for review from the publisher at BEA 2011

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Meh!

I personally didn't like this book, but the characters were cute and the daddy daughter relationship was also sweet, but it was way underdeveloped. That is just my feeling. I read tons of books where I love them and people hate them, so preference is everything! I think the idea of writing a book based on a 24-hour period is hard, and she did a great job trying! I am glad I read it, but would not read it again! Please dont let my opinion detour you from reading it... I think everyone should try it for themselves!!!!

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

I LOVE THIS BOOK!

Words cannot describe how much I love this book. I really dont know what to say besides wow! Looking forward to seeing more from this author.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book was amazing!! I couldnt put it down!! They should make it into a movie. Its the PERFECT love story, ill probably be reading it a couple more times.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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breathtaking.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Awesome book!

I would definitely reccomd to a friend

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

A must-read!

This book has done nothing but make me smile the whole way through! I've been on a contemporary kick lately and have heard so many great things about this story, so I had a feeling I would love it, and clearly I did. I just love the tone of the book and how it alternates between being light and witty, and then real and emotional. You can't help but get caught up in Hadley and Oliver's budding romance, and after a while it's hard to believe that everything they go through has only happened over the course of one day. The book starts off with Hadley missing her flight to London; where her dad is getting married to a woman she's never met. But missing her flight is pretty much the best thing that could ever happen to her, because it led to her meeting a very swoon-worthy boy named Oliver (who by the way has an English accent, which is always a plus!). The chemistry that these two have and the ease at which they get to know eachother is so delightful and believable, and I loved every second they were together. This is a couple I was rooting for from the very beginning, because it's so clear that they're meant to be together. With them the author does so well at covering all of the emotions that go along with falling in love: the uncertainty, excitement, shyness, longing, compulsive thoughts, and a fear that you're maybe misreading the signs--all of these are honest and accurate depictions. There were moments when the plot detours into specific memories that belong to Hadley, and I think that fit into the plot well and made Hadley more relatable. It's clear that Hadley and Oliver both have family issues that are weighing them down, which in a way solidifies their connection even more. They were there for eachother at a time when it seemed like no one else could bring them comfort. I absolutely loved the last chapter of the book because instead of feeling like an ending, it gives you the distinct impression of a wonderful beginning. I will definitely be re-reading this book whenever I need a heartfelt smile and laugh. So pick up this book if you're looking for a genuine, feel-good novel--one that is made up of first loves, self-discovery, the possibility of fate, and the journey and connection of two people getting to know eachother.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight may be one of

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight may be one of the sweetest novels I have ever read. Even though I am kind of jealous, since I've never met a gorgeous guy at the airport and I'm so often there! But oh, well, not everyone is that lucky. One thing is for certain, though, Smith's novel is a light and sweet read that will leave readers surely jealous!

The plot was just so cute! I wasn't expecting anything less with such a title. But of course it doesn't only focus on love at first sight but also we get more insight in the lives of the characters and this was a nice surprise. Hadley has to go to England, where her father's second marriage will take place. Of course, she is not one bit thrilled to be going there; for since her parents divorced, her relationship with her father only got worse and worse. But at the airport and later on the plane, she gets to know Oliver and realizes that sometimes something good can come out of a seemingly bad situation.

What doesn't come as a surprise in a contemporary novel, all characters were really realistic and could portrait anyone of us. I really liked that Smith didn't only focus on the romance but also we get to see different sides to the characters. Hadley was a great main character and she is completely ordinary. Oliver was, well, swoon-worthy but in a believeable way.

I had lots of fun reading The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. It's a great read to pass the time, since it is really light read. I'm not normally into contemporary novels but this one certainly got my attention. Surely there were some things that were a bit exaggerated but without these moments, the book wouldn't go further and be so good. Believe me, I don't like contemporary novels but I really did enjoy this one, so I'm certain this one will please most readers.

Hannah

This was one of the best books that i have ever read in my life!

Highly Recommended - you must check it out!!

awesome book

SO VISUAL!!!!

i absolutely love this book i highly recommend this book it's legit like watching movie in your head because of how descriptive the words were. Not only that but when you think something is going to happen something unexpected happens and it's wonderful. Also the cutest love story i have every heard, it just makes you open minded to new people that you meet. I'm sad that i finished the book but absolutely glad that i bought the book:D