The Statistical Probability Of Love At First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

The Statistical Probability Of Love At First Sight

by Jennifer E. Smith

Published: 24th May 2012

Publisher: Headline

Blurb

Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?

Today should be one of the worst days of Hadley’s life…

Her father is getting married in London to a woman she’s never even met, and she’s just missed her flight.

Hadley has never believed in destiny or fate before…

But, stuck at the airport in New York, today is also the day she meets Oliver. He’s British. He’s cute. And he’s on her new flght.

Review

I purchased this book at the start of summer when I was looking for a light hearted, quick read, and only got round to reading it at the end of summer. I’d heard a lot of good things about this book, and had every hope that it would live up to the expectation. Thankfully, I can agree and say that this book is worth the praise, and I’m very happy I read it.

This book follows Hadley as she travels to England for her Dad’s wedding. She accidentally misses her flight by 4 minutes and must wait to catch the next flight. As she’s waiting in the departure lounge she meets Oliver, a charming attractive British boy, who is waiting for the same flight.

At first, I didn’t like Hadley, as she seemed immature and whiney. I understood that she was upset at her Dad for leaving, and I guess it must be because I’ve never been through the same situation, but for me reading about her lashing out at people was annoying. Oliver, I loved from the start. He was funny and sincere, and he sounded adorable. As I continued to read I realised that he brought the best out of Hadley, and I ended up quite liking her.

This story is set over 24 hours, and the last book I read that had this sort of time line was If I Stay, which I didn’t like. That book wasn’t split up into chapters and I became frustrated by it. I loved that this book was split into chapters, and it made it easier for me to read. Also, the flashbacks were moulded seamlessly within the present, and they were all relevant to the present. I hate when I’m reading something that jumps into a flashback that bears no real relation to the present plot. The flashbacks in this book deepened the relationships between the characters, and I enjoyed reading them.

As the book is set in 24 hours, the pace of the novel is quick, and I felt like I was on the journey with the characters. I didn’t want to put the book down until I know what happened in the end. There was no point that I felt like I wanted to skim read or was bored.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Statistical Probability Of Love At First Sight, it was refreshing, and thoughtful. It truly is a light hearted, and breezy read, that I would recommend to all of those that are romantics, and anyone that may have been through a break up and need a reminder that love is unexpected and can rock up when you least expect it.

Give this book some love, it deserves it. It was a perfect read to end the summer!

If you’d like to grab yourself a copy: Amazon link

June Book Haul

Hi everyone, here I am with my monthly book haul.

I can’t believe it’s the end of June already! It’ll be Christmas before we know it. Anyway, you know me this haul is ridiculous as ever so without further delay – here are the books I bought/received in the month of June.

These books I bought from Tesco in the 2 for £7 deal

Dear Thing by Julie Cohen

I picked this book up when I was looking for another book to complete my deal, and the blurb took my fancy. I’ve never read anything about a surrogacy before, and it sounded like a thrilling read.

The Ocean At The End Of The Lane by Neil Gaiman

I went into Tesco to find this book as I’d seen it in there before, and it turned out to be cheaper than Amazon. I’d seen this mentioned in a 2013 favourite books video on Youtube and made a mental note to read it. I’ve also heard great things about the author, and this book in particular won a National Book Award so I was interested to see what I’d think of it.

Melting Ms Frost by Kat Black

This was another book I bought so that I could complete the deal (I bought these books on different occasions). This book caught my eye, and when I read the blurb I realised it’s a ‘chick-lit’ book from a male perspective. I’ve never read anything like that before so I thought I’d give it a try.

The Unpredictable Consequences Of Love by Jill Mansell

I’ve heard so many good things about this author, so when I saw this book on the shelf as part of the deal, I had to pick it up.

You’re The One That I Want by Giovanna Fletcher

This is another book with a lot of hype. I know my friends absolutely loved these and were lucky enough to get advanced copies. I was thrilled to see it in the book deal and I picked it up. I love a good bargain.

Before We Met by Lucie Whitehouse

This was another book I’d seen in a video on Youtube, and they raved about it. I was going to buy it from WHSmith but I saw it in Tesco for the bargain price.

These books I bought from Amazon (apart from one)

The DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) by Kody Keplinger

This book was yet another book I found from watching booktuber videos, there were so many with this book on their shelves. I looked up the blurb and the goodreads rating, and it sounded like a nice contemporary YA read.

An Offer You Can’t Refuse by Jill Mansell

This book I originally heard of because of Carrie Hope Fletcher’s video about her top 10 favourite books, and I’d had it on my wishlist for a little while. This one was a belated anniversary present from Stewart, so thank you Stew! I kept looking for it in book shops and I could never find it. Stewart ordered me this for our anniversary and for some reason it took nearly 2 months to get here.

Here Lies Bridget by Paige Harrison

This is the exception to the Amazon purchases. I actually bought this one in The Works when I popped in with my friend, Laura. It was £1 and sounded like a decent read. Bargain.

No-One Ever Has Sex On A Tuesday by Tracy Bloom

I’d seen this quite a lot from other book blogs, and was wondering what it was all about. It was pretty cheap on Amazon, and I needed a filler book so that delivery was free, as you do.

The One by Kiera Cass

I pre-ordered this book a while ago, and it was released this month. I have the other two books in the trilogy so I can now marathon it over the summer.

Love Letters To The Dead by Ava Dellaira

This book I’m really looking forward to reading. I was introduced to this book from a booktuber, and I immediately added it to my wishlist. The booktuber said that it was comparable to The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, which I loved so I was eager to give this a read.

These books I bought from Amazon

Shopaholic Abroad by Sophie Kinsella

Shopaholic Ties The Knot by Sophie Kinsella

Shopaholic & Sister by Sophie Kinsella

Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella

Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

I bought these books to complete the Shopaholic series (before the new one is released). I’m really looking forward to marathoning the series because I have heard so many good things about it.

I bought this collection from Amazon.

The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

We’ll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

I saw these books in a video on Youtube. The booktuber was talking about their most anticipated summer reads, and I thought I’d try them too. I saw this 3 in 1 book on Amazon for a fraction of the price of all 3 separately, so I’ll be reading this 800+ paged beauty over the summer.

I received these books from the lovely people at Harper Collins. Big thank you to you all!

Stiltsville by Susanna Daniel

I won this book in a twitter giveaway. We had to let them know what our favourite seaside destination was, and I was one of the people drawn to win the book.

Where I Found You by Amanda Brooke

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

I was asked by the publisher if I’d like to review these books for them, and I jumped at the chance because they both sounded absolutely fantastic. I’m particularly looking forward to Dorothy Must Die as is has a fascinating concept.

I received the following books from the lovely people at Headline/Bookbridgr.

Beauty by Louise Mensch

The Wrong Knickers: A Decade Of Chaos by Bryony Gordon

Boy 21 by Matthew Quick

I want to say a massive thank you to them for sending me these books, they all look fantastic.

Thank you all for stopping by, if there’s any books you think I should add to my wishlist, please let me know!