Release Date: January 2nd, 2012
Publisher: Poppy
Format: ARC
Age Group: Young Adult
Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?
Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. She's stuck at JFK, late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon to be step-mother that Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's in seat 18B. Hadley's in 18A.
Twists of fate and quirks of timing play out in this thoughtful novel about family connections, second chances and first loves. Set over a 24-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.
That title is a mouthful and it's one of my favorite parts of the book. It's the first thing that got me interested in reading this book and I love how the author ties it into the story. The story takes place over the course of one day and it's amazing how realisticly everything develops with our characters in such a short time. It's a story about love, family and figuring yourself out.
We start off with Hadley rushing to make her flight to London, so she will get there in time for her father's wedding. She barely misses the flight and ends up on a later one. This is where Oliver comes in, because he is also on her new flight and takes an interest in Hadley while they are waiting to board. I loved both Hadley and Oliver. They were real characters with real issues they were dealing with, but at the same time they were
both just two teenagers trying to get to know each other. A good share of the story takes part with the two of them on the plane and the conversations range from serious to down right funny. It's amazing how much you are willing to open up to a stranger when you are couped up in a small space for hours. Once they make it to London Hadley and Oliver have to go their seperate ways and we get to go with Hadley to her fathers wedding. Even though I missed Oliver, I really liked this part, because we got to see a little deeper into Hadley and where her resentment stems from. The story here shows that life is complicated and confusing, and sometimes it doesn't turn out the way we want it to.
I love the way the story wraps up, it truly was a perfect ending for this particular journey and I'm so glad I got to go on it with these characters. I can't wait for everyone to be able to read it and fall in love with Hadley and Oliver, too :0)
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I'm so excited to read this one!!!! It looks so cuutee!! I'm glad you liked it :)
ReplyDeleteAnna @ Literary Exploration
This book looks adorable! (And the cover is fantastic, too!) Thanks for the review! (:
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it! I'm really excited to read it. Plus I adore the cover!
ReplyDeleteNice review! I love the title of this book too. It's the one that kinda got me curious about the book. It's already on my wishlist. Can't wait for 2012 so I can finally get my hands on it.
ReplyDeleteChel @ The Procrastinator's Corner
Great review.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds just my cup of tea.
Fingers crossed for Amazon vouchers for christmas!
Caroline
The part that kind of made this book loose a music note, is how there wasn't much Oliver in the book. After Hadley reaches to London and goes to her father's wedding, it mostly revolves around her family. How Hadley is coping with his marriage, and how she misses her family as a whole. Judging by the cover and all, I just guessed there would be more interactions with her and Oliver. Overall it was a great book, though I still do wish I could have seen more of Oliver because he's just so irresistible! Even though I expected it to be better, it was still a great contemporary!
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