The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
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. 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. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport’s cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he’s British, and he’s sitting in her row.
A 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. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?
Quirks of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. 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.
For the Reading Challenge(s):
N/A
The Reason
I recently finished another one of the author’s books, Field Notes on Love, and loved it and I’m craving love stories so I decided to read another one.
The Quotes
“It’s not the changes that will break your heart; it’s that tug of familiarity.”
“Did you know that people who meet at least three different times within twenty-four hour period are ninety-eight percent more likely to meet again?”
“It’s one thing to run away when someone’s chasing you. It’s entirely another to be running all alone.”
“I like how you’re neither here nor there. And how there’s nowhere else you’re meant to be while waiting. You’re just sort of suspended.”
The Narrator(s)
Casey Holloway. It was great, no notes!
My Thoughts
I have read this before and as per usual, have completely forgotten everything about it. I did rate it 5 stars on Goodreads though, so I knew I was going to love it again, and I did! It does hit differently now than when I read it more than ten years ago; I was younger back then and remember the nostalgia and the romance of young love more clearly. Now that I’m older and more practical about love, I feel so much concern in the back of my mind for the two MCs falling in love after only a couple of days and during significant moments in their lives! I’m also judging Hadley’s father hard!
However, putting my practical real life tendencies aside and only focusing on the MCs’ stories, it was easy to get immersed in their world and their lives, and feel the romance of their meet-cute. I particularly loved how witty Oliver was, with his banter, and the way he made Hadley feel comfortable with him. It’s such a sweet, wonderful love story, and I still love it reading it now.
My Rating
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 stars.
Have you read this book? Would you read this book? Did you like the book or do you think you would like it?
