Synopsis:
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?
Review:
The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight was a very cute and very quick read. I’ll begin this review by being completely honest. I only read the book because the film came out recently and I wanted to read it for a post series. I’m glad I did read it though, it was sweet.
This definitely isn’t the best romance I’ve ever read, but it is also over 10 years old and is a fairly short book, so it wasn’t a surprise that there wasn’t a ton of development. I still found it to be an entertaining read and I liked the banter between Hadley and Oliver.
The moments spent on the plane were my favourite of the whole book. Seeing the friendship blossom between Hadley and Oliver was so sweet, even if their meeting was a little strange. I feel like in real life, teenagers wouldn’t approach each other in a public setting like this. Well, unless they are extremely confident. Oliver clearly had a plan and it did work out for him.
The best relationship of the entire book was between Hadley and her dad. I won’t give any spoilers but they have the most development and it felt like a real relationship. I’m so happy this book didn’t go with the whole ‘evil step mother’ trope, it’s getting a bit old now.
There’s really not too much I can say about this book without spoiling everything because it’s so short. If you’re looking for a quick read with a sweet teen romance, this is definitely a book you should check out.
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