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This Is What Happy Looks Like (This is What Happy Looks Like, #1)

Jennifer E. Smith

Start date: August 1, 2013

Finish date: August 31, 2013

Discussion: Stand Alone

Why we're reading this: It won the poll for the stand alone BOTM
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Aug 01, 2013 Kim rated it really liked it

Shelves: teen-romance, chick-lit, realistic-fiction, ya-botm-challenge-2013, young-adult, contemporary, finished-book-club

This was a very light hearted romance. It was a quick read and I found it cute. It reminded me more of Win a Date with Tad Hamilton than the other romances I saw it equated to. It was cheesy and sweet and there wasn't very much of a plot. If you are looking for something that actually happens in real life, this probably isn't it. There isn't really much that is actually solved, which doesn't always need to be, but some people have issues with that. It kind of reminded me of Eleanor and Park. I e ...more

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Apr 09, 2013 Courtney rated it liked it

Shelves: teens

It was a cute, if not predictable, little love story. It starts out with Ellie receiving an erroneous email from Graham. The two strike up a long distance online flirtation/friendship. They learn all sorts of things about each other, but not actually their names. It turns out Graham is a big time teenage actor. Ellie is a small town girl with a secret past. When Graham decides he wants to meet her, he suggests her quaint little Maine town for the location of his new film. When he arrives in town ...more

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