Huntley fitzpatrick smith captures the romantic sparks that fly in unusual situations and the way. Smith this is what happy looks like has written a sweet, moody story that can also be deeply heartbreaking, as when owen and his father. Smith 4 stars this author was recommended to me and this is the first book ive read from her. Smiths books are such feel good books and while this was that. It is another extraordinary love story which happens to ordinary people. Corey bradberry, leslie bellair published by hachette audio, poppy on 20140415 genres. The geography of you and me tells the story of owen and lucy. They forge an instant connectionbut almost immediately after, owen and his father take off for new mexico, then california, then seattle, and lucy and her parents move to scotland, then england. Her writing is flawless, and i always fall in love with her books. Goodreads members who liked the geography of you and me. It was fun seeing owen and lucy explore a powerless new york city together before heading off on their trips.
If you like the geography of you and me you might like similar books this is what happy looks like, second chance summer, the distance between us, meant to be, just one night. Well written with likeable characters, this book is fun and brings back the romance of communicating via postcards. A signed, hardcover copy of the geography of you and me. And, as for the ugly, one of the things i love most about jennifers books is. Smiths books 2 stars, and yet theyre fun and quick to read that never stops me from picking up her next book. The geography of you and me treads familiar ground, focusing as it does on two characters who seem destined to get together, but spend most of the story apart, struggling to reconnect. Books similar to the geography of you and me goodreads. Lucy and owen meet somewhere between the tenth and eleventh floors of a. However, i did like how owen and lucy found different people in their time apart.
The geography of you and me opens with a girl, lucy getting on an elevator in her building. On a hot summer night, the lights go out on the east coast, dropping manhattan into an unfamiliar blackness. The geography of you and me is set in new york, san francisco, london for a little bit and edinburgh so it seemed like a perfect fit for me. Sparks fly when sixteenyearold lucy patterson and seventeenyearold owen buckley meet on an elevator rendered useless by a new york city blackout.
Soon after, the two teenagers leave the city, but as they travel farther away from each other geographically, they stay connected emotionally, in this story set over the course of one year. Dezz recommendation i would recommend this book to teenagers because some younger ones might not understand whats going on in the book. Yet its a smartly told story, with characters who win you over on their own merits. I normally like cutesy romance stuff but the geography of you and me just wasnt it for me. The geography of you and me by fj9087 ej9087 on prezi. Smith book that i would recommend to all you hopeless romantics who want to not only escape, but travel the world with lucy and owen.
You know, those books that make me smile until my face hurts, but that can also make my soul ache just a little bit. Smith conclusion if you like these types of books i suggest you read it. The geography of you and me ten clean ya books for your teens stocking by kasey giard december 11, 2014 8. The story alternates between two povs but the voice ended up being the same which didnt work for me at all. Lucy and owen are adorable but not perfect, so thats always a bonus. The geography of you and me reading after midnight. For people who like an overthetop descriptive novel with the point of view of two different characters, than this is just the right novel for your liking. Geography of you and me is told from the alternating point of views of lucy and owen. The struggle after his death was to forgive herself and to find a way forward in an uncertain landscape. The statistical probability of love at first sight hello, goodbye, and everything in between i almost always only give jennifer e.
While i felt like it maybe took a little while for any suspense to kick in it was still really well formed. Smith lucy and owen meet somewhere between the tenth and eleventh floors of a new york city apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide blackout. Longdistance travel is quite the metaphor for adolescence, no. As she did in the statistical probability of love at first sight 2012, smith fashions longdistance travel into a metaphor for the leaps of faith that love demands lucy and owen live in the same manhattan building but dont meet until theyre stuck in a sweltering elevator during a blackout. Smith, which i mostly enjoyed, but had a some parts that i did not enjoy. Reading about something so mundane and boring in mocking detail was a godly experience for me. So whenever i got my hands on the geography of you and me, i knew id love it.
Non fiction books about one specific thing that no normal person would ever care about. It will take you to a place where we all want to live, where true love overcomes any distance. Kayla mecca, nicholas rash, mark caponigro, and hope fallon prince. Goodreads members who liked the geography of you and me also l. Paige mullins resolution in the end lucy and owen have to split ways for him to go back to seattle and her back to london, but they agree that they will stay in touch, visit each other, and one day get back together again. The geography of you and me is ultimately a story of forgiveness and hope. This is in fact what i like about reading, in general because it takes me through so many emotions in only a few hours. But now as a little revenge, me and the other friend were looking for a bad book to make her read it. After theyre rescued, lucy and owen spend the night wandering the darkened streets and marveling at the rare appearance of stars above manhattan. I thought it was an incredibly sweet read from jennifer e. Buy a cheap copy of the geography of you and me book by jennifer e. For a long moment, they eyed each other across the cramped space, and then, finally, he shook his head. I really like this book, its not your typical boy meets girl love story.
The more in detail the book goes, the better, in my humble opinion. Smith, something that im becoming quite used to saying about jennifers books. It takes me into a different place, thats for sure. The geography of you and me scholastic books for kids. It feels wistful, like im in a different world where id rather be stuck in an elevator during a blackout. Although the premise of the geography of you and me begins with owen and lucy being trapped in an elevator, i enjoyed how the scene only composed one chapter of the book. Find me elsewhere goodreads hailsheartsnyc twitter. But she hyped it up a lot and we didnt wanna break her heart and gave it a chance either way. Lets just say that its entirely abnormal for a book to take me a whole month, but i would leave this and not want to read anymore.
Books related to history, geography, social sciences etc. Find books like the geography of you and me from the worlds largest community of readers. Smith is the author of hello, goodbye, and everything in between, the geography of you and me, this is what happy looks like, the statistical probability of love at first sight, the storm makers, you are here, and the comeback season. I adore these books of hers and each one is like a little escape into a fairytale kind of perfect romance story. Huntley fitzpatrick, author of my life next door and what i thought was true. The geography of you and me is a magic, magic book. Its fitting, then, that they meet in the middle, stuck between two floors of a new york city apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide blackout. They couldnt be more different, yet find themselves attracted to one another after they meet when they are both stuck in an elevator during.
The geography of you and me by jennifer e smith childrens books. Welcome to my stop for the excerpt tour for the geography of you and me by jennifer e. The book the geography of you and me is another decent novel by jennifer e. Smith cements her place in the contemporary ya landscape with the geography of you and me, yet another solid novel on her belt. The geography of you and me archives the story sanctuary. And the family issues they are dealing with are real but not melodramatic, i didnt think, so thats always good, too. Essays on love, loss, pretend boyfriends, and other random thoughts a 8x10 print on acidfree, archival paper of morning mist, the painting used for the book cover, signed and numbered by birmingham artist christopher davis. I have heard so much of this book and opened it with great expectations and sadly the geography of you and me. Already in the elevator is the building superintendents son, owen. Overall, the geography of you and me is another jennifer e. The beginnings of modern geography surfacerelief and the process of erosion ice and its work climate and weather the principles of plant geography and the chief plant formations of europe and north america the distribution of animal life cultivated plants and domesticated animals the races of europe and their origin the. If you like your romances with a bit of european adventure, some new york. As with the forman books, its the journey that counts, and the ending scenario is remarkably similar. Going backpacking in utah in a week, looking for something.
The geography of you and me is a book that had me smiling upon closing it and feeling a little bit lighter. The geography of you and me has been my personal torture device for the last month. Ill be posting the book reports in real time, so that they will be fresh in my mind. The geography of you and me jennifer e smith little, brown books for young readers published april 15, 2014. Owen and lucy live in the same apartment building, but dont meet until theyre stuck in an elevator together during a blackout. The end falling action the falling action begins in.