The Geography of You and MeAuthor: Jennifer E. Smith
Publisher: Poppy, 352 pages
Publication Date: April 15, 2014
From Goodreads:
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. After they're rescued, they spend a single night together, wandering the darkened streets and marveling at the rare appearance of stars above Manhattan. But once the power is restored, so is reality. Lucy soon moves to Edinburgh with her parents, while Owen heads out west with his father.
Lucy and Owen's relationship plays out across the globe as they stay in touch through postcards, occasional e-mails, and -- finally -- a reunion in the city where they first met.
Review:
I loved this book. Sweet and romantic, this is the story of Lucy and Owen, who form a connection during a blackout in New York City. Then they're separated, Owen road tripping across the country with his dad, and Lucy to Scotland with her parents. Owen has an aversion with technology (he doesn't even have a smart phone and he doesn't really like e-mail) so they keep in touch mostly through postcards, although those are actually few and far between. Even though they're both going through different things (Owen moving from place to place while his dad tries to find permanent work and Lucy adjusting to life in a different country), they can't seem to forget each other.
“How long could a single night really be expected to last? How far could you stretch such a small collection of minutes? He was just a boy on a roof. She was just a girl in an elevator.”
I felt such an emotional connection to both of these characters, and their story was idyllic and magical. The romance was subtle because they spend most of the book apart, but it is a romantic story, full of hope. Read it, you'll definitely have a smile on your face when you finish. So adorable!
Posted by: Pam
I'm so glad you liked it! It's really high on my TBR list, I loved her other books. Great review
ReplyDeleteIt was such a feel good book, I really did enjoy it. Hope you do too! ~Pam
DeleteI'm glad you enjoyed this one. I have to admit that it fell a bit flat for me, but I did like both of the characters and found the entire book very easy to read and extremely pleasant. It was cute and I did like the ending.
ReplyDeleteIt definitely was different than the usual romance since they weren't together too much in the book. But I still loved it! ~Pam
DeleteI have never read anything by Jennifer Smith but I actually have This Is What Happy Looks Like for my next audiobook! I will probably give this one a shot though despite my feelings for that one though, because this one looks cuter :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed This is What Happy Looks Like so hopefully you will too. My favorite of hers before this one is You Are Here. ~Pam
DeleteI am trying to decide if I want to read this one or not, I've seen mixed reviews. But it does sound like a sweet read and I did love The Statistical Probability. May have to try this one, thanks for the review :)
ReplyDeleteIf you loved The Statistical Probability, I think you'll love this one too. ~Pam
DeleteI'm so glad that you loved this one too!!! I felt the same connection you did and I felt it was just such a beautiful story. I can't wait for her next one!!!
ReplyDeleteThere was just something about this story that moved me. I will definitely be reading her next one. ~Pam
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