This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith

Title: This is What Happy Looks Like
Author: Jennifer E. Smith
Pages: 416


If fate sent you an email, would you answer?

When teenage movie star Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl Ellie O'Neill an email about his pet pig, the two seventeen-year-olds strike up a witty and unforgettable correspondence, discussing everything under the sun, except for their names or backgrounds. Then Graham finds out that Ellie's Maine hometown is the perfect location for his latest film, and he decides to take their relationship from online to in-person. But can a star as famous as Graham really start a relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie want to avoid the media's spotlight at all costs?


My Rating:✰✰✰✰

I didn't really think I was going to like this book as much as I did. It was very sweet, and light, and I enjoyed it.

The writing wasn't amazing and it was told from switching 3rd POV limited of Graham and Ellie. I usually don't like this style but for this book it worked okay. I also liked the page in between chapters usually featuring an email conversation or just some dialogue. I did wish that there was more pages of the actual email conversations of the two rather than it just being mentioned briefly throughout the book.

At first the idea of emailing a stranger back and forth seemed weird, but it was actually cute in this book. I really liked Graham and how sweet he was and Ellie too. I felt like their relationship was more friendly and a little romantic which was nice since most books are just full on romance.



I only had one slight problem which was that it was a little cliché. Some things also seemed a little too perfect, like Graham for example.

What I thought about the end:

I do hope that the two will meet again in the future and will continue their relationship. I loved how Graham tricked Ellie into letting him give her the money she needs for Harvard. (and I liked the whoopie pies)
This was a very nice contemporary read that I enjoyed. It made me happy and hopeful.