Signs Point to Yes

by Sandy Hall

Signs Point to Yes is an irresistible Swoon Reads romance from Sandy Hall, author of A Little Something Different.

Jane doesn't like making decisions. Whenever there's a question, she turns to her Magic 8 Ball for answers . . .

Q. Should Jane take a summer job babysitting the siblings of her childhood friend Teo?
A. Without a doubt

Q. Will Jane's mum ever give her a break about college applications?
A. Don't count on it

Q. Can Jane and her sister Margo be friends again?
A. Outlook good

Q. Does Teo feel the same way about Jane as she does about him?
A. Signs point to yes . . .

Perfect for fans of Rainbow Rowell and John Green.

• ISBN10: 125006600X
• ISBN13: 9781250066008
• Publish Date: 20 October 2015
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 8 May 2022
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: St Martin's Press
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 288
• Language: English

Reviews

[bumblingbookworm]

This review was originally posted on The Bumbling Bookworm

Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this as much as I did A Little Something Different - whereas that felt original and whimsical, this book felt predictable, rushed and entirely cliched.  The main characters were cute and the romance between them could have been good, but there was too much peripheral stuff going on for it to ever really take off. It also drove me nuts the way the adults were portrayed and they didn't resemble any responsible adult I've ever met - it was quite a cringey read at times.

Ultimately, this book suffered largely due to its short length, and its attempt to do too much in too short a period of time.  It was jam packed full of storylines, none of which were satisfactorily resolved.  Also, the conflict throughout the book was always resolved much too quickly and almost shoved to the side, like there wasn't enough time for it and we needed to move on to the next thing now.  The ending was an example of this, with an argument resolved quite abruptly.  Ultimately, I didn't really enjoy this - 2 stars.
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[whisperingchapters]

Jane is looking for a summer job that pays and she finds one as a babysitter for a family she knows very well. Teo’s family needs a babysitter for his step-sisters and he doesn’t mind that it’s Jane who will be doing the job but his best friend really despises her so he has to deal with that along with trying to find his birth father so he can live a simple and quiet life.

This is the first book I read by Sandy Hall and my expectations weren’t but it was a good and some-what entertaining story. I would have probably given this book a higher rating if it had wowed me. While it is a very good story, it lacked depth and character.

Margo was my favorite character. She wants to come out to her parents about her being bisexual but doesn’t know how. While figuring that out, she starts getting close to her sister once again and I really loved the relationship between the two even though it was not fully explored and I wish it had. Teo was a really nice guy but he got me mad at times. He would let his best friend Ravi be mean to Jane and he wouldn’t stand up for her and arrrrgggghhh, that got me so mad. Ravi got me extremely upset by how mean he was really being towards Jane and the reason is completely stupid. View Spoiler »

Jane’s character was really nice and I liked that she would do anything for the people she cared about. She cared about Teo a lot so she decides to secretly help him with the search of his birth father. Even though I’m not a superstitious person, it was fun to read about her obsession with her Magic 8 Ball and every decision she had to make, she would first consult it with the Magic 8 Ball. It wasn’t to my biggest of liking but as I said before, it was fun to read about.

I would have liked if the author had gone in-depth with each character since I feel the story focused more on the search and journey for finding Teo’s father.

I really liked the story but the characters were lacking a lot. In some ways, I wish this book had been made longer so that it had more to each character. It is still a nice, light-hearted story that can be read in one sitting.