Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between by Jennifer E Smith

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between

by Jennifer E Smith

One night. A life-changing decision. And a list...

Of course Clare made a list. She creates lists for everything. That's just how she is.

But tonight is Clare and Aidan's last night before college and this list will decide their future, together or apart.

It takes them on a rollercoaster ride through their past - from the first hello in science class to the first conversation at a pizza joint, their first kiss at the beach and their first dance in a darkened gymnasium - all the way up to tonight.

A night of laughs, fresh hurts, last-minute kisses and an inevitable goodbye.

But will it be goodbye forever or goodbye for now?

Reviewed by girlinthepages on

2 of 5 stars

Share
I wanted to love this book so much. How can you NOT love Jennifer E. Smith's romances? However, this one really paled in comparison to her other novels. It's incredibly short, lacks depth, and feels very repetitive. I wasn't worried about the potential for those things going in seeing as how The Statistical Probability of Love At First Sight takes place in just a 24 hour time period, but I felt such a deep connection to both of the characters. This lacked drawing any empathy from me, and I found the characters whiny at surface level most of the time. There were still glimpses of Smith's writing style that I love here and there, such as certain turns of phrase and playful elements such as the scavenger-hunt feel, but this is at the bottom of the list out of all of her works for me. I'll still pick up her books in the future, but this felt incomplete to me from both a length and quality perspective.

2.5 stars.

Last modified on

Reading updates

  • Started reading
  • 7 August, 2015: Finished reading
  • 7 August, 2015: Reviewed