Book Synopsis
Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?
Imagine if she hadn’t fogotten the book. Or if there hadn’t been traffic on the expressway. Or if she hadn’t fumbled the coins for the toll. What if she’d run just that little bit faster and caught the flight she was supposed to be on. Would it have been something else – the weather over the atlantic or a fault with the plane?
Hadley isn’t sure if she believes in destiny or fate but, on what is potentially the worst day of each of their lives, it’s the quirks of timing and chance events that mean Hadley meets Oliver…
Set over a 24-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver’s story will make you believe that true love finds you when you’re least expecting it.
Review
I was excited to read this since I’ve noticed a couple of reviews giving it 4/5 stars saying it’s a beautiful and romantic book. Also the cover is cute and the title just sounds great, doesn’t it? I actually expected it to be mainly about this romance between Hadley and Oliver but it was more focused on Hadley’s relationship with her father.
Firstly, the book is narrated in third person and this was weird for me because all the books i’ve read lately have been first person narrative. I don’t mind third person but in the first few pages the narrator refers to Hadley’s mum as Mom, making me wonder does Hadley have a brother or sister that is narrating this book? Reading on I realised that no this omniscient narrator just likes to say refer to Hadley’s mum as mom instead of saying her mom or Hadley’s mom. It’s confusing because it makes you think Hadley’s the narrator when that’s not the case at all. It may sound petty to you but it annoyed me because when her father is mentioned it will say “her dad”. Maybe this was done on purpose but I can’t understand it, so if you have any ideas please let me know.
Secondly, Hadley’s character didn’t seem to have any redeemable characteristics for me. I guess you could say she was busy worrying about the wedding and her father, this boy she just met and the fact that she’s claustrophobic doesn’t help but I just found her boring.
Thirdly, if you’ve read Anna and the French Kiss you will be familiar with the lovely Etienne St. Clair (a handsome and charming British boy). I felt like the author was trying to make Oliver the same. Honestly, he did come off as charming and chivalrous but it sounded too unrealistic for me. I don’t understand this whole “wow british boys are super cute with their accents and they’re all charming, witty and incredibly chivalrous” and let’s all laugh at the cute British words they use like “knackered”! In Anna and the French Kiss I didn’t mind but in this book it came off as unbelievable.
Finally, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight didn’t live up to the hype for me which was disappointing. I liked it but it just didn’t sit right, I can’t say that I would read it again anytime in the foreseeable future. However, it is a sweet and an incredibly light read. It’s predictable and cheesy, so if you like those types of books you should give it a go, you might love it.
My rating: 3.5/5
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