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Title: Geography of You and Me
Publisher: Poppy/ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers/ Hachette Book Group
Genre: Young Adult- Contemporary Fiction, Romance
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Source: purchased – review policy here.
Synopsis via 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.
A carefully charted map of a long-distance relationship, Jennifer E. Smith's new novel shows that the center of the world isn't necessarily a place. It can be a person, too.
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.
A carefully charted map of a long-distance relationship, Jennifer E. Smith's new novel shows that the center of the world isn't necessarily a place. It can be a person, too.
He was like one of her novels, still unfinished and best understood in the right place and at the right time.
This book made me want to be in high school all over. No joke. The writing was quotable, memorable and I have about a million cross art ideas. This is basically how I felt the entire book.
Simply put Lucy has money but no family love, more on that later. Owen's father would give the world for him but has no money. This results in the two of them being pulled around the world to find what they're looking for. Along the way there are other interests, schools, travel stops, etc. However it always comes back to Lucy and Owen. They connect once while "on the road" and this was my grrrr moment. Not to spoil anything, this was how I felt...
As the story progresses there are some pacing changes that I really loved. I felt the longing between them, a closeness in their disconnect. You feel the waiting game, their lives moving on in all the places they need to, like Lucy and her mum's bonding, Owen and his dad processing their grieving and setting down new roots. So it only leaves the them question...
You can't know the answer until you ask the question...
This is a good, easy read that will remind you of rom coms from the 90s but hits the spot like cookie dough ice cream. Recommended for fans of contemporary romance, traveling and young love. You'll root for them until the end.
4 Stars: Warning - Serious case of wanderlust may set in post reading.
Wanderlust! Yes! Me too!
ReplyDeleteI read this and thought 'Paris would be nice'
Your fist gif is spot on too.. my initial thoughts after the first few pages was 'hello? Gossip Girl?'
Lols.
Cool review! I enjoyed reading your thoughts on it :)