This book pulled at my heartstrings and had me weeping in the most pleasant way.

This is the fourth book I've read by Jennifer E. Smith, and definitely her best work yet. The characters drew me in completely and I had to stay up late to finish this and find out what happened.

Aidan wants them to stay together, and Clare has been rational and decided that it would make more sense for them to break up as she will be attending school in New Hampshire and he in California. I've seen the debilitating effects long distance relationships, especially in the first year of college, can have on people and found this to be a delightfully novel premise.

Both of them are pretty ordinary characters, yet they have their own quirks and interests that make them really fun to read about and relate to. Aidan plays lacrosse, but isn't a completely dude-bro like most lacrosse players seem to be. Clare reads science magazines for fun, but despite being super organized, has no idea what she wants to study in college or what she wants to do. So easy to relate to.

I loved the stops they took, both planned and unplanned, both typical high school and strange but fun. I love the mementos they collected and the memories that each stop represented. I loved hearing about how their relationship had begun and evolved during their two years of high school.

Smith's writing is fluid and fun to read, and the story also featured a couple of subplots that caused tension and added to how the two saw themselves and each other.

The ending is perfect and I will say no more on that topic.

I loved this one. I really did. Even though it made me cry a little bit too much. I highly recommend this for anyone nearing the end of their high school career or having just begun college, for anyone who's had to go through a long distance relationship, or for anyone who likes that butterfly feeling they get when love in a book is real.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. ( )

Antes de leer el libro:



Y tiene noticias de película! --> LÉELO

RESEÑA Original de: El Extraño Gato del Cuento

En toda mi vida, nunca pero nunca, eso que he tenido momentos bastante bajos, pero nunca me había sentido tan miserable como me sentí luego de terminar Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between. A ver, este libro lo conocí a finales de 2014 cuando Tristar decidió que era buena idea comprar los derechos del libro y generar un poco de bulla. Leímos la sinopsis y entendimos porqué es que estaban interesados. Leí el libro y sé que voy a morir si la película llega hacerse y la hacen bien. Y si lo hacen mal, ellos son los muertos.

Los que hemos leído con anterioridad a Jennifer E. Smith ya sabemos que nos encontraremos: una historia sencilla, personajes normales y mucho, mucho romance. A mí me gusta eso, personajes normales, personajes que sientes podrías encontrarte en la calle o quizá ya conoces. O quizá tú eres el personaje del que está hablando la escritora.

When their eyes meet, he smiles almost without meaning to, which is the kind of smile she loves best: It’s like a sneeze, a reflex, a twitch, helpless and automatic, and it only happens when he looks at her.

No soy cursi por naturaleza, soy romántica a lo Fitzgerald, creo que todo terminará mal y lo espero con ansías. Pero a la vez quiero que alguien me demuestre lo contrario. Y también sé que nadie podrá. Así que leer Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between fue para mí un tremendo huracán emocional, puedes ver como esta pareja se enamoró, es fácil entender porqué la idea de separarse y al ser personajes que tienen personalidades comunes me fue un poco chocante el entender las dos partes del posible rompimiento.

Si ya de por sí el libro es cruel emocionalmente, el epílogo es simplemente la cosa más dura de leer. Siempre se dice que los sentimientos no puedes sentirlos físicamente, pero hay veces que prueban lo contrario.



Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between te habla sobre la realidad, las cosas que cambian para bien para mal y sobre todo, que cada nueva persona que conocemos, puede ser el prólogo para una gran historia que podría cambiar tu vida.

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This book originally published on The Children's Book and Media Review

It is their last night before leaving for college, and Clare and Aidan have to figure out if they are going to have a long distance relationship or break up. Clare makes a list of the things and places that have been the most important in their two years of being together. Together they go from place to place, reliving the moments that brought them together. Along the way, they discuss the possibility of staying together and the fear of being apart. They get upset with each other and some of their friends as everyone they know struggles to deal with moving on to a new stage of life that no one is feeling comfortable with. Through the course of one night, Clare and Aidan decide to move on to have the college experience, but leave room for possible hellos in the future after a long night of goodbyes.

The book seems like it would be a cute, fluffy book, but the characters and situation make it unsuccessful. It seems strange that Clare and Aidan were able to date for two years with their polar opposite personalities. Clare is indecisive, far too logical that seems reasonable in the situation, and selfish towards her friends without realizing it for a long time and then is unwilling to apologize for it. When she finally gets what she’s been arguing for, she gets upset by it. Aidan, however, is a lot more likable, but seems like a “wish fulfilment” character for the reader. Aidan puts more into the relationship that Clare seems to, making it feel very one sided. People leaving for college soon might find the book highly relatable in spite of the characters’ weaknesses. ( )

actually a really good story and probably one of my favorite jennifer e. smith books.

one thing that never lets me down are the plots of her story and how they are told. She shows how real life really is and how it isn't always what it shows in movies. Although, I hoped that she could have shown more in their path BACK to one another...but then again, this is my opinion :)) ( )

This is a sweet realistic book great for teens and 20 somethings to understans and put their high school sweatheart relationship into perspective. ( )