I listened to the audiobook version of this and it was certainly an easy listen.

Hadley is reluctantly travelling to London to take part in her father’s wedding. Oliver is also heading to London. Accidentally thrown together they might be just what each other needs to get them through the next 24 hours.

This is very, very light; not much plot but lots of angst. Narrator is right for the material and perfect beach listen.

With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an arc of this audiobook.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the eaudiobook copy of this book. The novel was first published in 2012 and as a YA novel of then, it has all the endearing sweet elements that made up a good, absorbing read for a teen looking for a romance. Light, warm and at times funny, it recounts the story of a weekend that a seventeen year old Hadley experiences when she reluctantly travels to London to be a bridesmaid at her father’s wedding to a woman she’s never met. Though her secret wish is to avoid the wedding she is suitably upset when she’s four minutes late for the flight. It’s a fateful four minutes because it allows her to meet Oliver who she chats to in the airport and then finds is her seatmate on the flight over. During the course of the flight she somehow finds herself growing more and more attached to Oliver, through all they have in common and what they find themselves sharing. Hadley is extremely angry and upset with her father who left her and her mother to teach a semester in Oxford and never came back, falling in love with someone else. Hadley is clearly hurting and bewildered by the whole thing that took place only 18 months previously. Oliver has his own troubles, but puts Hadley’s concerns first so it isn’t until later that she realises she may have presumed his destination and purpose. When circumstances part them before either is ready, Hadley has to face up to so much her life that she’s put off.

I don’t usually discuss the storyline to this extent but in this occasion it gives background to the one criticism that I have of the story. The father, who seems to suddenly just find his marriage and life in the USA something he no longer wants, just gets on with it, seemingly with little regard to his daughter or wife. Discussions with the wife may have taken without Hadley’s knowledge but the father, who seems like a real failure as a parent, didn’t appear to make any real effort to sit Hadley down and explain what happened or to give her time to voice her fears, her concerns or ask her questions that were certainly going through her mind. This failure seemed to make it all too easy for what follows in the story. Hadley’s pain and distress, though, is very well conveyed and I certainly felt indignant on her behalf. The narrator, Casey Holloway, does a good job for the most part. Her pacing is good, her expression fits the story well and conveys it with warmth. The only area where her voice lets it down is the English and Scottish accents which really aren’t what I would hope for. But since I’m married to an Englishman and know the Scottish accent well, my ear may be more attuned than others.

Over all I enjoyed the story and I think it’s a lovely sweet romance for a young teen.

Hadley must fly to London to attend her Father’s wedding to a woman she has never met. A stressful time and she misses her flight by four minutes. She meets Oliver in the airport and finds they will be now travelling on the same flight but for very different reasons. How will the journey pass?

A lovely book, well written and narrated (I listened to the audiobook). Two strangers meet, they chat, they get on but can this be love at first sight? Read to find out.

I hadn't fully appreciated that this was a book for teens and nearly stopped listening but continued. It was a lightweight story and fairly enjoyable when I decided to ignore the British stereotyping. I am not sure the author has been to Heathrow but the people waiting to greet arrivals are not in the baggage claim area which is before the final security area. It would be a bit of a security risk if anyone could just wander in and pick up bags from the carousel. Anyway I digress...

It was a sweet tale of young love and how things don't turn out as planned but all works out for the best.

The narrator was good for the American accents, passable for the UK and dreadful for Scottish or was it Irish that was attempted, either way it would have been preferable to not attempt it.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC.

Spoilt brat hasn't grown up and petulantly travels to UK for father's second wedding.
I thought the reader of this auduobook couldn't help sound like a sqeaky munchkin but she can manage other accents in a more normal voice. So assume this is to show the silly, childish character she is portraying.
All she encou ters seem unexpectedly polite and kind to her and by he end she's marginally less selfish.
This is a very short book I was pleased to find

A love story between and for teenagers. It is well written and nicely narrated (I listened to the audio book). I definitely recommend this as an understated but charming, almost old-fashioned, romance. The author did a good job of including dialogue for an American teen and a British teenager - and got all of the differences in language right. It was also a part of the story, which was lovely. I liked the main characters and wanted to know what would happen after their chance meeting on a transatlantic flight. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight would suit any older child and young adults, but I also enjoyed it as a feel-good read for a proper grown up.

A short read which dealt with a lot of emotions around parental divorce and remarriage through the eyes of Hadley, a teenager travelling to London to her father’s wedding. I didn’t find there was anything compelling about this book and the narrator spent a lot of time bemoaning her situation and acting immaturely, though I expect that’s more to represent a reality of children of divorce it was a bit grating. She also was a little intense with her relationship with Oliver considering they’re complete strangers who met at the airport but perhaps this book would be a comfort to a teen going through a similar experience?

I received a free copy of this book. All views are my own.

I really enjoyed this book, I listened to the audio and the narrator does a really good job. A heartwarming teen love story with all the angst. The characters are all really likeable and it was the perfect book to curl up with on a rainy afternoon.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC in exchange for an honest review

I was intrigued by this audiobook as I'd seen the trailer for the film and I'm always keen to read the book before an adaptation. As I suspected it would be, it was a nice, fun, easy light YA romance. Not a huge amount happens in the grand scheme of things and I'd potentially find it a slow read as a result but it worked well as an audiobook. I wasn't too sure about the narrator at first but as the story went on I enjoyed the way it was read. I'd definitely listen to it again. I'm looking forward to seeing how the book is adapted for screen.

**Listened to the audiobook**

Firstly, I really did not like the narrator and I think this was one of the reasons I disliked this book overall. So the narrator was required to do american as well as British accents. Her British accent was so bad, it was super annoying!!

Also, I found the pacing to be very slow. Almost 50% of the book was set on the plane, and just before. I enjoyed reading this, and the gentle meeting of the central characters - but I did want it to move forward slightly quicker.

So this is a review of two halves. Let’s start with the good bits. This kind of story is right up my street, and I particularly enjoyed the way the main character’s relationship with her father played out as the book developed. The character arc is great, and her developing relationship with Oliver is really well done.

Now the bad bit. The audiobook narrator’s British accent was all over the place. Oliver was written as a very upper middle class London teen, but her accent for him kept slipping into cockney, which was very very jarring as a listener. Likewise, all the other Brit characters had a cockney twang, which just wasn’t believable. It would have been much better not to have tried at all than to subject us to this. It really pulled me out of the story every time it happened. Which was every time. That dropped this from 4 to three stars for me.

This book was on my book wishlist for my birthday when it first released. I didn't get it that year (but got some other amazing books), and dramatic me was still crushed. So when I saw it was being re-released, I just had to jump on the occasion to fulfill my teenage dreams!
And boy were they fulfilled indeed! I had such a great time listening to this one. Hadely and Oliver are so adorable, I love their easy banter, the way they didn"t hesistate to open up to each other and be vulnerable, They were each dealing with their set of issues throughout the book, and it felt like they showed up for each other, all the while giving the other the space they needed to work things out on their own.
The plot on its own was good, adorable. Love at first sight, do we believe in it? Did they? You'll have to read the book to find out!
I did the audiobook and it was such a great way to read this story! The narrator was really great and I felt she did an amazing job bringing all the characters to life, their accents, the voice intonation. Definitely recommend the audio!

Thank you NetGalley, Quercus and the author for this ALC in exchange for an honest review.

On the one hand, this is a predictable book! Nothing about any of the plot is surprising. This book is in the young adult category - so that's exactly what I'd expect. The book's themes are palatable for young minds while tackling some hard-hitting topics. It's a fantastic story of young love, family and loss.

Hadley had good character development throughout the book.
Some of the 'Britishisms' were a bit inaccurate and stereotyped, which was a bit annoying.

Debbie downer has arrived at the party folks. It’s plain to see that I’m in the minority in that I didn’t love this book. I didn’t hate it either it was just all very cheesy and predictable, I note that it’s been around for quite a while and is coming to Netflix and I have to say I definitely see that working, the visuals are all there, much more so than any depth to the story. It’s super cheesy, super predictable. However. It is a YA I’m definitely not the pitcher demographic. So I suppose that’s understandable.

There’s nothing glaringly wrong with the story, the plot or the characters, in fact it’s a cute concept. It just didn’t cut it for me, there wasn’t enough depth to convince me that these kids had fallen in love instantly, that said, it’s a quick read and clearly not many people agree with me, so that’s positive.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quercus for the opportunity to listen to this audiobook in return for an honest review.