Published By:Poppy
Rating: 4/5
Summary: If fate sent you an email, would you answer?
When teenage movie star Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl Ellie O'Neill an email about his pet pig, the two seventeen-year-olds strike up a witty and unforgettable correspondence, discussing everything under the sun, except for their names or backgrounds.
Then Graham finds out that Ellie's Maine hometown is the perfect location for his latest film, and he decides to take their relationship from online to in-person. But can a star as famous as Graham really start a relationship with an ordinary girl like Ellie? And why does Ellie want to avoid the media's spotlight at all costs?
Review: When I saw that This Is What Happy Looks Like was set in Maine, I knew I had read it. Having lived in Maine my whole life and having absolutely nothing ever happen here, you can say that I can get more than excited whenever something has anything to do with Maine. The thing is, I also have high standards when it comes to things set in Maine, luckily Jennifer E. Smith's book did not disappoint.
This Is What Happy Looks Like is set in the perfect Maine town; locally owned shops line the streets, beautiful beaches are scattered about the town, and tourists flock to it like Maine blueberry bees to a fertile blueberry field, especially when Graham Larkin is shooting his new movie there.
The plot is great for a summer read. It's very cute, but also extremely unrealistic. Yet, I feel like that works well for the book. It makes it lighter and funner and an overall great summer read to get lost in. It was a beautiful romance that didn't need a love triangle to keep me hooked. It was just two people very much in love due to one misaddressed email about a pig named Wilbur.
I highly recommend this to people everywhere, especially Maine. This Is What Happy Looks is an extremely lovable summer read that will hook you from the first email.
Oh, one more thing, who in Maine hasn't heard of whoopie pies?
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