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This week I read The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith and I met Oliver.
Isn't Oliver the cutest name on the face of the earth? I absolutely love it! Which adds onto my love I had for this character.
About Oliver:
*Grew up in England but goes to college in the States
*Didn't have a very good childhood
*"tall and lanky, with tousled hair and startling green eyes"
*Said hair is a dark color
*Helps old women and teenage girls in the airport (haha)
*Very sweet.
Who I picture him looking like:
Oliver is a younger Jim Sturgess to me!
Quotes:
"She grabs Oliver's shirt tightly, afraid of being swept away from him. but his hand is pressing on her back as he kisses her, and the truth is, she's never felt so safe in her life. His lips are soft and taste salty from the pretzels they shared earlier, and she closes her eyes--just for a moment--and the rest of the world disappears."
“He’s like a song she can’t get out of her head. Hard as she tries, the melody of their meeting runs through her mind on an endless loop, each time as surprisingly sweet as the last, like a lullaby, like a hymn, and she doesn’t think she could ever get tired of hearing it."
“I can't believe you're here," she says, her voice soft. "I can't believe you found me."
"You found me first," he says, and when he leans to kiss her, it's slow and sweet and she knows that this will be the one she always remembers. Because while the other two kisses felt like endings, this one is unquestionably a beginning.”
“What are you really studying?"
He leans back to look at her. "The statistical probability of love at first sight."
"Very funny," she says. "What is it really?"
"I'm serious."
"I don't believe you."
He laughs, then lowers his mouth so that it's close to her ear. "People who meet in airports are seventy-two percent more likely too fall for each other than people who meet anywhere else.”
Very cute pictures you found! I really really want to read this book. It looks so cute and I love the quotes. I can't wait!
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Very cuuuuute!
ReplyDelete~Jess
http://bookpassionforlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-book-boyfriend-29-caleb-becker.html
We have the same book boyfriend this week! A young Jim Sturgess would be perfect as Oliver :)
ReplyDeleteIs it weird that I have a sudden urge to go hang out at an airport? I mean seriously, 72% chance! Those are great odds. LOL
ReplyDeleteJim Sturgess is a freaking cutie. I love his charming smile.
Absolutely adorable pictures! I haven't read this yet, but I'm dying to. Love the quotes!
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http://feministfairytalereviews.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-book-boyfriend-22-colin-bridgerton.html
Oliver's a popular guy today. I need to jump on this books STAT.
ReplyDeleteI love that picture of Jim holding the flower too!
This book was never on my radar but Oliver seems to be popular these days. I may need to check it out now. He's sounds very cute.
ReplyDeleteThis Oliver kid is becoming really popular amongst the ladies. I'll have to read his story sometime.
ReplyDeleteAHH. One of my all time favorites of this year. This book hit a high score with me and the romance was unquestionably sweet and gooey and OH, JUST PERFECT.
ReplyDeleteHave an amazing reading week!
- Asher (from Paranormal Indulgence)
I just finished reading this book. It was cute... however, I think Hadley forgave her father way too easily. It wasn't really realistic. And TRUE LOVE is everlasting... it doesn't just go away because you see a new, pretty woman. I didn't like the line about having the guts to NOT stick around. I actually think it takes MORE GUTS to stay with the woman you love and committed to for life after you've met someone else you feel a connection to. It's almost too easy (if you have no morals or devotion) to just leave your wife for someone else. But honestly... how can Charlotte be so content? He left his wife for her... she should be worried that if he left his wife for her, he could just as easily leave her for a younger, prettier woman in the future. My cousin's boyfriend and father of her son left his wife to be with her and then after six years he left her for another woman. She was devastated but what do you expect? He's had a bad history of faithfulness so you shouldn't expect him to be faithful to you. So what do you rate this book?
ReplyDeleteI just finished reading this book. It was cute... however, I think Hadley forgave her father way too easily. It wasn't really realistic. And TRUE LOVE is everlasting... it doesn't just go away because you see a new, pretty woman. I didn't like the line about having the guts to NOT stick around. I actually think it takes MORE GUTS to stay with the woman you love and committed to for life after you've met someone else you feel a connection to. It's almost too easy (if you have no morals or devotion) to just leave your wife for someone else. But honestly... how can Charlotte be so content? He left his wife for her... she should be worried that if he left his wife for her, he could just as easily leave her for a younger, prettier woman in the future. My cousin's boyfriend and father of her son left his wife to be with her and then after six years he left her for another woman. She was devastated but what do you expect? He's had a bad history of faithfulness so you shouldn't expect him to be faithful to you. So what do you rate this book?
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