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    The Geography of You and Me

    Written by Jennifer E. Smith

    Narrated by Corey Bradberry and Leslie Bellair

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    Lucy lives on the twenty-fourth floor. Owen lives in the basement. It's fitting, then, that they meet in the middle – stuck between two floors of a New York City apartment building, on an elevator rendered useless by a citywide blackout.

    After they're rescued, Lucy and Owen spend the night wandering the darkened streets and marveling at the rare appearance of stars above Manhattan. But once the power is back, so is reality. Lucy soon moves abroad with her parents, while Owen heads out west with his father.

    The brief time they spend together leaves a mark. And as their lives take them to Edinburgh and to San Francisco, to Prague and to Portland, Lucy and Owen stay in touch through postcards, occasional e-mails, and phone calls. But can they – despite the odds – find a way to reunite?

    Smartly observed and wonderfully romantic, Jennifer E. Smith's new novel shows that the center of the world isn't necessarily a place. Sometimes, it can be a person.

    A Hachette Audio production.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateApr 15, 2014
    ISBN9781478952954
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    The Geography of You and Me
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    Jennifer E. Smith

    Jennifer E. Smith is the author of Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between, The Geography of You and Me, This Is What Happy Looks Like, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, The Storm Makers, You Are Here, The Comeback Season and Windfall. She earned a master's degree in creative writing from the University of St Andrews in Scotland, and her work has been translated into thirty-three languages. She currently lives in New York City.

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    • 3/5
      However unlikely I felt this story was, I know that you can find love in the most unlikely of places. That sentiment aside, well written teen romance complete with some of life's little obstacles
    • 3/5
      However unlikely I felt this story was, I know that you can find love in the most unlikely of places. That sentiment aside, well written teen romance complete with some of life's little obstacles
    • 3/5
      My second Jennifer E. Smith. It was okay, not a lot of moments for the 2 central characters. I would love to read more about what will happen to their futures. The ending still has a lot of uncertainties.
    • 4/5
      I've been slowly adding to my Jennifer E. Smith collection, I have 4 so far but this is only the 2nd book of hers that I've read. I really like this book, it's not your typical boy meets girl love story. It's an exploration of relationships, be it romantic or relationships with family, and how distance affects it. I enjoyed reading about the characters' travels as well, especially since I've recently been to those places. Between Lucy and Owen, I liked Lucy more because she exerted more effort imo, but Owen made it up to her towards the end. If you're looking for light romance novels that conveys life lessons and will appeal to teens or the young at heart, Smith's books is for you. Her and Kasie West are my favorites in the teen romance genre.
    • 2/5
      I'm sometimes in the mood for a light, fluffy YA novel (I don't mean that all YA fits into that category, just that it's one category of YA that I sometimes want) but this was completely insubstantial. Neither of the main characters had any defining attributes, and given how obvious it was that the whole thing was going to work out the way it did, there was very little else of note. Props to the writer for doing an okay job of portraying Edinburgh, though I noticed that she referred to pupils going to their lockers at school - most Scottish schools don't have individual lockers for the students.
    • 2/5
      This book is kind of really underwhelming. The story is fine, with somewhat believable characters and everything. However it is missing those fireworks and the Cupid's arrows that the characters seem to be driven by. There is no chemistry between anyone and the writing is a bit bland. Maybe it's just me and this isn't the type of book for me, but it's just very ho-hum to me. I floated through a lot of it, zoned out and wishing I'd picked something different.
    • 2/5
      Lucy and Owen might never have talked if the city hadn’t experienced a long blackout, leaving them stuck together between the tenth and eleventh floors of their apartment building. After they are rescued, they wander the dark streets together until the power comes back on. Shortly after the blackout, Lucy moves to Edinburgh with her parents and Owen moves to the West. They both find other people they are interested in, but they still miss each other. They keep in touch with postcards and emails as they travel to different places around the world, waiting for the day when their lives will finally reunite and they will be in the same place at the same time, both emotionally and geographically.

      Owen and Lucy have very little personality. They bond because they are both mostly friendless and lonely, and those character traits are the dominant ones throughout the book. It’s also hard to like Lucy when all of her problems have to do with being rich and her life involves the great cities of Europe and Owen is dealing with trying to hold his family together and dealing with the death of his mother. The beginning is interesting, but the insta-love part where they meet is one of the few parts of the book that has something going on. At first the postcards coming from across the world is cute, but later on in the book it feels directionless and neither of the characters change during the course of the story. While it has some beautiful moments and is a light love story, it’s aimless narrative, lack of character development, and mediocre plot will make it less appealing.
    • 4/5
      I have had this book sitting around in my Netgalley reading list for a while now. I was a "Read Now" title a while back when another one of Smith's books was releasing and so I picked it up. I have not read anything by Jennifer Smith before this and I had heard good things about her books.Geography of You and Me is told from the alternating point of views of Lucy and Owen, both looking for something in their lives. Lucy looking for togetherness with her family and to travel the world and Owen to travel the U.S. with his dad after they had to leave his childhood home. There wasn't too much build up before Lucy and Owen meet and it their relationship grows as they leave each other. It was insta-love but done in a very interesting way. Lucy and Owen liked being with each other and they feel strongly for one another but they don't say the "L" word ever and in a young adult books that is a refreshing thing.I liked the alternating point of views and the way the story weaved its way through Lucy and Owen's lives. I found the book easy to read and there were shorter chapters. I read the book in a day and it was an enjoyable book. I liked the reality of how they interacted. It was a cute, romantic, and whimsical tale.
    • 4/5
      Another cute story from Smith. I really enjoyed all the traveling they did while still being able to see each other.
    • 4/5
      4.5 stars.

      Super, super cute. Great love story, but I suspension of disbelief was lost around 75% of the way through it. I want a love story like this.
    • 4/5
      Adorable - that's the word that I think best describes this book. Lucy and Owen's relationship is fun and cute. I love the way they correspond through emails and postcards. It's reminds me of the way I always send postcards back home to friends and family and how it's really a lost art. When I finished this book, I wanted to run out and send postcards to my friends and family. I think Jennifer E. Smith excels in writing adorable, cute romances that just make you feel good. After reading this I just felt warm and cuddly inside.
    • 3/5
      How could I possibly not like a book that has one of my favorite e.e. cummings quotes at the very beginning? and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars aparti carry your heart (i carry it in my heart) That said, there really was much I liked about this story of discovery, of love, of learning the geography of the heart. Have not read Jennifer E Smith before, but will seek out another book or two. Sure, there were some elements that stretched my willing suspension of disbelief (mostly having to do with parents, or that subset of the population that can jet off to exotic locations at the drop of a credit card), but I really did fine with the story.
    • 5/5
      This is the second Jennifer E. Smith book I've read and it did not fail to take my breath away. Jennifer has a beautiful writing style and her analogies are just perfect! Her books never let me down!
    • 3/5
      I was disappointed in this one. I loved the author's This Is What Happy Looks Like , and was very excited for this one to be released, but it wasn't as good as I was expecting. It was nice, it was interesting, but I wasn't that invested in the characters and the love story was pretty weak. However, it was fun to read, it was clean, and I mildly enjoyed it.
    • 4/5
      They were like a couple of asteroids that had collided, she and Owen, briefly sparking before ricocheting off again, a little chipped, maybe even a little scarred, but with miles and miles still to go.As opposed to some of the types of books that I read this was a nice, light book that would make a good summer read. I was really drawn to this because the two main characters, Lucy and Owen, meet during a major power outage (which was clearly inspired by the blackout on the East coast in 2003).Lucy and Owen were both easy to connect with but I felt like Owen had much more depth than Lucy. Even though they were both interesting characters, I often found myself more interested in the parts from Owen's point-of-view.I liked the plot progression and the character growth. I just loved the relationship between Lucy and Owen and was happy to see where they were at the end. I would recommend this book to fans of the young adult genre.Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the galley.
    • 3/5
      Although I loved the set up of this relationship (the elevator) and subsequent show of support of the good old USPS, I didn't think Lucy and Owen clicked as well as I would have liked. Their infatuation seemed precarious from the beginning and as distance kept conveniently pulling them apart, I found it harder and harder to keep believing in them. Cute story, but I much preferred Smith's Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight for two characters that I really wanted to cheer for until the last page.
    • 4/5
      I received this free eARC in exchange for my honest review. This is my third book of Jennifer E. Smith's and I am finding out that I really enjoy her books. This one was no different. I think I liked this book because it shows the reader that you don't have to be in a particular place in order to remember someone memorable. You don't have to see them every day in order for you to realize that you connected with someone. The little time Lucy and Owen spent together was more than enough for them to remember each other for over 9 months. That is something spectacular that does not occur very often today. My favorite quote: "Lucy, however, lingered on the stoop for another minute, her eyes still damp, wondering which one was true. Maybe she was homesick for New York, or maybe it was Edinburgh. Possibly it was even both. Or maybe - maybe - it wasn't a place at all."That quote sums this book up very nicely. I think people who like to travel and who love a subtle romance novel will really enjoy this book.
    • 3/5
      The Geography of You and Me by Jennifer E. Smith is realistic fiction about two people who meet in an elevator during a blackout in New York City. After moving to very different locations, they spend nine months corresponding via postcards. There is a loneliness to this novel, as both characters have no close friends. They love their parents, but the relationships are not fulfilling. Lucy's parents are happy together and travel about, leaving Lucy to fend for herself. As a loner, she doesn't mind. She has lived in NYC for sixteen years and loves wandering the streets, finding a place to read. Her security blanket is Catcher in the Rye, a novel about a boy trying to save the world but can't. Even her "security" is the story of alienation and loneliness. Owen has lived his life in Pennsylvania, only moving to NYC when his mother dies in a car accident and his father gets a job to be the superintendent to Lucy's apartment building. He doesn't know where he belongs or feel any sense of home anymore. New York City is just a bunch of buildings, keeping the night sky hidden.When the lights go out and the elevator stops, Lucy and Owen meet. After about thirty minutes, they are freed and spend the evening together, seeing NYC from the ground and from the roof of the building. They are comfortable with each other and find themselves unable to get the other out of their heads. When Lucy wakes up in the morning on the roof, Owen is gone. Owen had gone to check on his father and found him dehydrated and sick from walking home in the heat. Owen has to sit with him and nurse him until he gets better. Meanwhile, Lucy's parents worried when they couldn't reach her and send her a plane ticket to meet them in London. This is Lucy and Owen's first separation. Lucy discovers she's moving to Edinburg. Owen's father loses his job, and Owen learns they are going to drive west and look for work.Over the next nine months, Owen and Lucy send postcards to each other because Lucy's parents have always sent her cards from their trips. They like the safety of time, as the card travels. Email is too expedient. There's a nervous fear that the person will see the other's thoughts in moments. Owen doesn't have a smart phone or a computer, which makes postcards work as well. It's a little unbelievable that the cards always find him, considering he and his father move so often.This book has limited appeal for middle school students; this is definitely upper high school and even college interest level. The author tries to make the title work, but a few references to geography don't work. North of Beautiful does a much better job incorporating cartography and fiction, making the map references symbolic. Furthermore, as much as the two characters travel, I never felt like I was in the town. Anna and the French Kiss made me feel like I could walk through Paris--I was there while reading it. The cultures and the various cities never became characters with this novel. I realize the novel is about two characters, but they are supposed to want to travel and experience these places. They don't have enough dimension to hold these expectations. It's not a badly written book by any means; it just fails to achieve what it wants to achieve with symbolism, character development, and setting. The limited number of characters makes the characters seem like islands, giving an isolated hopelessness instead of hopefulness. If you like novels that I call "women's literature," you'll like this novel.
    • 5/5
      There is just something so nice about a Jennifer E. Smith book. You go in knowing it’ll be fun and GeographyOfYouAndMeromantic and you smile all the way through, knowing love will triumph in the end. And so it goes with The Geography of You and Me. (This isn’t a spoiler because all her books are feel good books.)My first exposure to Smith’s books, the one that got me hooked was The TheComebackSeasonComeback Season. It was sad at times but I loved it. So, start there and keep going. The Geography of You and Me is a tad like her previous book, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight or how one moment can change everything.StatisticalProbabilityIn the current book, Lucy and Owen, who don’t really know each other are in a stuck elevator. There’s a power outage in New York City. It is completely dark. After being liberated, they spend the next 12 or so hours with each other, sleeping on the roof of their apartment building, looking at the stars. Then, for some reason, fate sets in and they don’t see each other. Was it love? Was it nothing? Was there even a connection?You’ll love the characters. You’ll love the teenage angst. You’ll love the plot.I was thinking last night that some authors are so steady. Smith reminds me of Sarah Dessen. Their books are love stories. You know what’s coming but you don’t care. It’s not the destination. It’s the journey. You finish one and you can’t wait for the next one. Treat yourself to a fun read.
    • 5/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: Remarkable love story that takes place across the globe. With engaging characters, sweet romance, and heart breaking moments this is sure to win over all young adult contemporary fans!Opening Sentence: On the first day of September, the world went dark.The Review:Lucy is a shy, wealthy girl that grew up in New York City. She loves to read and doesn’t have a whole lot of close friends. Her parents are traveling constantly and never take her along even though she has always wished they would. It wasn’t such a big deal since Lucy had her two older brothers to always keep her company, but they just recently left for college. So as luck would have it, Lucy’s parents were out of the town the night New York City lost all power and Lucy got stuck in an elevator with Owen.Owen grew up in a small town in Pennsylvania. He had a good life there with very loving parents, but then tragedy strikes leaving his life in shambles. To get away from the memories that cause too much pain Owen and his dad move to New York for a fresh start. He has only been in New York a few weeks when the power goes out and he gets stuck in an elevator with Lucy.After they are rescued they have one magical night together that leaves a lasting impression on each of them. But soon after they both move away from the city and their relationship is sporadic emails and the occasional postcard. But for some reason neither of them can forget the other and finally they both find themselves back in the city where they met.Lucy is a girl after my own heart. She loves to read and travel, even though she really hasn’t been much of anywhere. Her relationship with her parents has always been strained because Lucy feels like she is a burden that her parents would rather not have. She is on the shy side so making friends has always been difficult for her, but when her parents decide to move her to Edinburg for her father’s new job things start to change. Lucy feels like a different person and she starts to really open up to people for the first time. For Lucy this was a coming of age story. Starting off she seemed really lost, but by the end she had finally found who she really was and who she wanted to be. Because you watch her grow so much throughout the story, I felt that you really grow a good connection with her. She is a very likeable character and had a great voice.Owen’s story is very heart breaking and is very different then Lucy’s. Not only is he dealing with the loss of his mother, but his whole life has been turned upside down. They left the only home he has ever known, and his father is so stricken with grief he is a former shadow of the man he once was. When things don’t work out in New York they take to the road in hopes that his father will eventually be able to find work. Owen was hurting so much but he tried to keep things together for his father’s sake. I could really feel for Owen and his situation, which made it so easy to love him. He isn’t really one for making lasting attachments, but with Lucy things were just different. Lucy was the only consistent and stable thing in his life. They needed each other and even though what they had wasn’t very realistic, it was still epic. I loved them together and felt that they were worth rooting for.The Geography of You and Me was just one of those stories that take you for an emotional roller coaster ride. One moment you are all giddy and the next you are heartbroken. The romance was developed perfectly and felt so genuine to me. I loved how the setting was all different parts of the world. I felt like I got to experience little pieces of each place they went and I really enjoyed that. I have been a big fan of Smith’s writing for a while now; she really knows how to tell a beautiful and powerful love story. The only thing I didn’t really like was how open the ending was. I would have preferred a little more closure then I got, but overall this was still a wonderful read. I would highly recommend this to anyone that is a young adult contemporary fan.Notable Scene:She followed his gaze to where the sliver of moon hung above the shadowy outline of the buildings, a thin curve of white against a navy sky that was dotted with stars. In all her years here, Lucy had never seen anything like it: a million points of light, all of them usually drowned out by the brilliant electricity of the city, the billboards and streetlights, the lasers and sirens, the fluorescent lamps and the neon bulbs, and the great white noise of it all, which left no room for anything else to break through.But tonight, the world had gone quiet. There was nothing but the black canopy of the sky and the wash of stars above, burning so bright that Lucy found she couldn’t look away.“He was right,” she murmured. “This must be quite a sight from up in space.”Owen didn’t answer for a moment, and when he finally did, his voice was hushed. “I don’t know,” he said.“I think it’s even better from down here.”FTC Advisory: Poppy/Hachette Book Group provided me with a copy of The Geography of You and Me. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
    • 4/5
      Lucy and Owen first meet in an elevator during a citywide blackout. After being rescued they spend the day and that night together. They seem to be getting along really well. But as fate would have it both of their families move from the apartment building and are going to places where they will be many miles from each other. Lucy and Owen part with the hope that they will keep in touch and see each other at some other time in some other place. As one would suspect, both of them meet someone else but those relationships just don’t seem right because neither of them can forget about their short but meaningful relationship with one another. Can their friendship survive while they are so far apart from? Will it become more of a romance than a friendship? The reader and Lucy and Owen are all hoping to find the answers to these questions before the end of the book. This is a light romance that will appeal especially to the female teen reader. Lucy and Owen and even their parents find that they can travel to many places and do many things but they will find the most happiness by spending time with the people who mean the most to them.
    • 4/5
      So many things can go wrong when an elevator gets stuck, but so many things can go right. Just like this book.Definitely the cutest story so far this year. I feel like I have over-used the word “cute” already this year but there is absolutely no way I could not use it to describe this book. But, I mean, there was absolutely nothing about it that wasn’t cute. The relationship between Owen and Lucy has the total “awwww” factor and there was travel and adorable nicknames.I definitely liked The Geography of You and Me better than This is What Happy Looks Like (both by Jennifer E. Smith) because while I liked both stories, I liked this one and the characters a little more.I’m a huge fan of the cover of this book. I love the blue and I think that it totally suits the tone of the book. I can’t wait to see it in stores, I think the physical copy will look amazing.Not only did I like the main relationship, but also that of Owen and his dad. Seriously there’s a scene in there between them that almost brought me to happy-tears. No joke. Then there was all this amazing travel side to the story. Not only were there some American places featured but also others like Edinburgh and Prague.If you are any sort of fan of Jennifer’s other books, you really do have to try this one. Or maybe you’re just looking for a cute contemporary and I totally recommend you this then too. Great for Summer, great for travelling even. 4/5 cometsA meteor shower. A great show.