Lady Danielle

There are different kinds of happy,' she said. 'Some kinds don't need any proof.' 

I'm usually hesitant whenever I pick up chick-lits. Why? Because I love entering another realm of the impossible (a.k.a fantasy/paranormal books). Reading chick-lits usually bores me due to the fact that it's realistic fiction. Why read what I try to escape from? After reading Hopeless by Colleen Hoover I was ready to give up reading chick-lits/contemporaries completely. For some reason I saw This Is What Happy Looks Like and I snatched it up; before I check out/buy a book I read the first page and, if I like it, I get it. Well, I ended up reading past the prologue and the first chapter of this because it was too cute. I took this book home with me and started gobbling this up. Looks like there's hope for chick-lit romance novels after all....

Imagine receiving an email from a stranger. You tell them they have the wrong email address but, for some reason, you and the stranger start having a conversation. You find this particular stranger an interesting person to talk to so you and the stranger continue to email each other for months. You haven't seen a picture of the stranger, and you don't even know the stranger's name and vice versa -- though you know the city the stranger resides in and the stranger knows yours, as well. Now imagine the stranger finding you and, turns out, the stranger is an international film star. What do you do?

That's what Ellie O'Neill is trying to figure out. She has many reasons for trying to keep knowing Graham Larkin, the well-known star (who has a pet pig), a secret. This is your average clichéd fairytale; though it's fairly unrealistic, it was a cute read. I simply loved reading Graham's POV and his life of a stardom -- how he doesn't have any privacy; the fact that his parents barely speak to him because they don't have any idea on what to talk about with their famous son. He was a lonely person who couldn't find anyone to trust, that is, until he meets Ellie. The two will have to go through a lot of sticky situations and secrets, but love conquers all in the end. 

If you're not into happy-endings, sappy love stories, etc., then this book is definitely not for you (honestly, the title clearly states that it's a happy story). I love Jennifer E. Smith's writing as well as the unnecessary (but acceptable) details she adds to make this love story all the more delicious. It felt as though I was walking the streets of Middle-of-Nowhere, Main with Ellie and Graham. I'm definitely looking forward to reading The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by her. 

This is what my happy looks like

Friends, coffee, books, romance, films, long walks on beaches, acting, theatres, my cat, le langage de l'amour, travelling, nature, snow, Christmas, music, concerts, vanilla ice cream, Sprinkles Cupcakes, the old Disney films, theme parks, overcoming a fear, writing, the fresh smell of the air after it rains, curling up with a good book when it's pouring, Halloween, potato chips, costumes, and so much more...