Book Review: This is What Happy Looks Like

                                          This is What Happy Looks Like Review

This is What Happy Looks Like is about how a girl named Ellie O'Neal who lives in a small town in Maine who after a mishap with an email for a boy named Graham's pig walker is sent to her the two begin emailing back and forth which leads to them developing a friendship and an interest in becoming something more than friends. When a movie is filmed in Ellie's town she soon learns that the boy she has been emailing with for the past view months is a popular upcoming actor Graham Larkin who most girls her age would love to date. Graham who has already figured out who Ellie is seeks her out and introduces himself as the boy that she's been emailing with for last several months and asks her out on a date since she's one of the only people he has developed a genuine connection with since he has became famous. Ellie is reluctant to date Graham because her mom had an affair with a married politician which resulted in Ellie's birth and paparazzi constantly following her and Ellie around until she ran away to Maine. At first Ellie decides to give Graham a chance and as she gets to know him better she falls even harder for him but after almost being seen with him by the paparazzi she decides that protecting her mother's reputation and her father's identity is more important than her feelings for Graham.

For most of the summer while Graham is in town Ellie spends her time avoiding him even though she really wants to see him again and Graham spends his time hoping that he'll see Ellie again but since he respects that she doesn't want to deal with the downsides of dating a famous person he keeps his distance from her as well.  Graham is somewhat used to people who aren't famous not wanting to be around him anymore since he started his acting career since his old friends grew apart from him and his parents feel uncomfortable with dealing with anything to do with Hollywood so Graham doesn't think to question the reason that Ellie doesn't want to be with him. Eventually Ellie admits that she does want to try and have a relationship with Graham and she also tries to meet her father.

Overall I really enjoyed this book, I enjoyed both Ellie and Graham's characters and I enjoyed the relationship that they had with each other. I thought that the book let the parents off the hook a bit too easily towards the end of the novel but other than that I really loved this book. Please tell me your thoughts on this book in the comment section.