Field Notes on Love, Jennifer E. Smith
Field Notes on Love, Jennifer E. Smith
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Field Notes on Love

Author: Jennifer E. Smith

Narrator: Anthony Mark Barrow, Karissa Vacker

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/05/2019


Synopsis

"Utterly romantic." --Jenny Han, NYT bestselling author of To All the Boys I've Loved Before

The bestselling author of Windfall and The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight returns with a meet-cute romance about Hugo and Mae, two teens who are thrown together on a cross-country train trip that will teach them about love, each other, and the futures they can build for themselves.

It's the perfect idea for a romantic week together: traveling across America by train.

But then Hugo's girlfriend dumps him. Her parting gift: the tickets for their long-planned last-hurrah-before-uni trip. Only, it's been booked under her name. Nontransferable, no exceptions.

Mae is still reeling from being rejected from USC's film school. When she stumbles across Hugo's ad for a replacement Margaret Campbell (her full name!), she's certain it's exactly the adventure she needs to shake off her disappointment and jump-start her next film.

A cross-country train trip with a complete stranger might not seem like the best idea. But to Mae and Hugo, both eager to escape their regular lives, it makes perfect sense. What starts as a convenient arrangement soon turns into something more. But when life outside the train catches up to them, can they find a way to keep their feelings for each other from getting derailed?

"One of the loveliest, most touching romances of 2019 thus far that gets at the nature of something deeply buried in all of our hearts." --Entertainment Weekly

"This warm, romantic, never overly sentimental story is told with humor and heart....A deeply satisfying read about a life-changing journey full of poignant moments." --Kirkus, starred review

About The Author

Jennifer E. Smith is the author of eight novels for young adults, including The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. 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 lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter at @JenESmith or visit her at jenniferesmith.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on June 10, 2019

i wish that this book - which takes place nearly in its entirety on a train - had more trains in it. similarly, i wish that this book, which follows two characters on a cross-country trip, felt more travel-y. i also wish it felt longer and the characters and their relationship felt deeper and less rus......more

Goodreads review by Christy on April 03, 2019

4 stars How adorable was this book? Seriously, this was a super cute YA book that I enjoyed a ton. Hugo is from England and the youngest of 6 (sextuplets… wow, amiright?) so he’s never really felt like his own person. After graduating high school, he’s supposed to take a train ride across Americ......more

This was literally just fluff, but that’s honestly exactly what I needed!! Field Notes on Love was such a cutesy and fun read in the end, and I had a great time with it! 🤩🤩🤗🤗 This book is basically about Hugo, a 17-year-old who was planning to go on a ‘last hurrah before uni’ train trip with his girl......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on February 27, 2021

Wasted my time. First let me explain about the 2 stars. A star for the unbelievably happy unrealistic young adult romance book perfect characters. We all wish for people like these in our lives. Another star for those 2 perfect pages on what the book is supposed to be. Those pages when Mae actually i......more

Goodreads review by Anne on April 14, 2020

When Hugo Wilkinson’s girlfriend Margaret unexpectedly breaks up with him, he’s left with a broken heart and an extra ticket for the trip of a lifetime they’d planned to take together between high school and college. It would be a grand adventure and an opportunity for Hugo to get out of his sibling......more


Quotes

A Junior Library Guild Selection

"Romance novels can titillate, inspire, intoxicate, and more—but then sometimes they reach in and touch something essential in you. Jennifer E. Smith’s Field Notes on Love is a YA romance that does just that....[it] is one of the loveliest, most touching romances of 2019 thus far that gets at the nature of something deeply buried in all of our hearts." —Entertainment Weekly

"This warm, romantic, never overly sentimental story is told with humor and heart....A deeply satisfying read about a life-changing journey full of poignant moments."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"Hugo and Mae's alternating viewpoints are rich and introspective, and this will appeal to any teen that appreciates a thoughtful love story." —Booklist


Awards

  • Kentucky Bluegrass Award
  • Missouri Gateway Readers Award
  • Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List