‘★★★★★’
A wonderful, heartwarming story’
‘A galloping, engrossing novel’
‘Not your typical romance book!’
‘I liked it enough to read it again!’
What if Prince Charming had found his Princess using mass email, instead of that glass slipper?
Inspired by a true story.
When Sam meets fellow Terry Fox University student Lauren in an off-campus basement bar, sparks fly, but when he tries her … story.
When Sam meets fellow Terry Fox University student Lauren in an off-campus basement bar, sparks fly, but when he tries her number the next day, he learns she’s given him the wrong digits. Instead of feeling slighted, he has faith it’s an honest mistake, and worries she’ll think he’s “that guy” if he doesn’t call. Without her last name or residence floor, he tries the university’s email system, and mass-emails all 246 women named Lauren in hopes of finding the right one. The women bond in same-name solidarity, forming a Facebook group called Lauren from Last Night. When the story goes viral, the women promise to protect Lauren from “stalkerish” Sam, but they might be keeping her from the love of her life. “The Laurens” aren’t the only obstacles in love’s way. Sam and Lauren are both trying to escape their heartbreaking, tragic past. Lauren’s ex-boyfriend has transitioned and they are now finding a new way forward as friends. Sam’s sister died in a tragic event and he struggles as his mother tries to overcome her fear of terrorists and her xenophobia. Is love strong enough to lift us from the pain and prejudices that weigh us down? Read Sam and Lauren’s page-turning story to find out.
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This is a funny and heartwarming story that highlights the pitfalls of our electronic world but also how it can be used to find that special someone.
Sam and British exchange student Lauren meet at a bar and there’s an immediate mutual attraction. When Sam realizes Lauren has given him the wrong number, he chooses to believe it’s a mistake rather than a deliberate action. To find Lauren, he emails every female in the college directory with the name. Of course, to some of them, it came across as stalkerish and a group is formed to discuss the event. They soon band together to protect the real Lauren from a possible creep and his unwanted attention. There’s a risk, however, they might be a little too zealous in their endeavor.
When Lauren and Sam finally meet again, the attraction is still there and they start finding their way through a budding relationship. Things take a difficult turn, however, and what started out as a sweet boy-meets-girl love story is soon dented by family demands, tragedies and misunderstandings. Will they find their way back to each other? I guess you have to read it to find out.
This is not insta-love, or a ‘I’m going to marry you’ kind of story. It’s two young people meeting and wanting to get to know one another, where circumstances act against them, and their willingness to overcome them.
The author doesn’t shy away from making a some political references, and I like how she portrayed a previous boyfriend of Lauren’s who was now transitioning to become a woman. With no experience in the matter, it felt real and sensitively written. Instead of expressing feelings of hurt and rejection, there was a heartfelt attempt to forge a new and different relationship as friends, despite the obvious challenges for both Lauren and her ex.
I think my only, very minor, issue with the book was the occasional slang by Lauren who’s supposed to come from Coventry. London slang was used which is unlikely to have been part of the vocabulary of someone from the English West Midlands. It’s a very minor detail, however, which you wouldn’t notice unless you were British, or live there, and it in no way affects my rating or review.
I enjoyed the original writing style of this author. The story involves a modern day couple navigating the complexities of the real world. It’s about love, loss, differences, and acceptance. Whether those differences are religious or sexual orientation, love of the soul is what wins out in the end. I highly recommend giving this author a read.
Lauren From Last Night by Heather Grace Stewart
This is a great book!! Very easy to read! It touches on a lot of subjects that are pertinent right now. . How far would you go to get in touch with someone you only met once? By putting it out on social media, when does it become an invasion of privacy? How long do you mourn a loss? Is it right to blame an entire population for the actions of one? Do you believe in love at first sight? Can love be found in this mess we call life?
Meet Lauren and Sam. Ride along on this adventure to love. You won’t be disappointed.
This has some funny parts and some scary parts and some romantic parts. What do you do when you meet someone and click and the next day their phone number doesn’t work. Ok, there are obvious answers but he doesn’t do those. He does the one that created the most issues. You will have to buy into a whole lot of self-doubts they each have and the horrors of an Internet communications world. This is written with a character with a significant British accent and another that slips into Cuban. But, it is nice how it works out.
This is such a cute story!
Lauren Green decided to move to Edwin Cove, Ontario, Canada as an exchange student. Waiting for her roommate at a bar, she meets Samuel Sanchez, who was stood up by his date. They have a wonderful and somewhat eventful night. When he drops Lauren and her roommate off, he asks for Lauren’s phone number.
When Sam sends a text, the response back isn’t what he was hoping for because it’s obviously a wrong number. Thinking he typed in her number wrong, he thinks of how to reach Lauren because he doesn’t know her last name. Sam goes through the University email system for all Lauren’s and accidentally sends a mass email to 241 women named Lauren!
The real Lauren finds out from her roommate, and they rope her into going to a group meeting where a bunch of Laurens are meeting up. It is here, that one Lauren convinces the real Lauren to use the group to speak to Sam with the idea that it’s safer for her. Are the other Laurens looking out for the real Lauren, or are they creating a roadblock?
Such a fun story! Both protagonists have wounds from the past. I, especially loved how the author incorporated stereotypes about a specific group, that started with a tragedy in Sam’s background, and how Sam’s mother learned to break through her biases. Wonderful, heartwarming story!
I received an ARC and I have voluntarily reviewed this book!
Guy meets girl, girl gives guy her number. Girl (accidentally) gives wrong digits. Guy start searching for girl. The guy, Sam starts searching for the girl, Lauren. Sam emails every Lauren in the email database at college, all 246 Laurens, in an effort to find the Lauren from last night. This simple yet grandiose act blows up and goes viral overnight and what follows is achingly sweet and laugh out loud funny.The Laurens form a bond of sorts, form a FB group , and vow to protect Lauren from Sams “Stalkerish” behavior but really they just stand in the way. Other obstacles from both Sam and Laurens past as well as current day events all work to keeping Sam and Lauren apart. Will they get their happily ever after? This would be a perfect YA read and sweet story for all adult readers. I love the brit slang and that this book was based on a true story. This book was “bangin”