36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You is a typical story of a boy meets girl. A very standard young adult book, and of course a romance. It’s what readers look for when you they pick up this type of book however that does make it a bit predictable. The story is focused on Hildy and Paul who have never met before deciding to participate in a university study where they must answer questions to get to know each other. This a love story however with a modern spin as it uses different mediums to host the communication which I enjoyed. The different format gives it a ‘cute’ feel and also makes the book a fast read. This is because the writing style is more simple than some other books. However, the dialogue was often a bit expected. This does not mean there was not a few shocks in the plot but however none of these felt deep enough to take me by surprise. I did however, really enjoy the characters. Despite liking the characters, they were hard to connect with and had a lot of potential to be better than they were. I felt that while I was rooting for them, I was not attached to the characters because the story didn’t hit heavy on my heart. Overall, I liked the story but I think it had the potential to be better than it was. I felt that 36 questions was too many, and made the story drag on when I wasn’t that drawn in to start with. It would have been easy to put this book down and not pick it up again.

I have to confess that I couldn't finish this book. I made it around a quarter of the way through, but the format bothered me too much and I found it difficult to get into. It's a brave choice to write a novel almost entirely in dialogue - the reader only learns about the characters through their words, which in the case of Hildy is quite easy since she suffers from a serious case of word vomit! Unfortunately I couldn't persevere past 30%, so I never did get to find out if they fell in love.

This book is not for me. I started skipping pages very early on and gave up.

Overall I found this book a very enjoyable , fun and quick book to read. I would say the plot was a little bit all over the place and it would of been interesting to see the point of view of the character Paul in the book. I still really enjoyed this book and I would recommend it to any one who likes cute romances.

A great idea that didn't quite deliver, although I'm hoping that the hardcopy will have the doodles that were described. If so then hopefully they will lift it.
It's definitely aimed at the media savvy, I really struggled with the large chunks of dialogue written in "text message".
The characters were quite interesting but some of it didn't quite ring true. I think I'm just not the target audience, which is a shame as I usually enjoy YA novels.

Nothing but the title and cover art intrigued to read this book and now I know why. By question 12 I was thoroughly bored. It’s not that I didn’t like the characters but the repitition of similar conversation, the coy flirting was just bland and unoriginal. The set-up of dialogue made reading stilted but I endeavoured and finally in the last 30% of the book it got good; really good! The interaction changed as all interaction changes when you learn more about a person... the secrets came out that you’d guessed chapters before but at least you got answers.

A slow start with a predictable but happy ending.

I loved it. It was such a cute and quick read. Some parts were slightly predictable, but it was a good book. Adorable

Despite a quite slow and long ‘intro’ this deserves a 5 star review. I loved the characters. This is a funny and at times emotional book, but overall it is a feel good book. I already miss the characters....

I wanted to read this book because I had heard about the clinical study that these questions have come from. Although this is not the type of book that I would normally read I did find that I wanted to continue to read to find out how the final relationship would end up. I thought that the responses to the questions were well developed and fitted in well with the life stories of the two characters. Choosing false names for the two volunteers added to the story as both thus wanted to find out the real identity of the other.. an interesting story of how relationships develop very suitable.. An ideal book fora teenaged to read and perhaps put some thought into the questions

The premise of this book completely drew me in. I loved the idea of these 36 questions designed to make two complete strangers fall in love, it sounded like something I would really love reading. Unfortunately, the story just wasn't executed as well as I would have liked. I tried to love this and push through the things I didn't like about it but, in the end, I couldn't make it past 36%. I really didn't like how it was written, both in terms of the different format and in general. I wasn't a fan of the almost script-like style but also found the parts not written in this style were written in a way that I couldn't connect with. The writing felt very informal (ie. "He was like "blah blah' and I was like 'blah blah') but as though the author was trying too hard to be so informal. The writing style was not for me and I don't think the book in general was either.

I only got 13% into this book before I had to stop. I just found the dialogue really awkward, and I didn't like anything in the first chapter between Jeff and Hildy. It was all over the top and unnecessary.

Really interesting concept for a book.
I liked the two main characters and how as the book progresses you find out more about them.
Well written and easy to read.

This is a light hearted easy read which made me laugh a lot. The story is based on a psychological study carried out to find if 2 strangers can call in love by asking each other 36 set questions. This is a love story. It is a different take on boy meets girl. There is a lot of humour in this book. It also tackles hard and sad issues. It talks about loss and difficult childhoods. Whether you are looking for insight into a psychology experiment or looking to read about romance this book is a lovely way to escape the world for a few hours.

I'd recommend this as a light, interesting and originally written read.

The book is centred around Hildy and Paul as they take part in a Psychology study to ask each other 36 questions. They're thrown together from two very different lives, but as they start to answer the questions, the similarities between them are drawn out.

The story is primarily written in a screenplay style, but over a variety of media as Paul and Hildy move from meeting face to face, to over social media, via post and then back in person.

It's a basic but endearing story, with a loveable fish called Kong thrown in for good measure, and a lot of humour!

A book that started really well but failed to deliver on its initial promise.

The psychology experiment was well described but the story it finally told was not as gripping and in my opinion their issues were not worth the effort of discovering the answers.

I debated as to whether to class this as a 3 or a 2, but will give the benefit  of the experiment being genuine and one that interests me, and go for a 3.

Would you fall in love with someone after 36 questions? This story aims to answer that question in a roundabout, long convoluted way. I think maybe I'm too old for this! Usually I love a romcom, but the dramas of 18 year old love really wasn't enough to make me care. Not a bad story I guess. The play type lines throughout were a bit irritating. Is the story aimed at a young adult audience? If so, not even sure they would care enough to read to the end.

A cute and sweet story about two strangers thrown together by a psychological experience, this book was built around a series of 36 questions designed to make strangers fall in love. Both teenagers with their own issues, the unveiling of their lives to each other, their growing closer happens over Skype chat and a series of gorgeous illustrations of a fish called Kong.
Although I really liked the story of the main romance, I felt like the other threads were left dangling. So the unresolved issues in the background were what left this book feeling unfulfilling in the end. Some structural issues left this a little disappointing, but I'll definitely look out for more from this author.

This book was different to anything I've read before. Think it's more suited to teenagers and young adults. Was disappointed in ending as it just left you hanging and not knowing what was happening

A straightforward, eye-catching hook led me to pick up 36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You after a brief sojourn from contemporary fiction. I wasn’t expecting much as I’d heard very little about the book beforehand, but then I do like to open up new books away from the hype, and I was surprised to soon find myself racing through this one. Engaging, entertaining and hurtling along at a brisk pace (it clocks in at around 280 pages), it tells the unfolding story of two strangers who turn up for a study which asks whether a close relationship can be manufactured through a series of intense, highly personal question-and-answer sessions. Bubbly, loquacious overtalker Hildy is eighteen and curious about the potential of the study, while artistic, taciturn teenager Paul is, at first, only there for the money.

This is undoubtedly character-driven contemporary. Hildy and Paul are interesting and, particularly in Paul’s case, intriguing enough leads to keep you reading. For a book that seems to be about romance, there is relatively little of it in swoony Stephanie Perkins or sweet Sarah Dessen terms. It’s definitely an opposites-attract relationship, with spiky back-and-forth (“normally I’d challenge you to a duel for the insult but I’ve got the sniffles”) and a touch of the bad-boy exterior, but there’s a sense that they matter to each other (“You’re just the way you’re supposed to be”) which is a tricky balance to pull off. The psychology study, which isn't conducted in any believable way in the first place, isn’t followed up much in the latter stages, so if you picked up the book for that, you'll be disappointed. It looks like there'll be illustrations in the final edition, though they're not in the advance copy, which is a shame as illustrated YA is a really fun concept. The book’s ending is fairly sudden and completely lacking in resolution, and there are too many stereotypes in its characterisation. However, the book as a whole was surprisingly funny, engaging and fast-paced.

A full version of this review will appear on my blog closer to publication.

I enjoyed this book. I have heard about the 36 questions as a psychology experiment and was intrigued to read a novel based on these questions. The story was light but enjoyable, the characters interesting and the pace good. It is probably aimed more at the teen market, given the ages of the two main characters, so I would recommend it to the young adult in your life.