That’s her love interest in this book and they really get to know each other with their cute talking banter. Jubilee also doesn’t have cell reception and she doesn’t want to stay on the train with all those screaming cheerleaders, so she leaves and goes to the cafe nearby where she meets Stuart. On this train, she meets this guy named Jeb who’s trying to rush to see his “girlfriend” Addy, but he doesn’t have cell reception so he’s all hung up about that. But naturally, the train gets stuck because, heck, it’s the winter. In the book, the main character Jubilee’s parents get jailed for being part of the Flobbie Five who fought over the elf figurines, so she takes this train-the express-to stay with her Grandparents.
The plot line of the Jubilee Express varies a lot from how the movie perceived it. So without further ado, let’s get started: Jubilee Express movie review where we discuss all the differences and similarities.īefore getting started, the book is split into three parts with each other, so for each authors story, I’m going to write that review alongside the movie version for that storyline. This is my first review like this, but we are going to be doing a book vs. And that’s a HIGH compliment because I find when most people change the movies from the book, I don’t like the changes, but these changes really delved deeper into the story lines and added depths to certain characters in an interesting way. I think for the sake of a good movie, the plot lines that were done in the film were done well and I actually liked the changes. The movie itself was also unique and for the most part, stayed true to the essence of the book, but it also had its own distinctive plot that was interesting. When a book becomes a movie, it’s honestly like a proud mother moment because you want that for the authors and the books, and I was the PROUDEST mother! Weird to say, I know ?īut what a fun, wild ride it was to read this book after all these years.
So it was also fitting that it would become a movie. It’s been yearrrrrs since I read this book, but the one thing I remembered was the all around good time that the book was. ReviewĮver since Netflix came out with the movie version of this book, I told myself I would reread Let It Snow. Thanks to three of today’s bestselling teen authors-John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle-the magic of the holidays shines on these hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance, and breathtaking kisses. Or that the way back to true love begins with a painfully early morning shift at Starbucks. And no one would think that a trip to the Waffle House through four feet of snow would lead to love with an old friend. After all, a cold and wet hike from a stranded train through the middle of nowhere would not normally end with a delicious kiss from a charming stranger. (pg 81) AboutĪuthor(s): John Green, Lauren Myracle, and Maureen JohnsonĪ Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a romantic haven, the kind you see only in movies.
Did the authors have any say in how their stories were told? Am I the only one that thinks it is weird that John Green’s story was the only one that remained mostly intact? I really hope that just because he is the more famous of the authors, that he didn’t get preferential treatment in this situation.“I was in there at least that long sitting in the show stall with the door closed, sobbing into a hand towel that read LET IT SNOW! Like I said, I was rather surprised at how much the movie diverged from the source material. Personally, I like the movie version better in this case because Addie learns to be a better friend to Dorrie. In the book Addie’s boyfriend is a nice guy who is trying to get to her for the holidays, while in the book he is portrayed as a guy who is tired of his overbearing girlfriend. Addie is still a spoiled and self-absorbed person who treats her friends poorly, but in the movie her story is secondary to Dorrie’s love story with one of the cheerleaders. Now this story had me completely confused because the book is totally focused on Addie, but I would have said that the main character in the movie was her friend Dorrie.