Actual Rating: 3.5 
 Although I'd already read four short stories by Lauren Barnholdt, Sometimes It Happens was actually the first real novel and it was, if not remarkable, very enjoyable for a light summer read. 
 I loved the main characters and the chemistry between them, they were a well-matched couple and their relationship developed in such a natural and gradual way I couldn't help but like the story. Hannah and Lacey's friendship was also very sweet, whereas Ava felt somewhat like an intruder more than a best friend in Hannah's world. 
 My only complaints are about a)the vocabulary: there were too many likes and ohmygods for my liking; b)the fact that Noah and Hannah often didn't talk for weeks; and c)the rushed ending that didn't really close the story.