Space by Penny Reid

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Title: Space
Author: Penny Reid
Series: Laws of Physics #2, Hypothesis #2.2
Published by: Indie
Release Date: March 11, 2019
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 226
Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Romantic Comedy
Source: Social Butterfly PR
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2019 New Release Challenge, Lenoreo's 2019 Reading Assignment Challenge
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My rating:

Blurb:

All she wants is forgiveness, and all he wants is revenge...
From the New York Times Bestselling Author Penny Reid

One week.Private cabin.Famous physicist.Still an unrepentant slacker.What’s the worst that could happen?

Mona’s meticulously planned allotment of relaxation is thrown into chaos by the unscheduled appearance of her older brother’s band of friends, including the one person she'd hoped to never face again. Abram still makes her feel entirely too much, which is one of the reasons she disappeared after their one week together. But now, trapped on a mountain of snow and things unspoken, Mona will have to find a way to coexist with Abram, chaos and all.

Laws of Physics parts 1 (MOTION) & 2 (SPACE) end with a cliffhanger.Part 1 (MOTION) will be released February 11, 2019 (ends on a cliffhanger)Part 2 (SPACE) will be released March 11, 2019 (ends on a cliffhanger)Part 3 (TIME) will be released April 15, 2019

My Review:

I received a free copy through Social Butterfly PR in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.

4.5 stars — Do you ever finish a book, know to the heart of you that you loved it, but can’t articulate why?  Yup, I’m having one of those again.  *sigh*  I think it’s because this book just has so much going for it, and it eschews traditional storytelling, so it’s hard to articulate what made it grab onto me and pull out all my feelz.

First of all, this book filled me with a lot of anxiety.  Mostly because I wasn’t sure what was going to happen, how long the hate would last, and finally, how unresolved the ending would be.  But it was a satisfying anxiety, you know?  Because you care about the characters SO MUCH that you just want things to work out well for them.  And I think that’s down to an amazing first book in the trilogy.  So when I say that this book lived up to my anxiety, I mean that in all the best ways.

Mona is still delightful.  I find it so weird to see how other people see her compared to how we as the reader know her (and similarly how Abram knows her).  My heart broke for her, being almost smacked in the face with the consequences of her and Lisa’s actions in the form of Abram’s new cynical self.  She tore at my heart a lot actually…because my heart also broke learning even more about Mona’s upbringing, and the consequences of it and how she perceives the world, and her own part in the world.  But there is such an inner strength to her too, and seeing it come out at different points, with a little sass here and there, was just all kinds of satisfying.

And can I just say that I ADORED that we got Abram’s POV as well???  OMG, I’m not sure the book would have been the same without a peek into his head so that we could know how he saw that summer, what he was thinking, how he saw Mona.  He was so easy to connect with, because I could understand his wariness and cynicism.  Those are not traits that I admire or that my heart tolerates well, but I got it in his case.  And I appreciated the way his feelings evolved as the story went on…it felt realistic.  Also, his poetry was fucking swoontastic.

The chemistry between Mona and Abram was still very fiery, with a bit more emphasis on the lusty/physical side of things.  I think with everything they were struggling with, I missed the easy friendship chemistry from the first book, even as my tummy tingled over their epic make outs.  I loved that Mona kept surprising him…in good ways.

I honestly have no idea where this story is going to go now.  It didn’t end how I expected, which isn’t a bad thing.  But it does cause more anxiety.  OH THE WAITING!!

While there were a lot of secondary characters in this story, we didn’t get to dive deep with any of them really.  But I enjoyed the strange interactions with Poe, Allyn, Leo, Charlie, and most especially the cameos from Kaitlyn and Martin.  The one secondary character that I appreciated the most, even though we only got a glimpse, was Lisa.  I  was SUPER relieved that Ms. Reid didn’t make her into the villain that she could have been.  I loved that she was real, and vulnerable, and showed depth and growth.  <3 <3

So yeah.  There’s my thoughts, scattered as they may be.  This one is just hitting all my buttons, and I can’t wait to see where Ms. Reid is going to take us next.