Time by Penny Reid

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Title: Time
Author: Penny Reid
Series: Laws of Physics #3, Hypothesis #2.3
Published by: Indie
Release Date: April 15, 2019
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 236
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2019 AtoZ Reading Challenge, Lenoreo's 2019 Finishing the Series Challenge, Lenoreo's 2019 New Release Challenge, Lenoreo's 2019 Reading Assignment Challenge
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My rating:

Blurb:

From the New York Times Bestselling Author Penny Reid

A (brokenhearted) physicist.
Now an infamous (who is LITERALLY EVERYWHERE!! UGH!) musician.
The worst has already happened.

Mona has learned that she has nothing figured out and plans are meaningless. After leaving her in Aspen, Abram is now breaking sales-records, rising to rock star fame almost overnight. Mona can’t seem to escape him. He is literally everywhere, or at least images of him are.

Just when she thinks things can't get any more confusing, Abram returns . . . What happens next? Only TIME will tell.

My Review:

4.5 stars — I think Laws of Physics might be my favourite Penny Reid series.  There’s just something about Mona and Abram that got to me, that pulled out ALL my feels, that had my laughing and laughing, and just clamouring for MORE MORE MORE.  Honestly, the only reason this isn’t a full 5 stars is because the ending caught me off guard…not in the sense that it was crazy, but in the sense of “oh, we’re at the epilogue?”  I was happy that the epilogue tied up a lot of things, but there was still a feeling of wanting a bit more on a few things (therapist stuff, Mona and her family).

Before I continue, if you haven’t read the first 2 books, then know that this review is going to be spoilery…turn back now, while you still can.

Mona was her quirky delightful self.  The way her brain worked fascinated me.  I will admit that she frustrated me on occasion, but in all those parts I also understood her reactions, and I appreciated that it showed me a realistic character dealing with life.  That’s the thing…sure, we’d like to believe we’d do all the right things, and think all the right things, but human beings are way more irrational than that.  I can honestly say that I loved the way Ms. Reid showcased Mona dealing with the assault from her teenaged years.  I found that she poked her fingers in so many little assumptions, and she gave us a view of how trauma can affect us in strange and unpredictable ways.  I also really loved that she drew some connections to Abram and the life of a celebrity.  But back to Mona for a second.  I connected with her on so many levels, even though for the most part we don’t have a lot of surface stuff in common.  But she was kind, and thoughtful (and yes, an overthinker), and she cared a LOT about the people she loved.

Abram went through so many ups and downs in this series, but again, I connected with him through each stage.  I ADORED his tender heart, his sexy poetic words, his genuine caring.  I felt his loneliness, his frustration, his quick temper.  I appreciated a view of a rock star who really just wants the music part, but not the rest of life as a celebrity.  My heart ached for him.  The descriptions of his adrenaline high were so real…and I totally got how he hated that feeling…  I don’t know…I just loved him.

The two of them together were romance gold for me.  I LOVED the way they loved one another.  I loved how I could feel their chemistry on soooooo many levels.  I loved how delighted they were about the fundamentals of the other.  I loved that the struggles from a long distance relationship felt so real.  I loved Mona’s lack of understanding what being in a relationship was like.  I loved that while they had moments of doubt, inside they were both in it 100%.

Honestly, I loved this book so much more than my words can convey.  I didn’t want to put it down, and I can totally see myself rereading it.  It gave me that tummy hurt that you get when you’re just so invested in a couple, and in them each as individuals as well.  I love that tummy hurt.  And thus I die.