One week.
Home alone.
Girl genius.
Unrepentant slacker.
Big lie.
What’s the worst that could happen?
MOTION by PENNY REID
Series: Laws of Physics #1
Release date: February 11, 2019
Cliffhanger: YES
Genre: Contemporary romance
SYNOPSIS
Mona is a smart girl and figured everything out a long time ago. She had to. She didn’t have a choice. When your parents are uber-celebrities and you graduate from high school at fifteen, finish college at eighteen, and start your PhD program at nineteen, you don’t have time for distractions outside of your foci. Even fun is scheduled. Which is why Abram, her brother’s best friend, is such an irritant.
Abram is a talented guy, a supremely gifted musician, and has absolutely nothing figured out, nor does he seem to care. He does what he feels, when he feels, and—in Mona’s opinion—he makes her feel entirely too much.
Laws of Physics is the second trilogy in the Hypothesis series; Laws of Physics parts 1 (MOTION) & 2 (SPACE) end with a cliffhanger.
Goodreads
"I. Am. In. Awe. This book is just everything!" -- L.J. Shen, #1 Bestselling Author
"I have no words, I'm actually speechless. I NEED THE NEXT BOOK RIGHT NOW!!" --Amo Jones, Bestselling Author
"A thoroughly adorkable story that will keep you flipping pages long after bedtime--or until the wolves come." -- Kayti McGee, Author
"Penny Reid continues to up her "smart romance" game with this New Adult gem." --Reading Frenzy Book Blog
"As much as I love this author's humor, I really appreciate that she integrates social topics into her stories in order to bring more awareness." -- Smokin' Hot Book Blog
"A Penny Reid book at its finest. Hilariously entertaining, slow burn romance, and amazing characters that will be the stars of your dreams, for months after reading this gorgeous story." -- Wrapped Up in Reading Book Blog
"You can never go wrong when picking up a book by Penny Reid. Whether it's laughs you're looking for or some sweet new adult romance, she's got the story for you." -- The Biblioholic
"...you'll forgive her for a brutal cliffhanger and be very glad you got to hang out for a while with the wonderful characters she creates." -- Author April White
"I was grinning the whole time, which is a trademark result of reading one of Ms. Reid's Smart Romances." -- Cover to Cover
"Motion was pretty much the reader getting to witness the beginning of something wonderful. Something unique and elaborate but so very, very delicate. It's beautifully staged and wonderfully written, where the characters are as multifaceted and alluring as every other player in the Penny Reid world." -- Emerald Book Reviews
"I couldn't get enough of the dynamic and burgeoning attraction between Mona and Abram, and I am so excited to pick up with the story left off with the release of Space." --Nightbird Novels
PRAISE FOR MOTION:
"I have no words, I'm actually speechless. I NEED THE NEXT BOOK RIGHT NOW!!" --Amo Jones, Bestselling Author
"A thoroughly adorkable story that will keep you flipping pages long after bedtime--or until the wolves come." -- Kayti McGee, Author
"Penny Reid continues to up her "smart romance" game with this New Adult gem." --Reading Frenzy Book Blog
"As much as I love this author's humor, I really appreciate that she integrates social topics into her stories in order to bring more awareness." -- Smokin' Hot Book Blog
"A Penny Reid book at its finest. Hilariously entertaining, slow burn romance, and amazing characters that will be the stars of your dreams, for months after reading this gorgeous story." -- Wrapped Up in Reading Book Blog
"You can never go wrong when picking up a book by Penny Reid. Whether it's laughs you're looking for or some sweet new adult romance, she's got the story for you." -- The Biblioholic
"...you'll forgive her for a brutal cliffhanger and be very glad you got to hang out for a while with the wonderful characters she creates." -- Author April White
"I was grinning the whole time, which is a trademark result of reading one of Ms. Reid's Smart Romances." -- Cover to Cover
"Motion was pretty much the reader getting to witness the beginning of something wonderful. Something unique and elaborate but so very, very delicate. It's beautifully staged and wonderfully written, where the characters are as multifaceted and alluring as every other player in the Penny Reid world." -- Emerald Book Reviews
"I couldn't get enough of the dynamic and burgeoning attraction between Mona and Abram, and I am so excited to pick up with the story left off with the release of Space." --Nightbird Novels
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Penny Reid is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Winston Brothers and Knitting in the City series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she just writes books. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja.
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Motion by Penny ReidMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is the first in the Laws of Physics trilogy, and as you would expect in a three book story arc, you're going to be left hanging in suspense a couple of times. I'm not gonna lie, Penny had me more than a little concerned about this cliffy she was warning us all about on social media. It got to the point where I was dreading the end of the book. (And not just because I was enjoying it and didn't want it to end.) Maybe my nervousness and fear of the unknown had built my expectations up, but it really wasn't as bad as I thought it would be! Though you WILL be consumed with curiosity about what comes next, make no mistake. I immediately went to read the synopsis for Space to hunt for some clues.
When Mona gets a call from her twin sister Lisa pleading for her help, she very reluctantly agrees. Leaving a PhD program interview in order to play the part of her sister for a week? It's a recipe for disaster. The two sisters are identical in looks, but complete opposites in every other way. Mona has always been the smart and responsible one, Lisa is the attention seeking wild child. One is a social butterfly, the other has difficulty relating to other people's humor and interacting socially. Mona is conservative and regimented, Lisa is flashy and impulsive.
Of course, I immediately loved the heroine for her gargantuan brain, her soft heart, and overall awkward ways. But she has this vulnerability to her as well that so easily endears you. Growing up with two famous rockstar parents, she was left to her own devices most of the time, even shipped off to live with a Professor in her teens. There was never anyone she could confide in, or a safe place for her to feel protected. It seemed like such a lonely life, especially one who's a little bit different and sees things at a deeper level than most people care to look. Mona has so much to offer, but often she's laughed at for her unique qualities or gawked at like a science experiment. That made me so sad for her.
The universe—in all its infinite complexity and beauty—struck me as an apt reverse allegory for human interaction. We are deceived by the white dots. We label them stars. Often, they’re so much more. Layered. Complex. Important. Surprising. Beautiful.
We met Abram as a secondary character in the Elements in Chemistry series, and now we get to see him front and center here. He was always that broody and quiet character you wanted to know more about, with a heck of a lot of smolder. In this first installment, he still very much gave off that mysterious persona, and it took some time for him to warm up to Mona. It doesn't help that she's forced to act like her ill-mannered sister in order to pull off their ruse. On one hand, she wants to just be herself and forget all of the deception that surrounds their relationship. On the other, she can't very well throw her sister under the bus because of this uncomfortable attraction she can't begin to figure out what to do with. Her preconception of him as a surly, slacker musician is dismantled and shuffled into a new image. Her true personality falls through the cracks of her facade, and he can't help but smile at her unexpected intelligence and humor.
Her entire relationship with him during the week is based on fabrications and lies, and I was really nervous to find out how he would react when the truth was out. He's sweet and passionate with those he chooses to give his trust to, but when that trust is broken...it's not going to end well. Let's just say that I was reading with one eye closed while peeking through my fingers as the slow burn heated up. I half wanted to smoosh their faces together, half wanted to pull Abram away from the inevitable hurt and protect him. There didn't seem to be an easy way out of the predicament they landed in.
I can't say enough about the predictably witty and sharp science humor. You expect to laugh when you pick up a Penny Reid book, and belly laugh I DID. Mona's fierce battle over her chocolate donuts, the puns and whale jokes were just a few of the reasons why I couldn't stop smiling. But the book also explored the themes of sexual harassment and consent, and how males aren't given equal care when they are the victim. As much as I love this author's humor, I really appreciate that she integrates social topics into her stories in order to bring more awareness.
Mona and Abram had a ton of chemistry together that we just started to scratch the surface to see. I cannot wait to continue the series and see how their unconventional connection will unfold.
**Though there is a connection to characters from other series, this is a complete standalone.
Part two, Space is scheduled to release March 11, 2019.
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