Review: Space by Penny Reid ~ Smokin' Hot Book Blog

All she wants is forgiveness, and all he wants is revenge . . .

SPACE by PENNY REID

Series: Laws of Physics #2

Release date: February 25th (iBooks)
March 11th, additional sites

Cliffhanger: yes

Genre: Contemporary romance, new adult

SYNOPSIS

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.

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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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REVIEW

Space (Laws of Physics, #2; Hypothesis, #2.2)

Space by Penny Reid
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ahhh the feels! The delicious feels! This is one of those rare books that I started in the evening, and was so utterly addicted that I could not stop until I finished. Cover to cover in one sitting. No, it's not long in page length, but I flew through this thing late into the night with a death grip on my kindle. After the cliffhanger of Motion, I was so eager to find out how and when Mona's big lie would be outed. But most especially, how would Abram handle the deception? HOW BAD WAS THIS GOING TO BE?? I was dreading his ultimate disillusionment, but seeing his soft heart get hardened with cynicism was a tough pill to swallow.

This is the crux of the matter. When your trust has been completely shattered like his has, when everything you thought you knew about someone is now under suspicion, how do you get past that? Abram is stuck wondering if the things he loved about Mona were just part of her scheme. As much as I love Mona, can you really blame him for feeling that way? On the other side, you have Mona who went into the deception never intending for anyone to get hurt. It was supposed to be a harmless little white lie to help her sister. If there's one thing that can be said about Mona, she is loyal to her family, and in my opinion, to a fault. She's never fit in with them and they take her horribly for granted. As much as she gives and sacrifices for them hoping to earn their love and attention, she can't seem to bridge the gap. It doesn't help that a traumatic event from her past has added an unwanted barrier that she can't seem to overcome.

Space jumps forward 2.5 years after the ending in Motion. Mona continues to be widely successful in her field, but all of her professional accomplishments cannot quiet the crippling remorse that controls her personal life. She's become stuck in limbo, unable to forgive herself or move on from her part in what transpired. They say confession is good for the soul, but what about the heart? If she delivered the letter she wrote to Abram, the one that she carries in her pocket, would it do more harm than good? She hasn't been able to gather the courage to find out.

I stared at her and I was afraid, because I knew. My whole life, from this point forward, I would be a fool for Mona DaVinci.

As the synopsis states, Mona and Abram finally come face to face at her family's cabin in Aspen. Both are shocked and filled with a mess of emotion that they aren't prepared for. Anger, hurt, confusion, and regret surface as they finally start to communicate over their past. The turbulence that's stirred up just being in each other's orbits again was real and raw. They may have known each other for a short period of time before things fell apart, but there's no denying how deeply the events from Motion have affected the two of them. Mona is ready to be more honest and vulnerable than she's ever been in her life, but is he ready to listen?

Faking it or not, even sorrowful, even pale and tear streaked, this woman was unbelievably beautiful to me. Ethereal beauty, not of this world, inhuman in its hold over me. There was something else about her, devastating gentleness and strength, ruinous sweetness and vulnerability despite the severity of her intelligence. Or maybe because of it?

Even when he had ever right to be furious over the havoc she's wreaked over his life, for the downward spiral he's managed to climb out of, his thoughts of her were at times so sweet. Yes, he had his moments where he lashed out at her, but the sensitive, protective side was there just as strong as ever. I don't want to say much more for fear of spoiling anything major, but let's just say that I left this book feeling blissed out in the best way. My late night binge read was worth every second of bleary eyes the next day! And I have to mention the fact that Martin and Kaitlyn from Elements of Chemistry were BOTH in this part!! It reminded me all over again why I loved them and I think I'm going to have to schedule a re-read soon.

Space was everything I could have asked for. After the ending in Motion, I don't really think I need to convince anyone to read this installment, but let me reassure you, it's more than worth the wait! I laughed (who's surprised?), I swooned BIG TIME, and fell in love with these characters even more as they tried to mend their broken hearts.