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A review by theengineerisreading
The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter Hapgood
5.0
It's March but why am I such in a mood to read swoonworthy contemporary books and The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter-Hapgood is my second YA romance novel out of the four books I read this month and honestly, this book is YA perfection.
When I picked this book from the recent BBW here in Manila, I do not have any idea about its story and I'll admit, I super adore the cover. 1 star for that. And when I read the gist of the book, goodness gracious. Another automatic 1star. Who wouldn't love a good love story with a whole lot of blackholes, wormholes, time travels, and all other universe mystery that even the geniuses can not explain.
To make it more simple, The Square Root of Summer revolves on the story of Gottie H. Oppenheimer, a teenage German girl, who has been in a streak when it comes to experiencing heartbreak. First is when her childhood bestfriend Thomas suddenly left their hometown Holksea five years ago. Then when her closest person in the world in the name of her grandpa Grey passed away last year. And days after that, when her first secret boyfriend Jayson broke up with her unexpectedly.
And then this NOW summer happened. Suddenly, Thomas is coming back to Holksea after being caught in the middle of his parents fight and will be staying at Gottie's house, in Grey's room particularly. Bombarded with thoughts on how will she be able to face Thomas after all the years they spent apart, Gottie came across an unexpected occurence that blew her entire life away, experiencing wormhole and time warp. This led to a series of unfortunate events where Gottie came back and forth to various timelines lying somewhere from the past to future scale. Having no idea how to stop these out-of-this-world occurences, Gottie embarked on a personal quest to come up with the answers to the universe's biggest questions only to found out that the key to unraveling the mystery of fabric and time lies within her own mind.
I gave another star for Harriet's succesful attempt to blend romance and sci-fi-esque flavor in this novel. With all the time travels and universe-related studies that Gottie explored, I was hooked in every pages and had a hard time putting this book down.
I also like to commend how the resolve in this story is established. The ending chapters somehow appealed to me like from a self-help book which makes the readers feel empowered and boosting with confidence.
Lastly, if you are in search of a good novel set in Germany, or a story with time-travels and other interesting universe-y stuff, then you should definitely add The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter-Hapgood on your TBR. Ciao.
Rating: 4.5 stars
When I picked this book from the recent BBW here in Manila, I do not have any idea about its story and I'll admit, I super adore the cover. 1 star for that. And when I read the gist of the book, goodness gracious. Another automatic 1star. Who wouldn't love a good love story with a whole lot of blackholes, wormholes, time travels, and all other universe mystery that even the geniuses can not explain.
To make it more simple, The Square Root of Summer revolves on the story of Gottie H. Oppenheimer, a teenage German girl, who has been in a streak when it comes to experiencing heartbreak. First is when her childhood bestfriend Thomas suddenly left their hometown Holksea five years ago. Then when her closest person in the world in the name of her grandpa Grey passed away last year. And days after that, when her first secret boyfriend Jayson broke up with her unexpectedly.
And then this NOW summer happened. Suddenly, Thomas is coming back to Holksea after being caught in the middle of his parents fight and will be staying at Gottie's house, in Grey's room particularly. Bombarded with thoughts on how will she be able to face Thomas after all the years they spent apart, Gottie came across an unexpected occurence that blew her entire life away, experiencing wormhole and time warp. This led to a series of unfortunate events where Gottie came back and forth to various timelines lying somewhere from the past to future scale. Having no idea how to stop these out-of-this-world occurences, Gottie embarked on a personal quest to come up with the answers to the universe's biggest questions only to found out that the key to unraveling the mystery of fabric and time lies within her own mind.
I gave another star for Harriet's succesful attempt to blend romance and sci-fi-esque flavor in this novel. With all the time travels and universe-related studies that Gottie explored, I was hooked in every pages and had a hard time putting this book down.
I also like to commend how the resolve in this story is established. The ending chapters somehow appealed to me like from a self-help book which makes the readers feel empowered and boosting with confidence.
Lastly, if you are in search of a good novel set in Germany, or a story with time-travels and other interesting universe-y stuff, then you should definitely add The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter-Hapgood on your TBR. Ciao.
Rating: 4.5 stars