Space

Hypothesis #5

by Penny Reid

One week.
Private cabin.
Famous physicist.
Still an unrepentant slacker (but now also very, very angry).
What's the worst that could happen?

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

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
Part 2 (SPACE) will be released March 11, 2019
Part 3 (TIME) will be released April 15, 2019

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, New Adult, Slow Burn, Second Chance, Audiobook

226 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 2019

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[Christy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars



After reading Motion, I was so excited to jump into Space. I really enjoyed the first installment and was hoping to enjoy this one all the same. Honestly, I didn’t expect to love Space so hard, but it was a pleasant surprise!

Two years have gone by since Mona and Abram have seen each other. Mona has been holding on to this big secret, but she’s also been holding on to the love she’s had for Abram. Abram is more clever than she gave him credit for. He’s now a successful musician and Mona’s been his muse of sorts. He loves her and hates her and doesn’t know how to feel about her.

Mona and Abram end up in the same place at the same time. It’s awkward to say the least. Reading this one gave me feels, made me laugh, and gave me so much anxiety. I was overloaded with all different emotions. You just have to read it for yourself to see why…

At the beginning of this one I wasn’t too happy with Abram. I mean, he was a jerk at times. Sure, Mona had lied and some it was founded but I still didn’t love his attitude. But man oh man did that get turned around, and fast. Penny, once again killed it with this book. Abram. Sigh. This one line. It’s everything. I’m swooning all over the place just reading it.

“I need someone to listen to my heart.” His face inched closer. “And it only wants to beat for you.”

Seriously, I went from liking Abram to straight up loving him. He 100% won me over. And I still enjoyed Mona’s character every bit as much as I did in the first book. I love her smarts, her personality, and her humor. She had me laughing out loud more than once. And this scene specifically took me back to my childhood- this was mine and my dad’s favorite show growing up.

‘What will you do when you have kids?’ and I’m like, ‘The same thing I do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world.’”

After finishing this, all I can say is give me more Mona and Abram! I’m head over heels for this couple. I loved this story so much. I only hope the final installment is as great as this one. With Abram and Mona’s chemistry and intriguing storyline, I have no doubts! If you’re like me and love a unique, sexy, smart, and funny romance- pick this one up!!

[Astrid - The Bookish Sweet Tooth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book. Penny Reid legit destroyed me with this installment of her Laws of Physics series. I finished a couple of hours ago and I'm still reeling from the emotional impact.

The prologue of SPACE connects directly to the end of MOTION but then jumps forward two and a half years. Since leaving Abram Mona has been going through the motions of living her life, still missing Abram and wondering what could have been. She only finds true peace in the quiet of the mountains in Aspen where her parents own a cabin that is more of a mansion. She makes the trip as often as she can but this time upon arrival she comes face to face with the man who has been occupying her every thought ever since she met him. And now she's snowed in with a hostile Abram and a horde of her brother's friends. Good times.

Abram is pure fury when he looks into the eyes of the girl he fell in love with in only six days, who deceived him and made a fool out of him more than two years ago. He lets her feel every bit of his rage. His intensity has quadrupled and some of the things he says and does are hateful and hurtful and I wanted to punch his face. I was so angry at him how he cut Mona. The thing is, you know and understand why he lashes out. Mona's betrayal hurt Abram deeply, so much so that in the aftermath he was on a steep spiral down and now he doesn't know how to forgive her.

I stared at her. I stared at her, and stared at her, and stared at her. I stared at her and I worked to keep my balance, because the floor and the earth moved beneath my feet. The cavern opened and stretched in front of me. 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.

And despite it all he's enormously conflicted because at the same time he craves her, yearns for her, needs her. He wants her honesty and truth but doesn't know if he can trust her because - WHO IS MONA, really?

“Mona, I don’t know you, not really. You keep everyone at an arm’s length. But you’ve given me glimpses, scraps, and they’ve only made me ravenous.”

My heart broke for Mona. She is fundamentally lonely. She detaches herself in order to not feel the cutting pain when it's about to strike. Everyone who is supposed to love her always put themselves first, and I was especially ragey about her brother's selfishness. She's always had to earn everything in her life and isn't that sad? I wanted to wrap her up in a hug. The only reference for relationships are her parents and their lifestyle and they aren't a stellar example - they put the idea in her head that musicians can't be faithful. So can she trust Abram when he says he wants to make it work with her?

I didn’t want one of her moments, I wanted all of them. I wanted an invasion, not a visit.

SPACE had my emotions in a jumble. It made my heart hurt, my blood boil at one time and smile or laugh hard at others. In the end we are left with a mild cliffhanger and craving for more of Mona and Abram. This is an unforgettable story of an epic love that goes straight to my favorites shelf.. I need to see them getting to a good place, a place where love between them is a fact and trust comes easily. Good thing that TIME, the last in this series, isn't too far away.

The only species that does reproductive systems visually right are angiosperms (flowering plants). When you’re smelling a flower, you’re basically smelling a dick. Let that sink in.

[Patty ~ Wrapped Up In Reading Book Blog · Rating 5 out of 5]

*****FIVE STARS*****
{ARC Generously Provided by Author}



I’d spent two years doubting my sanity. Instead, I should have been doubting the fundamental goodness of people, my willingness to trust, and my intelligence. And. Then. The. Wolves. Came.





Abram and Mona are back, and I have to say that I loved them so much more in this book than the previous one. I could feel the yearning and chemistry between them. The angst was incredibly high because they were letting the hurt and old insecurities blind them to the truth. I just couldn’t get enough of this book and am super anxious to learn how it all plays out for Abram and Mona.



As soon as the story starts, we learn that two years have gone by since Mona and Abram last saw each other. I seriously screamed! I hate it when couples who belong together are torn apart for years. Anyhow, they’ve gone on with their lives but honestly never really moved past from one another. Mona has become successful in her career and after spiraling out of control for a little while, Abram got his life back on track and is the lead singer of a very popular rock band. He’s written many chart-topping hits and unbeknownst to Mona, she has been the muse of all of those songs. They haven’t had any contact with each other but that all changes when they both end up at Mona’s family’s vacation lodge in Aspen at the same time.





Mona has been agonizing over the guilt she feels for misleading Abram and she’s still very much in love with him. Her plan was to come clean with Abram, but she soon finds out that he knows her secret. Abram had figured it out for quite some time and he’s been battling with feelings of betrayal, anger, and longing. Seeing Mona again brings him joy but he’s also so overcome with resentment towards her. He thinks it was all a game to her and that she never cared for him. Mona struggles with insecurity and lack of self-worth and truly believes there is no hope for a happily ever after with Abram.




These two have just a week together to get their feelings sorted out. Will they have faith enough in each other to make things work?





Here are my overall ratings:

Hero: 5
Heroine: 5
Plot: 5
Angst: 4.5
Steam: 4
Chemistry Between Hero & Heroine: 5


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[Rachel L · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars!

This series has broken my reading slump and I love it. I was choosing to read instead of binging tv shows and I haven’t done that in a while.

I can’t say much about the plot because it will spoil book one, but I loved every little bit of this book and it reminded me of why I love Penny Reid’s books. I devoured it and unfortunately as an adult I need sleep now before work, but believe me when I say I wanted to stay up all night reading this one. I love Mona as a main character and love seeing her relationship with Abram grow as well as her family.

Diving right into book three!

Thank you again Christy for gifting me this series on ebook!

[Natalie ~ The Biblioholic · Rating 5 out of 5]

🎶🎶 Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you 🎶🎶

It's been two years since the end of the last book. Two years since Mona and her twin sister played their little switcheroo. And it's been two years worth of unresolved feelings. Mona is still very much in love with Abram, while Abram is filled with resentment and anger over the game that was played on him. When these two are snowed in at an isolated cabin, will they clear the air? Will their feelings come to the fore? And will they finally just admit how much they truly love one another???

He wore a small smile on his lips and in his eyes, and I snapped my mouth shut, swallowing the thirst. But there was so much thirst. So much. So. Much. I was in very real danger of choking on my thirst. - Mona

Girl, I feel you!



Abram... thank you, thank you, thank you, Penny Reid, for giving him a voice in this book!! I was so happy to get his take on things. I wanted to learn more about his heart because I was already in love with it and, like Mona, I was wondering how that could happen in just a week worth of knowing him. This man is so sweet. So so so so sweet. I loved how he really saw Mona and how he knew how to interact with her. Yes, she's a genius. Yes, more than likely, she's the smartest person in the room. But he never let that distract him. She was a person and really, she was his person, and he wasn't going to let the inequality of their intellect stop him. Beautiful man and you WILL fall in love with him too.

His gorgeousness felt like an attack. I felt personally attacked. He wasn't Hallmark handsome, he was Turkish TV show handsome. - Mona

What can I say about Mona? She's absolutely stunning, inside and out. She knows her strengths and builds on them, but she also admits her weaknesses and tries to do better. She learns from her mistakes. She is a people pleaser and for once I'd like to see her please herself. If there's a heroine out there that deserves happiness and love and everything great that comes with it, it would be the lovely Mona. I loved her internal thoughts and her logic. I want Mona to be my friend.



Just read the book. This series is definite must-read material. But then again, anything Mz. Reid writes is.


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[Samantha Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

Could Mona and Abram be any more addictive? Penny balances humor, angst and sexual chemistry perfectly in the second book in the Laws of Physics trilogy. My chest actually ached with the angst (I love that - books that do that to me always make it into my top reads!) as deceptions and truths from book one unravelled. These two are such incredibly loveable characters and I cannot wait for the conclusion to their story. All the stars!!!!!

[DJ Sakata · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favorite Quotes:

Sometimes reality feels like a dream. Something happens, and it makes you question everything you know to be true, everything you take for granted about the world, about yourself. When that happens, your surroundings and interactions become likewise warped, like you’re watching those around you through a magnifying glass, or in high saturation color, and you can’t stop. You can’t make the world normal again, you know too much.

I’m not used to pensive Abram. I’m used to salty, sarcastic Abram. What’s going on? Is your manbun too tight?

Fine. Now you know the truth. Leo is a cutie pie and I just want to wrap him up in rice paper and eat him up like an egg roll.

Don’t you roll your eyes at me. You write poetry for barnacle’s sake. You can’t tell me you’re not tender. You’re like veal, or foie gras, but without the sketchy ethics issues.

Mean smiles, no jokes, broody eyebrows. You’re like an arthouse movie but without the nudity.


My Review:

I inhaled this book and didn’t fully exhale until reaching the last cleverly written word. I didn’t plan to greedily read all the highly coveted words in one sitting, but had no choice really, as after I started I was sucked into an oddly intense yet extremely pleasant vortex and was compelled to keep going well past my bedtime. It was a bit of a frenzy but I moved through each and every scene while beside either Mona or Abram the entire time; fully engaged from start to finish. I actively sighed, smirked, snorted, cringed, held my breath, and swore aloud while they dithered and debated. Be warned – you will experience all the feels in this deviously paced and ingeniously plotted tale. I was mesmerized, bewitched, besotted, and transfixed. While I had eventually grown to love Martin while reading the Hypothesis series, I felt like throat punching him during his brief drop-in visit near the end of this installment. The extraordinarily crafty and deft wordsmith known as Penny Reid obviously possesses a magical sparkle filled pen that has been blessed by the fairies.

[Em Lost In Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

Definitely better than first.

[Dee Montoya · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Million of Infinite~dimensional Stars*********

More than a million feelings going through my body, mind, and soul while reading this book. Comforting and warming like a hot cup of tea, but also fun and exciting as if you added a tinge of good whiskey to said cup of tea. This series is absolutely brilliant!!!!! And to make it even better my Favorite, MARTIN SANDEKE, from Penny's Elements Of Chemistry series makes an appearance. YAY!!!!!!





It's been two years since Mona and Abram spent a week together. After that whole beautiful disaster, they both went on with their lives. Success in their careers and notoriety has followed them everywhere, but they never saw each other again. That's until they both get stuck in a snow storm in beautiful Colorado. And lucky for us, their encounters on top of the mountain are hot enough to melt even the snow.

This story is like those Pringles Chips, you know? Once you pop you can't stop... you follow? Yes, I want to devour this story, I want to read it one hundred thousand times,- I want to memorize it, and perhaps even move in with it; that's how obsessed I am with Mona, Abram, and the whole super fun and romantic Physics plot. So do yourself a big favor and start reading these books right now. You will regret it if you don't.

[Dali · Rating 5 out of 5]

If space is the final frontier then books are the bestest, especially delightful, endearing, slow burn page-turners for smarties. Penny Reid continues her irresistible Laws of Physics trilogy with “Space.”

Two and a half years after identical twins Mona and Lisa exchanged places and continued with their rightful lives, Mona hasn’t been able to get over her strong feelings towards bad boy musician Abram Harris. Just when she’s decided it’s probably time to move on, she finds herself trapped at her parent’s cabin in Aspen along with her brother and a whole lot of his friends, including the one man who makes her feel way too much.

When Abram lost “Lisa,” he didn’t just loose his muse, he lost his way for a while until he got his act together, changed his last name, and produced a number one song along with a couple of others that climbing the charts. Even though he hasn’t been able to write for the past two and a half years, he’s ready to start a world-tour with his band. But before he goes, he’d like some answers.

Penny Reid writes with effortless appeal a sweet, angsty and swoony story that is so hooking that the bookish joke about reading just one more chapter wasn’t even considered. I buckled down and prepared myself to be swept away from start to finish. And swept away I was!

Though the end of this book is a cliffhanger, it felt like a natural place for a break. Things were left somewhat resolved, but it still left me wanting so much more. With its perfect blend of angst, longing, geeky humor and earnest emotion, Space is a wonderful read.

Space is book #2 of the Laws of Physics trilogy by Penny Reid. It is told from the heroine’s point of view, and ends with a cliffhanger.

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[Christie«SHBBblogger» · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: Space
Series: Laws of Physics #2
Author: Penny Reid
Release date: March 11, 2019
Cliffhanger: Yes
Genre: contemporary romance

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.

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.

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.

I wanted to conquer and be conquered, to be broken and reassembled using her pieces.

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[h o l l i s · Rating 4 out of 5]

I definitely liked SPACE more than MOTION. The first half of this simultaneously frustrated me and broke my heart but the last half of the second Laws of Physics was just.. lovely. Wonderful. Sweet. Charming. And also a little bit heartbreaking. I can't imagine where things are going to go next but I'm sure it's going to be all of the same kind of awesome, and maybe some angst, and hopefully a little less of me wanting to slap Leo up the side of his head.

I wasn't sure about where I was feeling this re rating but it's definitely more than the three stars I gave the first (because the annoyance of Leo aside, I liked so much more of Lisa this time around, it was great fun to see Kaitlyn and Martin, oh, and also dual POV hello my precious) so lets just round this baby up.


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[Angela (Reading Frenzy Book Blog) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

After Motion left me hanging, I could not wait to get my hands on Space! The story picks up over two years later, and my how Abram and Mona have changed.

Space is decidedly less whimsical than the previous book. It makes sense given that both Mona and Abram are nurturing broken hearts, but did Penny Reid have to crush my heart in the process? She’s such a talented devil. I may be sending her my doctor’s bill because the level of stress I experienced can’t be healthy.

Abram is more hardened and the source of a lot of the tension. On the one hand, I had such compassion for him and wanted to give him a good cuddle; on the other hand, I wanted to smack him at times. Mona’s awkwardness is on full display, and I couldn’t love or empathize with her more. She is selfless to a fault.

The lovely setting and an enjoyable cast of supporting characters provide some welcomed levity when needed. Kaitlyn from Laws of Attraction is featured prominently, and I realized just how much I missed her and her love of synonyms. You don’t need to have read the Laws of Attraction series to enjoy this book, but I highly recommend you do at some point. It’s SO very good!

The attraction between Mona and Abram is still palpable and continues to be set to a low simmer. I’m a lover of a good slow burn romance, but I’m more than ready for it boil over! I’m really looking forward to the conclusion of this wonderful series.

*I received an early copy of this book to voluntarily read.*

[FMABookReviews · Rating 5 out of 5]

❝Mona.❞
❝Yes?❞ I shivered. The way he said my name, it was the auditory equivalent to being stroked.
❝Will you be brave with me?❞

That ending totally caught me by surprise, I thought there would be more reading, more story, more Abram and Mona ... MORE. I was at 98%, and then, BAM! it ended. I was reading and then turned the page to "ABOUT THE AUTHOR". With MOTION, the ending didn't surprise me, I had sensed it was coming, but with SPACE, I was totally caught off guard.

SPACE spans two 1/2 years in the life of Abram and Mona, focusing more on the present than the past.

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

Well, everything and nothing.

Needing a break from the loudness of life, Mona and her friend Allyn, travel to Mona's parent's private cabin, hoping for silence, snow and resting. However, when Mona arrives, she sees her brother Leo has invited friends, many, many friends, to stay the same weekend she is. But it is the presence of Abram, that causes her emotions to swirl in a raging storm.

❝Abram an air of power and strength that I found both flustering---because, holy hot specimen of the male species, Batman---and alarming.❞

The two haven't seen each other since they laid together on that couch in Chicago, and now, in front of him, is the girl who caused his world to crash around him. The one who lied to and deceived him. The one who stole his heart and ruined him for anyone else. Abram was filled with so much rage and heartache at the sight of Mona. All the emotions and thoughts he'd so carefully tried to suppress for two 1/2 years came barging to the surface. And while he wanted answers, he was also afraid of them, and while he wanted to hurt her the way she'd hurt him, he also wanted to touch her, to kiss her and to hold her.

❝So beautiful.
She really was. She was stunning. I hated that she was still so beautiful to me.❞

Abram confronts Mona about what happened all those years ago, and even though he got answers, he's not sure he believes them. It isn't until she finally bares her soul to him that he realizes who she truly is and he wants more. More of what he had in Chicago. More time with Mona. He wants the future.

❝I need someone to listen to my heart.❞ His face inched closer. ❝And it only wants to beat for you.❞

In all relationships, trust is a two-way street. She's been self-reliant for so many years, putting her trust in anyone, especially someone who could irrevocably hurt her, is terrifying. Relying on the only relationship she's known as guidance -- her parent's -- Mona questions the reality of the two of them having anything other than these few days together.

While I anticipated this book ruining me, fortunately, Reid took pity on my heart and she only crushed half of it. You can definitely feel the tension building through this book ready for the explosive finale, TIME.

❝I don't want anyone to give me something I don't deserve. I want to feel like I've earned what I have, then I know it's mine.❞

I was provided a review copy by the author, this did not influence my opinion of the book nor my review.

[XxTainaxX Curvy and Nerdy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every time I read another Penny Reid book I fall more and more in love with her talent. She has this way of fleshing out characters that are as interesting as much as they are complex. Mona and Abram are that and more. She’s built up this connection both between them and to us separately that absolutely puts me in awe of her talent.

This story picks up where Motion left off and they have some new issues and expectations to work through. This is probably one of the slowest burns I’ve read but the chemistry is off the charts so I’m just as engaged and invested as I am with the more physical books I usually enjoy. The pace, though slower, couldn’t feel more perfect for what the author is trying to achieve. The plot is enough to maintain the hook that book one places us in and she starts to reel us in in prep for the third and final part. This cannot be read as a stand-alone so pick up book one and come thank me later 😉

To say that I eagerly await the conclusion to this story is an understatement. I can’t wait to see what Ms. Reid comes up with next.

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[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

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5 “my Lisa” “Do not burn” Kisses

Ruined…officially, completely, totally and irrevocably ruined. That is what Penny Reid has done to me. Every time I think one of her books cannot blow my mind any more than the previous one, she has to go and out do herself. It’s almost a challenge at this point. I tried (and failed) to prepare myself for Space...I mean, after Motion , I knew Mona and Abram were going to have a field day with my heart but sssssssssseriously! I don’t even know why I bother anymore. My brain…heart…soul are all on pause for the next month until Time releases. Expecting me to function at this point is just asking WAAAAAY too much. So…now that I’ve gone on that little rant, if you have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about and who Mona and Abram are and why they need motion, time and space….we have so many things to address. Motion, Space and Time are a part of the Laws of Physics trilogy – a series that M-U-S-T be read in order…I cannot stress this enough! If you read them out of order, you ruin everything and trust me…you do not want to do that because these books are epic!!!

Mona DaVinci…I thought I loved Mona in Motion, what I’m feeling right now is a whole other level of love – she blew my freaking mind. The angst and longing and all of the tightly packed emotions she held inside of her just made me want to wrap her up in a the biggest hug I can imagine and never let go. Mona is so much more than people give her credit for…she’s brilliant and complex and capable of anything and everything. But she doesn’t wear her heart on her sleeve, she doesn’t allow the world to see her weaknesses, she can talk to someone about physics for hours on end, but so few people truly know her…and that makes me tear up just thinking about it. I don’t know if I can properly articulate how much I loved seeing her emotional growth throughout Space…it blew me away in the best ways possible.

‘Sometimes reality feels like a dream. Something happens, and it makes you question everything you know to be true, everything you take for granted about the world, about yourself. When that happens, your surroundings and interactions become likewise warped, like you’re watching those around you through a magnifying glass, or in high saturation color, and you can’t stop. You can’t make the world normal again, you know too much.’

Abram (Harris) Fletcher – you can change his name but he’s still the same amazing man that I fell in love with. Gaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh…the things this man made me feel – even when I didn’t particularly like what he was doing or thinking or saying, I still loved him. Cause I got him!!! I understood what he was feeling and why, and it didn’t magically make everything better, but it helped. Getting into his POV was like the best gift ever…I love it there, I think I might build a summer home and vacation there regularly. It can be broody and fickle sometimes, but such is the way of an artist. Speaking of…Abram and his poems, be still my freaking heart. Falling in love with a musician…*sigh* what can I say, it’s impossible to say no to a man with that kind of talent. And with Abram’s lyrics, it’s like getting a direct ticket to his heart.

‘I didn’t want to smile at her threat, but I couldn’t help myself. “You’re overthinking this.”
“Yeah, probably. But that doesn’t make it any less true. Why don’t you hate me? After everything I’ve done, you should hate me. I hate that you don’t hate me.”
Swallowing several versions of the truth, I settled on, “You’re very difficult to hate.”’

Oh…my…angsty-loving stars – these two tore my heart to shreds and pieced it back together bit by bit. I loved them…I loved them even when I didn’t like what was happening…I loved them without question. I cannot even with this level of angst...we were reaching astronomical proportions and I’m sitting here with tears in my eyes and my heart in shreds and all I could think was mooooooooore! And they always gave me exactly what I didn’t know I needed. Nothing about Mona and Abram is predictable or ordinary…there is no way to know what is going to happen next, they’re the furthest thing from formulaic and I grew to crave that so badly. Everything about them makes perfect sense…and I love them so much it hurts.

“Can I listen to your heart?”
I started, blinked, confused. “What?”
“Can I listen to your heartbeat? Obviously, it’s fine to say no. It’s incredibly fine. In fact, I expect you to say no. But, since I’ve already confessed to plasma levels of being hot for you, and still in love with you, I figured I might as well make it a trifecta of selfishness and mortification—a trifecta squared? An exponential trifecta? A tripod of shame? I don’t know, fill in the blank—and just ask for what I really want.”

I cannot imagine the day that I’m not obsessed over Penny Reid’s words. Even contemplating that thought sounds ridiculous…because it’s impossible. That’s like saying 1+1= octopus or something equally bizarre. She is by far and away one of my favorite authors ever…I live for her books because they continually blow me away with how quickly she can captivate my mind with her amazing characters and these overwhelmingly powerful emotions that just grip me and never let go. I was honestly a little afraid to read the Laws of Physics series because the Elements of Chemistry series completely floored me with how much it consumed me and it looks like we’re 2-0 because Mona and Abram are having the same effect that Kaitlyn and Martin did. Speaking of Parker and Sandeke…can I just gush about how much I loved their little cameo’s in Space…like *heart eyes emoji* it just made me super-extra giddy and I loved that Martin and Mona have their little physics chat and just everything that Kaitlyn was involved with was the best thing ever…I just couldn’t get enough! (I said this in my review of Motion, it’s not necessary to read the Elements of Chemistry Series in order to understand the Laws of Physics, but they are amazing books and when little crossover moments happen it makes this extra super amazing!)

‘I don’t know what I expected, but when our eyes locked, his were an odd combination of kind and covetous. “Then will you let me know you?”
I pressed my lips together to keep my chin from wobbling. “Why? To what purpose?”
The question seemed to amuse him. “I need someone to listen to my heart.” His face inched closer. “And it only wants to beat for you.”’

Okay, complete honesty – I admitted that after Penny’s warnings, I was very afraid of the cliffhanger in Motion…but it wasn’t as bad as I thought. Now…Space, I knew had a cliffhanger…but I thought oh…Motion’s wasn’t that bad – I can handle it. I dunno what the hell I was smoking at the time because I am useless until April. I cannot be expected to move on with life until I read the rest of Abram and Mona…expecting me to be a functioning member of society after that ending is just cruel and unusual punishment. I’m being slightly overdramatic but I felt the same way after Heat (the second book in the Elements of Chemistry Series) so maybe it’s just a trend? Either way…I will sit in my cage of uselessness and embrace my book hangover until Time in my hands and life can resume. #ObsessedWithTheLawsOfPhysics #AhabForever

[Jeannine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one gave me feelings. The writing of the words and the characters...feelings I tell you. There are so many fantastic moments between Mona and Abram that my cold dead heart was hurting for them. And gah the slow burn! Holy cannoli it’s killing me. I’m usually not a fan of slow burn but this one is just the right amount that it hooked me and gave me a plethora of...feelings. I was totally cheering for them in the pool! Oh and that ending, it was soooo good. What a great place to leave off and now I can not wait for Time to see these two get their HEA!

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this second part of the “Motion” series, Abram has discovered Mona’s lies. Mona just doesn’t know it. Several years have passed. They are snowed in together at her parent’s place, along with friends. This had some sweet moments near the end. Also, some cameos from the “Chemistry” series! Looking forward to the conclusion.

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.

[Sabrina · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Penny Reid has done it again! She stole my sanity with the ending of this book and I'm pretty sure I just have no hope of getting it back until Mona and Abram get the conclusion they deserve. I loved getting more of their characters and finally seeing Abram and the real Mona together, not the Mona trying to be her sister. It really did have a change on their dynamic but I enjoyed it and thought that there was some amazing character development with the both of them.

It did take a little time in the beginning to get used to the fact that this book is now two years after where the first one ending, though the book does start off right where the first one stopped before then jumping time. Once we got some background information from the lives of Mona and Abram from the two years we didn't see I was better and I could just read on and enjoy. I will say however, that I really wish we had seen a bit of Abram from after the end of the first book to what led him to now.

Overall, I really enjoy these characters. Mona is one of the most unique heroines I've had the pleasure of reading about and that didn't change at all in this book. I'm excited to see just what will lead her and Abram back together. I need to see their ending!

[Jacqueline · Rating 3 out of 5]

3-3.5

I've been procrastinating hard on this and employing an array of avoidance tactics instead of writing a review when I actually finished this over a week ago. Problem is, while I didn't hate it, I didn't really love it either. #awks

Anyway, we've moved on two years during which Abram and Mona have not seen one another. Now they're holed up together again, this time in an agreeable Aspen mansion during bad snow with a group of other people, including some familiar characters if you've read other series by this author.

I adored their wit, the chemistry, the tension and the plain old slow burn in the first book but all of that seemed to take a back seat in this as there's misunderstanding and resentment on both sides. Instead of wallowing in the happy glow of their attraction I just felt kind of irritated with them through most of this book.

It's probably me. #grumpyguts

To be fair, it is the middle book in a three part series and so nothing will be resolved until book three is over, but it did feel a bit, well, fillery at times.

It still kept me engrossed to the end and the little witty asides saved it from becoming a misery fest, but I really missed that happy little glow I have got used to enjoying when I read a Reid.

It ends on another killer cliffhanger and I'm excited to read the final part as I know it will be mighty fine.

Many thanks to the author for my arc.

[Lady Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Publication Date: March 11, 2019



Let me start by saying that I know, I KNOW, that I should NEVER start a Penny Reid book in the late afternoon. I know this since I read all her books. (Not unless I'm at home alone, not having any motherly-wifey-worky commitments.)

But, that is exactly what I did.
I thought I was being such a smarty-pants and convinced myself that I could put the book down after supper. Spend some quality time with my husband, and that I'd "save" the book and finish it tomorrow.



I went to bed (I consciously left my kindle in the kitchen) knowing that I would be tempted to get up in the middle of the night, dim the light on my kindle, and read under the covers until; a) I fell asleep or; b) I finished the book (probably around 4 am...been there-done that).

What happened instead, as you can imagine is much worse.
I woke up about 4 times throughout the night thinking about the different scenarios as to what would happen between Mona and Abram.
All of these scenarios were the worst-case, of course. Doomsday-apocalyptic even...poor Mona and Abram. The things you went through in my mind. (I think I do this in an effort to prepare myself for the worst and the cliffhanger ending that I knew was coming.)




I finally was able to finish Space this afternoon, and I LOVED it (your scenarios are way better than mine, Penny! That is why you're the Overlord, and I'm a mere minion. :-)



Brilliantly written and executed!
I was so scared and worried about how Abram was going to deal with Mona.
Would he be vengeful?
Would he seek retribution?
He was obviously distraught.
He thought he was made a fool of by Lisa and Mona. A big joke.
I am glad that he did ask "why"?



In true Penny fashion, she was true to her characters.
They were smart, kind, honourable, real and quirky.


Mona-



Abram-





I think one of my most favourite scenes I've ever read is when Mona asked to hear Abram's heartbeat .

To me, this is perhaps one of the most intimate scenes I've read because of its purity, trust, and softness.





I LOVED Mona and Abram together!
I can't wait to see what happens next!
The anticipation is killing me (not really, but it's causing a little discomfort).

I've pre-ordered the next book so that I can read that puppy as soon as it lands in my kindle.

Kudos Penny for another great story!

"I voluntarily read a copy of this book which was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review."

[Beth Connolly · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Wherever fear meets hope, that’s where I was.”

And that is exactly where I am in this epic love story between Abram and Mona: the intersection of fear and hope. This installment in the Laws of Physics trilogy is weighted with information and emotions and so much anticipation that the pages practically vibrate. But don't forget the wit and the charm as well. I’m a HUGE Penny Reid fan, and I’m not exaggerating in the slightest when I say: SPACE is one of my favorite things that she has ever written. There. I said it.

Let’s address the whole cliffhanger thing first. It’s not what you’re thinking. It, like the cliffhanger between MOTION and SPACE, has a natural feel. It’s a resting place in the story. Would I like to know happens right this minute? Well, of course I would. But am I dangling on the side of a cliff on the final page? No. It’s more like I’m at the top of a cliff and peeking over the edge while a helicopter very slowly approaches to rescue me.

This book really develops the story, the love between the main characters. It explores the choices they’ve made and consequences they’ve faced. I feel like I learned so much and know Mona and Abram so much better now. There is growth and development in the story, the characters, and the reader as well. This book feels like growing up.

I’ll probably re-write this review 20 times because I can’t quite say what I want to say and express how thoroughly gripped and awed I was while reading. And I just know that this story will stay with me, and I’ll be re-reading it for a long while to come.

Penny gives us the next step in this emotional journey between two real, flawed characters. I felt the tension and exhilaration and heat right along with Mona and Abram. So, now I’m at this place…this fearful hope or hopeful fear, however you want to say it. And I am eagerly anticipating the conclusion. Because I know this author by her words and her dedication, and I trust her to deliver a story worthy of the characters she writes.

ARC received from the author in exchange for an honest review.

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[Ari · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 totally worth the wait stars

You know how I was totally bitching at the end of Motion, yeah well, you can forget about that, because this book was—

Penny Reid just NAILED it with Space.

At the end of Motion, Mona has to leave Abram, and for two-and-half years she agonizes over losing the man she came to love, so cruelly. So when fate brings them face to face, and them snows them in to seal the deal, you bet your pretty little arse that the holy trifecta of romance graced us with their presence—

The Angst, the Laughter, and the Hot Love.

You know how I said, wait for Time to come out before you start with this series in my review for Motion? Yeah fuck that. GET THIS SERIES GUYS!!! And then wait and simmer until Time finally gets here.

I bet it would feel so much better!

[a · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars



Oh. My. Fucking. GAWD!



I cannot begin to even explain to you how much this book surprised me.

I truly did not think that I would love this book. I was hoping and praying that it would be better for me than the first novella was, but I wasn't too optimistic. I was nervous as hell that this book would just stress me out and upset me but man oh man was I wrong.

If there's one thing that I loved about this book it's that it made me feel. It made me care. I teared up SO MANY TIMES. I even cried at one point and I legitimately did not think that was possible. Not only because I rarely do cry, but because I didn't think I cared enough about the romance, based on how I was feeling after Motion. But this book...the writing is insanely beautiful. It's heartbreaking in a way, while also making you feel hopeful and happy all at the same time. While in the first novella I was disappointed with the romance and failed to really connect with it, this book was everything I needed from Motion. I 100% connected with the romance and believed in it and I am so damn in love with them it's not even funny

I will say that this book really feels like the complete opposite of Motion. I feel like this book took everything from Motion and basically flipped it. When I started reading the book I was confused as hell because nothing about this book was anything like the way things were in Motion. It almost felt like I was reading two different books about two different characters. There is a time gap so I understand that people are going to change, that things are going to happen but it kind of felt like the time jump was used to add character growth without actually showing much of it in the story. Especially since most of Motion is about these relationships and this need to fix all these things between the characters and about themselves. But because I enjoyed this book so damn much, I let all this go and tried not to think too hard on it.

I want to say so much more but this time, I'm for real going to try to say the bare minimum to avoid giving away spoilers. I will say that I love Abram and Mona so damn much and I loved pretty much every single moment of this book. I love all the characters (especially a certain 2 character that made an appearance) and I really can't wait to read the last book in this trilogy, Time.

If you've been waiting to read these novellas because of the cliffhangers, I really think you should jump in now because there really isn't a cliffy here at all and it ends in a satisfactory place. And as someone who didn't love the first novella, I'm here to say that I am now deeply in love with this story and cannot urge you enough to pick it up because it has a beautiful love story and will give you all the feels.

*Arc given in exchange for an honest review.

[Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I already knew I had a Penny addiction before starting Laws of Physics, but not all addictions are bad... right?

I usually devour Penny’s books as soon as they’re released but I can’t deal with cliffhangers, so it’s been torture having to wait for all three instalments of Laws of Physics to release before I could dive in. But now they’re here, devouring them is exactly what I’m doing.

Penny has her own unique writing style, which I admire so much; her stories are always intelligent, quirky, witty and engaging. Laws of Physics is no exception; this slow-burn (heavy on the slow - oh, the angst) series has had me hooked from the start and the tension is so seductive... I haven’t been able to put it down.

I fell in love with the vulnerable, yet brave Mona and the sensitive but yummy Abram in Motion - they’re both so completely endearing - I can’t wait to find out how everything wraps up in Time.

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[Sam I AMNreader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Again, I'd cut a bunch of these words. (And the errors)
SPOILERS, I THINK MAYBE
"Any possibility of a future between us was an asymptote of a curve, approaching zero reaching to infinity but never touching the axis."

so you're saying there's a chance? But not much of a chance? As time goes on less of a chance? Was that more artful? Because that is a burdensome sentence for me. (Side note: I would think at some point, that thing that happens in life we don't talk about in romance happens, and thus your future ceases to exist, so that line might actually cross zero. idk idk, this is probably a me problem to get all hung up here.) And I was totally cool when Sherry Thomas talked about non-Euclidean Geometry but Sherry Thomas. Ok cool.

Well turns out Mona was wrong. And hilariously, I think the book could've ended where this installment did. but I guess I've got 200 more pages. (And I like this one more. And also, think it's awkward--does anyone else find private performances about a heroine mortifying?)

Oh, and one other thing. I hate drunken confessions. Now I'm sitting here questioning my 3.

I also might hate many author attempts at songwriting and poetry. I prefer Abram's POV in this one. I think he could be meaner.

[Carmen Rae · Rating 4 out of 5]

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So that was one hell of a long month I had to wait and I thought when I picked up Space that it would take me a bit to get back into the story but nope first page, first sentence I was back in that room with Mona feeling Abram being pulled out of her reach. And I was dying to know what happened next.

But obviously I can't tell you that. Sorry. What I can tell you is it will leave you just as desperate for part three in the series as Motion did for this one.

Abram is such a sweetheart and such a jerk and I got it. But omg Mona. My heart breaks for Mona. She is so smart and amazing but she is also so alone. I thought, or maybe I hoped that her brother was there for her in some way but damn was he self centered. And I can only hope that there will be some closure or probably more accurately some show of care or consideration for Mona from her siblings in the next book.

Although I have to admit the ending of this book has my stomach in a ball of knots dying to see where this is all going to go. I mean there must be something coming or we wouldn't need another book and now I have to wait another freaking long month to find out what's going to happen. Luckily I have faith that if Penny breaks me I will come out the other side smiling.

Now I just have to wait. And in the words of Inigo Montoya

[Maria Elena · Rating 5 out of 5]

UPDATED TO ADD FULL REVIEW

After that book aftermath (this book made me happy and I am not ashamed to admit it), I can share a more proper overall impression.
It’s difficult to put in words how much I loved this story. We have here the continuation of the character’s journey started in Motion (if you haven’t read Motion, you should go right this minute… stop reading, just GO). Some time has passed, and Mona and Abram face each other again with a lot (let me repeat that: A LOT) of unresolved feelings for each other, plus a few lies and misunderstandings added to the mix. The beauty of this story evolution is precisely to see how these two human beings (leave me alone, they are NOT fictional in my mind, and I want to be their best friend) approach what they want and need in the face of circumstances and expectations.
Without giving too much away, I will say my favorite parts are the friendships, the shared moments between a relatively large group of people snowed in inside a house in Aspen, the poetry and the character development. There are also a few little surprises for people that have read other books by this author.
Above all, Penny Reid conquered me again with her writing style. I started reading “a few chapters” at 1am and never stopped until I finished this book (well, yes, I will admit snacks were needed). The story grabbed me and didn’t let me go. I could connect with practically every single character, independently of our differences. I would cry, laugh and be happy with them. A journey that was worth every minute.

**I voluntary read an early copy of this book

[Selly - Leggere Romanticamente · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stelline!

La mia recensione sul blog https://www.leggereromanticamente.com...

Per prima cosa lasciatemi dire che la trama di questo secondo volume con protagonisti Mona e Abram mi ha spiazzata. Dopo il finale del primo libro non mi aspettavo di certo un salto temporale di anni! Solo nel prologo vediamo cosa è successo il giorno dello scambio tra le due gemelle Mona e Lisa, ma la storia è interamente ambientata due anni e mezzo dopo.
Due anni e mezzo in cui i protagonisti sono andati avanti con le rispettive vite, senza però dimenticare quella settimana trascorsa insieme.
Questa seconda parte della storia è ambientata ad Aspen, nel gigantesco chalet di proprietà della famiglia Da Vinci, dove Mona ha intenzione di trascorrere una settimana di relax con la sua amica senza sapere che anche il fratello Leo ha invitato un bel gruppo di persone. Compreso Abram e i membri della sua band.
Uno dei punti forti di Space è sicuramente il doppio punto di vista in prima persona, in Motion mi era mancato tantissimo quello del protagonista maschile, qui invece possiamo vivere sulla pelle le sue riflessioni, i sentimenti contrastanti che prova nonostante la rabbia per essere stato preso in giro e il suo desiderio di vendetta.
Se da una parte Abram è molto risentito, Mona ha sempre sofferto per non aver detto la verità e aver così perso l’unico ragazzo in grado di farle provare qualcosa.
Questo è il capitolo della resa dei conti tra i due protagonisti, il momento di essere completamente sinceri l’uno con l’altra ed affrontare i rispettivi sentimenti.
La loro chimica è sempre pazzesca, la giovane nerd della fisica e il musicista sono una coppia che fa scintille. Finalmente la Reid ci concede la gioia del primo agognatissimo bacio, dopo tutti quei capitoli di struggimento e tensione sessuale ce lo meritavamo!
Il finale non è chiuso, ma nemmeno da strapparsi i capelli, però è da vedere come proseguirà la storia visto che le carriere di entrambi sono in ascesa …
Per fortuna ho già il capitolo finale tra le mie mani! Devo sapere!