Madeleine M. Henry

I. Bawled. Absolutely bawled. Wept. This is the most cathartic book I've read in some months just by how it took control of my emotions and wrung everything out.

I'm such a cynical hopeless romantic when it comes to love stories. I want to buy into them, but if love solves al lthe problems, I have a hard time buying it. I also hate instalove. But THE LOVE PROOF built a romance that I bought wholeheartedly. The element of instalove felt right and was ultimately even explained.

The sheer nuance though, and the observations about love, wow. Without getting spoilery, this raises really important questions about how people change when we fall in love with them, as a result of and in conflict with our love or entirely separate to our love. It shows how love can support, but also can take away even with the best intentions in place.

Both our main characters were so good and so solid as individuals, but also had an ache of loneliness that I could feel through the pages, that had my insides squirming with how much the dull pain throbbed. The physics was fascinating, and though this might be because I'm not a scientist, had just enough detail to feel believable.

I really enjoyed Madeleine Henry's previous book, but this was a whole new level. I am blown away. I can't even place my finger on why this was so powerful, why this brought up all the emotions I've been feeling recently, but her writing made everything seem so right and so truthful and so meaningful.

My only complaint: are we really going to be still using personal cars in 2048? Sigh.

Thank you, Madeleine Henry. My eyes are still red two days later, but I feel human again.… (mere)

Oh MAN I enjoyed this one. When do we ever get a banker heroine? Never! Maybe because all our bankers are off being way too busy to contemplate writing novels.

This did stress me out so much though--every time there was an impending deadline I found myself reading faster in order to get to the point where the deadline was met because things being not done makes me anxious.

Allegra is excellent. Her pursuit of her dream is really heartening, and the interaction she has with her dad are something that I related to in that there were only certain levels for them to connect on.

The romance subplot was absolutely perfect--it barely touched the heart of the story and didn't distract from the plotline but was terribly sweet to the extent that I reread a few pages to melt a little but further.

Can't wait for more from Henry.… (mere)