The Square Root of Summer by Harriet Reuter HapgoodGENRE: YA Contemporary/Time travel
RATING: 3.5 StarsGOODREADS ~ AMAZON ~ AUTHOR ~ TWITTER
Gottie H. Oppenheimer is losing time. Literally. When the fabric of the universe around her seaside town begins to fray, she's hurtled through wormholes to her past: To last summer, when her grandfather Grey died. To the afternoon she fell in love with Jason, who wouldn't even hold her hand at the funeral. To the day her best friend Thomas moved away and left her behind with a scar on her hand and a black hole in her memory.
Although Grey is still gone, Jason and Thomas are back, and Gottie's past, present, and future are about to collide—and someone's heart is about to be broken.
MY THOUGHTS:
The Square root of summer is a great book to read by the beach just as I did! The summer vibes mixed with romance and a sea side town means the sound of crashing waves and sand under your feet help to create the mood for this book!
The Square root of summer is a summer contemporary romance that incorporates time travel and some science fiction aspect to illustrate how Gottie deals with the grief of her Granddad passing. I loved the way the author tackled grief in this novel and the fact that the character is so deeply grieving even after a year is a unique perspective in that grief never fades. The use of the time travel however was not my favourite. I appreciated its use in the grief process and to provide flash backs however I was very much enjoying the main story line and felt the time travel aspects sometimes distorted this.
The surrounding characters and family setting, although slightly tragic, felt very cosy and homely much like a Cathy Cassidy novel. I love this 'open door' household feel where family and friends are free to enter and leave as they please especially in the summer contemporaries. I also loved one of the romance interests, Thomas. He was so swoon worthy but not perfect making him more realistic - in times reminding me of Cricket Bell from the Stephanie Perkins novels.
As a science lover, the scientific aspects of time travel in this novel did intrigue me. However, what I appreciated more was Gottie's interest in Physics and how her passion was portrayed as a realistic part of her life. After watching emmabooks video about diverse hobbies in YA, seeing how Gottie's interest in physics was maintained throughout the books despite being something unique, especially for a teenage girl, made me happy!
*I RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS BOOK FROM THE PUBLISHER FOR REVIEW BUT IT HAS IN NO WAY AFFECTED MY OPINIONS.*
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