Description:
In this unforgettable novel for fans of One Day and The Time Traveler’s Wife, a young Isaac Newton falls in love with a girl living in modern-day San Francisco, defying the laws of physics to forge a seemingly impossible connection.
Andrea Louviere is seven years old the first time he appears. While she’s alone in her bedroom, practicing her beloved cello, the light shivers and a crack forms in the wall. Through the crack, she sees a candle, a window, a desk—and a boy. Though no sound travels through the wall, the boy clearly sees Andrea, too. And then, just as quickly as it opened, the crack closes, and he vanishes.
Over the years, summoning the bright, magnetic boy becomes something of an obsession for Andrea. Then, on her seventeenth birthday, she receives a three-hundred-year-old love letter from Isaac Newton. Andrea knows that Isaac will change the world with his groundbreaking discoveries; the letter tells Andrea that she will change him.
As Isaac’s letters intensify in passion and intimacy, Andrea grows determined to follow his clues to their shared destiny—despite a burgeoning romance in the present. Only when she discovers the way into Isaac’s time does Andrea realize that she faces a heartbreaking decision: between what was . . . and what might be.
Andrea Louviere is seven years old the first time he appears. While she’s alone in her bedroom, practicing her beloved cello, the light shivers and a crack forms in the wall. Through the crack, she sees a candle, a window, a desk—and a boy. Though no sound travels through the wall, the boy clearly sees Andrea, too. And then, just as quickly as it opened, the crack closes, and he vanishes.
Over the years, summoning the bright, magnetic boy becomes something of an obsession for Andrea. Then, on her seventeenth birthday, she receives a three-hundred-year-old love letter from Isaac Newton. Andrea knows that Isaac will change the world with his groundbreaking discoveries; the letter tells Andrea that she will change him.
As Isaac’s letters intensify in passion and intimacy, Andrea grows determined to follow his clues to their shared destiny—despite a burgeoning romance in the present. Only when she discovers the way into Isaac’s time does Andrea realize that she faces a heartbreaking decision: between what was . . . and what might be.
Publishing Co.: Ballantine Books
Release Date: Feb. 7, 2017
Date Started: Jan. 22, 2017
Date Completed: Feb. 1, 2017
Rating: ★★★
Review:
I was given this advanced reader copy by Netgalley and Ballantine Books in exchange for my honest review. Reading the synopsis of his book I was really excited and pumped up because I figured a love connection through through time travel and the love birds being 300 years apart just had to be amazing, but this book fell really short for me.
The plot started off slow and slowly picked up for me, I wish the story would have immersed me into it sooner than it had. I didn't really understand certain plot points such as why only playing a certain song on the cello is the only way to open the time portal. I absolutely hated the love triangle between Andrea, Issac, and Nate because I felt like it was a really one-sided triangle, only focusing on Andrea and Issac while forgetting about Nate until the very end of the book. I really enjoyed Issac's letters throughout the book, they were really sweet and pleasant to read and were really the highlights of the book. There were heights in plot where I knew I should have been feeling excitement and an adrenaline rush, but something just didn't get me there.
I didn't really feel a connection WITH any of the characters but I did feel sorrow and pitty TOWARDS the characters. I wish the characters were built better for me to actually remember them and relate with them.
There were points in the story that I absolutely, no doubt loved but those parts only made it more frustrating for me when I got to the rest of the book definitely need more work. All in all, I wouldn't recommend this book because it has so much potential but it falls short both character and plot wise.
The plot started off slow and slowly picked up for me, I wish the story would have immersed me into it sooner than it had. I didn't really understand certain plot points such as why only playing a certain song on the cello is the only way to open the time portal. I absolutely hated the love triangle between Andrea, Issac, and Nate because I felt like it was a really one-sided triangle, only focusing on Andrea and Issac while forgetting about Nate until the very end of the book. I really enjoyed Issac's letters throughout the book, they were really sweet and pleasant to read and were really the highlights of the book. There were heights in plot where I knew I should have been feeling excitement and an adrenaline rush, but something just didn't get me there.
I didn't really feel a connection WITH any of the characters but I did feel sorrow and pitty TOWARDS the characters. I wish the characters were built better for me to actually remember them and relate with them.
There were points in the story that I absolutely, no doubt loved but those parts only made it more frustrating for me when I got to the rest of the book definitely need more work. All in all, I wouldn't recommend this book because it has so much potential but it falls short both character and plot wise.
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