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notevenastar's review against another edition
1.0
Yeah no this didn’t work for me. It was incredibly juvenile and sorta aimless.
I was relieved at how short it was when I realized how little I was enjoying the book, but apparently the brevity comes from the fact that this ends on a cliffhanger? Like not a sequel hook for side characters, but a honest-to-God closing of the book before any of our scant conflict was resolved. Man. Wtf.
Anyways, it’s Resident Evil 8’s release week and this book sapped my desire to do anymore reading. Farewell Goodreads, I will return to literacy after I spend 10+ hours of running from sexy vampires in a haunted castle.
I was relieved at how short it was when I realized how little I was enjoying the book, but apparently the brevity comes from the fact that this ends on a cliffhanger? Like not a sequel hook for side characters, but a honest-to-God closing of the book before any of our scant conflict was resolved. Man. Wtf.
Anyways, it’s Resident Evil 8’s release week and this book sapped my desire to do anymore reading. Farewell Goodreads, I will return to literacy after I spend 10+ hours of running from sexy vampires in a haunted castle.
bookswithangeli's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jaelh's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
onceupon_a_bookdream's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5⭐
[I received a digital arc for an honest review]
I am a longtime fan of Penny Reid's writing. The Law of Motion was what I expected from a novel by her. I'm not going to go into the plot more than the synopsis does because I don't want to spoil anything.
"I was the worst kind of hypocrite, acting like I had all this moral authority . Meanwhile , I was a lying liar of lies , sitting on a throne of lies, eating lie soup and liar cake."
As many of Penny Reid's leading characters tend to be, Mona, is highly intelligent. She is oblivious and uncomfortable with her own beauty, and awkward when it comes to the opposite sex. She makes adorably nerdy science jokes and loves to read. Mona did however take a while to grow on me. I think that's because if I was in her shoes I would have done things differently. I couldn't wrap my head around why she felt the need to blindly support her sister.
" this all it takes to earn my trust? Cookies and smiles?! Can I be bought for so little?
Abram was your typical musician who is misunderstood and is really sweet, fun and caring when you get to know him. I did love him and Mona's interactions in the sexual tension between them.
"Abram had won the genetics lottery. Or Powerball. Or whatever. The point was , this guy probably received congratulations cards for his face. Noted."
Overall, Law of Motion was good but I didn't love it. The whole scenario / plot line annoyed me a bit. It also ends on a cliffhanger that I found to be completely expected and not a surprise.
[I received a digital arc for an honest review]
I am a longtime fan of Penny Reid's writing. The Law of Motion was what I expected from a novel by her. I'm not going to go into the plot more than the synopsis does because I don't want to spoil anything.
"I was the worst kind of hypocrite, acting like I had all this moral authority . Meanwhile , I was a lying liar of lies , sitting on a throne of lies, eating lie soup and liar cake."
As many of Penny Reid's leading characters tend to be, Mona, is highly intelligent. She is oblivious and uncomfortable with her own beauty, and awkward when it comes to the opposite sex. She makes adorably nerdy science jokes and loves to read. Mona did however take a while to grow on me. I think that's because if I was in her shoes I would have done things differently. I couldn't wrap my head around why she felt the need to blindly support her sister.
" this all it takes to earn my trust? Cookies and smiles?! Can I be bought for so little?
Abram was your typical musician who is misunderstood and is really sweet, fun and caring when you get to know him. I did love him and Mona's interactions in the sexual tension between them.
"Abram had won the genetics lottery. Or Powerball. Or whatever. The point was , this guy probably received congratulations cards for his face. Noted."
Overall, Law of Motion was good but I didn't love it. The whole scenario / plot line annoyed me a bit. It also ends on a cliffhanger that I found to be completely expected and not a surprise.
"liking him had the potential to be incredibly messy. And yet, I did. I liked him."
"You have to tell me what you want ,” he whispered gruffly. “If you don’t want me, tell me. But you have to know, you must know , I only want to make you happy.”
3.5/5⭐
lenoreo's review against another edition
5.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2019/02/18/motion-by-penny-reid/
I received a free copy through Social Butterfly PR in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
4.5 stars — Wow. I mean, I was just freaking sucked into this book from start to finish. OK, OK, I will admit that at the end I became impatient, because I was waiting for the other shoe to drop, and I would skip ahead a few pages…we all knew the cliffhanger was coming. But besides that bout of impatient insanity, I was just charmed by Mona from page 1. (and as an aside, the cliffhanger wasn’t a surprise — both in that I knew it was coming, and just by the nature of the story that was being told, and particularly if you’d read Elements of Chemistry, or had looked at Penny Reid’s timeline of books, then the ending isn’t really a surprise so much as something you’re dreading)
First, can I just say that there were so many hilarious scenes that will live in my mind in perpetuity, and in particular the donut scene will remain one of my faves forever and ever amen. Also, the phrases…OMG the phrases…
Seriously though, Mona. Was. Everything. She was amazing. She was hilarious. Even as I’m nothing like her, I was able to connect with her and all she was feeling and going through. Ms. Reid often writes heroines that are anti-feelings/emotions, and I usually have a hard time relating to that since I’m all feelings all the time. But for some reason Mona made it easier somehow. She was quirky, and endearing, and earnest, and clueless, and lonely, and misunderstood, and just…authentic. And my heart hurt for Mona’s childhood and the effects of that on who she became.
And Abram was so much more than I was anticipating. I liked him in Elements of Chemistry, but I LOVED him here. Seeing the changes that came over him as he fell for Mona was just endearing and heartbreaking. The dimples, the smile covering, the sensitivity. OH GOD. My heart ACHED for him. ACHED. Because I knew who he became. And I didn’t want him to be hurt. We don’t get one smidge of his POV, but everything I saw through Mona’s eyes made me fall in love.
And fuck, I felt the chemistry too. Like ALL OF IT. Friendship, steamy, EVERYTHING. Seriously, I think I fell in love with Mona right along Abram…I was equally enchanted by all her glorious quirkiness. And vice versa…I fell for Abram right alongside Mona.
I wanted life to be different for them. I understood Mona’s choices, and I ached for her because the choices she made made sense for her. But OH GOD. Why?? Why do authors have to torture perfectly lovable characters like this??
One thing that really surprised me was the way her relationship with Gabby changed and developed over the course of the book. I LOVED that. I always love it when characters that would be one-dimensional caricatures in other books get their three-dimensional due. I’m hoping we get that from Lisa as well.
Anyways. I’m frightened. My heart hurts. I cried. I felt so much. Basically, success. Let the waiting begin.
I received a free copy through Social Butterfly PR in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
4.5 stars — Wow. I mean, I was just freaking sucked into this book from start to finish. OK, OK, I will admit that at the end I became impatient, because I was waiting for the other shoe to drop, and I would skip ahead a few pages…we all knew the cliffhanger was coming. But besides that bout of impatient insanity, I was just charmed by Mona from page 1. (and as an aside, the cliffhanger wasn’t a surprise — both in that I knew it was coming, and just by the nature of the story that was being told, and particularly if you’d read Elements of Chemistry, or had looked at Penny Reid’s timeline of books, then the ending isn’t really a surprise so much as something you’re dreading)
First, can I just say that there were so many hilarious scenes that will live in my mind in perpetuity, and in particular the donut scene will remain one of my faves forever and ever amen. Also, the phrases…OMG the phrases…
Seriously though, Mona. Was. Everything. She was amazing. She was hilarious. Even as I’m nothing like her, I was able to connect with her and all she was feeling and going through. Ms. Reid often writes heroines that are anti-feelings/emotions, and I usually have a hard time relating to that since I’m all feelings all the time. But for some reason Mona made it easier somehow. She was quirky, and endearing, and earnest, and clueless, and lonely, and misunderstood, and just…authentic. And my heart hurt for Mona’s childhood and the effects of that on who she became.
And Abram was so much more than I was anticipating. I liked him in Elements of Chemistry, but I LOVED him here. Seeing the changes that came over him as he fell for Mona was just endearing and heartbreaking. The dimples, the smile covering, the sensitivity. OH GOD. My heart ACHED for him. ACHED. Because I knew who he became. And I didn’t want him to be hurt. We don’t get one smidge of his POV, but everything I saw through Mona’s eyes made me fall in love.
And fuck, I felt the chemistry too. Like ALL OF IT. Friendship, steamy, EVERYTHING. Seriously, I think I fell in love with Mona right along Abram…I was equally enchanted by all her glorious quirkiness. And vice versa…I fell for Abram right alongside Mona.
I wanted life to be different for them. I understood Mona’s choices, and I ached for her because the choices she made made sense for her. But OH GOD. Why?? Why do authors have to torture perfectly lovable characters like this??
One thing that really surprised me was the way her relationship with Gabby changed and developed over the course of the book. I LOVED that. I always love it when characters that would be one-dimensional caricatures in other books get their three-dimensional due. I’m hoping we get that from Lisa as well.
Anyways. I’m frightened. My heart hurts. I cried. I felt so much. Basically, success. Let the waiting begin.
reading_with_2_book_lovers's review against another edition
5.0
This was a fantastic story. Not my usual read but I highly enjoyed this story and characters.
This story ends on a cliffhanger. But it's well worth the wait I think for the next story.
This story ends on a cliffhanger. But it's well worth the wait I think for the next story.
diana_rose's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
jaimereadsromance's review against another edition
5.0
So, the problem with loving Penny Reid so much but also not being one who reads excerpts or teasers ahead of time is that I NEVER read the blurb for this book either.
She warned us about the cliffhanger. Cool, I can handle a cliffhanger if I know it’s coming, plus I trust her to do it right.
We’ve all been waiting for YEARS to get Abram’s story. Yay it’s finally here, I can’t wait to see how he gets his HEA.
I DIDN’T READ THE BLURB!!
I didn’t know what I was getting myself into!!! I’m honestly not sure if I would have gone into this story with such enthusiasm had I paid more attention but I’m so HAPPY that I was oblivious. My heart is beating so fast right now because I need to know how this plays out. I have so many theories and SO MANY fears.
As expected, I’m fully in love with Abram, despite not seeing things from his POV, but my heart is also breaking for him because he doesn’t know what’s coming. Or does he?
Mona is the exact type of smart and awkward heroine that I’ve come to love from Penny. Sometimes she makes me squirm but mostly I can’t help but love her. My heart breaks for her and the situation she’s been put in and how this might all play out for her in the future.
I’m so scared.
I’m so incredibly excited, no...I’m impatient. How will I survive the wait for more? Especially knowing that there is another cliffhanger coming.
When all is said and done, it feels like not a lot happened in this book but also like SO much happened. This felt like more of just an introduction to Mona and Abram, setting the stage for what is sure to become a crazy, angsty love story.
Penny is a brilliant, evil, evil woman.
*I received an ARC for voluntary review
She warned us about the cliffhanger. Cool, I can handle a cliffhanger if I know it’s coming, plus I trust her to do it right.
We’ve all been waiting for YEARS to get Abram’s story. Yay it’s finally here, I can’t wait to see how he gets his HEA.
I DIDN’T READ THE BLURB!!
I didn’t know what I was getting myself into!!! I’m honestly not sure if I would have gone into this story with such enthusiasm had I paid more attention but I’m so HAPPY that I was oblivious. My heart is beating so fast right now because I need to know how this plays out. I have so many theories and SO MANY fears.
As expected, I’m fully in love with Abram, despite not seeing things from his POV, but my heart is also breaking for him because he doesn’t know what’s coming. Or does he?
Mona is the exact type of smart and awkward heroine that I’ve come to love from Penny. Sometimes she makes me squirm but mostly I can’t help but love her. My heart breaks for her and the situation she’s been put in and how this might all play out for her in the future.
I’m so scared.
I’m so incredibly excited, no...I’m impatient. How will I survive the wait for more? Especially knowing that there is another cliffhanger coming.
When all is said and done, it feels like not a lot happened in this book but also like SO much happened. This felt like more of just an introduction to Mona and Abram, setting the stage for what is sure to become a crazy, angsty love story.
Penny is a brilliant, evil, evil woman.
*I received an ARC for voluntary review
shelbs888's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0