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bookjunkie57's review against another edition
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Hypothesis, Book 4
I Picked Up This Book Because: Continue the series.
Media Type: eBook
Source: Amazon Kindle
Dates Read: 4/9/24 - 4/25/24
Stars: DNF - No Rating
Narrator(s):
The Characters:
Mona (masquerading as Lisa):
Abram:
Lisa’s BFF
The Story:
I just don’t care. I have not connected with the characters and it’s obvious that Abram is going to be into Mona’s more Mona-like qualities. I tried reading with my eyes and alexa narration and I just kept spacing out. I can’t believe I’m DNF-ing a Penny Reid book but here we are. If there is ever a proper audiobook I’d be willing to try again.
Hypothesis, Book 4
I Picked Up This Book Because: Continue the series.
Media Type: eBook
Source: Amazon Kindle
Dates Read: 4/9/24 - 4/25/24
Stars: DNF - No Rating
Narrator(s):
The Characters:
Mona (masquerading as Lisa):
Abram:
Lisa’s BFF
The Story:
I just don’t care. I have not connected with the characters and it’s obvious that Abram is going to be into Mona’s more Mona-like qualities. I tried reading with my eyes and alexa narration and I just kept spacing out. I can’t believe I’m DNF-ing a Penny Reid book but here we are. If there is ever a proper audiobook I’d be willing to try again.
trudyd's review
4.0
Penny Reid's trilogies are one of my guilty pleasures. I enjoy the "cliffhanger" but I am a weakling and have no patience to wait. I have solved the dilemma by not reading the story until I had all three books. Live as seized to exist as devout the Law of Physics. The total geek in me loves them. The romance reader in cries, laughs and happy dances.
lauraelovesbooks's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
There is nothing I love more in a book than a good slow burn romance. It can be really hard to find one that is sufficiently slow and full of the tension I’m looking for. Thankfully I have found that here!
Who would have thought that would be the case in a rom com with a twin switch? And in this economy?! (IYKYK)
This story is full of Penny Reid’s signature humour and quirky characters. I’m not sure how she pulls it off when in most cases all of this would be irritatingly cheesy rather than charming
I’m so excited to see where this story goes next
Who would have thought that would be the case in a rom com with a twin switch? And in this economy?! (IYKYK)
This story is full of Penny Reid’s signature humour and quirky characters. I’m not sure how she pulls it off when in most cases all of this would be irritatingly cheesy rather than charming
I’m so excited to see where this story goes next
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment
Minor: Drug use
kate_and_books's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 ☆ Just not feeling it.
Only recently have I become a Penny Reid fan but her Hypothesis series is hit and miss for me. Alas this was a miss. But most likely also because it was NA. Not my kind of genre.
I really liked Abram and I couldn't wait to get to read his series. He is Marie's brother from Knitting in the City. He is mysterious and all round a good guy and well he doesn't like lies. At all. Cue the plot of a mistaken identity. A lie by omission is still a frigging lie.
Mona is a twin, a smart girl who went to university at the age of fifteen and has her whole life figured out. Her twin Lisa asks her to step into her life because she has been arrested and needs to sort her shit out. So what does Mona do although she hasn't gotten on with her sister in forever she obviously steps in her shoes for a week and lies her arse off. Not cool. Feelings get involved and where she was about to cross the line and I stopped reading because in a way I just found it to be cruel and I didn't want to experience it.
Another annoyance of the book was at the beginning it tells us where in the timeline of the Penny Reid world this takes place and this just was a read killer.
Penny Reid is a fantastic author, she entertains you and can suck you in with her words and her witty banter and facts. So I have no complaints. It is me and not the book.
Only recently have I become a Penny Reid fan but her Hypothesis series is hit and miss for me. Alas this was a miss. But most likely also because it was NA. Not my kind of genre.
I really liked Abram and I couldn't wait to get to read his series. He is Marie's brother from Knitting in the City. He is mysterious and all round a good guy and well he doesn't like lies. At all. Cue the plot of a mistaken identity. A lie by omission is still a frigging lie.
Mona is a twin, a smart girl who went to university at the age of fifteen and has her whole life figured out. Her twin Lisa asks her to step into her life because she has been arrested and needs to sort her shit out. So what does Mona do although she hasn't gotten on with her sister in forever she obviously steps in her shoes for a week and lies her arse off. Not cool. Feelings get involved and where she was about to cross the line and I stopped reading because in a way I just found it to be cruel and I didn't want to experience it.
Another annoyance of the book was at the beginning it tells us where in the timeline of the Penny Reid world this takes place and this just was a read killer.
Penny Reid is a fantastic author, she entertains you and can suck you in with her words and her witty banter and facts. So I have no complaints. It is me and not the book.
mccorbin's review
5.0
Like every Penny Reid book (and Penny Reid) all the characters are ridiculously lovable and smart. That is exactly where we find Mona, ridiculously lovable and smart and stepping in to save her trouble maker sister Lisa. In doing so, she must fool Abram into thinking that she is Lisa. They are identical twins so it shouldn’t be too hard, right? However, Mona and Lisa are completely different in all the ways that matter. Being Lisa means that Mona has to wear make-up, do her hair, show some skin, and hide so that she can read her book.
While reading, I found myself adoring Mona more and more each page. She is the young woman with characteristics I wish I had when I was her age – confident, beyond smart, and super cool. I could feel how much Mona loved her family (even though it seems that they have wondered apart), enough to act like her sister to get her out of trouble. And the big heart that Mona presents when dealing with everyone. The way she and Gabby (Lisa’s best friend) start to slowly bond again and how she reacts with Abram’s family (Oh, look at you Penny Reid for weaving in a Knitting in the City character.)
As always, I am excited to see where this series takes us. Yes, it does end in a cliff-hanger so be prepared to say, “What?” and then always realize that Penny Reid knows best so we will take what we get when we get it.
While reading, I found myself adoring Mona more and more each page. She is the young woman with characteristics I wish I had when I was her age – confident, beyond smart, and super cool. I could feel how much Mona loved her family (even though it seems that they have wondered apart), enough to act like her sister to get her out of trouble. And the big heart that Mona presents when dealing with everyone. The way she and Gabby (Lisa’s best friend) start to slowly bond again and how she reacts with Abram’s family (Oh, look at you Penny Reid for weaving in a Knitting in the City character.)
As always, I am excited to see where this series takes us. Yes, it does end in a cliff-hanger so be prepared to say, “What?” and then always realize that Penny Reid knows best so we will take what we get when we get it.
jen286's review
5.0
This review was originally posted to Jen in Bookland
How can I accurately express how much this book meant to me and how devastating it was at the same time? How that cliffhanger is so so killer, but worth every minute it took to get there? Man this story. I have been in a weird mood recently and I have tried reading books by authors I usually enjoy, but found them meh at best. I thought it might just be me and my mood so I was a bit hesitant to start this story (I have been holding off on reading books I think I will love, but might not at this time). Also, I have seen everyone saying how killer the cliffhanger is and I am not very good at being patient. So I put this off as long as I possibly could and thought it is probably okay. It won't be that bad. I was wrong. I need the next book. I need to see what happens. Because Mona and Abram? They are everything. This story filled my heart, but also broke it. It was so much more than I thought it would be. I admit I was only so so on the Elements of Chemistry series so I don't remember Abram from that and I wasn't following info about this release that closely, but I didn't realize how much it would make me feel. How it would make my day and come at the exact right moment for me to read. This book. This book was everything.
This was one of those stories where I read it as fast as I possibly could because I couldn't help devouring it, but also as slow as I could because I never wanted it to end. Especially since I would have to wait for part two. I am not good at waiting. If I could this story would just go on and on and on and on and on. I loved Mona and Abram, but more than that I loved the story and the discussions and things that happened that felt very timely and needed. How Mona is very rational about everything and has never really had an experience that made her feel out of control. That made her want things she has never wanted. That she never even thought she would need. But once she finds out, once she is in the situation, she doesn't know what to do. She is stuck between a rock and a hard place with Abram and my heart hurt for her. She is so sweet and nice and good. I absolutely adored how she thought about a lot of situations that happened in the past that she is just learning about. What happened with Abram and even what happened with herself. For as much as Gabby and her sister seem like not so good people, Gabby had some surprisingly supportive, helpful moments. Moments that made me a bit overwhelmed in a good way. In a way that made me feel all the feels. Made me angry it happened, made me heartbroken how it affected people, made me nod my head and said yep. That is the way it is. That is so true. So real. So wrong. And it felt very timely. In a way that is timeless. In a way that you could read this at any time and still be affected. At least for me. And this came just after a very frustrating book club where the one lady was very dismissive of situations similar to what happened to Mona. Like what is the big deal? Which made me livid. I loved reading this story and everything it entailed. The author has a way of telling a story in a way that really resonates with me. A way in which I am so thankful to have found her because I needed it.
I also loved Abram so freaking much. He was the sweetest person and I hurt for him. He is sensitive and funny and smart and he hides his smiles and my heart breaks for him. He deserves everything and I know what happened is...is difficult. Really these two...I can't wait to see what happens next. Because I can't stop thinking about them. I know it is probably going to be a bit rough - how could it not be? But it will so be worth it. This book lifted me up and soothed my soul in a way I didn't know I wanted or needed. Though it did end and I may have cried out NOOO!!!!! and been a bit devastated and thought something was wrong with my Kindle because it wasn't going to the next page because there have to be more pages right?? Right? Oh, now the long long wait begins. I can. Not. Wait.
*Note: I received a free copy of this book for voluntary review consideration
How can I accurately express how much this book meant to me and how devastating it was at the same time? How that cliffhanger is so so killer, but worth every minute it took to get there? Man this story. I have been in a weird mood recently and I have tried reading books by authors I usually enjoy, but found them meh at best. I thought it might just be me and my mood so I was a bit hesitant to start this story (I have been holding off on reading books I think I will love, but might not at this time). Also, I have seen everyone saying how killer the cliffhanger is and I am not very good at being patient. So I put this off as long as I possibly could and thought it is probably okay. It won't be that bad. I was wrong. I need the next book. I need to see what happens. Because Mona and Abram? They are everything. This story filled my heart, but also broke it. It was so much more than I thought it would be. I admit I was only so so on the Elements of Chemistry series so I don't remember Abram from that and I wasn't following info about this release that closely, but I didn't realize how much it would make me feel. How it would make my day and come at the exact right moment for me to read. This book. This book was everything.
This was one of those stories where I read it as fast as I possibly could because I couldn't help devouring it, but also as slow as I could because I never wanted it to end. Especially since I would have to wait for part two. I am not good at waiting. If I could this story would just go on and on and on and on and on. I loved Mona and Abram, but more than that I loved the story and the discussions and things that happened that felt very timely and needed. How Mona is very rational about everything and has never really had an experience that made her feel out of control. That made her want things she has never wanted. That she never even thought she would need. But once she finds out, once she is in the situation, she doesn't know what to do. She is stuck between a rock and a hard place with Abram and my heart hurt for her. She is so sweet and nice and good. I absolutely adored how she thought about a lot of situations that happened in the past that she is just learning about. What happened with Abram and even what happened with herself. For as much as Gabby and her sister seem like not so good people, Gabby had some surprisingly supportive, helpful moments. Moments that made me a bit overwhelmed in a good way. In a way that made me feel all the feels. Made me angry it happened, made me heartbroken how it affected people, made me nod my head and said yep. That is the way it is. That is so true. So real. So wrong. And it felt very timely. In a way that is timeless. In a way that you could read this at any time and still be affected. At least for me. And this came just after a very frustrating book club where the one lady was very dismissive of situations similar to what happened to Mona. Like what is the big deal? Which made me livid. I loved reading this story and everything it entailed. The author has a way of telling a story in a way that really resonates with me. A way in which I am so thankful to have found her because I needed it.
I also loved Abram so freaking much. He was the sweetest person and I hurt for him. He is sensitive and funny and smart and he hides his smiles and my heart breaks for him. He deserves everything and I know what happened is...is difficult. Really these two...I can't wait to see what happens next. Because I can't stop thinking about them. I know it is probably going to be a bit rough - how could it not be? But it will so be worth it. This book lifted me up and soothed my soul in a way I didn't know I wanted or needed. Though it did end and I may have cried out NOOO!!!!! and been a bit devastated and thought something was wrong with my Kindle because it wasn't going to the next page because there have to be more pages right?? Right? Oh, now the long long wait begins. I can. Not. Wait.
*Note: I received a free copy of this book for voluntary review consideration
kaitlin_durante's review
3.0
3.5 stars
I love Penny Reid's books and I enjoyed super intellectual flawed characters but this just felt a but forced for me.
I love Penny Reid's books and I enjoyed super intellectual flawed characters but this just felt a but forced for me.