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Red String Theory
by Lauren Kung Jessen
Thank you to Forever, Grand Central Publishing, and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts are my own!
A chance encounter finds dreamy artist Rooney and straight-laced scientist Jack on the same path and after spending a romantic night together, they think that memory is all they have. However, Rooney ends up being selected as the artist in residence at NASA for her annoymous work as Red String Girl and Jack just so happens to be the artist liason. The two work side by side and try to decide if their paths reconverging is science based by choice or a twist of fate.
I thought this was cute! I did enjoy the opposites attract nature of Rooney and Jack. However, I found myself getting bored and skimming at times. I almost think the NASA/science aspects of this book got too bogged down for me and I found myself spacing out. I do subscribe to the red string of fate theory though so maybe that's why I struggled with the opposite end of the spectrum in terms of belief. I also found this to be a bit too slow burn for me and I couldn't really wrap my head around the subplot of her mom and the Baby Being Born video.
I did appreciate the Asian American representation and I look forward to checking out Lauren's other books. I love that she seems to be really inspired by Chinese culture and I enjoyed the art aspect connecting with the red string of fate! This was a fun book nonetheless but I'm not sure how memorable it'll be after a bit.
A chance encounter finds dreamy artist Rooney and straight-laced scientist Jack on the same path and after spending a romantic night together, they think that memory is all they have. However, Rooney ends up being selected as the artist in residence at NASA for her annoymous work as Red String Girl and Jack just so happens to be the artist liason. The two work side by side and try to decide if their paths reconverging is science based by choice or a twist of fate.
I thought this was cute! I did enjoy the opposites attract nature of Rooney and Jack. However, I found myself getting bored and skimming at times. I almost think the NASA/science aspects of this book got too bogged down for me and I found myself spacing out. I do subscribe to the red string of fate theory though so maybe that's why I struggled with the opposite end of the spectrum in terms of belief. I also found this to be a bit too slow burn for me and I couldn't really wrap my head around the subplot of her mom and the Baby Being Born video.
I did appreciate the Asian American representation and I look forward to checking out Lauren's other books. I love that she seems to be really inspired by Chinese culture and I enjoyed the art aspect connecting with the red string of fate! This was a fun book nonetheless but I'm not sure how memorable it'll be after a bit.