The Love Proof

john green meets nicholas sparks, iykyk

I was so close to fall in love this incredibly smart story which is the fanciest mash up and sweet dance of logic, science, philosophy and romance! <br /><br />I wish it named different and I wish it could be a little longer. You finish at one sit and you get drawn into the story as if your life depended on it. At one sit, just few hours later, you feel the emptiness in your heart, longing, craving more but you realize the book is already finished and the characters already grew on you so you feel like betrayed for losing them at such a short notice! <br /><br />Yes, I definitely like to read more about Sophie and Jack, scientific explanations about why we’re falling for someone so deeply, physics of relationships, questioning patterns, irrelevant time mechanism! There are lots to take in! <br /><br /> Sophie is introverted scientific prodigy studies time and there’s high pressure on her shoulders because most of the people compare her with Einstein. Then her ordinary life changes in one day as she meets Jake during her freshman year at Yale. <br /><br />Is it love first sight? But they were so sure they’d already known each other from a different place or different time zone. Their insta relationship frowns deeper, spending each day together. <br /><br /> Sophie wants to solve mysteries of life as an introverted, organized, skillful Jake wants to be wealthy and powerful man. And something happens... They go their separate ways. No drama, tantrums, angst...<br /> Sophie throws herself at her work. She’s already a little quirky, nervous, talking to herself, building a special world by focusing the mysteries of the universe. <br /><br /> And decades later, Jake and Sophie meet again. One of them finds his happiness with hedge funds as the other one finds the academic success. <br /><br /> I wish they find each other sooner but finding yourself and your life purpose may take more time you expect. <br /><br /> Well written, surprising, unputdownable, philosophically romantic, original novel earns my four blazing stars! <br /><br />Special thanks to NetGalley and Atria Books for sharing this remarkable arc with me in exchange my honest review.

Warning! This review will be based almost entirely on how Madeleine Henry’s new romance, The Love Proof, made me feel. <br /><br />In short, it kicked me right in the tenderonies. <br /><br />As someone celebrating a 10th wedding anniversary this year, it’s been a long time since I’ve experienced the swell of new love or the agony of heartbreak. This story about a physics prodigy, Sophie, and her soulmate, Jake, brought back the memory of those emotions so vividly it almost took my breath away. I reveled in the highs, and I wallowed in the lows. <br /><br />That I could empathize with Sophie so much is a true testament to Henry’s writing abilities. I have absolutely nothing in common with a physics prodigy. In fact, when it comes to anything math or science related, I have what I like to call The Dumb. Words good! Numbers bad! But love? It’s universal. <br /><br />Primary criticisms of the novel seem to be that its short length and vast time jumps prevent a deep connection with Sophie’s love story, and that Jake isn’t worthy to be the other half of it. I see those points, but to them I point out that love is also blind. I don’t have Sophie’s physics abilities to prove to you why I related to her and her heart so much. You’ll just have to take my word for it that I did. <br /><br />4.5 stars<br /><br />Blog: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="http://www.confettibookshelf.com">www.confettibookshelf.com</a><br />IG: @confettibookshelf

The Love Proof is truly a gem of a book. It's a unique story and the fact it incorporated my least favorite subject in high school, physics, in a way that was actually interesting to me is nothing short of a miracle. We are in the early days of 2021 but I'm confident this book will be among my favorite reads of the year. For what it's worth, I don't give out 5 star ratings all that often.<br /><br />It's fair to say Sophie Jones is a genius, and now that she is enrolled as a student at Yale, the physics department is thrilled because they believe she has the potential to unlock some of the mysteries of the universe. However, after she meets fellow student, Jake Kristopher, they both realize they have a deep connection. Soon they are spending every free moment together. And for Sophie, being in love means there's not as much motivation to find answers to the long asked questions in the world of physics. <br /><br />Feel free to read the publisher synopsis if you want more details of the plot. Personally, I had an incredible reading experience because I didn't know much about the story ahead of time and so I got to watch everything unfold naturally rather than having a heads up. And my desire for other readers to discover this book for themselves is why I really don't want to get into specifics about all of the things I loved about the story and the characters. I will say the writing is smart and life's burning questions about love and time and their relation to physics were presented in a way that even little old me could understand. <br /><br />Take a chance on this one. I'm not sure if the material will hit every reader with the same intensity as it did for me, but judging by many of the other early reviews, I'm certainly not the only one who thought this was a powerful story. Let Sophie and Jake into your life, and see what happens.<br /><br />Thank you to Atria Books for providing me with an advance copy! All thoughts expressed are my honest opinion.

An unforgettable read! I can't help thinking about it afterwards...<br /><br />How one really bright girl learned her BF's skeleton and taught him facts about universe in bed.<br />No, I'm kidding. This is a moving, light-fingered love story. Love on steroids and physics and personal challenges.<br /><br />Basically, I think it's all her mom's fault. Really. It looks so sweet and nice that mom didn't ever put pressure on Sophie to succeed and do well in science and apply herself to brain work instead of dedicating space and resources to her emotional wellbeing. Still, how well did it work?<br /><br />Jack was in love with Sophie but not the gentle girl with a sea of feelings but more with her brain, her intellect, her capability of doing great things. Instead he got a bait-and-switch of sorts when she shut down her cerebral endeavours and went all gooey on him due to all the first l0ve experience. Throw in his parents' love background and his extreme dependence on what other people thought and whether they found Sophie impressive and we've got a recipe for disaster. <br /><br />So, did they waste their lives or what? For one thing, Sophie... didn't she? For another, Jack... what the hell? Basically, they didn't need to sacrifice their loves. What they needed was to set some boundaries, do some emotional maturing and have fun, both scientifically and emotionally. This is so very screwed up... Even if the time concept means that they were together all the time... <br /><br />Were they? Weren't they? If they were, they still were robbed of the new emotions and situations, relieving the old ones for all of eternity. If they weren't, who cares about anything at all or like that from the viewing point encompassing eternity. Who knows? <br /><br />PS. A story of how we throw our lives away no matter what we do or don't. What's left afterwards is shambles and it crumbles.<br /><br />Q:<br />Were the keys to the universe gold or silver? Did they glitter? Why didn’t she anymore? (c)<br />Q:<br />She was a generational event. The depth of her mind was matched only by the depth of her heart. (c)<br />Q:<br />He was the only person she’d ever met who seemed to crave new paradigms and He was the only person she’d ever met who seemed to crave new paradigms and unlearning, as if those discoveries fed his soul. The stranger her theories were, the better. (c)<br />Q:<br />In the four years since she’d graduated, she’d only managed inventory at Free People. But what had she been thinking? Einstein had worked a job far below his abilities, too, as a patent clerk while developing his theory of relativity. Had monotony freed her mind? To what end? (c)<br />Q:<br />Block theory implied that people existed at multiple times simultaneously, but it remained unproven. (c)<br />Q:<br />There’s a lot more to you than just what I see. (c)<br />Q:<br />Of course, he’d never stop trying to help her. But some things, she had to give herself. (c)<br />Q:<br />... something about falling in love radically altered perception. (c)<br />Q:<br />In one of her thousands of attempts to prove block theory, she’d tried in vain to remove time as a variable from a dozen equations of motion. That would prove it didn’t matter when events occurred. There was no absolute flow of time. All moments were now—the Fourier transformation. Sophie remembered it from her final problem set freshman year. This operation took equations from the time domain and mapped them onto the frequency domain. It changed the unit from time in seconds to, for example, hertz. Even when she’d reread the problem set years ago, she hadn’t understood what it could be. But this technique was the one. This was the piece she’d hunted for almost a decade. The Fourier transformation would convert all of her functions of time into frequencies and thereby remove the time variable completely. (c)

Note: I received a free copy of this book. In exchange here is my honest review:<br /><br />I started and stopped, started over and stopped, then finally forced myself to finish reading this. ? These characters feel so lacking and flat to me, so I didn’t really feel invested in their story. The overall concept is kinda cool. ? I kept holding out for the excitement or something like that- but it all just fell short for me.<br /><br />Thank you @goodreads @madeleinehenryyoga and @atriabooks #goodreadsgiveaway

<b> Love+Physics+Time=THE LOVE PROOF</b><br /><br /> What a book! Madeleine Henry started with a love story, mixed in a generous drop of science, and the result is a Romance like no other. Sophie Jones is brilliant. She spent her childhood voraciously reading and Digesting endless amounts of knowledge. Now she is starting her collegiate career at Yale and studying her prime passion time. When Sophie meets Jake her first week of Yale she is overwhelmed by the power of first love. For the first time in Sophie‘s life there is a distraction to her thirst for knowledge and she’s here for it. That is all you’re getting about the plot, because the true magic of the story is the unexpected direction it takes.<br /><br /> Sophie is such a sympathetic and lovable character. She is quirky, intelligent, insecure, and kind. Her motives were always so pure and true, she did not have a manipulative bone in her body. Jake I am conflicted about. On one hand I think he was a really good person that perhaps got a little caught up in his own ambition. But on the other hand.... there is a lot of science/time theory dropped into the story, but I think it was done in a very accessible way. Admittedly I’m not a big science person and I *think* I understood what was being said. At the heart of the book though this is truly an epic love story. I would have never thought a book with so much science in it would evoke so much emotion. If you are a fan of romance or good storytelling I cannot recommend this book enough.<br /><br />This book in emojis ? ⏳ ⏰ ? ? ? ? <br /><br />*** Big thank you to Atria for my gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own. ***

Oh la la! No wonder everyone is talking about this refreshing book!<br /><br />Sophie is a physics star with her sights set on big things. She meets Jake at Yale, and they fall in love, which becomes a distraction from her studies for Sophie. Something happens in her life to return Sophie to physics, her passion, and this is where things become completely unique and unexpected.<br /><br />The Love Proof is a story of love across time. It’s beautiful and makes you think, and most of all, the book gave me a big hug at the end. I hugged it back. Check this out if you are looking for a new twist on a love story.<br /><br />I received a gifted copy. <br /><br />Many of my reviews can also be found on my blog: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="http://www.jennifertarheelreader.com">www.jennifertarheelreader.com</a> and instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="http://www.instagram.com/tarheelreader">www.instagram.com/tarheelreader</a>

I have many mixed emotions about <b>The Love Proof</b>. On the one hand it was very thought provoking and kept me reading into the wee hours of the morning, but on the other, the love story was not at all what I expected. I wanted to love Sophie and Jake and believe in their love so much, but I never quite made it there. I thought the author did a wonderful job showcasing first love and how utterly consuming it can be (for better or for worse). It did take a bit for things to get going since there is quite a bit of back story to reveal and there were times when the science and physics got confusing, but I felt intrigued by these characters and kept going. Things slowly started to derail though and when the blurb said "spanning decades", it really meant it.<br /><br />I think my biggest issue with <b>The Love Proof</b> was the second chance romance aspect. As much as I could see the truth in what Jake was thinking and could even understand his decisions to a degree, ultimately, he had all the power and made all the choices. He was a terrible romance hero and made me want to throw my kindle several times while reading this book. I really admired Sophie at first, but that dwindled as her relationship with Jake grew. I wanted and needed more from her character arc, but she never seemed to make it past pining doormat. I understand that these characters were intentionally flawed, but it unfortunately made them too unlikeable. The author did pose some interesting questions about love though and how it can both bolster and hold you back. The ending wrapped up very quickly after everything that happened to get us to that point and left me feeling unsatisfied. There needed to be a reckoning and a lot more discussion between Sophie and Jake. This was an intriguing premise for a love story, but ultimately it just didn't work for me.<br /><br />*<i>I voluntarily read an advance review copy of this book</i>*

I literally don't even know how <a href="https://goodreads.com/author/show/8329725.Madeleine_Henry" title="Madeleine Henry" rel="noopener">Madeleine Henry</a> thought of something as extraordinary as <a href="https://goodreads.com/book/show/54304106.The_Love_Proof" title="The Love Proof by Madeleine Henry" rel="noopener">The Love Proof</a>, but I am here for it. There is romance in this book, but it has to be the most unique take on a romance that I have ever seen. There is love, loss, and a WHOLE lot of science all thrown into one, and I think I had tears in my eyes half of the time I was reading this. I loved all of the random facts, and this is one of those books where I actually felt like I learned a lot, even though some of it takes place in the future. I am not always a tough sell on 5-star reviews, but this book deserves all of that and more, and you don't have to take my word for it - read all the other glowing reviews!<br /><br /><i>The Love Proof</i> is incredibly different from Henry's debut <a href="https://goodreads.com/book/show/43320154.Breathe_In__Cash_Out" title="Breathe In, Cash Out by Madeleine Henry" rel="noopener">Breathe In, Cash Out</a>, and I definitely wasn't expecting a book so in depth into science and physics. There is a lot of information in this book and it might overwhelm some people, but I loved every single minute of it. Sophie was a great leading character, and I really appreciated the viewpoint changes between her and Jake. Henry expertly placed each POV change, and I especially loved where she added in their backstories along with the current story. This book literally wrecked me, and it is one of those novels where you are left wanting even more (Paul Harvey I want The Rest of the Story!). The end is more of a beginning than an end, and if Henry decided to give us another book with these characters, I wouldn't be mad about it. Overall, I was just blown away by this new take on a love story, and I am now forever in awe of this author.<br /><br /><b>Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an advance review copy of this book, all opinions and thoughts are my own.</b>