Title: The Square Root of Summer
Author: Harriet Reuter Hapgood
Pages: 336
Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
Release date: 5th May 2016
Blurb from Goodreads:
Last summer, Gottie's life fell apart. Her beloved grandfather Grey died and Jason, the boy to whom she lost her heart wouldn't even hold her hand at the funeral. This summer, still reeling from twin heartbreaks, Gottie is lost and alone and burying herself in equations. Until, after five years absence, Thomas comes home: former boy next door. Former best friend. Former everything. And as life turns upside down again she starts to experience strange blips in time - back to last summer, back to what she should have seen then . . .
During one long, hazy summer, Gottie navigates grief, world-stopping kisses and rips in the space-time continuum, as she tries to reconcile her first heartbreak with her last.
The Square Root of Summer is an astounding and moving debut from Harriet Reuter Hapgood.
My Review
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest
review. Thanks to Pan Macmillan and NetGalley*
Last summer Gottie's grandfather died and so did her secret
relationship with Jason, her brother's best friend.
A year later, Gottie is still grieving. Then Thomas, who
lived next door and was Gottie's best friend, comes back from five years in
Canada. Gottie starts experiencing strange moments where she seems to go back
in time.
What's happening?
Is Gottie going crazy?
I really enjoyed the science aspect of The Square Root of
Summer. The reason for the wormholes was an interesting concept.
I also liked that Gottie was half German and that there were
German words scattered throughout the book (I studied German at school).
I thought Gottie was a likeable protagonist and I felt sorry
for her - everyone seemed to leave her - but she didn't help herself by pushing
people away.
I didn't like Jason at all and wanted Ned to be angrier when
he found out about him and Gottie - I really wanted him to punch the douchebag.
The plot was interesting and help my attention but I wasn't
gripped.
I liked the writing style and that there were diagrams
included.
Overall this was an enjoyable, unique read.
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