Estimated reading time: 10 minutes
The ACW Book Review
Book: A Cosmic Kind of Love
Author: Samantha Young
Number of pages: 390
Genre: Fiction, Romance
Attended Audience Age: Mature Young Adult
Medium Type (physical, digital, audio): Physical
Book rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Summary:
After receiving an email from a client regarding her wedding plans, Hallie Goodman, the wedding planner realizes they have also accidentally sent videos of their ex-boyfriend. Feeling bad about watching the videos but also connecting deeply with the astronaut, Hallie sends him videos that she believes are being bounced. Christopher Ortiz, an American-Latino astronaut and former soldier develops a plan with his aunt to meet Hallie as he feels a connection to her videos. With their own troubled past and parental issues, the pair find themselves helping each other becomes better versions of themselves.
Qualities:
Prose: The book is written in such a way that is attractive to science and romance lovers and pairs the unlikely genres together beautifully. The description is both lyrical and sensical, making the novel all that more attractive and worth reading. The description of how the characters emotions and feelings are well thought out and make the prose all that more believable.
Character Development: The character development goes beyond Hallie and Christopher as many of the characters go through changes and learning experiences. In the beginning, Hallie is a people pleaser but with Christopher's help she learns to stand up for herself and realizes where those traits originated. And Christopher gradually learns how to trust people with Hallie’s kindness.
World Building: The world building is well thought out and expresses the characters unique dynamics and experiences. Different areas in the book such as the ISS (International Space Station), New York, Houston and Mexico are portrayed and build depth to the plot and character development.
Recommendation:
I highly recommend this book to people who are interested in space and learning about the ISS. For those that believe love and relationships are cosmic and out of the ordinary, I recommend this book to you. This novel is a fun, fast paced and attractive read for anyone in the mood of such things.
Notable Quotes:
- “You know, maybe I was already lost before I went up in space, ‘cause I lost a piece of me when she died and another when he was killed” (p. 171)
- “It means ‘my sky,’ ‘my heaven.’ I never really gave much thought to it—but now every time I look at you, those words fill my mind. Mi Cielo” (p. 283).
- “I’ve been a student and a soldier, an astronaut, and a writer. I’ve never felt a hundred percent certain that any of those things were something I wanted or needed to be. But being yours…that’s the only thing in my life I am one hundred percent certain I want to be” (p. 377).
Related Music:
- Levitating by Dua Lipa
- Superposition by Young the Giant
- Pepper by Death Cab by Cutie
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