by Christopher Meeks
Summary (from Goodreads):
“Love at Absolute Zero” is about Gunnar Gunderson, a 32-year-old star physicist at the University of Wisconsin. The moment he’s given tenure at the university, he can think of only one thing: finding a wife. His research falters into what happens to matter near absolute zero (−459.67 °F), but he has an instant new plan. To meet his soul mate within three days—that’s what he wants and the time he can carve out—he will use the Scientific Method. Can Gunnar survive his quest?
| I really enjoyed love at absolute zero. It has been a while since I have read a good contemporary romance/general fiction book. I have been so into paranormal, that it was almost strange to just read about normal people and normal everyday life. But I really liked it. The characters are likeable (well, most of them- I hated Kara!) and I wanted Gunnar to find someone so bad! I was rooting for him the whole book.
Even though I am not a huge science person, I really appreciated how committed Gunnar was to science. EVERYTHING must be related to science for him, or he simply does not understand it. It was a strong theme throughout the whole book, and I have to say it was done really well. I loved the science speeches he gave to his physics class, and also how he related love to his research. The reason why I liked that he related love to his research, is that the way he viewed love changed throughout the book, but he still found a way to link it back to science. And in fact, this better understanding of love helped him in more ways than one. I loved how everything came together. The characters were realistic, and that was the best part about them! They were not perfect in any way; each of them had their flaws. Ursula seemed to get mad too easily and could hold a grudge, Kara (well, hers is obvious) and Gunnar could be slightly annoying as well. But honestly, it made me like him even more. Love at Absolute Zero is such an easy and engaging read! I had a great time reading it. I loved the speed dating scenes because the women were absolutely hilarious. They were taken to such extremes, and it was so funny some of the things they said. I loved Gunnar’s responses to their “questions”. Overall, this was just a really well done book in my opinion. It was funny, intriguing, cute, and satisfying. |
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| 4/5 Gavels. |
Just read this book yesterday!
Awesome, wasn’t it? I’m trying not to go too spoilery, my review comes up on the 26 September, and we’re both hosts on this tour!! Fate is at work, fu~fu.
*hugs*
I couldn’t help rooting for Gunner! I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
Fab review. I don’t think I would have looked at this one if it wasn’t for your review. The description didn’t do it for me. I’m quite intrigued now.
Great review! Glad you enjoyed this book…I’m reviewing it in October for this same tour. I haven’t read it yet, but now I’m really anxious to! 🙂
this looks completely different from anything I’ve read lately.. and that makes me want to read it more! It’s so easy to get in a YA paranormal rut… I think this could be the book to bring me out of it!
Kelsey d
Thanks, everyone. Because this blog tour is going so well (196 entries here so far for the book!) I’ve put LOVE AT ABSOLUTE ZERO and my previous novel on Kindle for 99 cents during the tour. (See it at http://www.amazon.com/Love-at-Absolute-Zero-ebook/dp/B004ZF9GWE). In that way, everyone wins.
The printed version came out this weekend, and the many subtleties in design, such as the drop caps and the type font, make it a wonderful thing to hold. In other words, the winner should love it.
Alexis, what in Michelle’s discription won you over? Should something in the book’s back cover description be changed?
Thanks, Michelle for writing a review and having me write a guest blog.
–Christopher Meeks
sounds like a great book! saw this around some blogging websites, even though its adult im thinking of reading it.