A review by rachbreads
Intermediate Thermodynamics by Susannah Nix
3.0
Honestly, the plot and writing in this book were pretty messy, but I kept reading and eventually gave it 3 stars because the two main characters, Esther & Jonathan, had the kind of chemistry that makes your heart actually pound. I am such a character-driven reader, so I love stories where you want exactly what the character wants; in this instance, Jonathan wants Esther, and Esther wants (well really, needs) to learn how to open up her heart. They had the type of will-they, won't-they that is actually believable (and built on something other than just straight up miscommunication, a pet peeve of mine), and has you absolutely dying to find out how they resolve. The ending was kind of strange & abrupt, but I still feel like I got the resolution I wanted.
The side stories about Esther's friendship with Jinny & her issues at work were decent and interesting. The stuff with her mom was a little weird but it's important to establish her backstory. And Jonathan's script writing is mostly just a plot device (until *that* script that he gives her towards the end - anyone else think of Wentworth's letter to Anne in Persuasion?? ahhhhhhh) but none of that really bothered me. Again, I was in it for Esther & Jonathan.
The side stories about Esther's friendship with Jinny & her issues at work were decent and interesting. The stuff with her mom was a little weird but it's important to establish her backstory. And Jonathan's script writing is mostly just a plot device (until *that* script that he gives her towards the end - anyone else think of Wentworth's letter to Anne in Persuasion?? ahhhhhhh) but none of that really bothered me. Again, I was in it for Esther & Jonathan.