A Quantum Love Story
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- Author：Mike Chen
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Anais （atrailofpages）
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Carter has been stuck in a time loop that ends with an explosion， literally。 He’s gone through it six times and knows exactly what will happen each time。 This time， Carter decides to deviate， which causes him to accidentally bump into a gal called Mariana。 And he realizes where she’s going is near where the explosion will happen and he wonders if there’s a connection。 Mariana has been going through the motions ever since her stepsister Shay went missing（presumed dead） 3 months ago and is ready t Carter has been stuck in a time loop that ends with an explosion， literally。 He’s gone through it six times and knows exactly what will happen each time。 This time， Carter decides to deviate， which causes him to accidentally bump into a gal called Mariana。 And he realizes where she’s going is near where the explosion will happen and he wonders if there’s a connection。 Mariana has been going through the motions ever since her stepsister Shay went missing（presumed dead） 3 months ago and is ready to resign from her job。 She decided to give it four more days， especially when her group of scientists are invited to go see The Hawke Accelerator， the place where Shay wanted to work。 Where she meets Carter who seems to know her and is trying to convince her she’s in a time loop by putting her in the exact spot he was to help her remember。 She remembers and now they have to work together to figure out how to get out of this time loop。 That was a very long summary 😂 I love books that deal with time， and add romance to it， even better！ I really enjoyed this book！ It did have a little bit too much scientific jargon for me， but I really enjoyed the story and these two people just trying soooo hard to get out of this time loop。 And then the adventures they go on just to take a break and live！ The relationship they build over time and the romance is so sweet and also bittersweet。 The way the story progresses， you’re basically stuck in this time loop too just wondering if we will ever get out， and you think they got it， when suddenly the time loop starts over and there’s just so many layers to get to the point that would solve it that I understand how Carter would feel down sometimes and want to give up。 Carter Cho made me think of Remy from Ratatouille 😂 His love for food and how he’s so offended by Mariana’s reaction to food and how he teaches her to savor the moment， and enjoy it， sustenance versus like a shake， what flavors do you taste or smell， etc。 He is seriously just so adorkable and endearing and I just loved Carter so so much！ Mariana was more of the type A personality， but she also was going through grief after losing her closest friend and sister three months ago。 She changed so much through this story。 She allowed herself to live， to actually look at Carter differently especially after Shay always gave her a hard time of not giving guys a chance and being too picky for her own good， she started to savor moments like Carter， and I loved just seeing how her relationship with Carter changed。 And that ending！ I love bittersweet endings and this one was just perfect for me 👌🏻 Heartbreaking and yet a happy ending！ If you enjoy books that involve time， and romance， then check this one out！ I received a free digital copy to read。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Kim
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Really liked this story！ Listened on audible and would again， which is very unusual for me to say。 Interesting concept and cute love story。
Jenn "JR"
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More than just "time travel" - this seems like a meditation on connection and separation， grief and belonging。 It's not really a traditional love story - heck， the male romantic lead is a palimpsest。 The time travel as linear path is in line with one of the biggest genres of time travel -- avoiding paradoxes or altering the timeline to prevent disastrous consequences。 Our primary protagonist is a neuroscientist who is grieving her best friend / stepsister and about to quit her job。 She gets pull More than just "time travel" - this seems like a meditation on connection and separation， grief and belonging。 It's not really a traditional love story - heck， the male romantic lead is a palimpsest。 The time travel as linear path is in line with one of the biggest genres of time travel -- avoiding paradoxes or altering the timeline to prevent disastrous consequences。 Our primary protagonist is a neuroscientist who is grieving her best friend / stepsister and about to quit her job。 She gets pulled into a time loop by the other primary protagonist -- which leads us into the first part of the book， a series of time loops that they revisit in the hope of "fixing" things。 After one brief kiss， the time loop resets and our primary protagonist is the only one who continues to remember the loop - and sets off on an individual journey to really fix things。All in all - it is a romantic story in the truest sense that there are emotions and a desire for love， connection and good outcomes。I have always been a stickler for continuity issues。 If our primary protagonist is about 30 or so at the start， chances are that her 20 year field trip runs her right up into perimenopause。 How can she manage to live "off the grid" for 20 years without ever seeing a doctor or mentioning any kind of women's health issues？ The story barely mention groceries and growing food -- but， in the woods？ Anyone who lives near "the woods" in California knows the deer will eat everything in your garden。 She is able to become self-sustaining practically single handedly with an AI who helps with creative finances -- but someone has to pick up the garbage。 Does she just run around throwing her non-compostables into other people's trash bins before dawn？ At the end， it is mentioned several times how she is so aged and unrecognizable after "living rough" （I think this term is used more than twice）。 It seems incongruous to compare living like a hermit in a cottage with "living rough" （like camping or homelessness）。 Does this mean that our heroine has foregone facials， hair cuts and spa treatments for 20 years？ The horror！！ It makes me wonder what the author thinks about women generally。I know what you're thinking， "Settle down - that's the fantasy part of SciFi/Fantasy FFS。" But。。。 I still want to know。 Living solo with an AI for company， and one dog （only one pet the entire time？） for 20 years seems like it should have a lot more pages than the repeated time loops。 。。。more
John Loyd
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Carter is a technician at the Hawke Accelerator and when it blows up at exactly 12:42 on Thursday he finds himself waking up on Monday morning。 After repeating this cycle several times he decides to see if he can bring someone else into the loop。 He and Mariana try several things。 They find the director and get him to shut down the accelerator。 Then try to get Beckett into the loop using the same technique， that doesn't work。 They try going outside the blast radius。 Then they settle into trying Carter is a technician at the Hawke Accelerator and when it blows up at exactly 12:42 on Thursday he finds himself waking up on Monday morning。 After repeating this cycle several times he decides to see if he can bring someone else into the loop。 He and Mariana try several things。 They find the director and get him to shut down the accelerator。 Then try to get Beckett into the loop using the same technique， that doesn't work。 They try going outside the blast radius。 Then they settle into trying to solve the problem themselves and find in spite of their differences they become closer， and then Carter's photographic memory becomes erratic and the situation is much more desperate。Fun fast read。 The bonding of Carter and Mariana as they worked to solve the looping problem was great。 Carter was obsessed with food and flavors and took advantage of his bank account resetting every loop to get great food whatever the cost。 A plus for readers who can identify with that， not much of a distraction for the rest of us。 The journey was five star， the ending left me a little wanting。 4。8 stars。 。。。more
Brittani Roudybush
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I thought this sci fi romance was really sweet。 The romance was light and the sci fi was digestible for someone who doesn’t read a lot of this genre。 I didn’t find it overly predictable and thought the pacing was good。
Kopal
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I wouldn't consider this a love story at all- did it have potential from the first chapter though？ Oh absolutely I wouldn't consider this a love story at all- did it have potential from the first chapter though？ Oh absolutely 。。。more
Jennifer
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3。5 stars rounded up。 A little slow in spots due to the cyclical nature of the plot， but I enjoyed trying to piece together the clues along with the characters。
LoveYourShelf （LAB☺）
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Rounded up to 4*。 I enjoyed this。 Narration was excellent。 Slight spoilerish comment: （view spoiler）[The ending was open to interpretation and I prefer outright happiness。 Mariana was such a strong character and she went through so much I wanted to see that Mariana happy， though I knew it was impossible。 （hide spoiler）] Rounded up to 4*。 I enjoyed this。 Narration was excellent。 Slight spoilerish comment: （view spoiler）[The ending was open to interpretation and I prefer outright happiness。 Mariana was such a strong character and she went through so much I wanted to see that Mariana happy， though I knew it was impossible。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
The One Where Aimee Reads
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A Quantum Love Story is the best time travel/time loop book I’ve read in a while。 I enjoyed every minute reading this book， flying through the pages。 Mariana and Carter are stuck in a 4-day time loop。 A neuroscientist and technician， both fish out of water when it comes to quantum theory， they team up to find a way out。 And what a great team they make。 I loved these characters and I caught myself thinking about them when I wasn’t actively reading and even had dreams about their story。 Mike Chen A Quantum Love Story is the best time travel/time loop book I’ve read in a while。 I enjoyed every minute reading this book， flying through the pages。 Mariana and Carter are stuck in a 4-day time loop。 A neuroscientist and technician， both fish out of water when it comes to quantum theory， they team up to find a way out。 And what a great team they make。 I loved these characters and I caught myself thinking about them when I wasn’t actively reading and even had dreams about their story。 Mike Chen expertly weaves a tale that is heartfelt， quirky and philosophical。 It has fun twists that I did not see coming。 It is science fiction with a bit of romance。 Reflecting on the story， I think it’s about love in the broadest sense: romantic love， the love of friendship and self-love。 As the story wrapped up， there was only one thing I wanted: more。 The story ends full of hope and possibility and it’s beautiful but gah I needed more。 Thank you to Harlequin Books and NetGalley for the ARC。 A Quantum Love Story is out now！ 。。。more
Madye Stromboli
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this was a fun audiobook， not something i’d normally pick but it’s pretty entertaining。 enjoyed the introduction to the time loop。 however the last bit of the book had me holding a smirk on my face like “really this is what we’re doing？” ending was cute
Natzidielly Lerma
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This turned out to be a great pick for my first February read， I was looking for a romance with a twist。 The twist in this case being a time-loop。 The story was able to repeat the same four days over and over again without being repetitive。 Every turn the story took was unexpected and resulted in a fun and cute read。
Connie Valkema
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An enjoyable nerdy science time loop and time travel book。 Small sprinkle of romance but I was a bit sad that it dropped off so abruptly。 I had a lot of questions during the last third or so of the book that didn’t get answered， but I was able to move past that and just enjoy the story。
Hannah
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Hm。 I don’t think it earns the “love story” part of the title， and come to think of it the time travel/loop is a little underbaked。 But， listening to the audiobook kept me decently engaged while stuck inside on a rainy day。
Nancy
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It took me way longer than it should have to finish this。 The first 50% is just okay， and the story finally picks up after that。 But the ending isn't very satisfying and while the author claims he wanted to write a book with romance as a main plot point， it's kind of not。 A decent time loop story but I didn't love it。 It took me way longer than it should have to finish this。 The first 50% is just okay， and the story finally picks up after that。 But the ending isn't very satisfying and while the author claims he wanted to write a book with romance as a main plot point， it's kind of not。 A decent time loop story but I didn't love it。 。。。more
Brittany S。
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Read Completed 2/5/24 | 3。5 starsI picked this one up because I had previously read HERE AND NOW AND THEN by the same author and I was ready for some more cozy sci-fi by Mike Chen， and that is exactly what I got。 This had some science in it and was primarily a time loop/time travel story， but it also didn't dive too hard into the science and things were mostly light。 The title may be a bit misleading as there was more to it than a love story， it's not a romance， and the love story was actually k Read Completed 2/5/24 | 3。5 starsI picked this one up because I had previously read HERE AND NOW AND THEN by the same author and I was ready for some more cozy sci-fi by Mike Chen， and that is exactly what I got。 This had some science in it and was primarily a time loop/time travel story， but it also didn't dive too hard into the science and things were mostly light。 The title may be a bit misleading as there was more to it than a love story， it's not a romance， and the love story was actually kind of on the light side， but it definitely sets up the expectations of a cozy sci-fi book。 This is one that deserves a solid 3。5 stars from me。 It wasn't quite deep enough to earn that full four stars but was a really nice book to listen to， fun to spend time with， and something unique to read。 I wish I had connected to the characters a little bit more and that they had a bit more depth。 They just never really seemed to break out of character mode and it still just felt like a little story instead of really making me forget I was reading a book。 The ending could have wrapped up a little bit better， for me， as well。 It felt like for all we went through， things happened a little too quickly and I wanted just a bit more time with our resolution。 We had all of the ends tied up neatly， though。 A fun read and I'd definitely read more Mike Chen when I'm in the mood for this vibe！ 。。。more
Richard Dow
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I loved this time travel novel， especially the interaction between Miliana and Carter， trying everything to learn the stop the four-day time loop。
isadora_reads
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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC of this book！The title is wonderful and really attracted me to the book。 But I must warn you that this is not a contemporary rom-com。 In fact， it is not a romance of any kind！ Romance readers will know what I'm talking about and that sentence is just for you。 This is a slow building time loop story in which the possibility of romance between two people is a big part of the story。 It isn't a hard core sci-fi story though！ Ver Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an e-ARC of this book！The title is wonderful and really attracted me to the book。 But I must warn you that this is not a contemporary rom-com。 In fact， it is not a romance of any kind！ Romance readers will know what I'm talking about and that sentence is just for you。 This is a slow building time loop story in which the possibility of romance between two people is a big part of the story。 It isn't a hard core sci-fi story though！ Very accessible for all levels of sci-fi readers。 Since it is a time loop tale， it did feel a bit repetitive for a while。 Those who stick around will be rewarded with an overall cleverly written book。 。。。more
Miriam Smirnov
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a lot of hand waving instead of science。 also i wasn't convinced by the romance。 a lot of hand waving instead of science。 also i wasn't convinced by the romance。 。。。more
Audrey Adamson Stars in Her Eye
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In A Quantum Love Story， Mike Chen takes on romance set in his usual science fiction setting。Grieving her best friend's recent death， neuroscientist Mariana Pineda decides to start a new life after one last week of consulting at a top-secret particle accelerator。 While she is there a strange man stops her。 He claims they have met before and that each four-day time period stops and loops back。 He is desperate for Mariana to remember。 Thanks to a new medication in a new trial， she can recall and w In A Quantum Love Story， Mike Chen takes on romance set in his usual science fiction setting。Grieving her best friend's recent death， neuroscientist Mariana Pineda decides to start a new life after one last week of consulting at a top-secret particle accelerator。 While she is there a strange man stops her。 He claims they have met before and that each four-day time period stops and loops back。 He is desperate for Mariana to remember。 Thanks to a new medication in a new trial， she can recall and work with the man Carter。 Mariana is keen to help but is surprised when she starts having feelings for him。 Can they break the loop？ Can their romance truly blossom？I have enjoyed Mike Chen’s books including We Could Be Heroes， A Beginning at the End， and Light Years from Home。 What sets this book the most apart is that Chen focuses on romance。 That being said this is first and foremost a science fiction book and the romance isn’t overly heavy。 Don’t go in expecting a relationship like books classified as romance。 It works for the story set up and you are never annoyed that the romance overtakes the important work the characters have to do to save the world。I am a sucker for a time loop story， so I enjoyed the basic idea。 The story develops past just a time loop into another kind of sci-fi setting。 This development makes perfect sense even though I didn’t see it coming。 This enriches the story。 My big negative is that the book starts with Carter’s viewpoint but we never revisit it。 I would have enjoyed back-and-forth viewpoints for any amount of time that made sense with the story。The author dives into the origin of the book in the Acknowledgements explaining the origins began as a graphic novel of part of an IP and there are some clues in the story about what it was （my opinion is Quantum Leap; when you read it， tell me what you think）。 It then moved to an idea for just a time loop graphic novel that never came to fruition。 The point being that the story sat for a while before Chen came back to it in a post-pandemic time。 This is where a lot of the emotional inspiration came from。 The book perfectly captures the idea of isolation and how time seemed repetitive as your life seems to stop。 It also explores how technology allowed us to continue to make connections， work， and stay sane。 Even if you don’t read it through the same lens （which I didn’t）， you still understand these ideas and feel for the characters from experiences in your own life。 （I may be biased on this though; I have several conditions that make me immuno-compromised， so even without COVID， I have these experiences。）Chen puts a lot of work into designing a fun sci-fi story， injecting real emotions and traumas， and adding a primary romance （something he hasn’t done before）。 These elements are balanced well， and the story is enjoyable。 I received an ARC from the publisher; all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Suchitra Mandal
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SummaryCarter Cho， a technician at the Hawke facility gets trapped in a time loop when he is called to fix an issue in the company’s particle accelerator。Living the same loop over the past few weeks and not seeing any way out of it， he manages to get Mariana Pineda into the time loop with him。 Trapped， as they both work together to find a way out of the loop， they realize that nothing they do has any impact， neither on the loop nor their lives。 And while they still try to find a way out of it， t SummaryCarter Cho， a technician at the Hawke facility gets trapped in a time loop when he is called to fix an issue in the company’s particle accelerator。Living the same loop over the past few weeks and not seeing any way out of it， he manages to get Mariana Pineda into the time loop with him。 Trapped， as they both work together to find a way out of the loop， they realize that nothing they do has any impact， neither on the loop nor their lives。 And while they still try to find a way out of it， they also take the opportunity to do things they wouldn’t normally have done。“It’s almost like playing a video game。 You can do a few things differently， but everyone just returns to the start。 You can scream and yell at the world， but everything snaps back。 No one is aware。 They just resume their lives。 And then it repeats。” He bit his lip again， eyes scrunched as he shook his head。 “It just repeats。 Nothing matters。 Nothing changes。”In between， corporate espionage and exquisite food， they begin to grow as individuals and on each other。But Carter’s memory of the loop is slipping away and Mariana must figure a way a way out of it while holding on to their shared reality。My TakeThis book was a joy to read， a perfect symphony of science and romance that would leave you feeling just a bit more whole。In a story about a time loop， you would think that reading about the same days over and over again would become monotonous but I craved for the next page till the last one。 The story portrays a realistic and tender picture of love， loss， friendship， and companionship。 To see Carter and Mariana， two very different individuals who wouldn’t have otherwise met， fall in love and grow together despite their unusual circumstances was magical and endearing。““Sorry， I don’t have donuts this time。”All around them， people started to hurry。 Yet， all that mattered was the few seconds that remained， a fragment of time and space for them and only them。 She tilted her head up and drew into him。“Next time， maybe，” he said in a soft voice before pulling in until their noses touched。”Chen writes beautifully， with words flowing effortlessly， making you feel giddy， heartbroken， and anticipating。 I won’t shy away from saying that I might have shed a tear or two （or more…）。And just when you think you have figured out the storyline， he smacks you with a good twist but does not make the book overly complicated。While I loved both the protagonists， another character who became one of my favorites was the sassy AI assistant， without which the story would be a little less amusing。（view spoiler）[The only point of contention I have is if we could have known what happened to Shay， Mariana’s best friend， in the original timeline。 （hide spoiler）]I would give the book 4 stars， for hitting just the right balance of science fiction and romance while keeping the readers on their toes。Rating - 4/5I would also recommend the Parallel Series by Elizabeth O'Roark if you would like to read something similar that combines the elements of time travel and romance。 。。。more
Karen’s Library
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4。5 rounded up。 I’m a fan of Mike Chen’s and this is the 5th book I’ve read of his。 I prefer his sci-fi books and usually end up loving those。 This book… IS definitely one of those！ In a near future， Carter and Mariana find themselves stuck in a four day time-loop where they are living the same four days over and over again。 Think Groundhog’s Day but with science。 But there are major surprises along the way that make this story so unique and completely different from the classic GHD storyline。 C 4。5 rounded up。 I’m a fan of Mike Chen’s and this is the 5th book I’ve read of his。 I prefer his sci-fi books and usually end up loving those。 This book… IS definitely one of those！ In a near future， Carter and Mariana find themselves stuck in a four day time-loop where they are living the same four days over and over again。 Think Groundhog’s Day but with science。 But there are major surprises along the way that make this story so unique and completely different from the classic GHD storyline。 Carter and Mariana are the only ones who can remember what happened during each of the previous time loops so they work to try to figure out how to stop the loops， and fall in love with each other a little more each loop。 Chen has done it once again by bringing in such amazing loving characters， you have to stay just to see how their story ends。 And the food！ If you’re a foodie， read this book！ If you love science， read this book。 If you love futuristic science fiction， read this book。 If you love time travel， read this book。 If you love romance， read this book！ I love futuristic Sci-Fi， science， and time travel。 When the science goes over my head， yes， I glaze over， but I still love it！！ This book was such a satisfying read for me and I’ll be raving about it for some time！ *Thanks so much to Mira Books and NetGalley for the gifted eGalley！* 。。。more
Lisa
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The more of Mike Chen’s work I read， the more I like it！ Carter Cho is having what seems like an average day。 Except this isn’t the first time he’s had it。 Events at his job at the world’s largest particle accelerator have conspired to trap him in a time loop。 Monday through Thursday， over and over again。 He’s trying to figure out how to break the loop， and it occurs to him to pull someone else into it with him。Enter Mariana Pineda。 She’s grieving the apparent death of her best friend （and steps The more of Mike Chen’s work I read， the more I like it！ Carter Cho is having what seems like an average day。 Except this isn’t the first time he’s had it。 Events at his job at the world’s largest particle accelerator have conspired to trap him in a time loop。 Monday through Thursday， over and over again。 He’s trying to figure out how to break the loop， and it occurs to him to pull someone else into it with him。Enter Mariana Pineda。 She’s grieving the apparent death of her best friend （and stepsister） Shay。 She’s ready to chuck her job as a neuroscientist and try something completely different when an email pops up notifying her that her team will be visiting the particle accelerator for a few days。 She decides what the heck， she’ll go on the visit before she calls it quits。 And suddenly her world narrows to the same four days as Carter’s。Mike Chen does a fantastic job of writing heavy scientific things in a way that the reader doesn’t have to have a PhD to get the gist of。 I’m no physicist。 I’m not even a neuroscientist， and Mariana owned that she didn’t understand everything about the particle accelerator’s operation。 But I know what a particle accelerator does in very general terms， and Chen gives enough specifics that I could follow along with the testing and Carter and Mariana’s different theories on how they might get out of the loop。 It’s very accessible science， even if you don’t have a real scientific turn of mind。The love story is gentle， too。 It isn’t an insta-romance。 I didn’t count how many loops Carter and Mariana went through together， but it was several。 I figure they spent those same four days together enough that it added up to a fair bit of time for them to get to know each other， and while the timeline （pardon the expression） may have been accelerated because they were in a stressful situation， it didn’t feel rushed。 Their relationship felt like it developed as realistically as possible in a story about time travel and time loops。The story covers a range of emotions and topics。 Grief and loss， frustration with family expectations， handling the biggest curve ball you could ever imagine life throwing at you， appreciating the simple pleasures in life， the sinking feeling Mariana gets when she realizes Carter’s memories of their time loop experiences are fading。 Chen does it all masterfully。 None of it ever seemed overwrought， and the feelings his characters experienced felt very believable to me。And you know time travel stories always talk about paradoxes。 Here， the story goes above and beyond to ensure no paradoxes are created when Mariana takes action to try to save the future （for the world and for her and Carter， too）。 It seemed incredibly nitpicky sometimes， the hoops she had to jump through to keep her future self from running into her past self or doing anything that might change the future， but it makes sense。 It sounded like a very lonely experience for her， though。 You never really think of that when you’re reading a time travel story， what it would be like to have to go back in time and travel forward for a considerable length of time。 I don’t， anyway。 It was a very melancholy feeling， imagining that part of the story。A Quantum Love Story may not truly be “hardcore” science fiction （although it does have a lot of fun and fascinating science things in it）。 It may not be a full-fledged “romance novel” （although the love story is sweet and wholesome and delightful）。 But it is an intriguing， charming story that kept me turning pages and made me care about what happened with Carter and Mariana。 I highly recommend it for anyone who likes a well-written story that will keep you up past your bedtime。Thanks to Harlequin Trade Publishing and NetGalley for an advance copy。 I’m writing this review because I want to。 All opinions here are mine， and I don’t say nice things about books I don’t actually like。 。。。more
Elysa
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Groundhog day trope but make it science！ I thought this trope couldn't be unique again， but I really liked what Chen did here。 I won't share specifically what I liked because spoilers， but I was surprised and invested。 Chen's stories have a really great pace。 I don't speed-race through his books like I do other stories， but it never feels slow。 I'm interested the whole time and take everything in。I liked these characters a lot。 They're so different， but they had great chemistry。 They handle the Groundhog day trope but make it science！ I thought this trope couldn't be unique again， but I really liked what Chen did here。 I won't share specifically what I liked because spoilers， but I was surprised and invested。 Chen's stories have a really great pace。 I don't speed-race through his books like I do other stories， but it never feels slow。 I'm interested the whole time and take everything in。I liked these characters a lot。 They're so different， but they had great chemistry。 They handle the time loops and life in general completely differently， but they grow to understand how to support each other。 I'm already excited for his next book， even though this one just came out。 。。。more
Melissa
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I wish we'd gotten just a few more details of the loop and the choice of where this went in the second half was interesting， but I very very much enjoyed this。 Can't wait to see what Chen writes next！ I wish we'd gotten just a few more details of the loop and the choice of where this went in the second half was interesting， but I very very much enjoyed this。 Can't wait to see what Chen writes next！ 。。。more
Susan Ballard
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Science ⚛️ ， breakfasts 🍳， romance 💕， and time loops➿This was a whole lot of fun。 Mariana is a neuroscientist touring the facility where Carter Cho， a tech， is working on a secret Hawke Particle Accelerator。 While Mariana is in the building， the Hawke reactor explodes， and Mariana and Carter are sent into a time loop。 The two end up on a cycle together， reliving the previous four days before the accident occurs repeatedly。 Every four days - things reset。 While the time loop concept is not new， M Science ⚛️ ， breakfasts 🍳， romance 💕， and time loops➿This was a whole lot of fun。 Mariana is a neuroscientist touring the facility where Carter Cho， a tech， is working on a secret Hawke Particle Accelerator。 While Mariana is in the building， the Hawke reactor explodes， and Mariana and Carter are sent into a time loop。 The two end up on a cycle together， reliving the previous four days before the accident occurs repeatedly。 Every four days - things reset。 While the time loop concept is not new， Mike Chen adds humor， emotional moments， and tons of food and pulls out some pretty cool sci-fi twists。 （Don’t worry; you won’t have to dust off your old physics books to enjoy this read。）As the two try to figure out a way to break the loop， they discover they just might be falling in love。 I’ll “loop back” around to the beginning - this is a whole lot of fun。 Thank you @htpbooks and @_mira_books_ and @harpercollins for a spot on tour and a gifted book。 Thank you @librofm for the gifted audiobook。 。。。more
USOM
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（Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher。 This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest。） A Quantum Love Story has all my favorite elements: time loops， science timey wimey goodness， and opposites attract。 I was always going to love this because I love the world building and story ideas from Chen， but this one is so fun！ It's delightful and heartwarming。 I love how A Quantum Love Story explores both Mariana and Carter。 These two opposites attract dynamics。 Throughout A （Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher。 This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest。） A Quantum Love Story has all my favorite elements: time loops， science timey wimey goodness， and opposites attract。 I was always going to love this because I love the world building and story ideas from Chen， but this one is so fun！ It's delightful and heartwarming。 I love how A Quantum Love Story explores both Mariana and Carter。 These two opposites attract dynamics。 Throughout A Quantum Love Story we're absorbed into their character dynamics。 How， even though there's very much this broad story of time loops and the end of the world it's centered in characters。 。。。more
DeAnne
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I'm always intrigued to see how certain sci-fi elements are handled and time loops is one of those things。 Sometimes you do run the risk of the stories being very cerebral and harder to understand， but I found this one very accessible and about far ore than the time loop itself。 I did not expect this book to dive into things such as loss and grief but it did。 I enjoyed seeing Carter and Mariana's relationship build over the repeating days and found myself unable to put this one down thanks to th I'm always intrigued to see how certain sci-fi elements are handled and time loops is one of those things。 Sometimes you do run the risk of the stories being very cerebral and harder to understand， but I found this one very accessible and about far ore than the time loop itself。 I did not expect this book to dive into things such as loss and grief but it did。 I enjoyed seeing Carter and Mariana's relationship build over the repeating days and found myself unable to put this one down thanks to the fast paced writing and intriguing concept。 。。。more
Pete Goodchild
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Loved this。 Expected at every turn。 Great characters。 Great story。 Blow my mind in the best possible way in the last 25%。
Andrea | andrea。c。lowry。reads
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I am always such a sucker for a time loop themed story， and A Quantum Love Story was a fun adventure！ What made this so unique and even more interesting was instead of a one-day loop it was a 4 day loop。 I also enjoyed really getting into the lives of the characters， and absolutely loved how the male MC totally took advantage of all things food related during the loop， just like I would。😂𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲:Time LoopScience Fiction Dual POVMystery A bit of adventure Food A bit of PG romance 3。5 sta I am always such a sucker for a time loop themed story， and A Quantum Love Story was a fun adventure！ What made this so unique and even more interesting was instead of a one-day loop it was a 4 day loop。 I also enjoyed really getting into the lives of the characters， and absolutely loved how the male MC totally took advantage of all things food related during the loop， just like I would。😂𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲:Time LoopScience Fiction Dual POVMystery A bit of adventure Food A bit of PG romance 3。5 starsThank you HTP for this gifted copy in exchange for my honest opinions。 。。。more
Laurel
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