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Meg has finally succeeded in solving the Impossible Theorem. It has been her life’s work. She has been reclusive and terrified of the world. But now that she has solved this mathematical problem. She must present it to the public. Unfortunately this plagues her with anxiety. So she hides the math problem in a safe. When she tries to retrieve it, she realizes it has been stolen…BY HER OWN FATHER.

At some level, I can relate to Meg. I can relate to her reclusiveness. I would definitely stay at home all the time. I know, I know, that is not exactly her issue. I absolutely loved her. I loved her intelligence and how she grows throughout this story. She develops a backbone and it is a joy when she does!

Oh and how could I not talk about Isaac. At first, I was not sure if I should trust Isaac. I really thought he could be the bad guy in this. But he turns out to be a jewel and Meg’s champion.

I absolutely loved this authors first book Johanna Porter is Not Sorry. And I also enjoyed this one. This author is quickly becoming a mainstay for me. Her characters are so real! And this story puts a smile on your face!

Need a brilliant romance to take you away…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.
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fredreeca | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Jan 8, 2024 |
I received this book for free, this does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review

Suddenly we really saw each other, and it surprised us both.

Meg has lived hidden away for the last fifteen years at her grandmother's home, showing up at twenty-three when a panic attack finally chased her away from a professorship. In the beginning, genius Dr. Meg Brightwood worked to solve a centuries old mathematical proof, nicknamed “The Impossible Theorem” but the last few years have been caregiver to her grandmother. When her grandmother dies, Meg finds her safe, secure world starting to come apart. Her father, who never stopped pressuring her growing up, and uncle want her out of the house, but a will gives her two years in the home. It all becomes moot though, when Meg actually solves the proof and the boy she loved comes back into her life.

I wasn't a scared little girl anymore. I was a scared grown woman---which is different.

This was a contemporary fiction, lit fic, and romance story that I hope gets put on a lot of people's radar. Told all from Meg's point-of-view, I could feel her choking and helplessness during her panic attacks, they don't get magically solved at the end and still suffers from them but her character growth from the first page to the last allows her to become better equipped to handle them. Even though this was mainly Meg's story, Isaac, the troubled youth boy that used to do handy work around the grandmother's house, got a full character story. His troubled childhood of having a bi-polar mother, take her anger out on him grandmother, and older sister that tried to raise him but ran into her own problems with drugs, not so oddly gave him common ground and understanding with Meg, the come from money mathematical genius with a father who didn't let her have a childhood and jealous of the attention older sister. There were a couple flashbacks to when she was twenty-three and he nineteen, learning each other and talking to give the reader some foundation for why they're drawn to each other when they meet back up again fifteen years later but most of the meat of their togetherness is in the present, with open-door scenes.

One thing I knew---we both needed contact, each the anchor to the other's faltering ship.

This had a little bit of a slower start but if you're a frequent lit fic reader, it wouldn't faze you, there were a few times where the writing went to lit prose and therefore felt a bit overwritten to me but the emotions are there, making this a story that hits you. The second half didn't have the pacing issue of the first and Meg must deal with her father trying to steal her work and helping Isaac deal with a huge issue hanging over his head, all while they both try to navigate their love for each other; I'm not good enough for you, I'll ruin/be a pain in your life, etc. A cousin of Meg's and Isaac's older sister were fantastic secondary character additions, each bringing out a part of Meg and Isaac's character. There's not a lot of “math” talk, think a watered down movie Queen's Gambit but sexism, misogyny in the mathematical world, academia, is discussed and how Meg was affected by it for some of that world setting. This wasn't light or fluffy but will have your mired in the emotions, wanting Meg to stand up for herself and Isaac to allow her to fight for him.
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WhiskeyintheJar | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Jan 7, 2024 |
In Sara Read's new novel Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry, Johanna Porter, divorced soccer mom and part-time high school art teacher, receives an invitation to a gallery showing of her former lover and mentor Nestor Pinedo's works, which she promptly tosses in the trash. She wants nothing to do with Nestor or his business manager/daughter Pilar, who ruined her reputation as an artist years ago. We know things ended badly, but we don't yet know why.

Mel, Johanna's 17 year-old superstar soccer playing daughter, convinces her that she should get all dressed up and go, to show them she is doing great. Reluctantly Johanna goes to the gallery and sees a painting Nestor did of her years ago- and she steals it.

La Rosa Blanca is the famous painting and we later learn why Johanna is so upset to see it hanging in the gallery. She feels like that is a part of her hanging on the wall, when she was "fearless and fierce", and that part belongs to only her, not to Nestor or the world.

The theft becomes national news, and Johanna leaves town with the painting to hide out in her father's remote cabin. Seeing the painting and Nestor makes her realize everything she gave up twenty years ago, and she decides to stay at the cabin and rededicate herself to her art.

Pilar is hot on the trail of the stolen painting, and Johanna fears she will be discovered as the thief. Johanna's new neighbor is a handsome surgeon who is recovering from a severe hand injury that has left him unable to work. They slowly circle around each other, working towards a romantic relationship with some steamy scenes.

Johanna throws herself into her work, feeling alive again. Mel helps her mother by posting her works on Instagram and Johanna begins to build a following. But what will happen if she is outed as the thief?

This is the second book I have read that featured addiction as a storyline (the other is Susan Mallery's excellent The Sister Effect) and I found that part interesting. Johanna's story is one that may resonate with many women, and I liked her relationship with her daughter. Mel is a character that I recognize and admire in many young women today- strong, confident and independent. Pilar also turned out to be an intriguing character as well.

Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry is a good book for someone who is looking for a story about following your dreams, no matter how long ago you first had them.

Thanks to Harlequin Books for putting me on Sara Read's blog tour.
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bookchickdi | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Mar 13, 2023 |
Johanna Porter Is Not Sorry by Sara Read

Catalyst invitation accepted and art show attended instigate changes that see major changes in Johanna Porter’s life. How she will come out at the other end as her story progresses is well worth reading.

What I liked:
* Johanna: mother, art teacher, divorced, once an up and coming artist, stymied and boxed in for almost twenty years, rebirthing herself, coming into her own
* Mel: Johanna’s daughter, late teens, athlete, self-aware, supportive, integral to the story
* That this was not an easy read filled with sunshine and light but one that had me thinking, caring, and contemplating ‘what if’
* The changes and growth that occurred in Johanna as the story progressed
* That Johanna took time to look at and learn from her past while using it to create a better more real future for herself – she put the past in perspective
* The plot, pacing, and writing with flashbacks that explained Johanna’s backstory
* The love interest that could have been Mr. Perfect but instead was a rather brilliant but flawed human instead
* Johanna’s ability to, in the end, do what was best for herself and make it happen
* The growth in more than one character in the story and the inclusion of the reader in the process
* Reading a new-to-me author that I would read again

What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Johanna’s mentor that proved to be more menace than lover
* The time Johanna lost before coming into her own and the reasons this happened

Did I like this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars
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CathyGeha | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Mar 7, 2023 |

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