Sarah Lahey

Set in the near future, this romantic adventure sees the climate scientist Quinn Byers struggle through life in 2050. Plagued by a series of misadventures, including the unsolved disappearance of her famous mother, Quinn collides head-on with a mysterious time-traveling cyborg, returned from the future to woo her back.

The Heartless Series, Book One

Gravity Is Heartless

I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Lahey had a lot of interesting ideas regarding what the world might look like in 30 years, but I ultimately had some issues with Quinn's basic worldview that made this an unenjoyable read for me. I just don't have patience for Christian-cultured atheists who denounce all religions as the same and promote science as the be-all and end-all, without recognizing the inequalities and biases that are just as present in the pursuit of science as in the pursuit of religion. Because this worldview was so important to the story, I just couldn't enjoy it. I felt like too much time was spent in the climate cities, talking about how amazing the technology used there was, and not enough time in the rest of the world, actually acknowledging how the vast majority of the world was affected by climate change. Plus I really hate the (view spoiler)[accidental pregnancy (hide spoiler)] trope, and that was another big part of the book.

Gravity Is Heartless The Heartless Series, Book One

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