Principles of Emotion Book Preview

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Hello everyone! Today I am teaming up with Dutton to bring you a book preview of Principles of Emotion by Sara Read which comes out on January 1, 2024.
My Thoughts:
Book: Principles of Emotion
Author: Sara Read
Rating: 4 Out of 5 Stars
I would like to thank the publisher, Graydon House, for sending me ARC. I will say that if you enjoy Ali Hazelwood’s work, then you will probably love this one.
In this one, we follow Meg Brightwood. She is a brain at math and even holds a PHD in it. She has dedicated her life to solving this theorem that is supposed to be impossible to solve. She has been kind of blacklisted from the academic world. For the past couple of years, she has been taking care of her grandmother and not really interacting with anyone. When her grandmother passes, Meg finds out that she only two years to live in the house. She doesn’t know what do. Issac, an old crush, gets a job at the house next door. The two rekindle with one another and the sparks begin to fly. However, things are not what them seem. It turns out that Issac has a past, one that could very well end up changing the course of their relationship and maybe not for the better. Yet, she wants this and wants him. She has to decide is she going to stay in her comfort zone or she is going to take a chance.
Now, I know what you are thinking. This sounds like a romance book. Yes, it is. However, it also does a deep dive into anxiety and how it can affect people. It shows how people who have anxiety view the world and how difficult it can be for them to have to get out of their comfort zone. It shows how difficult it can be for people with anxiety to put themselves out there. We see Meg’s struggle. She wants to comfort her father, but she can’t make herself form the words. There are days that she finds herself unable to even get out of bed, let alone function. There are people in her life who don’t understand what she is going through and how she feels. They tell her just to snap out of it and to get over it. She can’t and few people seem to understand that. I do think that books like this one will hopefully help people understand what it is like to have anxiety. It’s not a matter of not being able to do something, but can’t and having to come over both people telling you it’s all in your head and dealing with your own feelings.
I enjoyed the slow burn between Meg and Issac. Both are a little unsure of each other, but they both need each other in their lives. They don’t really know this. As the book goes on, they slowly start to develop a relationship. They both have something that is holding them back from truly expressing their feelings. I can’t really say what that is without giving away too much. I will say that when the truth does come out, the fight and the desire to hold onto what they have is amazing. It’s more on one side than the other. The other side is more worried about getting the other one in some major trouble.
This book also shows the struggle that women face in STEM. Despite Meg being brilliant at what she does, she is not respected and valued the same as her male counterparts. She has to hide her appearance, because she will be judged on being pretty. She has to work twice as hard to prove herself. What she does is not seen as value, unless she has a man on the paper. People want to say that all of this is not true. Even if you are not in STEM, take a look around. Women do have to work twice as hard at the same job as a man in order to prove that they have the same value. Women always have to prove themselves in ways that men do not.
Overall, I did enjoy this book. I think if you like Ali Hazelwood, I think you will enjoy this one.
This book comes out on January 1, 2024.
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