I did enjoy this book, however I did struggle with all the science chat. If you can get by that it was a great read. Thanks

Zoe and Jack, two students with a passion for science, meet at Harvard, Drawn to each other, despite their differences, they begin to work together on how to stop the aging process. As their work develops, so does their relationship but with success comes the potential for failure. in both work and life. Although there were echoes of Tomorrow x3 it is a very different read. Don't be put off by the very complicated science in the first quarter of the book - I almost was - but was so glad to have ploughed through it, as this became compulsive reading.

I really really enjoyed this book. Everytime I picked it up, I just couldn’t put it down because the story was so compelling. The only critique I would have is that there are quite a lot of science references which made it confusing a lot of the time, I felt I was skipping bits just to get back all the references. I found both our main characters Jack and Zoe to be endearing and fleshed out characters. I also did like our side characters. The ending wasn’t what I expected and I don’t know if it’s in a good or a bad way. I’m sure unsure of how I feel about it! But would highly highly recommend reading when it releases!

Notes on Infinity is a thought-provoking debut that follows two brilliant students, Zoe and Jack, who leave Harvard to start a biotech company with the aim of creating a groundbreaking anti-aging drug. The characters connection feels real, and the book ultimately, explores how love and ambition can clash.

However, the scientific jargon is a challenge for those of us without a science background.
A strong debut!

An interesting debut novel centred around students, Zoe and Jack, as they drop out of Harvard university and start up a Biotech company, with the ultimate goal of developing a ground breaking anti-aging drug. The reader follows their ambitious journey set in the world of science and research, with the plot’s development revealing twists in their scientific goals, key character back stories / vulnerabilities, and ultimately a love story.

Overall plot pace I found a little slow. The scientific terminology / story line within the book is very detailed and requires focus from the reader. The story is thought provoking, dark and sad in its conclusion.

Thanks to Net Galley and Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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I enjoyed the characters more than I enjoyed the story on this, I felt like they were really well created and you felt like you knew them (or didn't in Jack's case). It took me longer than I'd hoped to read this book as it didn't have that "I need to keep reading constantly" affect on me. But I did enjoy it overall! I didn't feel like it was realistic that Zoe would just not go into the lab at all when she loved science, but I also don't know anything about science start-ups so I could be completely off the mark here!

Thank you to Austin Taylor, Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House | Michael Joseph, and NetGalley for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I really liked this! A contemporary romance / literary fiction / almost thriller vibe. I enjoyed the science because I have a molbio background but could see that it’s probably too academic jargon heavy for the usual reader. I would assume they might not care about in the same way I didn’t really care about the Harvard location, but someone who’s attended the uni might really appreciate it.

The beginning was a little slow but it really picked up around 30% in. Loved the POV switch so you can see each main character’s justification for their actions. The romance felt real too.

The book definitely reflects similar situations in real life, eg Elizabeth Holmes. Would recommend!

It took me a while to get into this but persevere because 50 pages in I was enjoying it. The main characters are interesting although the science aspects may put people off as some of it requires a bit of googling to follow! I'm interested in seeing what else the author does as I don't think this book always follows through on its promise but there's enough here to keep me interested in what's next.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity because this ARC was fantastic.

The author works their magic perfectly, I was absolutely hooked. The story of two incredible scientists, fame, money, limelight and everything that brings with it.

I won't give any spoilers, this is fast paced storytelling and if you commit to reading it, I don't think you'll be disappointed. I was hooked.

'Notes on Infinity' is a slow-paced, modern science fiction novel, steeped in academia, scientific research and start-up culture. Overall, I found its scope to be rather extraordinary.

The characters of Zoe and Jack were both appealing and repellent in their awkwardness, gall and genius. I would have liked more of Jack's back story earlier on, but when it was finally presented, it was detailed and compelling.

This will probably be touted as a mix between Lessons in Chemistry and Tomorrow, Tomorrow Tomorrow but I think it's more than that. Its about two science students who meet and believe they will create something amazing. Honestly go into this blind as it were as it will shock and surprise and make itself memorable. Enjoy!

Thoroughly enjoyed this gut-kicking exploration of Jack and Zoe’s partnership, but wish it could have been more in depth, especially the last third. This did not feel like 400 pages at all; I whizzed through it and could have easily dealt with it being twice as long.

A love story between 2 brilliant young scientists on the edge of creating something unbelievable
Told mainly from Zoe’s perspective you think you have it all wrapped up - but when James tells his side - everything looks so different
A brilliant debut

Thankyou NetGalkey fir an ARC in return for an honest review

Two very clever young people meet while studying science at university.
They think they have discovered a cure for ageing and start up a company to sell their product.
A story about greed and betrayal with some twists.
Thank you to NetGalley and Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

4.5⭐️. I thought this was a gripping and emotive debut novel. It follows two young scientists who meet at Harvard University and later drop out when their work in the field of anti-aging leads to the creation of a biotech startup. We first follow Zoe’s POV as she struggles to make her claim in a male dominated world, we see the company take off and start to see some success, before a scandal reminiscent of Theranos threatens everything they’ve worked for.

I wasn’t expecting the switch to Jack’s POV later on in the book, but I’m really glad we got it because it provided so much depth to his character and we got a glimpse into his backstory, which made him the man he became.

Although there is a reasonable amount of technical jargon (and I am by no means a scientist!), I didn’t find that it put me off or took me out of the story. Because ultimately it’s a story about two people with very different upbringings whose love for science connected them.

I was intrigued from the beginning and found it to be a bingeable book that I only got more and more attached to as the story progressed. What I loved most is that Zoe and Jack felt so real to me, which gave the story such emotional impact.

Would recommend if you like books such as Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Massive thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-ARC of this book.

A great book that was well paced and enjoyable to read. Felt like it had similar vibes to Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and also Lessons in Chemistry. A solid story and well told.

The description says that Notes on Infinity is a mix of others such as Normal People and Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow and others of which I have read and loved and I so very much wanted to love this also..

I would call myself educated, so the technical aspects to this book (tho I’m not an expert in this area of expertise) doesn’t faze me

There was a build up of positiveness coming from the storyline that you were kind of expecting something to happen and that happenance certainly happened! But although it was expected, it didn’t really sit well for me… for the two main characters to have worked together so closely for so long and for Zoe not to even have an inkling that all this was going on under her nose all that time seemed a bit unrealistic to me and I struggled a wee bit to comprehend how Jack would have gotten away with it..

Also, at 400 pages, I felt that this book just trundled on a wee bit too long..

I did like this book and felt that it would have been a better one all round if it was a little shorter and with something about giving Zoe a tiny speck of doubt before all this flared up would probably have made it a bit more believable for me

Overall, a decent debut with a lot to get stuck into but just needed a little finesse in it’s final finishing

Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for the chance to review this advanced copy for an honest review

If you are a chemistry graduate then you won’t need to skim through all the bewildering technical jargon and acronyms as I did. Apart from that, Zoe and Jack’s relationship was intriguing and their meteoric rise to success incredible

Love this book - it was really good. Thank you to the writer, publisher, and NetGalley for allowing me to review this advanced copy.

Two young geniuses, Zoe and Jack, meet in Harvard. When Zoe discovers a scientific theory that may help reverse ageing, Jack is keen to actualise her research and together they become entrepreneurs of meteoric success.

I expected this to be a traditional love story, but it very much varied from that and was much more complicated, with essence Greek tragedy at its core, and lots of twists and turns along the way. There was a lot of scientific jargon, which didn't bother me as much as it might another reader, but I did find that it distracted me from plot by wondering whether their hypothesis was based on actual scientific research, or if it would sound absolutely ridiculous to someone well versed in eugenics. I would be interested to hear.

Both Zoe and Jack were well-written, multi-faceted characters and I thoroughly enjoyed reading from each of their POVs. The thing that prevented me rating this book higher was that it unfortunately read as if it needed more editing. The pacing was off generally, with many sections being too drawn out and others skimmed over. Lots of time was spent on build-up, only to skate through the main events. If this had been tighter, it would have been a 4 or 4.5 star read for me. As it was, it was 3.5.