“She stood looking at the Atlantic. She just wanted to know how to be good.”

This book was an emotional rollercoaster, but I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it. It delves into themes of grief, religion, politics, sisterhood, and love, and how these influences shape the characters’ lives.

The writing is incredibly emotional and beautiful, allowing readers to empathise deeply with our characters’ feelings. Lily’s religious beliefs play a significant role in her life, constantly influencing her decisions, pushing her, shaming her, and providing her with a sense of peace. Readers who grew up in religious households will likely find resonance and connection in her and her rationale.

The love story between Lily and her two love interests, the boy and Marshall, is captivating. It feels as if Lily’s heart made space for both men. And while it’s challenging to root for the second male lead, Marshall’s unwavering love and desire to give Lily everything are endearing. He “could not get enough of her […] Wherever she was, he wanted her”. While I wasn’t disappointed with the resolution of the triangle, I would have loved for everyone to find another that only belonged to them.
With The Boy, despite enjoying his character, I felt as if he was being kept at a distance. Firstly, we never learn his name. Instead, we learn about his attributes, such as his quick temper and how he lives his entire life making up for his mistakes. We also know that he loves our Lily, but there was something about him that made me feel like I hardly knew him. However, when he says things like, “Being without you is killing me”, it’s hard not to be Team Boy!

Readers who enjoy the tension, secrecy, and emotional turmoil of love triangles should definitely consider picking up this book.

At the heart of the story lies the relationship between Lily and Jane. Two sisters, seemingly different in every way, navigating grief and life, both separately and together. The love they share is palpable, radiating from the pages. Despite their close relationship, they hold secrets, which ultimately lead to their downfall. Familial relationships are always intriguing to explore, as they offer depth and complexity that make for compelling stories. Laws of Love and Logic truly captures the essence of these relationships.

I highly recommend this book and would definitely read it again.

A special thank you to NetGalley for providing this arc!

This was a slow burn story.

It felt a bit dull to start with, too much detail before the story got going for me.

However, once it did get going I loved the detail and the compassionate way the story was told.

We make so many decisions in life based on what we believe to be true. This book uncovers the heartache, the dilemmas, the psychological impact of our societal beliefs.

This book gives a profound insight into the human condition, and love, it says a lot about the relationship we have with love.

All in all I really enjoyed this book. I loved the way the story was told and the insights imparted by the author. Beautiful.

5 stars. I'm already recommending to a few friends so they can it to their TBR! After a quick search, I discovered that Debra Curtis is an up-and-coming author and I think she deserves all the hype she can get.

Laws of Love and Logic was a sweet surprise. I was intrigued by the description of the book, but it's much more than that, between coming out of age, sexuality, feminism, abortion, black people's matters, the lgbt community, politics, religion and love.

We follow Lily throughout her life, from childhood to adulthood, and we get a glimpse of what other people are doing, like her sister, her father, some of her friends and the boy. When I picked up this book, I wasn't expecting to read it so quickly, but I have to admit that Lily's life gripped me from the first second and I was so involved that I felt emotional several times.

Lily goes through so much in her life, different ups and downs, while trying to understand her love for the boy and her husband. I think the author did an excellent job of balancing these emotions and I didn't feel frustrated by ‘a love triangle’, even though it wasn't quite it. The more of 'open' ending was perfect, I really liked how it ended.

Thanks to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing Plc for sending me an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I feel like I’ve read lots of books that follow this narrative, but it’s a long time since I’ve read one that pulled it off so well. And that summarises the book, it’s someone ordinary and spectacular at the same time.

We follow Lily throughout her life which can be read as a privileged one full of love but also one struck by tragedy and guilt and regret. There are several important relationships but the one with her sister Jane was very special and felt real.

There is a lot of science peppered throughout the book such as ornithology and quantum mechanics but she wears her research so lightly that it feels like she’s discussing something you already know rather than being lectured at and they resonate so strongly with the overall themes. There is a lot of religion which is also treated in the same way.

The gender politics and philosophy throughout was also deeply understood and went beyond what most fiction writers can do.