I didn’t feel any deep connection growing between Cal and his love interest Leon. It was sparse in areas where we had a chance to jump into deep emotion of a character, and the romance was all repeated phrases of a more physical reaction. I also didn’t quite blend with Phil Stamper’s writing style. Plus he was always justifying himself in the narrative, and it comes off as, well, shallow. I admired his ethics and drive for perfection and a career, but there wasn’t enough vulnerability for me to truly empathise with him. I had difficulty in relating to him on an emotional level. Our protagonist, Cal, while rich with journalistic integrity, a passion for his home town Brooklyn, and commitment to best friend Deb, came across a little flat and obnoxious. ‘ The Gravity of Us’ was a read of mixed feelings for me. As their relationship grows, so does the frenzy surrounding the Mars mission, and when secrets are revealed about ulterior motives of the program, Cal must find a way to get to the truth without hurting the people who have become most important to him.This book was set out to be a sure-fire hit for me – vlogging and journalism diversity rep with POC, sexual orientation, and mental illness general nerdiness around space travel and the race to colonise Mars all wrapped up in an angsty teen coming of age bow… The concept of ‘ The Gravity of Us’ had me from the first line of the blurb. They become an oasis for each other amid the craziness of this whole experience. Suddenly his life is more like a reality TV show, with his constantly bickering parents struggling with their roles as the "perfect American family."Īnd then Cal meets Leon, whose mother is another astronaut on the mission, and he finds himself falling head over heels-and fast.
With the entire nation desperate for any new information about the astronauts, Cal finds himself thrust in the middle of a media circus. Within days, Cal and his parents leave Brooklyn for hot and humid Houston.
But his plans are derailed when his pilot father is selected for a highly-publicized NASA mission to Mars. 'I'm so starry-eyed for this wise, romantic gem of a book.' - Becky AlbertalliĬal wants to be a journalist, and he's already well underway with almost half a million followers on his FlashFame app and an upcoming internship at Buzzfeed.
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