A review by wilybooklover
Earth Bound by Emma Barry, Genevieve Turner

adventurous emotional medium-paced

3.0

I was quite enjoying this until
it got to the third-act breakup. I hate any form of the third-act breakup, but when it lasts for months (inside the book) and for over 20% of the actual book, it really sours my enjoyment of the book. Especially when they'd only just barely got somewhere emotionally. I just hate the angst. I like seeing the characters happy together and that didn't happen until the very last chapter.
Plus, the big time jumps didn't really work for me. There were also a couple of historical inaccuracies that bothered me, particularly Parsons referring to himself as a Vulcan in 1961, several years before Star Trek was even created, let alone aired.

On the positive side though, these two characters were so incredibly competent at their jobs, which I just adore. I loved Charlie's character — she's so driven and confident and refuses to hide how smart she is. I also particularly liked that Parsons never interfered with her job or treated her like shit just because he was attracted to her (an unfortunately common occurrence in office romances). He's supportive of Charlie and her work but never overprotective — that scene where he stands up for her to her parents is amazing. The 1960s space race setting was fascinating and very well-drawn. It's such an underused era for romance and I don't know why!
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