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How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky by Lydia Netzer
Sent for review from St. Martin's Press
July 1, 2014 by St. Martin's Press
Amazon + Good Reads

"Like a jewel shimmering in a Midwest skyline, the Toledo Institute of Astronomy is the nation's premier center of astronomical discovery and a beacon of scientific learning for astronomers far and wide. Here, dreamy cosmologist George Dermont mines the stars to prove the existence of God. Here, Irene Sparks, an unsentimental scientist, creates black holes in captivity.


George and Irene are on a collision course with love, destiny and fate. They have everything in common: both are ambitious, both passionate about science, both lonely and yearning for connection. The air seems to hum when they’re together. But George and Irene’s attraction was not written in the stars. In fact their mothers, friends since childhood, raised them separately to become each other's soulmates. 
When that long-secret plan triggers unintended consequences, the two astronomers must discover the truth about their destinies, and unravel the mystery of what Toledo holds for them—together or, perhaps, apart.


Lydia Netzer combines a gift for character and big-hearted storytelling, with a sure hand for science and a vision of a city transformed by its unique celestial position, exploring the conflicts of fate and determinism, and asking how much of life is under our control and what is pre-ordained in the heavens."

-Good Reads

Blogger's thoughts: Is this not the most beautiful ARC cover that you've ever seen? I can't wait to get into this book - it has fantastic Good Reads ratings and is listed under "magical realism." These two elements, paired with the synopsis, leads me to believe that I will adore this book. Many thanks to St. Martin's Press for sending it to me!