Synopsis:

A brilliant physicist studying the nature of time embarks on a journey to prove that those we love are always connected to us, leading to surprising revelations in this fresh and unique love story. 

Sophie Jones is a physics prodigy on track to unlock the secrets of the universe. But when she meets Jake Kristopher during their first week at Yale they instantly feel a deep connection, as if they’ve known each other before. Quickly, they become a couple. Slowly, their love lures Sophie away from school. 

When a shocking development forces Sophie into a new reality, she returns to physics to make sense of her world. She grapples with life’s big questions, including how to cope with unexpected change and loss. Inspired by her connection with Jake, Sophie throws herself into her studies, determined to prove that true loves belong together in all realities.

Spanning decades, The Love Proof is an unusual love story about lasting connection, time, and intuition. It explores the course that perfect love can take between imperfect people, and urges us to listen to our hearts rather than our heads.

The Love Proof had me asking big questions. Especially when I found myself reading into the wee hours of the night. Are those we love always with us? If you’ve experienced true love, will it continue to exist across all realities? Is first love the love that changes us the most? I’m not sure those are questions we will ever be able to definitively answer, but this unique novel had me pondering them anyway.

“It was when you recognized someone you’d never met, because somehow you knew they were the same.”

Madeleine Henry, The Love Proof

While Jake and Sophie fall in love quickly—almost instantly—the author makes it work. I believed in their connection and found myself pulled along as they fell. They spend an all-consuming four years together through college until Jake worries Sophie’s devotion to him is destroying her own dreams. This leads to big changes for both of them, and their lives that take paths I’m not sure they were meant to take. 

There is so much to discuss with this novel, but it’s impossible without giving away spoilers. The story is thoughtful and meaningful, but I also find it somewhat sad. But in a more contemplative way, if that makes sense. I feel sad for the journey these two characters take. But is it necessary? Does it make the world better? And does the rest of the world even matter when it comes to their relationship? 

“‘People overvalue intellect. Life should be lived from the heart.'”

Madeleine Henry, The Love Proof