T. Satterfield's novel "Prophecy of Love" is a whimsical tale of the human psyche, time travel, history, and all combine in Gabe's epic quest to determine a greater truth and more knowledge about love. This story was so much more fantastical than my initial expectation of a contemporary romance novel; Gabe travelled through time and talked to many of the great minds of the past, and along the way, he was guided by Pythia, a high priestess of Zeus. The characters and their beliefs seemed a way for Satterfield to discuss her own curiosity about love. I think it will resonate well with people who enjoy both fantasy and philosophy.

Prophecy of Love is ingenious that I can see it come to life on the big screen. I'm sure everyone at some point in their life has been in the position of Gabe. The hopeless romantic, looking for love in all the wrong places, and emphasizing the need for love. This novel encompasses so much wisdom, history, theory and my fav...psychology. The author uses a unique writing style that captivates the reader's mind as if you're trapped in the novel. It becomes personal.. Here's what's so brilliant about the book: you open it thinking you're about to witness the journey of Gabe's quest for love by unlocking the multiverse, only to discover you're about to embark on the same journey alongside Gabe. You are about to become Gabe! I found myself taking notes and rereading sections. The book is full of things to learn.

To compare this book to Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure might be justified, but it will fall short in capturing the essence of Prophecy of Love. While Bill and Ted, like our protagonist Gabe, travel through time to meet with great minds from history, they lack Gabe’s purpose in seeking a greater truth about love. And they lack the guidance of the beautiful priestess, Pythia.

The central story of this book is a journey through time, space, Quantum physics, the human psyche, and romance. It shows that all energy that ever was still is, that history lives forever, and that each of these things can be accessed to reveal truths about oneself and the role we play in the multiverse. There are so many cool concepts in this story, and they all lead to the lesson of understanding oneself to establish a definition of love.

Historic figures who help Gabe along his path are many, including Socrates, Plato, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Ghandi. As a fan of all kinds of music, I really enjoyed all the references to music. And I was especially fond of the appearance of John Coltrane and the Beatles. Trane’s lessons for Gabe come right from the message of his music, and the Beatles…well, they are the Beatles! In my view, the single best chapter in the book is lunch with Jane Austen. Perfect!

T. Satterfield has managed to capture the voices of so many historic figures while her Gabe seeks to find his own voice. If you believe there is more to love than what your parents said to you when you were a kid, and you seek to understand it, read Gabe’s story. It is truly a love story!

LO QUE ME COSTÓ. A ver, es bueno? meh. Está TODO el tiempo hablando sobre la filosofía del amor y te mete tantas palabras que vos decis ???? y te marea.
JURO POR LOS DIOSES que llegué a la mitad del libro y lo dejé porque no me daba más el cerebro.
Un personaje tan chato como el del prota, me daban ganas de arrancarme los ojos.
Siento que la escritora se esmeró demasiado en el trasfondo de la historia del protagonista que se olvidó de desarrollarla.

To be honest, I'm not quite sure how to approach this review. I supposed I'll just get right into it.

Based on the official synopsis, this book isn't exactly what I expected. I thought I'd be reading a contemporary fiction about a man who learns what it is to love, albeit with a little mystical help. I thought it would be light- to medium-hearted in seriousness. And this book is these things. But it also turned out to be way more about what it means to love in a psychological and spiritual sense. And by that I mean the author really infuses a heavy dose of philosophy and text book analysis through out the entire story. I didn't know this until I received a copy from NetGalley and more information was provided to me. I requested this book based only on the synopsis.

To be fair, Satterfield tries to lighten the learning load by including Pythia, a high priestess of Zeus, as Gabe's teacher. Pythia teaches Gabe about various aspects of love including the different types of love; how one's generational history can influence one's interpretation of love; how one must be aware of the lens they view life/love through; and something about a Higgs Boson. Pythia assigns Gabe homework and his dutiful studies, along with his interactions with the world, serve to teach him about love.

The book is well-written and the author, who I learned is a licensed psychotherapist, clearly knows her subject matter. However, I had a difficult time getting through it. I felt like it was too dense. Sure, the book introduces some concepts about love that some might find interesting. But honestly, I wasn't looking for or anticipating to read a philosophical book.

Satterfield uses her characters to explain and philosophize about love in an attempt to make it easier for the reader to digest. Personally, I didn't find it that easy to read; it felt like an information overload. Yes, I know it's a fictional book, but I found it mildly unbelievable that Gabe just so happens to more or less understand all of these lessons about love so quickly--and be able to discuss it intellectually at that.

Overall, this book was not for me. I recognize that it's written well and that this book may clearly resonate more with someone else. Thus, I struggled to rate this book. I have to give one on NetGalley, but I won't be assigning one on my blog. To avoid dissonance between a reader's expectations based on the synopsis, and what's actually in the book, perhaps the official book blurb needs to be revisited. I think the marketing needs to make it clearer that this book is more philosophical than the synopsis suggests.

Thanks to Netgalley and publishers for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review.

This book is less of a story and more like a discussion about the meaning of love and life.
Gabe thinks that his life would become meaningful only when he finds love and hence begins his journey to find love with some help from Pythia. Both of them travel through time and space to meet many historical figures.

The depth and thought with which the book is written is astounding. Many a times I found myself contemplating about the discussions taking place in it and constantly adding new things in my knowledge and understanding.

It was amazing to experience this journey along with Gabe.