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lauraportalupi's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Suicide and Child death
_inge_'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The concept of this book is very interesting and the writing style kept my interest, however:
- There was no relation between the things happening in Emilia's time and the events/changes in Kate's time. Throughout the book and especially the ending, I missed the logical consequences of an admittedly always illogical time travel aspect. The events simply were not connected.
- It is mentioned throughout the book that Kate and Ben have mixed heritage, but nothing much in what they say and do reflects that.
- The ending is chaotic and the final chapter is not very satisfying. I think if the events have to be explained this much in the final chapters (still not making a hole lot of sense) and there is no 'aha' moment referring back to something you've read in previous chapters, the plot just doesn't come together.
- There was no relation between the things happening in Emilia's time and the events/changes in Kate's time. Throughout the book and especially the ending, I missed the logical consequences of an admittedly always illogical time travel aspect. The events simply were not connected.
- It is mentioned throughout the book that Kate and Ben have mixed heritage, but nothing much in what they say and do reflects that.
- The ending is chaotic and the final chapter is not very satisfying. I think if the events have to be explained this much in the final chapters (still not making a hole lot of sense) and there is no 'aha' moment referring back to something you've read in previous chapters, the plot just doesn't come together.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Child death
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