Reviews

Meet Me in Another Life by Catriona Silvey

razz_otter's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

The first few chapters I didn't hate but wasn't sure where it was going. By half way I was fully invested and couldn't stop listening it. Loved it. 

petaq's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is a really nicely done little novel!

I don't actually love time-loops as a plot device (stressful!) but my discomfort was largely alleviated by the sense that Silver was continuously building towards something. I enjoyed seeing how the two main characters influenced each other, and yet how their resulting selves still felt true to the fundamental characters. 

I was pleasantly surprised by how neatly it wrapped up, too

shivy8's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

helenekolner's review

5.0

Emotional damage

jolynne's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

What a story. This was an awesome and unexpected mixture of genre’s. I loved it. A little bit magical realism, a little bit of a mystery, a little bit of a love story, a little bit science fiction.

emily_bg's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

bgibs122's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is so keyed to my interests and the shit that just gets to me that I can’t help but love it. It’s so damn charming and clever and twisty and lovable, even if felt a kick long toward the 80% marker or so. Loved it.

ellemilia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

5.0

kaisv's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

rachelcdm's review against another edition

3.0

I have mixed feelings about this one. On the one hand the ending really hit me in the feels, and I loved the concept and enjoyed the style of writing.

On the other had it took me ages to finish reading, it seemed to take half the book to get into the meat of the story and then the big twist felt… I don’t know. Confusing? Underwhelming? I’m not sure.

I truly loved the setting though, and I loved the idea that one person can be literally everything to you. In my eyes, Thora and Santi were very distinguishable from one another, and in every version of themselves they felt real.

But I was left too many questions about the “echoes” of the people around them. I also don’t think it was clear WHY they had to go through so many lives together in so many forms. (By this I mean I understood the reason that was given, it just didn’t convince me. Hope/despair/balance… yadayadayada.)

I guess my biggest issue though, is with the pacing. It simply didn’t need to be as long as it was and I’m convinced it would have been so much more exciting to read if they “remembered” each other a few chapters sooner.

That ending though. Ooofff.