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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
I probably should not have read this right after the Midnight Library because they were too similar. This was better, but I think I would have enjoyed it more at another time.
2.5 — Though I’m an absolute sucker for time travelling and tragedies within families, this book just didn’t hit the spot. With time travelling stories, the protagonist has such an important role since they are the only character that will consistently be with the readers through all the different universes; all the other characters will change depending on the dimension and the protagonist’s choices.
With this book, I didn’t have much of a reason to care about the protagonist, Alice (40y/o), making it difficult to stick with her journey as she travelled back to her 16th birthday. There was no motivation — no anticipation of anything — from Alice’s actions for the better portion of the book. By the halfway point, I still don’t know why she transported back to her birthday nor am I given a reason to care about her getting back to her present day life (there wasn’t anything that was happening in that timeline that would make me want to jump back).
The book’s afterward was sad, to know what the author went through with her own father, but also sweet, knowing that he was able to be around to read this book when he was still around and that this book helped others going through a rough time.
With this book, I didn’t have much of a reason to care about the protagonist, Alice (40y/o), making it difficult to stick with her journey as she travelled back to her 16th birthday. There was no motivation — no anticipation of anything — from Alice’s actions for the better portion of the book. By the halfway point, I still don’t know why she transported back to her birthday nor am I given a reason to care about her getting back to her present day life (there wasn’t anything that was happening in that timeline that would make me want to jump back).
The book’s afterward was sad, to know what the author went through with her own father, but also sweet, knowing that he was able to be around to read this book when he was still around and that this book helped others going through a rough time.
3.25 stars
This book was not quite what I was expecting. It felt way too YA for me. I was frustrated with the MC’s decision to not disclose certain things to her father. This one was just ok for me. I did like to nostalgic parts of my childhood mentioned throughout (Z100 radio station, Loves’ Baby Soft, Rye Playland)!
This book was not quite what I was expecting. It felt way too YA for me. I was frustrated with the MC’s decision to not disclose certain things to her father. This one was just ok for me. I did like to nostalgic parts of my childhood mentioned throughout (Z100 radio station, Loves’ Baby Soft, Rye Playland)!
The audiobook for This Time Tomorrow was wonderful. The story is charming--Alice travels back in time from her 40th birthday to her 16th birthday. In the present day, her father is ill so she tries to change the future. I don't want to give too much away so I'll leave it at that, but it's not your typical time travel novel. I really enjoyed this novel so much.
The acknowledgements and story about her father is what pushed this from a 3 to 4 for me.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.8 stars ⭐️ I liked this book. “Palate cleanser” type, easy read and enough intrigue. Didn’t love it the whole time, but it picked back up. I enjoyed the sentimentality of the main character’s relationships and feelings. The writing was a bit underdeveloped at times and the dialogue was unbelievable and should’ve been edited some.
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
