Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Click here to read this review on therealworldpassingby blog
The Next Together seems like a contemporary from the outside but it's so much more than that. It's romance, it's historical fiction, mystery, and science fiction. There's corrupt governments, the high class society of the eighteenth century, war, parallel dimensions, and one hopeless love story happening over and over again. This debut novel was so much more than I was expecting it to be.
I appreciated this book so much. Lauren James obviously but a massive amount of effort into this and it shows. It's honestly surprising that this is a debut. It was an original idea, and though this story wraps up and can easily stand on its own, I'm interested to see what answers we get and how this plays out in the companion/sequel, The Last Beginning. The plot was sewn together really well, the theme of the characters been born again and again was played and experimented with without overwhelming the characters or their love story. I also really liked that the 2019 timeline was told only through Katherine and Matthew's notes to one another.
The writing in this was great. I loved that it changed slightly with each timeline, it made each one more realistic and believable. I also liked that the Katherine and Matthew changed slightly with the different influences of each time period but essentially were very much the same.
I can't not mention the aesthetics of this novel. I absolutely loved the way it changed looks-wise. At the top of each page there's a timeline with a little arrow pointing to the year it takes place in which I adored. And the font changed for each time period to suit the sort of thing that really reflected that year. I don't know what I'm saying, but I just loved it!
Overall this was an impressive novel, so much more that it promises. It was cute, exciting, and pretty. It was an enjoyable read, and I'd definitely read more of James' work.
The Next Together seems like a contemporary from the outside but it's so much more than that. It's romance, it's historical fiction, mystery, and science fiction. There's corrupt governments, the high class society of the eighteenth century, war, parallel dimensions, and one hopeless love story happening over and over again. This debut novel was so much more than I was expecting it to be.
I appreciated this book so much. Lauren James obviously but a massive amount of effort into this and it shows. It's honestly surprising that this is a debut. It was an original idea, and though this story wraps up and can easily stand on its own, I'm interested to see what answers we get and how this plays out in the companion/sequel, The Last Beginning. The plot was sewn together really well, the theme of the characters been born again and again was played and experimented with without overwhelming the characters or their love story. I also really liked that the 2019 timeline was told only through Katherine and Matthew's notes to one another.
The writing in this was great. I loved that it changed slightly with each timeline, it made each one more realistic and believable. I also liked that the Katherine and Matthew changed slightly with the different influences of each time period but essentially were very much the same.
I can't not mention the aesthetics of this novel. I absolutely loved the way it changed looks-wise. At the top of each page there's a timeline with a little arrow pointing to the year it takes place in which I adored. And the font changed for each time period to suit the sort of thing that really reflected that year. I don't know what I'm saying, but I just loved it!
Overall this was an impressive novel, so much more that it promises. It was cute, exciting, and pretty. It was an enjoyable read, and I'd definitely read more of James' work.
I have been dying to read this book ever since I first heard about it months ago so when Michelle lent me her copy to read, I got incredibly excited and I started reading it straight away. I absolutely loved this book for many reasons but mainly because it was everything I could want in a book. It was set in the past and the future. It had historical events, the future, corrupt political situations, war, adorable and cute romantic scenes.
Read more of my review at: https://thereadingfangirl.wordpress.com/2015/07/03/the-next-together-by-lauren-james/
Read more of my review at: https://thereadingfangirl.wordpress.com/2015/07/03/the-next-together-by-lauren-james/
Such a cute and unique read. Some perspectives were less interesting than others though and made it feel quite slow at times. Over all it was a great book with an amazing storyline.
I liked this but it didn't blow my mind or anything, I think more will be explained in the sequel because there are still a lot of unanswered questions. Looking forward to when the sequel comes out!
I actually really enjoyed this book. The balance of romance, science, history and politics was interesting and worked well. The way that the lifetimes were set up were mysterious and very sci-fy like and it really gave the story a nice edge to it. I will definitely be picking up the next book when it's released.
Katherine and Matthew are destined to be born again and again, century after century. Each time, their presence changes history for the better, and each time, they fall hopelessly in love, only to be tragically separated.
Spanning the Crimean War, the Siege of Carlisle and the near-future of 2019 and 2039 they find themselves sacrificing their lives to save the world. But why do they keep coming back? What else must they achieve before they can be left to live and love in peace?
Maybe the next together will be different...
A bit of a disjointed hotchpotch of a story. It flicked from one 'life' to another never giving you much chance of getting involved plus, if you're reading on a kindle, it's difficult to decipher the additional documents and after a few tries I just gave up as I didn't think they added much to the storyline. I won't be bothering with the sequel.
Spanning the Crimean War, the Siege of Carlisle and the near-future of 2019 and 2039 they find themselves sacrificing their lives to save the world. But why do they keep coming back? What else must they achieve before they can be left to live and love in peace?
Maybe the next together will be different...
A bit of a disjointed hotchpotch of a story. It flicked from one 'life' to another never giving you much chance of getting involved plus, if you're reading on a kindle, it's difficult to decipher the additional documents and after a few tries I just gave up as I didn't think they added much to the storyline. I won't be bothering with the sequel.
Warum ist sie in einer Zeitlinie 17 und er 22?
Ich bin etwas verwirrt, weil es 4 Zeitlinien gibt, also habe ich vielleicht etwas verpasst. Auch der Schreibstil ist manchmal fragwürdig.
Zeitreisen, Star Crossed Lovers und Mixed Media sind einige meiner Lieblingsthemen und sie sind alle in einem Buch.
Es ist nichts falsch mit dem Buch aber ich hänge nicht wirklich an den Charakteren. Die waren in Lebensgefahr und es hat mich echt nicht gekümmert. Und ich musste ein Stern für das Ende abziehen. Warum ist das Ende so offen ? Auch wenn es eine duology ist muss man eine paar Fragen beantworten damit es ein befriedigende Ende hat.
Ich bin etwas verwirrt, weil es 4 Zeitlinien gibt, also habe ich vielleicht etwas verpasst. Auch der Schreibstil ist manchmal fragwürdig.
Zeitreisen, Star Crossed Lovers und Mixed Media sind einige meiner Lieblingsthemen und sie sind alle in einem Buch.
Es ist nichts falsch mit dem Buch aber ich hänge nicht wirklich an den Charakteren. Die waren in Lebensgefahr und es hat mich echt nicht gekümmert. Und ich musste ein Stern für das Ende abziehen. Warum ist das Ende so offen ? Auch wenn es eine duology ist muss man eine paar Fragen beantworten damit es ein befriedigende Ende hat.
HOLY SHIT i am in love. This is now one of my favourite books of all time.