Reviews

Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

mooskimoo's review

emotional funny 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

4.25

A true love story, Alone With You in the Ether was easy to read yet beautifully written. The story managed to capture the intricacies of individuals and how two can come together to help heal one another’s past pain. 

gabrielastbr's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense 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

4.5

readerette's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

A well written story about two imperfect people trying to make their way in life, who find an imperfect love with one another.

If you are bothered by relationship drama, this may not be a story for you, but I enjoyed the philosophical musings of both characters enough to balance out the drama (I especially resonated with Aldo). I've never had exactly the thoughts or obsessions these two had, but some of their wonderings and worries definitely struck a chord for me that made the book quite an emotional journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

tbh_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

kayla_vermaak's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

janagaton's review against another edition

4.0

Let's call it a low 4. I debated between a high 3 and a low 4, but I think it was a unique enough book in terms of the way it was written to go with the higher rating. By that I mean that Ms. Blake is clearly an intelligent author, which is necessary to create an incredibly smart character like Aldo, as well as an extremely detached and reckless character like Regan. I closed the book feeling like I knew the characters well, but I didn't have a connection with them, nor did I feel the urge to root for them at any point as individuals or as a couple.
The humor throughout the book kept it entertaining amidst the flowery prose type of writing. There were more than a handful of pages that included melodramatic paragraphs, but I was able to look past those for the most part. What I could NOT look past were the horribly cringey sex scenes, or any type of scene that included intimacy. I think Olivie Blake should stick to dark academia/fantasy after this one. However, there were numerous notable and relatable lines up until the very end, to the point where I felt simultaneously seen and attacked, and for that I greatly appreciate this book overall.

kzahed's review

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

The writing style is incredibly fitting for the characters - in a word, pretentious. It’s verbose and poetic in a very clearly trying-to-be-poetic way, but I can’t imagine it being written any differently. Worth reading, yes. Favorite book, no. While it was profound at times, sometimes the way it was constantly trying to be profound was tiresome. It reminds me of tumblr in 2014.

audreygok17's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

sunwaves's review against another edition

5.0

i wish i could write long reviews in depth just so i can even begin to explain how much this book means to me

immediateforgivenessineurydice's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75