Reviews

Someone in Time: Tales of Time-Crossed Romance by Jonathan Strahan

estradamc's review against another edition

3.5

• Roadside Attraction - 4 stars 
• The Past Life Reconstruction Service - 4 stars 
• First Aid - 2.5 stars
• I Remember Satellites - 5 stars 
• The Golden Hour - 2.5 stars 
• The Lichens - 3 stars 
• Kronia - 2.5 stars 
• Bergamot and Vetiver - 5 stars
• The Difference Between Love and Time - 5 stars 
• Unbashed, or: Jackson, Whose Cowardice Tore a Hole in the Chronoverse - 3 stars 
• Romance: Historical - 3 stars 
• The Place of all the Souls - 3 stars 
• Timed Obsolescence - 3 stars 
• A Letter to Merlin - 4 stars 
• Dead Poets - 4 stars 
• Time Gypsy - 5 stars 

maxamaris's review against another edition

5.0

Overall acan't-miss-it anthology, pls read it. Here are bitty reviews of my fav aroeuws:

Roadside Attraction by Alix E. Harrow 4.5 - gut wrenching romance. this ended exactly where i wanted, and not to be insane, but i had a vision for exactly how it would get there that would have been transcendental and i can't quite give 5 stars without that. alix harrow's short fiction has been so good for me

The Past Life Resurrection Service by Zen Cho 4.5 - I LOVE PAST LIVES. this was wonderful 

First Aid by Seanan McGuire - 3.5 iconic of her to have such an interesting concept on such a small story, but it did feel a little like the first chapter of a great book and then 1/4 of a chapter later in the book to wrap it up

Kronia by Elizabeth Hand 4 gorgeous

Bergamot and Vetiver by Lavanya Lakshminarayan 4 actually fascinating history on top of a great short plot

Unbashed, or: Jackson, Whose Cowardice Tore a Hole in the Chronoverse by Sam J. Miller 5 I am weeping alone in a restaurant 

Time Gypsy Ellen Klages 5 this is a perfect short story

mbenzz's review against another edition

3.0

As with almost all books comprised of short stories, some are great, some are so-so, and some are just not good. This book was no different.

I loved the first and last stories, and there were a few in the middle I really enjoyed, but the bulk of them were just ok, with a few stories flat-out making no sense and reading as unnecessarily difficult.

Overall, though, it was an enjoyable way to pass the time.

mandi_lea's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Violence, Infidelity, Police brutality, Grief, Sexual content, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ladycassandraa's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

surprisingly enough the first story was my favourite. there were quite a few stories in this anthology i wasn’t obsessed with sadly 

pennydistrict's review against another edition

4.0

Someone in Time is the best of the best of the best. Anthologies are always hit or miss for me, but each story in Someone in Time had at least one moment I loved. All the stories share themes of romance and some time travel/manipulation, but each is singular in how it approaches said travel - sometimes it leans toward sci-fi and sometimes it’s magic/fantasy. I loved reading each author’s take. Every story was unique and even the stories that stick to the classic time travel trope rules were fresh and fun. If I had to pick a favorite, it would have to be The Difference Between Love and Time by Catherynne M. Valente.

Thank you to NetGalley and Rebellion for sharing this ARC with me!

tinkerbellas's review against another edition

2.0

nice collection. wasn't super into any story tho.

fenchurch's review against another edition

3.0

3 stars — Alix Harrow's Roadside Attraction
3 stars — Zen Cho's The Past Life Reconstruction Service
3 stars — Seanan McGuire First Aid
3 stars — Sarah Gailey's I Remember Satellites
3 stars — Jeffrey Ford's Golden Hour
3 stars — Nina Allan's The Lichens
4 stars — Elizabeth Hand's Kronia

5 stars — Lavanya Lakshminarayan's Bergamot and Vetiver

I was forged in a future on the edge of erasure, and I would vanish with its extinction unless I found answers here, in the vibrance of a forgotten time.

4 stars — Catherynne M. Valente's The Difference Between Love and Time
2 stars — Sam J. Miller's Unabashed, or: Jackson, Whose Cowardice Tore a Hole in the Universe
3 stars — Rowan Coleman's Romance: Historical
2 stars — Margo Lanagan's The Place of All the Souls
2 stars — Sameem Siddiqui's Timed Obsolescence
3 stars — Theodroa Goss' A Letter to Merlin
3 stars — Carrie Vaughn's Dead Poets
2 stars — Ellan Klages' Time Gypsy

pesnrcool's review against another edition

4.0

Can’t go wrong with a short story collection. Only a couple of flops in here for me. 

cleo_reads's review against another edition

4.5

Enjoyable anthology of time travel romance short stories. I liked some more than others but the overall quality was good. I liked the range of pairings and variety of types of time travel. For genre romance readers, be warned that not all of the love stories end with solid HEAs. 

I bought this on sale for the Zen Cho story, which was quite good. My favorite was probably the story by Ellen Klages, a new to me author.