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bookwyrm242's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Violence
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Colonisation, Self harm, Suicide, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Racism
Minor: Bullying and Cursing
fjalar's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Infidelity, Gun violence, Self harm, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Death
Minor: Animal cruelty
kitrook's review against another edition
4.5
1. The main romance felt SO out of the blue. I don't care that it didn't feel terribly romantic as yes- it is an atypical relationship, but there was no significant build up for anything that happened which lead to me feeling no emotional connection to that plot
2. I feel as if the story could have been wrapped up a bit better. I fear Ginger didn't get a proper ending, and the end felt imperfect.
With that out of the way, here are the things I loved
- The idea of this book. The title speaks to what it is: the trials and tribulations of time travel on mental health. Such an interesting concept I haven't seen done before and I really enjoyed how it was interwoven with mystery.
- The interweaving of all the stories is so so so! interesting! Many unpredictable moments of revelation that make you want to keep going deeper into the book
- There are quite a few characters in this book, but I never once felt confused about who was who, as I often do in books with many characters. It's not confusing, which is something a lot of authors fail hard at doing.
- No one ever questions the women in this book for doing what they do based on their gender, their roles in science, or their roles in power. It's just not there in the book. It's refreshing.
- Lesbian calls herself a lesbian. Nice!
- The way time travel works here is fabulous. Theres no hang ups on paradoxes, such as the baby hitler paradox/grandfather paradox which was definitely the right choice as any hang ups on that would have taken away from the novel, in my opinion. I liked that it was just a norm to time travel, and the fact that you could not change the future or past no matter how hard you tried, as it was all pre-determined. The way people would walk around at certain ages certainly bends your brain when you think about it at first, but in the end its a relatively easy concept for the reader to grasp. 10/10 time travel universe rules
Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent and Infidelity
Minor: Self harm and Eating disorder
saliwali's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Bullying, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Murder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
maresuju's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Classism, Mental illness, Death, Ableism, and Gun violence
Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Cancer, Eating disorder, Animal death, Blood, and Pregnancy
livfaergemann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death
Minor: Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Abortion, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Grief, Self harm, Biphobia, Car accident, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
readwithria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Kate Mascarenhas somehow wrote a book about a mystery that gives you all of the information you would typically get in a trial without the trial. She also writes an incredibly tight time travel system with a closed loop (my favorite kind!) and clear rules for what is and isn’t possible. The passage of information from different versions of the same person is also done very well, and I thoroughly enjoyed all of the time travel aspects of the book!
What I didn’t like as much was the Ruby timeline, specifically toward the end of the book
All in all this book was really well written, but I don’t know if I was the target reader. The first half was really hard for me to get through, but once I did I flew through the second half. I think that because there was so much set up, and so many different chronologies to follow, it made it difficult for me to get invested in the book. I think this would make a really interesting miniseries, and that the visual medium would help convey where in time we are more easily than the chapter headings do.
Unrelated to anything that’s actually related to the writing or story, but all of the characters in the book were women and seeing a STEM field full of women made me so happy!
Would I recommend this book? Yes. Will I read it again? Probably not. 3.75 stars.
Graphic: Death and Gun violence
Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Racism
Minor: Cancer and Car accident
thequiltyreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
cheye13's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Grief, Death of parent, Infidelity, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Stalking, and Violence
Many mental illnesses are mentioned or alluded to, but the specific illnesses of main characters are PTSD and Bipolar Disordermandkips's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Murder
Moderate: Eating disorder, Grief, Self harm, and Infidelity
Minor: Homophobia, Gun violence, and Racism