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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
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
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 Disordernorwegianforestreader'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship