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The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

94 reviews

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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

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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

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This one may require a reread to fully enjoy it. Perhaps I took too long of a pause in between fits of reading it. At times the language and diction went right over my head, but most of the time I found the craft of this book riveting. Overall I loved the story. It was compelling, messy, and fascinating.

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Beautiful writing. The ending felt a bit rushed.

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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
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Diverse cast of characters: Yes
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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was so good, I don’t know why it took me months to review. I already know this will be one of my favorite books this year. 
Beautiful composition, balancing the fun time travel adventure romp with more grave issues and ideas. 

As an EFL speaker, I really do not understand why everyone is complaining about the vocabulary in this. The style of narration fits the MC perfectly and your reading flow isn’t hindered by not knowing exactly how the rain is falling. 


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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Utterly achy and cozy at the same time. Soft in the beginning with an underlying darkness that had me filled with questions but not racing myself to find the answers. Getting to know Graham Gore through the eyes of our protagonist was both charming, heartbreaking, and a wonderful amalgamation of a time gone and a time still developing. 

As the book continues, the vignettes of life become more complicated and more palpable and suddenly many questions you had are answered and many questions you didn't have are discovered.

It's been awhile since I've felt this connection with a book that doesn't have romance as the main genre in how we think of the genre today. I am so out of practice with these genres (literally fiction/fantasy/sci-fi/spy thrillers) that I was worried I would not be able to get into this book. But it had enough of everything to cross genres that it both fit in everything and nothing. 

It made me laugh, it made my heart ache, it had social commentary that I was not expecting. But I enjoyed every moment of it.

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