i can only think of one other time i sobbed so hard over a book?
i have no coherent thoughts right now because i just finished it but holy shit i have to remember this feeling. i feel everything!!!! natasha pulley has done it again folks!!!!

edit aka my real thoughts //

there was a moment where i gasped and went I KNEW IT! and then began sobbing so hard and didn’t really stop until the end of the book. this was with about 100 pages left. if you’ve read the book, you know the moment.

“Only he wasn’t Jem any more. He was a desperate man with a child to get home to, and if Fred had told him who he was, he would have seen straight through all of Kite’s stupid threats and walked away in broad daylight without giving them an atom of help, knowing that Kite was incapable of hurting him.”

this book got me deeply. like, you had me at historical time travel which is obviously natasha pulley’s forté, but something about this one made it deep into my chest and built a home there and now it’s going to live there forever and ever and honestly? i am glad for it.

missouri kite, my small shitty guy, i would absolutely die for you any day any time

I have no words.
adventurous mysterious slow-paced
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced
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
adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

this was brilliant.

but 4.5 stars bc I am 🤨 about some things still
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

this romance has... some flaws... but the end of the book is so strong does it even really matter
adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes