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3.68 AVERAGE
I won this book in a goodreads giveaway. It took me awhile to finally pick it up.
I was really excited to read this book. The cover art is great, the synopsis sounded amazing.
I liked how the book was split into movements, the third sending us into the next book.
I had a problem getting in touch with the main character, Del, at first. She is very selfish and does not seem to care how the decisions she makes affect the people around her, including her family and closest friend. Del is a Walker, a person who can travel into different worlds and keep everything in harmony. These worlds are very fragile, though - any decision one makes creates another parallel-world.
The other problem I had was the main characters crush, Simon. He was everywhere.
I did start to enjoy the book more towards the ending, but I just couldn't agree with the main character and I had a tough time with that.
I was really excited to read this book. The cover art is great, the synopsis sounded amazing.
I liked how the book was split into movements, the third sending us into the next book.
I had a problem getting in touch with the main character, Del, at first. She is very selfish and does not seem to care how the decisions she makes affect the people around her, including her family and closest friend. Del is a Walker, a person who can travel into different worlds and keep everything in harmony. These worlds are very fragile, though - any decision one makes creates another parallel-world.
The other problem I had was the main characters crush, Simon. He was everywhere.
I did start to enjoy the book more towards the ending, but I just couldn't agree with the main character and I had a tough time with that.
I loved this world. I love the idea of the multiverse and it's fun. This world and Walkers though is too much for me and my not so deep reading. I still don't quite understand what it looks like to go from the Key World to an Echo.
I wasn't planning on writing a review so below is probably just going to be a jumble of thoughts that could potentially contain spoilers.
As characters go, Del is too different from me to truly relate to. I don't truly understand her life to put it simply. Obviously a book is going to ignore parts where she doesn't do things. But how often was she ditching classes to Walk? Maybe I'm too used to fanfiction where I'm used to extra details built on existing known ones that I just want more knowledge about characters. Maybe I read too shallowly to pick up deeper hints of what more there is to her.
Another thing is that as books go, this could be kind of considered a slow read. All the action seems to lie in the last 50 pages of the book. It escalates quickly to end up a read the next book for more ending. Her grandfather's story seemed to wrap up a bit too quickly to me.
I feel baited by the inside summary. The big secret that was revealed in this book was likely the Free Walkers. Honestly I was expecting more than that. While I'm not one to truly think of resistance, learning about one doesn't surprise me. Having Del's grandfather know Simon's mother wasn't shocking either. We know something's weird with Simon so for that sort of thing to happen, it's not that odd.
What I'm more curious of is Simon's status as a half Walker. I don't believe in a pure bloodline idea. If there's anything I've learned from reading Harry Potter fanfiction, that can't end well. Also at some point they'd get to over interbreeding and go crazy. Which brings me to wondering if is Simon a pivot because he's half Walker or because of how half Walkers are regarded that he is a pivot. It makes me believe that the Counsel's actions are the reason that Simon has such an impact. His ability to Walk lies in him and he potentially could have been trained. But the Counsel's belief of "pure" Walkers results in his existence to increase in importance of the worlds. Obviously there are flaws with that idea, but who's here to argue with me over a book published 3 years ago?
I wasn't planning on writing a review so below is probably just going to be a jumble of thoughts that could potentially contain spoilers.
As characters go, Del is too different from me to truly relate to. I don't truly understand her life to put it simply. Obviously a book is going to ignore parts where she doesn't do things. But how often was she ditching classes to Walk? Maybe I'm too used to fanfiction where I'm used to extra details built on existing known ones that I just want more knowledge about characters. Maybe I read too shallowly to pick up deeper hints of what more there is to her.
Another thing is that as books go, this could be kind of considered a slow read. All the action seems to lie in the last 50 pages of the book. It escalates quickly to end up a read the next book for more ending. Her grandfather's story seemed to wrap up a bit too quickly to me.
I feel baited by the inside summary. The big secret that was revealed in this book was likely the Free Walkers. Honestly I was expecting more than that. While I'm not one to truly think of resistance, learning about one doesn't surprise me. Having Del's grandfather know Simon's mother wasn't shocking either. We know something's weird with Simon so for that sort of thing to happen, it's not that odd.
What I'm more curious of is Simon's status as a half Walker. I don't believe in a pure bloodline idea. If there's anything I've learned from reading Harry Potter fanfiction, that can't end well. Also at some point they'd get to over interbreeding and go crazy. Which brings me to wondering if is Simon a pivot because he's half Walker or because of how half Walkers are regarded that he is a pivot. It makes me believe that the Counsel's actions are the reason that Simon has such an impact. His ability to Walk lies in him and he potentially could have been trained. But the Counsel's belief of "pure" Walkers results in his existence to increase in importance of the worlds. Obviously there are flaws with that idea, but who's here to argue with me over a book published 3 years ago?
If there was a single theme that I can pick from 2013 that I fell in love with it was definitely parallel worlds. They absolutely INTRIGUE me, and I cannot get enough of these stories so needless to say when I seen Dissonance on Edelweiss I jumped at the opportunity to read this one.
Surprisingly none of the characters really took hold on me except for one. I liked Delancy and Simon, they were definitely interesting and I liked how there feelings spread across the multiverse but it wasn’t until nearly the end of the story that I truly cared about what happened to them. The character that I did love immediately though, was Monty, Del’s grandfather. I just adored him from the second he came into the story. He has a lovely relationship with Del and I really can’t wait to see what happens with him in the second book (because SERIOUSLY?! there has to be more there!!).
Despite the characters not wowing me, what really makes the whole book is the world building. It’s absolutely PHENOMENAL. The way it’s explained is fascinating and I love that it’s compared to music. It’s very different from any other parallel world novel that I read and I couldn’t get enough of the echos. I think it just fascinates me because it’s infinite… there are so many Echo’s that you could cross to. And the cleaving, the inversions, the tuning… it was all remarkable and explained so, so well. Often in science fiction, the world building is confusing and is dumped upon you but that’s not the case at all in Dissonance. It’s a wonderfully crafted and well thought out world and has you nearly itching to be a part of it.
The ending shocked me, the story went down a whole different road than I thought it was going. I’m not entirely sure what to make of one of the plot points and I’m sure there is more there but it’s a given that I will be continuing this series. I’m actually really sad upon finishing this book and I had tears in my eyes during the last few paragraphs. It’s going to be a looooooooong wait for the second book!
Surprisingly none of the characters really took hold on me except for one. I liked Delancy and Simon, they were definitely interesting and I liked how there feelings spread across the multiverse but it wasn’t until nearly the end of the story that I truly cared about what happened to them. The character that I did love immediately though, was Monty, Del’s grandfather. I just adored him from the second he came into the story. He has a lovely relationship with Del and I really can’t wait to see what happens with him in the second book (because SERIOUSLY?! there has to be more there!!).
Despite the characters not wowing me, what really makes the whole book is the world building. It’s absolutely PHENOMENAL. The way it’s explained is fascinating and I love that it’s compared to music. It’s very different from any other parallel world novel that I read and I couldn’t get enough of the echos. I think it just fascinates me because it’s infinite… there are so many Echo’s that you could cross to. And the cleaving, the inversions, the tuning… it was all remarkable and explained so, so well. Often in science fiction, the world building is confusing and is dumped upon you but that’s not the case at all in Dissonance. It’s a wonderfully crafted and well thought out world and has you nearly itching to be a part of it.
The ending shocked me, the story went down a whole different road than I thought it was going. I’m not entirely sure what to make of one of the plot points and I’m sure there is more there but it’s a given that I will be continuing this series. I’m actually really sad upon finishing this book and I had tears in my eyes during the last few paragraphs. It’s going to be a looooooooong wait for the second book!
Adjustment Bureau (film) meets Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments. I really loved this. The storytelling is so clear and sharp. Usually when I read books with parallel universes or a multiverse, there's a lot of confusion or it's tricky to follow but Dissonance is clear from the get go. The terminology and the act of listening for the pivots makes it really clear. You accept it and don't really question it.
I didn't find the romance too bothersome and usually I do. In comparison to a lot of current YA it was a very timid love story. The characters - the whole cast - were well crafted so they behaved realistically and bounced off each other well.
Probably the best YA multiverse book I've read.
I didn't find the romance too bothersome and usually I do. In comparison to a lot of current YA it was a very timid love story. The characters - the whole cast - were well crafted so they behaved realistically and bounced off each other well.
Probably the best YA multiverse book I've read.
I received this book for free from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Well I just got stranded on a major cliff :( But it was worth it! I loved the characters in Dissonance, the world building was great and I didn't see most the twists coming - but looking back I really should have, which makes Dissonance even more excellent!
I really loved the characters in Dissonance and got to know quite a few of them really well. Del - the main character from whose point of view Dissonance is told - is a Walker, like everyone in her family. But she's a natural and having that natural ability has made her a reckless rule breaker. But she always has good intentions and, what I loved most about her, she has a deep respect for life (even the echoes, which I'll explain later). She's one of those beautifully flawed characters that's has the best intentions and you like, but makes loads of mistakes that makes you cringe for them. Or want to slap them.
Her sister, Addie, is a character I'm really on the fence about. She's the polar opposite of Del. She doesn't break the rules at all, and while she doesn't have Del's natural ability, she has skill from dedication and hard work. She can be incredibly annoying, but I loved the sisterly interactions and the feeling that she's wrestling with a lot of big decisions deep down that Del just can't fully see or understand.
Then there's Elliot - Del's walker best friend, who totally saves her butt over and over. He's a bit of a technological genius it seems and definitely a nice guy - but I really wish we got to know him a little bit better. I think we would, except that Del doesn't fully appreciate him, so we don't get to either. Her loss is our loss.
The love interest - Simon - is particularly hard to describe because we see him in so many different echoes. But I think it says something that no matter where we see him he's incredibly devoted to his mom and has a dog he loves. And the real Simon shows himself to be a lot more complex than the jock he appears to be on the surface, which was a nice surprise.
The final character I got to know and love was Del & Addie's grandfather Monty. He lost their grandmother Rose years ago and has never fully recovered. You spend a good portion of Dissonance fluctuating between loving his crazy, senile behavior and wondering how much he's there. He has a great relationship with Del and I don't think you can help but love him throughout most of Dissonance.
There's two things I loved about Dissonance and one thing that kind of bothered me.
I loved the world building in Dissonance. It was unique, creative and fresh - not to mention speaking to a question I think we've all asked many times. "What if?" What if I had made a different decision - where would I be now? In this world, Walkers (like Del) know the answer because every time an Original (a person in the main world) makes a decision, another version of the world splits off into an Echo, where they made the other decision. It's complex, but really well explained and you easily pick up the terms and details.
What bothered me was that Del starts traveling through the different Echoes and hooking up with (on a PG-13 level) Simon's Echoes (so the versions of him that made other choices). On some level this just didn't work for me - either they're real and she's cheating on so many Simons or they aren't real and then, well, EWWW.
But in the end, that was really a small piece of the puzzle for me. The plot was twisted enough that I always had multiple guesses for what was going to happen and there were plenty of questions floating around - but I didn't call a single one. Looking back I realize I should have. To me, that's a great plot.
Just when I felt like Dissonance was starting to wrap up, bam! I got hit with another twist and then there was no more book. I felt satisfied with the main story arcs resolution, but I promise you, I will be stalking Erica O'Rourke to see what comes next!
My Initial Reaction...
Well I just got stranded on a major cliff :( But it was worth it! I loved the characters in Dissonance, the world building was great and I didn't see most the twists coming - but looking back I really should have, which makes Dissonance even more excellent!
The Characters...
I really loved the characters in Dissonance and got to know quite a few of them really well. Del - the main character from whose point of view Dissonance is told - is a Walker, like everyone in her family. But she's a natural and having that natural ability has made her a reckless rule breaker. But she always has good intentions and, what I loved most about her, she has a deep respect for life (even the echoes, which I'll explain later). She's one of those beautifully flawed characters that's has the best intentions and you like, but makes loads of mistakes that makes you cringe for them. Or want to slap them.
Her sister, Addie, is a character I'm really on the fence about. She's the polar opposite of Del. She doesn't break the rules at all, and while she doesn't have Del's natural ability, she has skill from dedication and hard work. She can be incredibly annoying, but I loved the sisterly interactions and the feeling that she's wrestling with a lot of big decisions deep down that Del just can't fully see or understand.
Then there's Elliot - Del's walker best friend, who totally saves her butt over and over. He's a bit of a technological genius it seems and definitely a nice guy - but I really wish we got to know him a little bit better. I think we would, except that Del doesn't fully appreciate him, so we don't get to either. Her loss is our loss.
The love interest - Simon - is particularly hard to describe because we see him in so many different echoes. But I think it says something that no matter where we see him he's incredibly devoted to his mom and has a dog he loves. And the real Simon shows himself to be a lot more complex than the jock he appears to be on the surface, which was a nice surprise.
The final character I got to know and love was Del & Addie's grandfather Monty. He lost their grandmother Rose years ago and has never fully recovered. You spend a good portion of Dissonance fluctuating between loving his crazy, senile behavior and wondering how much he's there. He has a great relationship with Del and I don't think you can help but love him throughout most of Dissonance.
The Story...
There's two things I loved about Dissonance and one thing that kind of bothered me.
I loved the world building in Dissonance. It was unique, creative and fresh - not to mention speaking to a question I think we've all asked many times. "What if?" What if I had made a different decision - where would I be now? In this world, Walkers (like Del) know the answer because every time an Original (a person in the main world) makes a decision, another version of the world splits off into an Echo, where they made the other decision. It's complex, but really well explained and you easily pick up the terms and details.
What bothered me was that Del starts traveling through the different Echoes and hooking up with (on a PG-13 level) Simon's Echoes (so the versions of him that made other choices). On some level this just didn't work for me - either they're real and she's cheating on so many Simons or they aren't real and then, well, EWWW.
But in the end, that was really a small piece of the puzzle for me. The plot was twisted enough that I always had multiple guesses for what was going to happen and there were plenty of questions floating around - but I didn't call a single one. Looking back I realize I should have. To me, that's a great plot.
Concluding Sentiments...
Just when I felt like Dissonance was starting to wrap up, bam! I got hit with another twist and then there was no more book. I felt satisfied with the main story arcs resolution, but I promise you, I will be stalking Erica O'Rourke to see what comes next!
Initial Reactions 9/10/14: oh my goddddddd that was SO GOOD. I expected it to be awesome but THIS WAS FANTASTIC.
The whole music relating to alternate worlds & science = brilliant.
I loved Delancy and I ended up LOVING Simon. And WHEW Erica O'Rourke can write some damn good romances.
THE PLOT WAS PHENOMMMM. THE ENDING! AND ALL THE STUFF IN BETWEEN. HELL yes. Now when does book two come out? LOL
Full review posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 10/6/14: WOW. I totally fell in love with Dissonance. I was hoping that this would be a book that I would fall in love with and I’m SO happy that I did. There were just so many “Brittany” things about it (based in the Chicagoland area, parallel universes, music, and of course, awesome romances) and they all worked so well together to create one amazing book. DISSONANCE is the first book from Erica O’Rourke that I’ve read so I wasn’t entirely sure what I was getting myself into when I started. I had a review copy from Edelweiss but the fact that Erica O’Rourke was going to be at the event with Sarah J. Maas and Susan Dennard really pushed me to start it and I’m SO glad that I did because even halfway through I was in love, bought a physical copy, and had Erica sign it for me!
I’ve really been enjoying books with parallel universes lately but sometimes the science of it all can be a bit overwhelming. What I loved about DISSONANCE was the pairing of science and music. In the book, the Walkers (people who “walk” from universe to universe) are able to identify different worlds (and the problems within them) by certain musical pitches. A world may sound off or dissonant (ahhh, the title!) if there’s a large error within the world. I won’t get into the details as to how all of that works because it’s explained so well in the book, but essentially this establishes the music tie-in with Walkers almost always having perfect pitch and the easiest way to describe things is often with a musical term. I’ve never played any instruments but I was a huge choir nerd in high school and college and took a music theory class so the fact that I was able to identify so many terms and concepts that I’d learned about in music theory had me really geeking out over the book. Combine that with the science (well, made-up science, of course (OR IS IT) but science nonetheless), and it was just the perfect amount of nerding out for me.
So enough fangirling about all of the world building (no, but really — LITERALLY building worlds! So cool). The rest of the book was fantastic as well. I really loved the main character Del and connected with her a lot. I may not have chanced as many rebellious acts and school-wise, I was probably more like her sister Addison, but I felt like she was such an interesting main character to get to know and a great one to witness as she figures out what’s going on with her life as these events unfold. The whole family dynamic was great, actually. It was wonderful to see two parents who were present (albeit busy with work for a lot of the time) and a grandfather who’s still in the picture as well. The family wasn’t always perfect, but they worked through their differences and I really liked watching all of those interactions between the two girls and their parents/grandfather.
The romance was fantastic as well! It was so interesting to see Del and Simon’s interactions and exactly what transpires between them. Del ends up meeting Simon in other worlds and the more she interacts with him, the more she sees different sides of his personality. Since each world is a representation of a different part of him, it was really interesting to see different sides of Simon in different ways. I won’t give away exactly what happens between the two of them and how it affects the main story, but this was definitely something that I loved witnessing and I adored how the two of them ended up connecting.
On top of all of this, the plotting is just fantastic. This book has some TWISTS, you guys. Some you could see developing and were really exciting to watch as they unfolded and others were totally surprising and knocked me off my feet. I was just so impressed with really everything about this book and now I am DYING for book two! DISSONANCE was my first book by Erica O’Rourke but you can bet it won’t be the last!
The whole music relating to alternate worlds & science = brilliant.
I loved Delancy and I ended up LOVING Simon. And WHEW Erica O'Rourke can write some damn good romances.
THE PLOT WAS PHENOMMMM. THE ENDING! AND ALL THE STUFF IN BETWEEN. HELL yes. Now when does book two come out? LOL
Full review posted HERE on The Book Addict's Guide 10/6/14: WOW. I totally fell in love with Dissonance. I was hoping that this would be a book that I would fall in love with and I’m SO happy that I did. There were just so many “Brittany” things about it (based in the Chicagoland area, parallel universes, music, and of course, awesome romances) and they all worked so well together to create one amazing book. DISSONANCE is the first book from Erica O’Rourke that I’ve read so I wasn’t entirely sure what I was getting myself into when I started. I had a review copy from Edelweiss but the fact that Erica O’Rourke was going to be at the event with Sarah J. Maas and Susan Dennard really pushed me to start it and I’m SO glad that I did because even halfway through I was in love, bought a physical copy, and had Erica sign it for me!
I’ve really been enjoying books with parallel universes lately but sometimes the science of it all can be a bit overwhelming. What I loved about DISSONANCE was the pairing of science and music. In the book, the Walkers (people who “walk” from universe to universe) are able to identify different worlds (and the problems within them) by certain musical pitches. A world may sound off or dissonant (ahhh, the title!) if there’s a large error within the world. I won’t get into the details as to how all of that works because it’s explained so well in the book, but essentially this establishes the music tie-in with Walkers almost always having perfect pitch and the easiest way to describe things is often with a musical term. I’ve never played any instruments but I was a huge choir nerd in high school and college and took a music theory class so the fact that I was able to identify so many terms and concepts that I’d learned about in music theory had me really geeking out over the book. Combine that with the science (well, made-up science, of course (OR IS IT) but science nonetheless), and it was just the perfect amount of nerding out for me.
So enough fangirling about all of the world building (no, but really — LITERALLY building worlds! So cool). The rest of the book was fantastic as well. I really loved the main character Del and connected with her a lot. I may not have chanced as many rebellious acts and school-wise, I was probably more like her sister Addison, but I felt like she was such an interesting main character to get to know and a great one to witness as she figures out what’s going on with her life as these events unfold. The whole family dynamic was great, actually. It was wonderful to see two parents who were present (albeit busy with work for a lot of the time) and a grandfather who’s still in the picture as well. The family wasn’t always perfect, but they worked through their differences and I really liked watching all of those interactions between the two girls and their parents/grandfather.
The romance was fantastic as well! It was so interesting to see Del and Simon’s interactions and exactly what transpires between them. Del ends up meeting Simon in other worlds and the more she interacts with him, the more she sees different sides of his personality. Since each world is a representation of a different part of him, it was really interesting to see different sides of Simon in different ways. I won’t give away exactly what happens between the two of them and how it affects the main story, but this was definitely something that I loved witnessing and I adored how the two of them ended up connecting.
On top of all of this, the plotting is just fantastic. This book has some TWISTS, you guys. Some you could see developing and were really exciting to watch as they unfolded and others were totally surprising and knocked me off my feet. I was just so impressed with really everything about this book and now I am DYING for book two! DISSONANCE was my first book by Erica O’Rourke but you can bet it won’t be the last!
Solidly middling. I enjoyed reading it for the most part but felt it dragged in the middle and didn’t love some of the character arcs.
I also couldn’t stop thinking about how much the plot resembled Loki and now they’re mixed up in my brain. Unsure if I’ll get book 2.
If you’re looking for amazing world building, complex relationships, and a fabulously surly MC…check this one out.
I also couldn’t stop thinking about how much the plot resembled Loki and now they’re mixed up in my brain. Unsure if I’ll get book 2.
If you’re looking for amazing world building, complex relationships, and a fabulously surly MC…check this one out.
Ahhhhhh dang this book was perfect. Loved every single thing. I need the rest of the series ASAP. Can't really form words at the moment
Every time a person makes a choice, big or small, it creates a parallel world. Delancy Sullivan has been to hundreds of those worlds. She's a Walker, someone with the ability to hear the frequencies of parallel worlds and, when she gets her Walking license, it'll be her job to help monitor these worlds to make sure they don't affect the key world, our world. After an accident on a training mission, Delancy is forbidden from Walking by the Council and her education now relies on her perfect older sister. Always a rebel, Del continues to Walk without their knowledge. On these Walks, she keeps running into different versions of the boy she likes, Simon Lane, who would normally never give her a first look, much less a second. The more she meets these versions of Simon, the more it seems like the Original Simon is noticing her. As she starts falling for him, Del begins to notice strange things happening that should, according to the Council, be impossible and learns that her actions have consequences that could have a real effect on the real world.
This book had a great, complicated world that completely drew me in and never let go. There were quotes from Walker textbooks at the beginning of a lot of chapters and a lot physics woven into the world-building that helped solidify it. The whole concept was really interesting and I'm glad that I enjoyed it. It wasn't a light read, the complex world and Walker rules meant devoting all attention to it, but it was worth it. It was also long, almost 500 pages, but to me, it was never boring.
I really loved the characters in the book. Del felt like a teenage girl who happened to have abilities instead of feeling like she was only important because of her abilities. She fought with her sister and her mother, could be a little selfish and bratty, but she also really cared about her family and friends. She was smart and strong, a bit reckless and didn't always think things through. Her relationships felt realistic and also familiar. The trouble-making sister and the golden girl, the overworked parents and their kids, the knows-you-better-than-you best friends, the romance. I enjoyed all of it, especially the friendship between Del and Elliot. Elliot was so sweet and had a geeky side I loved, including his love of a space western movie that had me geeking out with him(I know there's others out there but in my mind they were totally watching Firefly/Serenity). Sister Addie started off a rule obsessed, serious, ambitious girl but developed as the story went on and had me really excited to see where the author goes with her in the sequel. Love interest Simon was really interesting since there were so many versions of him in the book and his Original took some time to grow on me. Once he started to open up and spend time with Del, he turned out to be really sweet and caring.
The concept was executed so well. The world-building was tight and even when it was complicated, it was always written in a way where I never felt lost. The pacing was never rushed but also not too slow to lose my attention. With all the mysteries of the Council, Del's parents work, the parallel worlds, I didn't want to stop reading in case I missed something important in between reads. This was a book that already had be excited for the sequel
*I received a cope of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
This book had a great, complicated world that completely drew me in and never let go. There were quotes from Walker textbooks at the beginning of a lot of chapters and a lot physics woven into the world-building that helped solidify it. The whole concept was really interesting and I'm glad that I enjoyed it. It wasn't a light read, the complex world and Walker rules meant devoting all attention to it, but it was worth it. It was also long, almost 500 pages, but to me, it was never boring.
I really loved the characters in the book. Del felt like a teenage girl who happened to have abilities instead of feeling like she was only important because of her abilities. She fought with her sister and her mother, could be a little selfish and bratty, but she also really cared about her family and friends. She was smart and strong, a bit reckless and didn't always think things through. Her relationships felt realistic and also familiar. The trouble-making sister and the golden girl, the overworked parents and their kids, the knows-you-better-than-you best friends, the romance. I enjoyed all of it, especially the friendship between Del and Elliot. Elliot was so sweet and had a geeky side I loved, including his love of a space western movie that had me geeking out with him(I know there's others out there but in my mind they were totally watching Firefly/Serenity). Sister Addie started off a rule obsessed, serious, ambitious girl but developed as the story went on and had me really excited to see where the author goes with her in the sequel. Love interest Simon was really interesting since there were so many versions of him in the book and his Original took some time to grow on me. Once he started to open up and spend time with Del, he turned out to be really sweet and caring.
The concept was executed so well. The world-building was tight and even when it was complicated, it was always written in a way where I never felt lost. The pacing was never rushed but also not too slow to lose my attention. With all the mysteries of the Council, Del's parents work, the parallel worlds, I didn't want to stop reading in case I missed something important in between reads. This was a book that already had be excited for the sequel
*I received a cope of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.