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3.72 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read three spy-adjacent books in August for some reason, and this one provided some needed levity. LOVED the premise - the creativity of which is enough to leave me excited to see what Bradley does next to follow up this debut. The romance element felt completely rushed/unnatural to me and at times the writing/plot was a little awkward. But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't super entertained.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I love this concept. I skipped the spicy scenes (just not my vibe). Sometimes it was hard to be in the narrator’s head all the time.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The premise of the book was very interesting, but oh it was torturous to read.
Poorly written and emotions and character development didn't make sense. We have an adult woman all of a sudden falling in love with a man she's caring for and all we know why that happens is the bulge of his forearms and his lashes????
The characters all feel like they were 12 year olds playing dress up as adults
Poorly written and emotions and character development didn't make sense. We have an adult woman all of a sudden falling in love with a man she's caring for and all we know why that happens is the bulge of his forearms and his lashes????
The characters all feel like they were 12 year olds playing dress up as adults
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
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:
Yes
Loved the language.
Ministry of Time surprised me in the best way. I went in expecting something like a government time-travel thriller, and yeah, some of that’s in there—but what I got was way more emotional and thoughtful than I expected. It’s a quiet book in a lot of ways. Big ideas, but handled with a kind of softness I really appreciated.
It leans into the personal side of sci-fi—the kind that makes you reflect on memory, time, and what we choose to hold on to. It’s not trying to dazzle you with twists or over-explain the tech. It's only about time travel in a post facto way. It’s more about people, grief, love, and how fragile it all is.
It hit me in that same spot that like Station Eleven did. It’s about connection as much as it is about time travel. And honestly, it made me think about legacy and what it would be like to leave the world to travel forward to a future where one is a refugee trying to learn a new land.
I usually go for silly space adventures like Expeditionary Force but, this was a different kind of science fiction. It had heart and connection and I think it is a great bridge between sci-fi and romance.
It leans into the personal side of sci-fi—the kind that makes you reflect on memory, time, and what we choose to hold on to. It’s not trying to dazzle you with twists or over-explain the tech. It's only about time travel in a post facto way. It’s more about people, grief, love, and how fragile it all is.
It hit me in that same spot that like Station Eleven did. It’s about connection as much as it is about time travel. And honestly, it made me think about legacy and what it would be like to leave the world to travel forward to a future where one is a refugee trying to learn a new land.
I usually go for silly space adventures like Expeditionary Force but, this was a different kind of science fiction. It had heart and connection and I think it is a great bridge between sci-fi and romance.
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this book but sometimes it got lost in itself. I found out later that the author started this book as a sort of fan fiction, and that vibe does carry over to the finished work