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I found this book average. I don't understand all the love, though there were plenty of parts I liked.

However, I hated how Henry met Clare when he was an adult and she was a child. It could have easily been Henry travelling as a boy meeting a young Clare instead for the most part, and that would make Clare's crush on Henry more reasonable and Henry's thoughts on young Clare was less creepy.

I also thought the last part dragged a lot until the very last thirty or so pages where it was good again. overall, I liked it but I probably won't want to reread it any time soon.

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emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I didn't love this book and would have DNF'd it except that I was reading this for a challenge. At first glance this seems like an epic love story, where the lovers are separated by time. But when you really dive into Clare and Henry's realtionship across the years it gets complicated and creepy.
When Henry time travels to Clare as a kid and teenager he's between 30 - 40 years old. He's such an all consuming part of her life that it feels manipulative. When she finally turned 18 Henry was like 42, oof that was an age-gap I didn't want to know about. Even as adults, future-Henry meddles with present day Henry & Clare's relationship. These moments pose moral questions that the author casually skips over.

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I found part two to be a bit long, really started to lag in the middle.

And I also found it really weird that a 40 year old Henry was visiting a 18 year old Clare and had sex with her? The relationship between those two started out so groomer-y

There were parts that were beautifully written. The ending was beautiful and I really enjoyed Henry’s sections about his parents.

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