Reviews

Someone in Time: Tales of Time-Crossed Romance by Jonathan Strahan

pesnrcool's review against another edition

4.0

Can’t go wrong with a short story collection. Only a couple of flops in here for me. 

cleo_reads's review against another edition

4.5

Enjoyable anthology of time travel romance short stories. I liked some more than others but the overall quality was good. I liked the range of pairings and variety of types of time travel. For genre romance readers, be warned that not all of the love stories end with solid HEAs. 

I bought this on sale for the Zen Cho story, which was quite good. My favorite was probably the story by Ellen Klages, a new to me author. 

siobhans_shelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

caterina_1212's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Finished 14/17. Really liked Alix Harrow, Zen Cho, Elizabeth Hand, need to look up their work. Good stuff from Seanen McGuire, Sarah Gailey, and Catherynne Valente (obviously, her brain must run on something different). 

saintofthe's review against another edition

3.0

An incredibly mixed bag of a short story collection; while a few were very good, a lot of the others were boring, or so over-complicated that I couldn't even parse what was supposed to be happening.

emb22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

oneanjana's review against another edition

4.0

With 16 short stories exploring the themes of time travel and romance, Someone in Time makes such a wonderful read. Even though some stories are just meh for me, but I love many stories dearly. Here’s my individual rating for each story:

Roadside Attraction by Alix E. Harrow — 4.5⭐️
The Past Life Reconstruction Service by Zen Cho — 5⭐️
First Aid by Seanan McGuire — 3⭐️
I Remember Satellites by Sarah Gailey — 5⭐️
The Golden Hour by Jeffrey Ford — 3⭐️
The Lichens by Nina Allan — 3.5⭐️
Kronia by Elizabeth Hand — 4⭐️
Bergamot and Vetiver by Lavanya Lakshminarayan — 2⭐️
The Difference Between Love and Time by Catherynne M. Valente — 2.5⭐️
Unbashed, or: Jackson, Whose Cowardice Tore a Hole in the Chronoverse by Sam J. Miller — 2⭐️
Romance: Historical by Rowan Coleman — 5⭐️
The Place of all the Souls by Margo Lanagan — 3⭐️
Timed Obsolescence by Sameem Siddiqui — 2.5⭐️
A Letter to Merlin by Theodora Goss — 4⭐️
Dead Poets by Carrie Vaughn — 5⭐️
Time Gypsy by Ellen Klages — 4⭐️

cgarrow2's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

fritzh8u's review against another edition

3.0

The Golden Hour - Jeffrey Ford, courtesy of LeVar

mynnmax's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0