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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital arc of this book, all opinions expressed here are my own.
The Frequency of Us by Keith Stuart is the first book I have read by this author. I’m not sure what I expected, but this book of mystery, romance and maybe a little sci-fi was interesting at least.
Told from the dual perspectives of 80-something Will and 20-something Laura, we also alternate timelines between WWII and today. Will lost his wife Elsa during the German bombing of Bath...but no one else seems to realise she existed. Laura is a social worker left to decide if Will can continue to live alone, while battling her own issues and withdrawals from medication. Can they help each other find peace?
The story and the characters were well written, but unfortunately I didn’t feel a connection to them so I felt like it dragged in places. The twist left me feeling rather confused. This was an average three star read for me.
The Frequency of Us by Keith Stuart is the first book I have read by this author. I’m not sure what I expected, but this book of mystery, romance and maybe a little sci-fi was interesting at least.
Told from the dual perspectives of 80-something Will and 20-something Laura, we also alternate timelines between WWII and today. Will lost his wife Elsa during the German bombing of Bath...but no one else seems to realise she existed. Laura is a social worker left to decide if Will can continue to live alone, while battling her own issues and withdrawals from medication. Can they help each other find peace?
The story and the characters were well written, but unfortunately I didn’t feel a connection to them so I felt like it dragged in places. The twist left me feeling rather confused. This was an average three star read for me.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I think this book was very interesting and a great opportunity to read Keith Stuart's books. I am very happy to be given the opportunity to read this book as an ARC. this is a good book where two characters lives intertwine although they are unexpectedly paired. I love that the book is paced nicely and the character progression between the main two. The end of the book wrapped up all the loose ends which were nice and I think this is a great mesh of oldern and modern characters interacting. I loved the relationship growth and slow pieces put together like a puzzle with this book I couldn't predict the ending and I adored this book and would recommend as a good evening read as it is calm and clean
Keith Stuart’s best yet, something so different and unique. Not going to reveal too much but could see it being a bbc one Sunday night drama. Highly recommend.
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another great book by Keith Stuart.
This is the third book I've read by Keith Stuart and it certainly lived up to his previous form. It was beautifully written and although a little far fetched at times.
Both the main characters are struggling with life. Laura has dropped out of university and is haunted by her fear of bumping into her father who had ruined her childhood. Will still mourns the loss of his one great love, six decades previously. Laura becomes Will's carer, tasked with the job of deciding whether he is capable of living alone or whether he should be taken into care.
The book is a wonderful mix of humour and emotion, along with a bit of detective work as Laura tries to piece together Will's past. Did the love of his life really exist, or is it all part of the onset of dementia?
This is the third book I've read by Keith Stuart and it certainly lived up to his previous form. It was beautifully written and although a little far fetched at times.
Both the main characters are struggling with life. Laura has dropped out of university and is haunted by her fear of bumping into her father who had ruined her childhood. Will still mourns the loss of his one great love, six decades previously. Laura becomes Will's carer, tasked with the job of deciding whether he is capable of living alone or whether he should be taken into care.
The book is a wonderful mix of humour and emotion, along with a bit of detective work as Laura tries to piece together Will's past. Did the love of his life really exist, or is it all part of the onset of dementia?
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Part of my enjoyment was rooted in knowing Bath and its places intimately, so reading them in the context of past and present was lovely. I loved the unreliability of the story-telling and the way not even the characters were sure because there were plenty of rational theories to explain their problems. The twist, somehow, I did not see coming until it was pretty much there, although when it came it all made sense — which is lovely. I like that 'damn, I should've picked that' feeling.
For me, there were places where the writing got a bit too on-the-nose, and the story, a bit smulchy. There were also moments I foundmyself wanting to edit the grammar or sentence, which may just be a product of me attempting to write myself and thinking about these things more actively. Mostly, it was nice and easy to read, but there were times sentences would feel 'off'.
The book feels written with a film-adaption already in mind. It would be one of them heart-warming films you choose to perk yourself up because you know the broken characters will find a way to 'fix eachother' and it will end in smiles. Like them films, I'm not sure whether that's good or bad, but it certainly fills a need.
For me, there were places where the writing got a bit too on-the-nose, and the story, a bit smulchy. There were also moments I foundmyself wanting to edit the grammar or sentence, which may just be a product of me attempting to write myself and thinking about these things more actively. Mostly, it was nice and easy to read, but there were times sentences would feel 'off'.
The book feels written with a film-adaption already in mind. It would be one of them heart-warming films you choose to perk yourself up because you know the broken characters will find a way to 'fix eachother' and it will end in smiles. Like them films, I'm not sure whether that's good or bad, but it certainly fills a need.
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
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:
Yes