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Someone in Time: Tales of Time-Crossed Romance by Jonathan Strahan
5 reviews
mandi_lea's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Violence, Infidelity, Police brutality, Grief, Sexual content, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Pandemic/Epidemic
displacedcactus's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
I wouldn't call this a collection of capital R Romance stories, because they don't all have happy endings. Mostly a very good collection with a couple real duds. Mostly new stories, but the final story in the collection is from 1998, has the g-slur in the title, and suggests that time travel would be possible in 2008... which is close enough to modern time to feel dated rather than quaint.
I was impressed by the way most of the authors made me believe in the romantic connections in their stories in just a dozen or so pages. Romantic short fiction is such a challenge, you don't really have the time to build a whole relationship, especially not if you're also adding time travel into the mix!
I read this across just a few days and I do think it would be better to spread it out if you can, reading no more than a story a day, otherwise the similar themes in some of the stories can start to feel repetitive, as is the nature of an anthology with such a narrow and specific focus!
I was impressed by the way most of the authors made me believe in the romantic connections in their stories in just a dozen or so pages. Romantic short fiction is such a challenge, you don't really have the time to build a whole relationship, especially not if you're also adding time travel into the mix!
I read this across just a few days and I do think it would be better to spread it out if you can, reading no more than a story a day, otherwise the similar themes in some of the stories can start to feel repetitive, as is the nature of an anthology with such a narrow and specific focus!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, Racial slurs, and Homophobia
natbendel's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
limabeans's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
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? It's complicated
4.0
overall, this was fun to read. short stories about time traveling romance, a unique idea that was executed decently.
i will say that the stories started off super strong and intriguing. pretty sure i read 100 pages in my first sitting. but as they went on, i felt less interested in some and found the ones with no, or little to none, dialogue quite boring.
i think it’s hard to rate a book with short stories. some stories i loved, others i couldn’t care less.
i will still give it 4 stars. the first four stories were probably some of my favorites.
i will say that the stories started off super strong and intriguing. pretty sure i read 100 pages in my first sitting. but as they went on, i felt less interested in some and found the ones with no, or little to none, dialogue quite boring.
i think it’s hard to rate a book with short stories. some stories i loved, others i couldn’t care less.
i will still give it 4 stars. the first four stories were probably some of my favorites.
Content Warnings
Minor: Misogyny, Sexual content, Grief, and Homophobia
arthur_ant18's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Hate crime, Death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Chronic illness
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