Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - Cassandra in Reverse

I adored this book. The narration was the best I’ve ever heard on an audiobook. I am going to go listen to every book Kristin Atherton has ever narrated, I don’t even care what they’re about she was that amazing.

I think this was such a unique and beautiful story. It was so frustrating to be in Cassie’s head sometimes and it was hard watching her try to fit square pegs in round holes but I mean that’s the point right? It’s the about the journey. The ending was so perfect, I just know this book is going to stick with me for a long time.

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3.5

This book felt like someone aged me up ten years, gave me the power of time travel, and then wrote down every thought I had. This made it feel both incredibly relatable, raw, and realistic, but also at times like I was reading through a list of thoughts I could have had by myself and therefore not always the most enjoyable experience. I think this is partially because whilst it did have time travel elements, they were largely unexplained and just an addition to the main character’s life, leaving it still feeling like a contemporary which is very much not my thing (although obviously a me problem). The writing style was very casual, which made you feel connected to the main character and made it an easy read, but it wasn’t my favourite style, and also I think skewed the pacing sometimes. I would have liked to see a bit more of Cassie dealing with her diagnosis, as she spends the majority of this book unaware of her autism and only realised it near the end. I think coming to terms with it, especially after not having even considered it before, is a really important experience that was left out here. Still, I think this book has amazing autism representation, and you can really tell the author put her heart and soul into it. Cassie was an incredibly relatable and meaningful character to me, and watching her story arc and coming to terms with herself was very powerful. The story arc itself was great too, I loved how the relationships changed and developed

especially the sister relationship. I also love that things didn’t work out with Will - sometimes, as much as you try, you just aren’t compatible with someone, and that’s ok.

. I think I would definitely recommend this to anyone who likes contemporary a bit more than me.

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emotional funny reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

I loved this book. Cassandra is a fantastic MC. I loved the plot and the time travel element was well done and also not *over* done.

I adored the female friendships and thought the secondary characters brought so much to the book.

Loved it!

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