The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard

3.96 AVERAGE

cnb123's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
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inirac's review against another edition

4.5
challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
This took me awhile to read, but I enjoyed the pensive meandering through the story, trying to guess where this was going.
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sari_lyr's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
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jrzsimms's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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leahzeichen's review against another edition

4.25
hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

_emma_rose_'s review against another edition

3.75
There wasn't anything wrong with this book-- it's a really cool concept, pulled off nicely. I guess it just didn't stand out to me specifically.
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beentsy's review against another edition

5.0
challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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joeridomen's review against another edition

3.25
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The first part of the book is very strong. It is a romantic view of a world where time travel is possible and the central characters are relatable. The second part is a lot darker, no more romance but painful hard reality. That contrast works well. A book about time travel is always a bit tricky, it's easy to find plotholes.... Same here but it's forgivable. Wasn't really happy with the ending though. 

dissential's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Was progressing along as a potential 5 star read, but I felt the ending was slightly rushed.
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kayemllr's review against another edition

4.25
emotional reflective sad slow-paced
gorgeously written and a well-executed concept