peonyreading 's review for:

This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub

3.5

hopeful reflective sad 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

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This was a sweet story about the connection between parent and child, but while it was beautifully written I wish it had more substance to it. I wish there was a more definitive resolution to Alice's story, or that we at least got an epilogue because even though the last 25% of the novel felt like it was building up to an ending, the ending itself felt very abrupt. There were also some instances in the novel where Alice annoyed me, but Leonard helped make up for that and he was a wonderful character. I also wish we could have focused more on Alice and Sam's friendship and their connection in addition to the parent-child connection, since I also really enjoyed Sam as well. Overall it was still a good novel and a decent read, but I left the story wishing I had read Time Brothers or Dawn of Time instead!