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A review by chylu
Gyre by Jessica Gunn
5.0
THIS BOOK!!
I had the privilege of reading this book early and couldn't put it down. I hadn't read any New Adult spec fic/SFF before and this was the best introduction. Immediately I connected with the Chelsea, an archaeology student by day and rock musician by night (having lived a bit of that lifestyle myself :). The way she experiences and handles her emotions, and her voice in general kept me turning pages. She's so relatable. The second POV belongs to Trevor, whose chemistry with Chelsea was authentic and sweet and frustrating and believable all at once. I also haven't read a lot of dual-POV 1st persons where I felt a deep but individual connection to both characters, but Gunn makes this happen with ease. The stories of Atlantis have always fascinated me, and I knew *nothing* about the Lemurians before so it was a great way to dig deeper into a fascinating mythology with such a unique twist. There's nothing else like this out there and I can't recommend Gunn's storytelling enough. If you love NA, or SFF, or *both*, this is one you don't want to miss!!
I had the privilege of reading this book early and couldn't put it down. I hadn't read any New Adult spec fic/SFF before and this was the best introduction. Immediately I connected with the Chelsea, an archaeology student by day and rock musician by night (having lived a bit of that lifestyle myself :). The way she experiences and handles her emotions, and her voice in general kept me turning pages. She's so relatable. The second POV belongs to Trevor, whose chemistry with Chelsea was authentic and sweet and frustrating and believable all at once. I also haven't read a lot of dual-POV 1st persons where I felt a deep but individual connection to both characters, but Gunn makes this happen with ease. The stories of Atlantis have always fascinated me, and I knew *nothing* about the Lemurians before so it was a great way to dig deeper into a fascinating mythology with such a unique twist. There's nothing else like this out there and I can't recommend Gunn's storytelling enough. If you love NA, or SFF, or *both*, this is one you don't want to miss!!