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A review by carissa230
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? No
3.5
In this book there are many versions of the same world next to each other. You can travel 20 years into the future or 20 years into the past. There is a group called the Conseil that decides if you can travel. The only reason they allow is for grief. Grieving a loved one that was lost unexpectedly or to see someone in the future when you know you are dying.
When Odile sees a friends family members on a grief tour on accident, she knows something bad is going to happen. She is drawn ever closer to Edme as the days go by. When she accidently lets it slip to a teacher she is chosen to try out for the Conseil. She is on a great trajectory until the inevitable happens and Edme passes. Odile can't live with the decisions that the Conseil are forced to make.
Odile is living a bland life. She helps people travel to the future. When she runs into an old friend and is thrown back into her old life. She starts to wonder what would happen if she actually broke the law and saved her friend. She knows it would be the end of her life, but it could give him a chance. She took an oath though and doesn't want her life to end.
Interesting perspective. I can't imagine what most anyone would do if they had the opportunity to just go into the past or into the future. It would be utter chaos.
When Odile sees a friends family members on a grief tour on accident, she knows something bad is going to happen. She is drawn ever closer to Edme as the days go by. When she accidently lets it slip to a teacher she is chosen to try out for the Conseil. She is on a great trajectory until the inevitable happens and Edme passes. Odile can't live with the decisions that the Conseil are forced to make.
Odile is living a bland life. She helps people travel to the future. When she runs into an old friend and is thrown back into her old life. She starts to wonder what would happen if she actually broke the law and saved her friend. She knows it would be the end of her life, but it could give him a chance. She took an oath though and doesn't want her life to end.
Interesting perspective. I can't imagine what most anyone would do if they had the opportunity to just go into the past or into the future. It would be utter chaos.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Grief