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Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe
by C.B. Lee
adventurous
emotional
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:
Yes
Thank you Netgalley for this copy.
Brenda is a girl from our world, trying to get into college, and worried about climate change. Kat lives in an alternate version of our world, full of magic. When they stumble into each other thanks to some portals, they find themselves at the center of saving both their worlds and magic in Kat's world becomes more and more unstable, creating consequences for Brenda's world. Oh, and while they're at it, they fall in love.
Both girls are such awesome leads, I loved following their parallel but also unique struggles. I also enjoyed their individual relationships with the families, and their friends. Watching Kat cope with the looming chosen one life, or death, and how it impacted her relationships, made an interesting story to follow.
The world was also fantastic. Brenda's is, of course, very recognizable, but Kat's was incredibly interesting. How the magic replaces technology, the ways their world grew and changed to be so similar and yet so different from our own, the one Brenda lives in.
The narrators were great, I loved that they voiced the dual POV with two voice actors, it made it easier to follow the narrative and gave some extra life to the story.
Brenda is a girl from our world, trying to get into college, and worried about climate change. Kat lives in an alternate version of our world, full of magic. When they stumble into each other thanks to some portals, they find themselves at the center of saving both their worlds and magic in Kat's world becomes more and more unstable, creating consequences for Brenda's world. Oh, and while they're at it, they fall in love.
Both girls are such awesome leads, I loved following their parallel but also unique struggles. I also enjoyed their individual relationships with the families, and their friends. Watching Kat cope with the looming chosen one life, or death, and how it impacted her relationships, made an interesting story to follow.
The world was also fantastic. Brenda's is, of course, very recognizable, but Kat's was incredibly interesting. How the magic replaces technology, the ways their world grew and changed to be so similar and yet so different from our own, the one Brenda lives in.
The narrators were great, I loved that they voiced the dual POV with two voice actors, it made it easier to follow the narrative and gave some extra life to the story.
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent