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A review by jess_esa
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
2.25
Based on the premise and mix of genres, I thought this would be one of my books of the year, but unfortunately, there's too much going on here, and even the interesting premise gets lost in it.
It's also clearly a rewrite of a fanfic, which, to be clear, I have no problem with, but it's always a shame when it feels like a story has been patched onto the original fanfic, which is why I think this book doesn't feel cohesive.
The book spends a lot of time explaining things. A character out of time is always difficult for an author to manage; what do they need to know and not know, etc? But it just feels like the story has to pause a lot to do this. It stops it from ever being truly pacy, especially in the first half.
Despite this, I think a lot of people are going to love this book, especially if they connect with the romance, which I did not.
It's also clearly a rewrite of a fanfic, which, to be clear, I have no problem with, but it's always a shame when it feels like a story has been patched onto the original fanfic, which is why I think this book doesn't feel cohesive.
The book spends a lot of time explaining things. A character out of time is always difficult for an author to manage; what do they need to know and not know, etc? But it just feels like the story has to pause a lot to do this. It stops it from ever being truly pacy, especially in the first half.
Despite this, I think a lot of people are going to love this book, especially if they connect with the romance, which I did not.