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A review by avoticat
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
adventurous
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
It was so much fun. I loved the story it was telling and how Time Travel was used in an incredibly militarised way (as it would be!) rather than the usual route of time travel books.
The time travel aspects were not perfect, but I feel that the narrative was strong enough to pull it through. And although I did not like the narrator character (and she really was a terrible bridge), I think that her persepective was a really good one to experience this through.
I laughed a lot through the book, the humour was just my style. I enjoyed the characters, they all felt uniquely themselves and there was not any one character that felt cartoonishly villainous, which I've come to notice is an easy trap these sorts of narratives fall into.
The fact that the book didn't have a happy ending, nor anything solidly conclusive, was a breathe of fresh air for me with these more light-hearted action stories. I like that everything wasn't neatly wrapped up in a nice little package, and also the implication that the adventure is not entirely over is nice (although I would probably hate a sequel).
This was a fun romp that I'd recommend.
It was so much fun. I loved the story it was telling and how Time Travel was used in an incredibly militarised way (as it would be!) rather than the usual route of time travel books.
The time travel aspects were not perfect, but I feel that the narrative was strong enough to pull it through. And although I did not like the narrator character (and she really was a terrible bridge), I think that her persepective was a really good one to experience this through.
I laughed a lot through the book, the humour was just my style. I enjoyed the characters, they all felt uniquely themselves and there was not any one character that felt cartoonishly villainous, which I've come to notice is an easy trap these sorts of narratives fall into.
The fact that the book didn't have a happy ending, nor anything solidly conclusive, was a breathe of fresh air for me with these more light-hearted action stories. I like that everything wasn't neatly wrapped up in a nice little package, and also the implication that the adventure is not entirely over is nice (although I would probably hate a sequel).
This was a fun romp that I'd recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Outing
Minor: Cannibalism, War