caitandthelibrary 's review for:

Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

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I absolutely loved the prose in this book. 

I normally hate long chapters, or in this case a lack thereof, however it worked well for the story being told. I think it made sense and could be seen as a representation of the spiralling thoughts of Aldo's depression and anxiety and Rage 's mood disorder.

I absolutely love the discussion of time, space and the significance of an individual and their choices. It was a compelling thought experiment as a reader and a very interesting and immersive plot tool.

Both Aldo and Ragen are deeply, and intentionally flawed which makes for interesting and well rounded characters. I especially love the sections where Ragen's internal monologue

is spiralling and creating scenarios where she is being chastised or catastrophizing. The part where she visualizes different emergencies she could create to force Aldo to come home.

I find these to be a great depiction of what intrusive and compulsive thoughts can be like.