A review by slinkmalink
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I thought it was very interesting to tell the story from the perspective of a protagonist who does not care - or does not want - to work out the mystery happening around her, while as the reader you obviously see each clue and want to know how it fits together. Usually I'm not drawn to books where the main characters are not good people, but she was a very interesting character and I found myself thinking all the way through 'if you'd done this instead', 'if you'd handled that differently', which is in large part the point. 
I really found the ways they talked about belonging and marginalisation interesting, and particularly the ways Simellia talked to her about her becoming part of the system and that following through with all her choices.
while I assumed Adela was from the future, I didn't guess she'd be her, it was interesting that she was on a different but still not good timeline
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