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A review by gustus
Neither Present Time by Caren J. Werlinger
5.0
I think I read the first 3 chapters on 22nd, then continue and finish the read in one sitting on 23rd night till 24th early morning. The book has me HOOK. I tried to put it down to go to sleep multiple times, but after a minute or so, I picked it up again and basically gave up the sleep to finish it. This has rarely happened to me before.
The book contains domestic abuse and PTSD, which I was a bit worried about how they would be handled them i.e. I was worried it would be one of those stories where all those problems are solved by love or by a single person, which is BS. But no, it was handled very well. In fact, the novel made sure that all those bad experiences wont simply go away in one night nor it will ever go away. Sometimes I caught myself thinking out loud "oh no" when they were in a "situation" and breath a sign of relieve when they were safe. These issues are part of the characters development, and don't worry, there are more to the story than this, there are romances, there are "mysteries", that left you wonder "what happened next???" (that was how I got myself skipped my sleep to finish it)
All the characters are developed very well. It makes me feel a lot, e.g. I can't help but feel painful when they were in a bad situations, feel intrigued to know what happened between Corinne and Helen, feel amazed at hearing their love story, and feel grateful to get to know them, as if I was there with Beryl in the story. It makes me feel like I am on the same adventure as her.
Overall, this book can be painful at a time, but it is very soft and tender. Please give this book a chance. You won't be disappointed.
The book contains domestic abuse and PTSD, which I was a bit worried about how they would be handled them i.e. I was worried it would be one of those stories where all those problems are solved by love or by a single person, which is BS. But no, it was handled very well. In fact, the novel made sure that all those bad experiences wont simply go away in one night nor it will ever go away. Sometimes I caught myself thinking out loud "oh no" when they were in a "situation" and breath a sign of relieve when they were safe. These issues are part of the characters development, and don't worry, there are more to the story than this, there are romances, there are "mysteries", that left you wonder "what happened next???" (that was how I got myself skipped my sleep to finish it)
All the characters are developed very well. It makes me feel a lot, e.g. I can't help but feel painful when they were in a bad situations, feel intrigued to know what happened between Corinne and Helen, feel amazed at hearing their love story, and feel grateful to get to know them, as if I was there with Beryl in the story. It makes me feel like I am on the same adventure as her.
Overall, this book can be painful at a time, but it is very soft and tender. Please give this book a chance. You won't be disappointed.