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annettebooksofhopeanddreams 's review for:
Love and Other Paradoxes
by Catriona Silvey
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Although I love romance stories I don't really enjoy plain romance stories. I always need something extra. A little bit of magic, some sci-fi elements, something adding that little something to make a story more special. So, when I was invited by HarperVoyager to read this digital arc via Netgalley I didn't hesitate. It sounded like the kind of book I currently need. Lighthearted, romantic, and time travel. I was very excited to dive in.
This book is exactly what I expected it to be. The book has a general lighthearted tone and it's a quick and easy read. Although the book has a time-travel element, it's not really a time-travel novel. Apart from a few pages the book takes place in the same world and the same time and although some characters are traveling back and forth between timelines, it's not the main theme of the story. It's more the driving force behind the decisions of these characters.
The book is marketed as a romance and although it IS a romance and the romantic relationship(s) is the core of the story, it doesn't feel like a typical romance. That's partly because of the time travel element. It seems that knowing about your future does complicate things. A lot. Especially the romance. Because if you already know who your epic love is gonna be, why would you spend time listening to what your actual heart is telling you?
And I think that's exactly what makes this book, apart from being simply entertaining, stand out. The science might not be explained in too much detail, although it was clear how everything worked and what was going on, but the dilemmas caused by time travel are really well thought out. The characters have a lot of choices to make, a lot of times their way of thinking and seeing the world is challenged and in the end they have to decide who they want to be.
This book is exactly what I expected it to be. The book has a general lighthearted tone and it's a quick and easy read. Although the book has a time-travel element, it's not really a time-travel novel. Apart from a few pages the book takes place in the same world and the same time and although some characters are traveling back and forth between timelines, it's not the main theme of the story. It's more the driving force behind the decisions of these characters.
The book is marketed as a romance and although it IS a romance and the romantic relationship(s) is the core of the story, it doesn't feel like a typical romance. That's partly because of the time travel element. It seems that knowing about your future does complicate things. A lot. Especially the romance. Because if you already know who your epic love is gonna be, why would you spend time listening to what your actual heart is telling you?
And I think that's exactly what makes this book, apart from being simply entertaining, stand out. The science might not be explained in too much detail, although it was clear how everything worked and what was going on, but the dilemmas caused by time travel are really well thought out. The characters have a lot of choices to make, a lot of times their way of thinking and seeing the world is challenged and in the end they have to decide who they want to be.