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funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Thank you to NetGalley for an ALC of this book in exchange for my honest review, sorry I didn't read it until 3 months after it was released!

Freaky Friday but between two colleagues who had a one night stand over a year ago, set in Geneva, Switzerland at CERN. Chock full of physics and Star Trek references. One caught feelings, and the other didn't - or so we think...

Henry, a stuffy British man who loves physics and can't wait to find the perfect woman to be his wife.

Serena, a care free California women who also loves physics, but had no need for love.

But the universe has other plans! One late night at CERN, a paradox occurs and somehow Henry and Serena wake up in each other's bodies! I love both MCs, and I loved all the truly nerdy tidbits this book has to offer! Definitely check this one out if you like Freaky Friday, Star Trek, a little steam, and a lot of heart!

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

Definitely read all the trigger warnings.
I enjoyed a lot of this book, especially the first half, though it does start out slow. I read about 70% of the book in only a couple days, but it took a week to slog through the first section.
The ending really didn't fulfill my expectations though. And in a way that not only ruins the book for me, but also will keep me from seeking it this author again. Honestly, it might just be the last 30 or so pages that ruin the entire book for me. There's a bit of ick throughout, but not enough that I'd DNF.
Fatness as a sign of weakness/lack of character
Graphic descriptions of multiple tapes
Rape apologist
Multiple POV, with many scenes repeated nearly verbatim from the multiple POVs - including a rape
While this book does show how poorly women were treated in Japan, and there were a lot of compelling parts with a lot of promise, overall it did not deliver for me. If you'd told me this was written by a man, I'd believe you.

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