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stephanies8410's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
svreads's review against another edition
1.0
Loved, absolutely loved this book in the beginning. I will admit it did feel slightly dragged out towards the middle. By the last sentence, I hated it. If the narrative of the book followed the premise of the movie, I would've loved it. There were a couple of things in the book that just did not sit right with me. What the reader finds out about Gomez towards the end absolutely ruined it for me.
bohoautumn's review against another edition
2.0
It's actually a very interesting premise, the whole time travelling as a very ordinary person thing. It's a romance first and foremost. Instead of feuding relatives or social constraints, the challenge for this romance is the protagonist's inability to stay put in the present.
My two mains issues with the novel are firstly the writing style. Some people read for a good story. If that's you, you might really like this. It is a clever tale and it's well-constructed. As far as story, it's (mostly) a page-turner. But if like me you read for a story and for the writing itself, this isn't that novel.
It's bland. Often journalistic. Superficial. There is no beauty or witticism in it. The dialogue is unimaginative and often cliched. Sometimes downright cheesy.
The second problem is the characterization. There is no depth. I wouldn't go so far to say that they are 2-dimensional, heck, I will go so far. When every voice runs into the next, and characters are defined by the simplest of traits, then yeah, shallow it is.
With these two very big problems, the romance left me feeling cold. There is plenty of lust, and subsequent sex, but little passion. Especially passion of feeling. I'm not convinced about their love. She seems to love him out of circumstance and time-travel steering, and he seems to love her for her beauty and as a tool to keep him connected to.... something. If you're a believer of Fate and that things are meant to be, you might like the author's take on the reason for this love affair, but it's unlikely you'll feel enamoured with Fate ever again!
For me, it's greatest success was making the concept of time-travel so believable, and putting it together so well that it doesn't become confusing.
My two mains issues with the novel are firstly the writing style. Some people read for a good story. If that's you, you might really like this. It is a clever tale and it's well-constructed. As far as story, it's (mostly) a page-turner. But if like me you read for a story and for the writing itself, this isn't that novel.
It's bland. Often journalistic. Superficial. There is no beauty or witticism in it. The dialogue is unimaginative and often cliched. Sometimes downright cheesy.
The second problem is the characterization. There is no depth. I wouldn't go so far to say that they are 2-dimensional, heck, I will go so far. When every voice runs into the next, and characters are defined by the simplest of traits, then yeah, shallow it is.
With these two very big problems, the romance left me feeling cold. There is plenty of lust, and subsequent sex, but little passion. Especially passion of feeling. I'm not convinced about their love. She seems to love him out of circumstance and time-travel steering, and he seems to love her for her beauty and as a tool to keep him connected to.... something. If you're a believer of Fate and that things are meant to be, you might like the author's take on the reason for this love affair, but it's unlikely you'll feel enamoured with Fate ever again!
For me, it's greatest success was making the concept of time-travel so believable, and putting it together so well that it doesn't become confusing.
onceuponapotamus's review against another edition
4.0
A very endearing, fluid story. I felt like Henry's time travel broke with protocol towards the end, as far as I could remember there were no other instances where he time traveled from two different dates to the same moment in the past. Yet he was present in the clearing during the deer hunting event at two different ages. It threw me for a loop.
jpallas's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A real tear jerker. Would read again, I’m sure there was foreshadowing/details I missed.
jechrastil's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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
5.0
sian_m's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
I give this book 3.75 stars. When I first started reading it, I found it quite challenging to keep up with the timelines which had a knock on effect to me remembering all the characters that were being introduced. I decided to let go of trying to focus too much on remembering which time line we were in and just engaging with the storyline, that made it far more pleasurable.
Eventually as I stayed with the book, I managed to build a rapport with it, felt myself being emotionally drawn in and developing empathy for the main characters. I can imagine this being an extremely difficult reality to live in and they do go through a lot of emotionally traumatic experiences.
Eventually as I stayed with the book, I managed to build a rapport with it, felt myself being emotionally drawn in and developing empathy for the main characters. I can imagine this being an extremely difficult reality to live in and they do go through a lot of emotionally traumatic experiences.
sammiles501's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
iglowpinkinthenightinmyroom's review against another edition
2.0
La historia está bien, creo que nos hace reflexionar sobre cómo sería nuestra vida si supiéramos lo que puede pasar después. No sé enfoca demasiado en el amor ni en los viajes en el tiempo, creo que más bien lo hace en tener una vida plena o más o menos...a pesar de las circunstancias que los rodean.
Está bien pero no es lo mejor
Está bien pero no es lo mejor
kirsto's review against another edition
While the premise of this book was interesting, I could not get over the overt grooming and pedophilia that is framed as somehow not that because the two main characters are a similar age in the present and end up married. It’s shocking to me that this isn’t mentioned in every review of this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia