“Red Side Story” by Jasper Fforde (2024)

“My name is Eddie Russett, but only for another two hours and nine minutes.”

Thirteen years we’ve been waiting, so time to see if it was worth it. I was very, very lucky to be able to read an advanced copy of this in September 2023, but I’ve set the date on this post so it won’t come out until the official release date, just so I can talk a little more freely about things that happen.

The book opens a couple of weeks after the first one ended. Eddie and Violet’s engagement is well known, but he ...