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After the first couple pages, I didn't notice it wasn't in present tense and found the past tense style added a certain weight to the story. Wondering if it was written this way because it is from the POV of Adam looking back or if there is some other literary reason for this style?

Jean-louis Mcmillan The book is written predominately in present tense. Any backstory (events that happened before Adam and Jasmine meet) is written in past tense. This w…moreThe book is written predominately in present tense. Any backstory (events that happened before Adam and Jasmine meet) is written in past tense. This was done primarily to avoid confusion. Present tense allows the readers to feel the immediacy of the love story--to get a fuller sense of their passion "in the moment" while reading about their relationship. You want readers to know that what happened "before" their relationship was actually before...therefore those pieces of backstory that are woven throughout the novella are written in past tense.

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