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This is a 3.5/4 star read for me.
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This book was a very pleasant surprise and when I started reading I did not know how delighted I would by the end. The brilliance of this captivating story is how the author cleverly builds the suspense and the foreshadowing through a portrait of a marriage and a family tragedy. I enjoyed how even at the beginning you know something is not as it seems, especially since the husband is in charge of the causality violation devise project (never refer to ...more
My thoughts:
This book was a very pleasant surprise and when I started reading I did not know how delighted I would by the end. The brilliance of this captivating story is how the author cleverly builds the suspense and the foreshadowing through a portrait of a marriage and a family tragedy. I enjoyed how even at the beginning you know something is not as it seems, especially since the husband is in charge of the causality violation devise project (never refer to ...more
Interesting premise, but....
I would have enjoyed this much more if it had been 250 pages instead of nearly 500. And it could have easily have been without losing much in the way of character or plot development. Sadly, the author seemed unable to control the urge to expand on every interaction and detail, however peripheral. Rather a shame, really.
The pace picked up a bit at the halfway point, but by that time my patience had grown thin. The ending seemed somewhat predictable and a bit rushed af ...more
I would have enjoyed this much more if it had been 250 pages instead of nearly 500. And it could have easily have been without losing much in the way of character or plot development. Sadly, the author seemed unable to control the urge to expand on every interaction and detail, however peripheral. Rather a shame, really.
The pace picked up a bit at the halfway point, but by that time my patience had grown thin. The ending seemed somewhat predictable and a bit rushed af ...more
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