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percyflies's review against another edition
I tried to push through with this, because the writing was decent and it has the hallmarks of something I'd really like. The premise of an autistic person being able to time travel and essentially using it to understand people's reactions/redo anything they say that doesn't translate well was smart and interesting to me. Unfortunately, I just really didn't like Cassandra. I often enjoy books with unlikeable MCs, but this one was meant to be likeable so it was just a frustrating experience. I also generally find Greek mythology interesting, but the sheer amount of it in this was really tedious and ground the momentum to a halt.
Typically, I love everything with this kind of Groundhog Day/time travel theme, but sadly this didn't do it for me.
Typically, I love everything with this kind of Groundhog Day/time travel theme, but sadly this didn't do it for me.
minttilu's review
4.0
Ihan kiva kirja autisminkirjon ihmisestä, joka ei sitä itsestään tiedä. Mukana ripaus taikaa ja maagisia elementtejä. Mukaansatempaava ja yllätyksellinen tarina.
heyfeyrey's review against another edition
2.0
I binged this in a day, and I wanted to love this so much, but the ending absolutely killed it for me.
I liked:
-Autistic representation. God, I felt for Cassandra so fucking much on so many levels, and I HATED the (unfortunately realistic) way that people kept talking to her and about her
-The development with her, who turned out to be an interesting character
-The premise of the story
-The writing style and sense of humor
I didn't like:
-The big reveal. It's not even a spoiler. Cassandra is Autistic. I thought that was... pretty obvious from the first few pages
-The whole middle of the book is about her trying to fix her relationship with her ex-boyfriend, and it really starts to drag
-When I realized all the information about Greek mythology had no real bearing on the story, I started skimming over it in frustration
-Seeing colors for emotions was a cool idea AT FIRST, and then colors are flying across the room and meeting each other, and it just got ridiculous
-The ending
-The ending
-THE FUCKING ENDING
-The ending ruined the entire premise of the story
I liked:
-Autistic representation. God, I felt for Cassandra so fucking much on so many levels, and I HATED the (unfortunately realistic) way that people kept talking to her and about her
-The development with her
Spoiler
sister-The premise of the story
-The writing style and sense of humor
I didn't like:
-The big reveal. It's not even a spoiler. Cassandra is Autistic. I thought that was... pretty obvious from the first few pages
-The whole middle of the book is about her trying to fix her relationship with her ex-boyfriend, and it really starts to drag
-When I realized all the information about Greek mythology had no real bearing on the story, I started skimming over it in frustration
-Seeing colors for emotions was a cool idea AT FIRST, and then colors are flying across the room and meeting each other, and it just got ridiculous
-The ending
-The ending
-THE FUCKING ENDING
-The ending ruined the entire premise of the story
shanab_readss's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
miriamb21's review against another edition
3.0
Really slow start but picked up as it went on. Lovely use of colors/feelings. 3.5
hannaels's review against another edition
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I really enjoyed how things tied together and how the novel ended, i just didn’t like how long it took to get there. The start of the book was very very slow. It was an interesting representation of neurodivergence, i loved the representation of emotions through colours. Overall a good story but was just very slowly paced.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
lindsaynicole27's review against another edition
4.5
Loved the ending and the arc of the story! This was done so so well!
lbgandhi's review against another edition
4.0
I really like it when a book totally surprises me. This is not a book I would normally pick up and this is not a genre I normally read. But I'm glad I did. It's a great story and by the end of the book I fell in love with quirky Cassandra.
fatiima21's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
3.5