A review by cerina
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

adventurous reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I enjoyed the flashbacks in this book, and I normally don’t enjoy following separate timelines. But the name dropping of it was very fun. Partying with the Fitzgeralds, sailing with Captain Cook, etc. 

My favorite character by far was the surfer friend. When they met up is when I finally started feeling like something good was happening. His perspective was a breath of fresh air. My main issue with this book is that for most of it, it felt as though no happiness was going to happen because everything was inevitably doomed. 

It also felt weird that his daughter is so full of hate and anger that she shoots someone and it’s just not commented on. I mean she didn’t kill him, but still.