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A review by mcgbreads
The Vanishing of Josephine Reynolds by Jennifer Moorman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.
ARC review; thanks to NetGalley, HarperCollins Focus, and Harper Muse for the access to this ebook.
I quickly found that this wasn't for me because it wasn't what I expected. I expected a time-traveling story with suspense and hard-hitting character introspection around grief and finding yourself once you realize you've been molding yourself to whatever partner you're with.
While the character does find herself even though it took her husband dying, her sister telling her that she changes depending on the man she's with, and accidental time travel to realize and actually do something about her lack of authenticity, it bothered me that her journey involved another romantic relationship.
Overall, this lacked depth and interest to me. A lot of that is a me problem, though. I think a lot of people will love this book if they go into it wanting and expecting a feel-good historical romance with a happy ever after, and I definitely recommend it if you're looking for something like that.
I quickly found that this wasn't for me because it wasn't what I expected. I expected a time-traveling story with suspense and hard-hitting character introspection around grief and finding yourself once you realize you've been molding yourself to whatever partner you're with.
While the character does find herself even though it took her husband dying, her sister telling her that she changes depending on the man she's with, and accidental time travel to realize and actually do something about her lack of authenticity, it bothered me that her journey involved another romantic relationship.
Overall, this lacked depth and interest to me. A lot of that is a me problem, though. I think a lot of people will love this book if they go into it wanting and expecting a feel-good historical romance with a happy ever after, and I definitely recommend it if you're looking for something like that.