Taylor Jenkins Reid has done it again, I don't know if she's capable of writing something I won't eat right up. Yet again I fell completely in love with the characters she created. In the author's note it says that the author hopes that Joan can make us feel open to wonder and that is the perfect description. Joan is wonderful in more than one sense of the word. Like a few other characters before her she filled me with such a love for science and exploration, I loved it. Vanessa is endlessly cool and that mixture of tough and soft that just makes your heart swell for her. And don't get me started on Frances, such an amazing, bright child

and fuck Barbara - I get she was in a rough position, but her refusal to tune into Frances' needs, which would've probably made everything work out, was so upsetting, I teared up multiple times

. (Also: Being good with children is such a good trait to have and Joan and Vanessa are even more loveable when you see them interact with Frances.) 

This book a lot of emotions, I laughed, was a little scared, teared up, cried, got angry, fell in love with a love story ... can't say I missed anything. I honestly got a little taken aback by the start of the book though, it was so intense from the beginning, I wasn't prepared.

I don't know how happy I am with the ending in the sense that I'd like the answer to some questions, to see some of the things happening after. I'm also a little unsure if I'm completely happy with the amount of time we spent in both timelines, but I guess one wasn't suitable for more content within it.
However I think the emotional journey this book took me on made up for it, as one can see by the 5 star rating. Happy to report my second most anticipated book of the year didn't disappoint (at least not me, I have not read other people's reviews yet).

Oh also: That cover is so cool! I'm not the biggest fan of real people on covers, but TJR books do it right. And this one in particular is amazing to me. Every time I look at it I feel like adventure is waiting.