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Cassandra in Reverse by Holly Smale
5.0
emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I couldn’t put this book down.

It features a prickly autistic main character (this book is also written by an autistic authour), that inexplicably works in PR, and doesn't particularly like her coworkers or her roommates, and just got dumped. She also has discovered the ability to travel through time. 

Her special interest is in The Classics so there is lots of Greek mythology interspersed in this book in a way which I found endearing and not distracting. 

I actually went into it thinking it was a romance, but I wasn’t sad that it wasn’t - I ended up with the kind of story I deeply enjoy. Found family, reconnected family, and an ending that I wasn't expecting at all, but one that I really enjoyed. 

The beginning is a bit chaotic but in a way that seems intentional and reflects the characters inner life at the time. I loved the letters that dropped by and were immediately tossed in a bin without any explanation.. I loved the miscommunications and misunderstandings and the revelations. It was also very funny, and sometimes absurd in the best ways. 

Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for the opportunity to read this book. I enjoyed it immensely.