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wordsofclover 's review for:
Paris Adrift
by E.J. Swift
3.5 stars.
I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Paris Adrift follows a young woman called Hallie making a new life for herself in Paris, France, and ends up figuring out that in particular places in the city, she’s able to time travel. But the future of the world may depend on things Hallie can change in the past - she just has no idea.
This book is pretty strange, and at times complex and it’s one that when I initially started it, I was afraid I may have had to DNF it but it actually completely gripped me and even though not everything made sense to me, I really enjoyed the ride it took me on.
I don’t think will be a book for everyone but if you’re a reader willing to take a chance on a twisting, strange tale with a science fiction element (aka time travel!) then I would say to give it a go. But also don’t be too surprised if for the first quarter you have no idea what’s going on.
I actually genuinely would have been able to read this book without the opening chapter showing a very horrible future, and people discussing incumbents, anomalies and time travel. It left me feeling really confused but once I was in Hallie’s POV, I was able to follow the story and what was happening to her. I think Leon’s connection with Hallie would have even been better if it was a surprise for us, the readers.
I liked the ending and how things wrapped up though I wasn’t mad about Hallie and Leon’s relationship because I felt no chemistry between the two of them. It kind of felt like the author put them together just because she should, and they didn’t have enough real moments for me to really love them together. They always seemed more like close friends than two people in love to me.
I really enjoyed Hallie’s time travel and would have liked more sections like when she traveled to 1875 and we could really see what she was doing. It felt like we got a good look at 1875, a simpler look at WW2 Paris and then pretty much nothing of her other time travel adventures. I would have liked more of them and less of Hallie’s time in Millies.
I did really enjoy this book though and it’s one I’d tentatively recommend to others with a warning to just give it a fair chance.
I received a free digital copy of this book from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Paris Adrift follows a young woman called Hallie making a new life for herself in Paris, France, and ends up figuring out that in particular places in the city, she’s able to time travel. But the future of the world may depend on things Hallie can change in the past - she just has no idea.
This book is pretty strange, and at times complex and it’s one that when I initially started it, I was afraid I may have had to DNF it but it actually completely gripped me and even though not everything made sense to me, I really enjoyed the ride it took me on.
I don’t think will be a book for everyone but if you’re a reader willing to take a chance on a twisting, strange tale with a science fiction element (aka time travel!) then I would say to give it a go. But also don’t be too surprised if for the first quarter you have no idea what’s going on.
I actually genuinely would have been able to read this book without the opening chapter showing a very horrible future, and people discussing incumbents, anomalies and time travel. It left me feeling really confused but once I was in Hallie’s POV, I was able to follow the story and what was happening to her. I think Leon’s connection with Hallie would have even been better if it was a surprise for us, the readers.
I liked the ending and how things wrapped up though I wasn’t mad about Hallie and Leon’s relationship because I felt no chemistry between the two of them. It kind of felt like the author put them together just because she should, and they didn’t have enough real moments for me to really love them together. They always seemed more like close friends than two people in love to me.
I really enjoyed Hallie’s time travel and would have liked more sections like when she traveled to 1875 and we could really see what she was doing. It felt like we got a good look at 1875, a simpler look at WW2 Paris and then pretty much nothing of her other time travel adventures. I would have liked more of them and less of Hallie’s time in Millies.
I did really enjoy this book though and it’s one I’d tentatively recommend to others with a warning to just give it a fair chance.