Sarah
Jumping in to what bothered me:
Jem was married to Madeline, doesn't know if she's dead or alive, offers to marry Agatha while falling in love with her brother? Wtf. And sure he marries Alice too, but it's in another time and he doesn't remember anything, so it doesn't bother me. But the book mentions briefly Jem and Agatha's honeymoon and being in bed so it wasn't just a legal marriage, but while he's in bed with her he wants her brother. Come on Jem. Come on, that's low.
And as I've seen people mention, the whole book he's super worried Kite is a madman. He even kills a kid. So he has the right of it. But then at the end when he remembers everything, he's cool with bringing the kids and raising them with Kite. WTF.
Also the implications on the future of him being back in time for the rest of his life... just kinda seems really selfish
Also, randomly throws out that in the first iteration of himself, he has a son that he wants to get back to. But it's like last minute- oh yeah kinda want to get back to my son. Where as with Lily it was his main goal. Seems bogus. And when he remembers everything and all his iterations come together in his memory, he morns lily, but not his son. Super bogus.
Maybe I just don't like Jem.
The writing was nice though
Transferred my review from Goodreads. Downgraded a star though because damn, Jem is a fucking asshole. And when I think about this book I have an Oily dark feeling so, demoted. The writing was probably amazing though and bumped it up a star for me originally.
Jumping in to what bothered me:
Jem was married to Madeline, doesn't know if she's dead or alive, offers to marry Agatha while falling in love with her brother? Wtf. And sure he marries Alice too, but it's in another time and he doesn't remember anything, so it doesn't bother me. But the book mentions briefly Jem and Agatha's honeymoon and being in bed so it wasn't just a legal marriage, but while he's in bed with her he wants her brother. Come on Jem. Come on, that's low.
And as I've seen people mention, the whole book he's super worried Kite is a madman. He even kills a kid. So he has the right of it. But then at the end when he remembers everything, he's cool with bringing the kids and raising them with Kite. WTF.
Also the implications on the future of him being back in time for the rest of his life... just kinda seems really selfish
Also, randomly throws out that in the first iteration of himself, he has a son that he wants to get back to. But it's like last minute- oh yeah kinda want to get back to my son. Where as with Lily it was his main goal. Seems bogus. And when he remembers everything and all his iterations come together in his memory, he morns lily, but not his son. Super bogus.
Maybe I just don't like Jem.
The writing was nice though
Transferred my review from Goodreads. Downgraded a star though because damn, Jem is a fucking asshole. And when I think about this book I have an Oily dark feeling so, demoted. The writing was probably amazing though and bumped it up a star for me originally.