The Kingdoms

I really wanted to enjoy this book, and I did in parts. The first half before Joe travels back in time and it follows his journey up to the lighthouse in Scotland, it was really enjoyable to see how much different this timeline was compared to our own.

However, once Joe traveled back in time, I felt the story had lost its legs. It became too focused on the relationship between Joe and Kite which had far too much tension for too long to make the rest of the book truly interesting. It was pretty obvious to me at least that Joe was actually Gem all along but that wasn't revealed until the final part of the book. The way the two treated each other never really made sense to me, especially Kite in the long run knowing full well who Joe really was.

However, when the narrative wasn't focused on the relationship between the two it was quite enjoyable. The final part, part VI, was very entertaining as Joe finally returns home, and Kite finds him again in the future. Things have changed, and Joe slowly begins to notice the changes around him.

All in all the book was good, I enjoyed it and intend to read more of Natasha Pulley in the future, however, I don't know if I can recommend this out right.