The Ministry of Time

4.5 rounded up
The way this book reads felt very reminiscent of A Series of Unfortunate Events, but for adults. The narration style, the dark, dry humor, the lovely prose, and many metaphors all felt very nostalgic for me while fresh and enticing at the same time. The half mark is docked only because I felt something was missing from the ending. Maybe I wanted the farewells to be just a little more drawn out, just a little more emotional stabbing? I'm not sure. I'll probably bump it to a full 5 should I ever read this again.

I listened to the audiobook version and was immediately ecstatic the moment I heard “Chapter One” in Caitlyn Kiramman's (from the show Arcane) voice! Katie Leung was a phenomenal choice to voice the FMC! Even when I read a hard copy instead of listening in the future, I know I will hear only her as the FMC. And honestly, I even found myself picturing Cait as The Bridge. Experiencing this story via audiobook is already a great choice given the narration style, Leung's talent makes it a fantastic one.

Now that I've reached the end, I don't know if I want to immediately reread it or read the most heart warming fan-fiction set in Alaska that I can find.