“I mean, sometimes it’s like people assume I’m like them in ways I’m not, and that sucks, but other times they think I’m different in ways I don’t feel different, and that sucks too.”
Alternative universe, things you can see that others may not, feeling different in a place where you're supposed to belong—these are the signs that definitely forecast a reserved chamber on the funny farm.
And still all is there if you're not afraid to open your mind to the Otherworld. You may not encounter Hades or Osiris—whichever underworld deity you prefer waiting on the other side—but you bet you'll find none other than a tall handsome stranger falling in love with you in a fragment of second as if it was written in the stars.
Nat feels out of place since childhood when Grandmother has been paying her a visit every night telling all kind of—freaking out—stories. Then she disappears in the thin air with a last message: You've got three months to save him. But who is he? Well, it's the typical case of looking for a needle in a haystack. Good luck with that.
"Love is giving the world away and being loved is having the whole world to give."
I love the delicate stages of detachment of the relationship between Mat and Nat when they both wish to be together but at the same time they can't start everything over from point zero. Especially if what she needs is not a do-over but a clean slate. And the book gives voice to the general truth, that just because Mat is a nice person and they had a fruitful relationship, doesn't mean she owes him anything anymore. Even if anyone else wants them to get back together. Once it's over is over.
As for Meg and Nat's born-to-be-friends connection, it is adorable! The fact that Nat isn't this close to her own family is so rare. It is as plain as daylight. #BFF#YOLO
"What is love, other than putting someone else before you?"
I wouldn't say that I've got everything in connection with time travelling and alternative universes but overall it's about love and how much Nat is willing to sacrifice in order to save the one she loves. She proved to be worthy and pure-hearted enough to have a future with the boy she's in love with. Their love is so powerful that he's actually come back from the dead just to be with her! In other cases, I usually need declaration of faithful-unto-deaths and background angel-orchestra but I must say the crystalline act of sacrificing herself for Beau is heart-rending. All of these is wrapped in a flowing and beautiful writing style. Don't hesitate to break open this heartwarming time-space-traveling-love-box.
How I feel right now
Dumb as a fish.
Delivered For You
This story sticks with you, long after your finished reading it. It will invade your dreams and pop up in your head out of the blue.
Rating
3 out of 5
"You don’t need to be afraid to move on. And you don't need to be afraid to stay, either. There’s always more to see and feel."
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