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anngelize's review against another edition
5.0
I super like the concept of this book.
I mean, we've all read about time travel or space travel but this is the first book I've read about dimension travel! How cool is that right. And of course what story isn't better with a love triangle (haha).
I mean, we've all read about time travel or space travel but this is the first book I've read about dimension travel! How cool is that right. And of course what story isn't better with a love triangle (haha).
battise's review against another edition
adventurous
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
kelreading's review against another edition
5.0
amazing read!! The OMG moment. Wow! I would have never guessed it. Love this book.
jobird's review against another edition
4.0
That was really different. I really liked the concept and they way the story unraveled, it kept you reading wanting to know more. Some moments had me a little lost and I thought the main concept had a few flaws, but overall it is a solid read. I enjoyed it!
I read it in one day. (It has been a long time since I have done that.)
I read it in one day. (It has been a long time since I have done that.)
sek73's review against another edition
5.0
I wasn't sure I would like this since I'm not usually into Sci-Fi but wow I'm into it, I'm into it! Margarite is devastated by her father's death and has vowed vengeance. The problem is that vengeance only comes from other dimensions so time travel abounds. I really loved this book and can't wait to read the other two books in the series.
cvsuthie's review against another edition
5.0
AHHHHHHHHHHHH
OH MY GOD YOU GUYS
THIS BOOK MESSED WITH ME SO MUCH
Okay, lemme calm down a little bit so I can actually write this review....
Alright, let's go.
So, the basic premise of this book is that Marguerite Caine's parents are super smart scientists who have created a device that allows someone to jump across dimensions - and these dimensions are infinite. This device is called the Firebird.
Let me give you a crash course in how this device works, and how jumping through dimensions works. When you move through dimensions, you wake up inside your own body within that dimension and kind of live within them for the duration of your time in that dimension. When you leave, that version of yourself will "awaken", I guess, but they'll only have hazy memories of what happened while you were in their body, if they have memories at all. There's no time travel involved - you wake up exactly the same time that you left, but the location can change depending on where your body is at that time.
Okay, that's that. Now that you understand the basics of this central object in the plot - and believe me, this plot is VERY confusing - let's move on to the actual book.
Basically, this novel is filled to the brim with plot twists, especially in the second half. The first half of the book feels like teenage insta-love, but honestly, even if you're not really feeling it at first you should definitely stick it out and keep reading, because you will be rewarded GREATLY in the last half of the book. There is so much romance and adventure and so many plot twists that you will just be SCREAMING with the feels like me.
This is an incredibly ambitious book for the YA genre, particularly because nothing like it has ever been done, not for YA audiences. Although it is primarily science fiction, it would be more accurate to call it a blend of many different genres - romance, adventure, sci fi, even historical at some points - and it's a truly unique book for this reason. Any YA reader who is feeling a bit bored with the current books that are trending in our reading community will be greatly satisfied with this one (another perk is that since it doesn't really fit into one specific genre, it is sure to please readers with varying tastes in books, so no matter what genre you usually prefer, this book probably has some of it in it.)
I promise you will not regret reading this!
OH MY GOD YOU GUYS
THIS BOOK MESSED WITH ME SO MUCH
Okay, lemme calm down a little bit so I can actually write this review....
Alright, let's go.
So, the basic premise of this book is that Marguerite Caine's parents are super smart scientists who have created a device that allows someone to jump across dimensions - and these dimensions are infinite. This device is called the Firebird.
Let me give you a crash course in how this device works, and how jumping through dimensions works. When you move through dimensions, you wake up inside your own body within that dimension and kind of live within them for the duration of your time in that dimension. When you leave, that version of yourself will "awaken", I guess, but they'll only have hazy memories of what happened while you were in their body, if they have memories at all. There's no time travel involved - you wake up exactly the same time that you left, but the location can change depending on where your body is at that time.
Okay, that's that. Now that you understand the basics of this central object in the plot - and believe me, this plot is VERY confusing - let's move on to the actual book.
Basically, this novel is filled to the brim with plot twists, especially in the second half. The first half of the book feels like teenage insta-love, but honestly, even if you're not really feeling it at first you should definitely stick it out and keep reading, because you will be rewarded GREATLY in the last half of the book. There is so much romance and adventure and so many plot twists that you will just be SCREAMING with the feels like me.
This is an incredibly ambitious book for the YA genre, particularly because nothing like it has ever been done, not for YA audiences. Although it is primarily science fiction, it would be more accurate to call it a blend of many different genres - romance, adventure, sci fi, even historical at some points - and it's a truly unique book for this reason. Any YA reader who is feeling a bit bored with the current books that are trending in our reading community will be greatly satisfied with this one (another perk is that since it doesn't really fit into one specific genre, it is sure to please readers with varying tastes in books, so no matter what genre you usually prefer, this book probably has some of it in it.)
I promise you will not regret reading this!
ninyai's review against another edition
4.0
Parallel universe? Yes!
Time travel? Yes!
Romance? Yes!
If you like fringe, this is it.
Time travel? Yes!
Romance? Yes!
If you like fringe, this is it.
demilee1369's review against another edition
3.0
This book has a rather interesting aspect to it and the different dimensions stuff it very well thought through and amazing. I think I lost a lot of interest with this book cause I listened to the audio version, I will have to get a physical version and read it from myself before I do a proper review but I can say part of this story held me a lot.
annab3lla's review against another edition
5.0
I mean, it's about alternate realities, so I couldn't not love it!
pestowitch's review against another edition
2.0
How can a book about interdimensional travel be so horrendously boring and predictable?
This book started out great - the premise is interesting and the plot moved at a decent pace. But after about 30% I became bored, and then as I went on just plain irritated.
There is the entire multiverse to explore, and the parallel dimensions we visit are: a technologically advanced London, Russian royalty, everything is the same but her dad is alive, and underwater research station. Nothing about these worlds excited me?
The romance was truly mediocre, which is an issue considering it takes up the majority of the book. Marguerite goes from talking about how she has feelings for/wants to sleep with Theo to being ~in love~ with Russian soldier!Paul in the space of, like, a WEEK. It was the dullest kind of insta-love.
I also have serious reservations about Marguerite using her alt!self's body to have sex with Russian soldier!Paul. It creeped me out. Marguerite remarks that Theo seemed violated by his alt!self jumping into his body, and wonders how her alt!selves felt when she did it to them, but that's where the thought just entirely stops. There was so much potential there to explore personhood and autonomy and ~what makes us who we are~ and yet none of that was explored whatsoever.
None of the characters beyond Marguerite felt very fleshed out at all. We barely saw enough of any of them (including real!Paul and real!Theo) to get a sense of who they were. Every piece of information we got about who both of these boys were came from sections of exposition from Marguerite's perspective, rather than from seeing them in action.
I also guessed the "twist" at the end when I was only 30 pages in and it was thoroughly underwhelming to see it come to fruition.
Honestly, I am so disappointed in this book. It keeps a star because the writing style wasn't bad and had nice bits of lyrical prose, plus the premise is pretty good. But everything thing beyond that was a huge let down for me.
This book started out great - the premise is interesting and the plot moved at a decent pace. But after about 30% I became bored, and then as I went on just plain irritated.
There is the entire multiverse to explore, and the parallel dimensions we visit are: a technologically advanced London, Russian royalty, everything is the same but her dad is alive, and underwater research station. Nothing about these worlds excited me?
The romance was truly mediocre, which is an issue considering it takes up the majority of the book. Marguerite goes from talking about how she has feelings for/wants to sleep with Theo to being ~in love~ with Russian soldier!Paul in the space of, like, a WEEK. It was the dullest kind of insta-love.
I also have serious reservations about Marguerite using her alt!self's body to have sex with Russian soldier!Paul. It creeped me out. Marguerite remarks that Theo seemed violated by his alt!self jumping into his body, and wonders how her alt!selves felt when she did it to them, but that's where the thought just entirely stops. There was so much potential there to explore personhood and autonomy and ~what makes us who we are~ and yet none of that was explored whatsoever.
None of the characters beyond Marguerite felt very fleshed out at all. We barely saw enough of any of them (including real!Paul and real!Theo) to get a sense of who they were. Every piece of information we got about who both of these boys were came from sections of exposition from Marguerite's perspective, rather than from seeing them in action.
I also guessed the "twist" at the end when I was only 30 pages in and it was thoroughly underwhelming to see it come to fruition.
Honestly, I am so disappointed in this book. It keeps a star because the writing style wasn't bad and had nice bits of lyrical prose, plus the premise is pretty good. But everything thing beyond that was a huge let down for me.