frostbitsky's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
My sister quite enjoyed this trilogy and recommended it to me.
I listened to the audiobook. Tavia Gilbert is a good narrator. She executed a good range of voices and accents for the different characters.
The story keeps you interested and has you on your toes because crossing dimensions and taking over bodies leaves it open for unreliable narrators. Throw in some tension and action, and then you're in for a face paced page turner.
I didn't even mind the love-triangle YA aspect. The tropes (the one bed, the hypothermia, "I was the nice guy") were amusing and didn't fall into the trap of being annoying.
I'll continue listening to the series to see it to its conclusion.
3 out of 5 Dimensions
I listened to the audiobook. Tavia Gilbert is a good narrator. She executed a good range of voices and accents for the different characters.
The story keeps you interested and has you on your toes because crossing dimensions and taking over bodies leaves it open for unreliable narrators. Throw in some tension and action, and then you're in for a face paced page turner.
I didn't even mind the love-triangle YA aspect. The tropes (the one bed, the hypothermia, "I was the nice guy") were amusing and didn't fall into the trap of being annoying.
I'll continue listening to the series to see it to its conclusion.
3 out of 5 Dimensions
meagan_kay's review against another edition
3.0
The concept of this book was really interesting, the characters, however, were not. In my opinion, having character development is just as important, if not more important, than having a good plot. Unfortunately, A Thousand Pieces if You did not have complex, intriguing characters. The main character, Marguerite, was likeable enough, but I wasn't really attached to her at all. The same goes for most of the other characters in the story.
Though this book has an interesting plot and a beautiful cover, the cliche, and occasionally dull, characters made the book far less fun to read.
Though this book has an interesting plot and a beautiful cover, the cliche, and occasionally dull, characters made the book far less fun to read.
kcoccia's review against another edition
3.0
It shocks me how quick I can read a YA book after I've been reading other things.
Book wasn't awful. I just don't really have any feelings towards it. Interesting idea hopping into other dimensions though.
I will probably read the other books in the series
Book wasn't awful. I just don't really have any feelings towards it. Interesting idea hopping into other dimensions though.
I will probably read the other books in the series
ark99's review against another edition
4.0
uh idk why I never reviewed this after reading it I actually really enjoyed it! I was not expecting to enjoy it that much, it's kinda like one of those 2013 dystopia teen books but it wasn't like that at all!
Basically its like a time travel book, which I haven't read those kind of books in a while so it was pretty nice and refreshing! It had a lot of science involved in it, and I'm not sure if any of it was accurate, but it was written from the point of view of someone who doesn't quite understand it as much as they could, so in turn I, the reader, did not get confused either. I think a really cool part of the book is how the main character went to a universe where she is a princess in Russia. It's interesting to watch how she is out of her element, literally, and she eventually gets used to everything, to this different culture and different life, and after she's back in her normal life, she still thinks back on that time and I think it really helps her evolve as a person.
Basically its like a time travel book, which I haven't read those kind of books in a while so it was pretty nice and refreshing! It had a lot of science involved in it, and I'm not sure if any of it was accurate, but it was written from the point of view of someone who doesn't quite understand it as much as they could, so in turn I, the reader, did not get confused either. I think a really cool part of the book is how the main character went to a universe where she is a princess in Russia. It's interesting to watch how she is out of her element, literally, and she eventually gets used to everything, to this different culture and different life, and after she's back in her normal life, she still thinks back on that time and I think it really helps her evolve as a person.
1morepaige's review against another edition
3.0
You ever read something that you know has problems but for no apparent reason the book just WORKS for you? Today I did.
I figured out pretty much all the major plots twists in this one, and I’m pretty sure I’ve got another plot twist of the larger series....and yet, I would be lying if I said that this book wasn’t compelling. It held my attention every step of the way even though I pretty much knew what was going to happen.
The major issue I had with the story is that it has some of the major sad pitfalls of a lot of YA these days—love triangles can only really be compelling if the heroine has two ACTUAL choices but one guy is clearly going to win this one and the other guy is only in the story to ratchet up the tension I guess?
And the book really plays up the dreaded “main female character thinks there is nothing special about her until a boy tells her there is something special about her” syndrome.
ALSO, tw for hard drug use, only one real big scene, a couple mentions. Don’t want anyone tripping right into one particular scene so
Also tw drugs
Overall the plot remained interesting and fresh. I liked the ridiculousness that ensued from universe jumping, even though I guessed the twists and some of the tropes employed are a bit tired in the YA scene for me.
I’m definitely picking up the next one, gotta find out if I’m right about my last theory.
I figured out pretty much all the major plots twists in this one, and I’m pretty sure I’ve got another plot twist of the larger series....and yet, I would be lying if I said that this book wasn’t compelling. It held my attention every step of the way even though I pretty much knew what was going to happen.
The major issue I had with the story is that it has some of the major sad pitfalls of a lot of YA these days—love triangles can only really be compelling if the heroine has two ACTUAL choices but one guy is clearly going to win this one and the other guy is only in the story to ratchet up the tension I guess?
And the book really plays up the dreaded “main female character thinks there is nothing special about her until a boy tells her there is something special about her” syndrome.
ALSO, tw for hard drug use, only one real big scene, a couple mentions. Don’t want anyone tripping right into one particular scene so
Spoiler
at the end of chapter five, Theo says he needs a minute and then a couple pages later Marguerite walks in on him doing drugs on the bathroom. I thought he might OD but he doesn’t and although they talk about this weird drug again a couple times briefly later in the book, no other explicit scenes of this particular drug are in the book. Should be fine if you skip those pages and the first few pages of chapter sixAlso tw drugs
Spoiler
in chapter 4 there’s a throwaway comment about watching Romola do drugs, but I ‘m pretty sure that and the chapter 5/6 theo thing is pretty much it as far as on page drug useOverall the plot remained interesting and fresh. I liked the ridiculousness that ensued from universe jumping, even though I guessed the twists and some of the tropes employed are a bit tired in the YA scene for me.
I’m definitely picking up the next one, gotta find out if I’m right about my last theory.
anotherhel's review against another edition
4.0
(Looking at me. Always, always looking at me.)
This book started off so bad that I even thought I would DNF it. But I didn't. And oooh boy am I glad.
So I'll assume you've read the blurb....as soon as the story starts Meg is in another dimension and leaves a message to her other self : Kill Paul Makov. That's it. We just know he killed her dad, no proof, no nothing. It felt so wrong, reading it. It made no sense, it didn't felt like a reasonable thought someone would make. Who thinks "yeah you killed my father so I'm going to kill you" without even listening for what hey have to say first?
During the first 30% of the book, the most interesting parts were when she talked about the past, about her and the other two guys who work with her parents, Paul and Theo. Even though the present had all this futuristic and cool gadgets, learning the way she cooked lasagna with Paul, or the way Paul told her she only painted the truth, was 1000 times better. I loved to get to know Paul and Theo for her memories, rather than what was happening, because I knew what was happening was not clear. She had just lost her dad, she wasn't really being coherent.
Now I know that grief is a whetstone. It sharpens all your love, all your happiest memories, into blades that tear you apart from within. Something has been torn out from inside me tat will never be filled up, not ever, no matter how long I live. (...)This, I think, is the boundary line of adulthood. Not the crap they claim it is -graduating from high school or losing your virginity or getting your first apartment or whatever. You cross the boundary the first time you're changed forever. You cross it the first time you know you can never go back
Afterwards, the book gets really good. Her time in Russia, was the best of the book really. It made me feel all warm inside and then it wrecked my heart too (i might have cried a little bit).
"I would love you in any shape, in any world, with any past. Never doubt that"
The romance part in this book is just perfect. There's a little bit of a love triangle, but to me, it didn't matter because it was always the guy she chooses at the end. He doesn't let her talk shit about herself. They understand each others feeling and make the best they can do to protect each other and to be honest. It was really well dealt.
I love the discussion about all the dimensions and the persons in it. Is a person from a dimension the same as the other? If you fall in love with one is the other the same?
I guess he - he wanted to protect every version of you. Everywhere.
But.. the thriller part wasn't that good. The mystery or whatever. It was just so obvious who is plotting everything and who are the bad guys...
I definitely recommend this book if you can survive the first part. It's really good.
librarycutie's review against another edition
2.0
Can I just point out that this cover is Oh so Gorgeous, I could cry. Is the bottom supposed to be russia, and the top her home?? Maybe, Maybe..
Okay, I was to read this book for The Elite Readers book club, and I got too distracted by netflix that It took me a while to read this. The first 100 pages were boring me, and taking forever to get past. I was wanting the excitement. When Marguerite finally landed in a dimension where she is a duchess in Russia, It finally got good. Lieutenant Markov is my favorite, He was so sweet and careful and protective! It was a shame what happened...
All through-out this book I was over-whelmed and completely confused! I was wondering what what happening, why it was happening and what the hell was going to happen next. Paul Markov is said to be Professor Caine's murderer, but oh, wait, guess again... It was like a never ending mystery almost, and sometimes a bit cliche with the triangle romance. So, she had sex with a Paul from the Russia dimension, and started falling for a different dimension Theo that she thought was her Theo, like she had dibs or something... But didn't want to get all close with her dimension Paul because of the sex with Russian Paul. You see how I was utterly confused through this story.
Something else that I just didn't like at all. Through the first 80 pages or so, Marguerite wants to KILL Paul Markov for allegedly being responsible for her fathers death. She had been saying all through-out those 80 pages or so how she would kill him without hesitation or regret. She gets the chance, an opening, and she hesitates. Does nothing.I AM FRUSTRATEd At YOU MARGEURITE!
I love the idea of Dimension traveling, but there was so much happening at once that my mind came so close to shutting down for the night. Triad wanted to use the invention to spy on other dimensions, I still don't know why. And the fact that one dimension was almost exactly the same freaked me out, why did they choose that dimensions Marguerite?
I give it a solid 3 stars because I loved the creativity and imagination. There was about 4 dimensions (5 if you count Meg's current "home" dimension) and the Russia one was my favorite, It was the one that stood out and was more unique, to me. I give Claudia Gray a clap on the back for the dimension idea and being able to keep up with what was happening and how to fit it all together, how it all came falling to place in the end. *slow clapping gradually fast clapping* I didn't expect to enjoy it from the first 100 pages, but after that, it gets exciting and interesting and finally grabs your attention!
Also, It urked me how Marguerite lead on both Paul and Theo, it wasn't cool of her to do that. They're both sweet in their own way. I personally choose Paul, but she shouldn't have lead poor Theo (the one in her dimension) on.
I didn't like the ending. It was too happy for me, the reunion was nice, but I guess the cliffhanger was us wondering what happened to the Theo in the last dimension, right?
Okay, I was to read this book for The Elite Readers book club, and I got too distracted by netflix that It took me a while to read this. The first 100 pages were boring me, and taking forever to get past. I was wanting the excitement. When Marguerite finally landed in a dimension where she is a duchess in Russia, It finally got good. Lieutenant Markov is my favorite, He was so sweet and careful and protective! It was a shame what happened...
All through-out this book I was over-whelmed and completely confused! I was wondering what what happening, why it was happening and what the hell was going to happen next. Paul Markov is said to be Professor Caine's murderer, but oh, wait, guess again... It was like a never ending mystery almost, and sometimes a bit cliche with the triangle romance. So, she had sex with a Paul from the Russia dimension, and started falling for a different dimension Theo that she thought was her Theo, like she had dibs or something... But didn't want to get all close with her dimension Paul because of the sex with Russian Paul. You see how I was utterly confused through this story.
Something else that I just didn't like at all. Through the first 80 pages or so, Marguerite wants to KILL Paul Markov for allegedly being responsible for her fathers death. She had been saying all through-out those 80 pages or so how she would kill him without hesitation or regret. She gets the chance, an opening, and she hesitates. Does nothing.
I love the idea of Dimension traveling, but there was so much happening at once that my mind came so close to shutting down for the night. Triad wanted to use the invention to spy on other dimensions, I still don't know why. And the fact that one dimension was almost exactly the same freaked me out, why did they choose that dimensions Marguerite?
I give it a solid 3 stars because I loved the creativity and imagination. There was about 4 dimensions (5 if you count Meg's current "home" dimension) and the Russia one was my favorite, It was the one that stood out and was more unique, to me. I give Claudia Gray a clap on the back for the dimension idea and being able to keep up with what was happening and how to fit it all together, how it all came falling to place in the end. *slow clapping gradually fast clapping* I didn't expect to enjoy it from the first 100 pages, but after that, it gets exciting and interesting and finally grabs your attention!
Also, It urked me how Marguerite lead on both Paul and Theo, it wasn't cool of her to do that. They're both sweet in their own way. I personally choose Paul, but she shouldn't have lead poor Theo (the one in her dimension) on.
I didn't like the ending. It was too happy for me, the reunion was nice, but I guess the cliffhanger was us wondering what happened to the Theo in the last dimension, right?
timsreads's review against another edition
4.0
What I enjoyed most about this book was the unique prospect of inter-dimensional travel. Never before have I read a book with such an amazing take on Sci-Fi and I really loved it. In real life no one really believes in different dimensions, at least I don't, and so no one really thinks about it. It felt really great to see how that concept was put into this fantastic young adult novel. Though this novel did not come without its faults. I can speak for many many book lovers when I say that that cover was the cover that drew us all in. The watercolors, the vibrant picture of Russia and the promise of a deeper meaning to it all was enough to throw our money at the cashier and run home to read the beauty. Did I enjoy this book? Yes I did. Do I feel that the beauty of the cover keeps it's promise for an unforgettable read? No, sadly I do not.
When the novel starts, we are instantly thrown into the chaos that is Marguerite's life after her father's death. Anger. Vengeance. Hatred. We see it all and it really gets your blood pumping. She sees no way to lessen the pain of her father's loss other than too kill Paul, the guy all the evidence leads to. He was treated as if he were part of their family and how does he repay them? By killing her father. So she, with the help of her friend Theo, jump through different dimensions following the trace of Paul to seek revenge for her father's death. The most interesting thing was undoubtedly the parallel dimensions. We see multiple versions of Marguerite in so many different types of places and it was all so incredibly fascinating!
Marguerite is the daughter of two brilliant scientists who love her and her sister unconditionally. She is the only one in the family who follows the path of art as opposed to the path of science. You'd think she would feel lonely at times when everyone around her would understand her parent's babbling about their latest prototype of the Firebird(device that allows someone to go to another dimension) but she never does. Her parents have over all kinds of student geniuses for their assistance in perfecting their experiment and because of this she has made many different friends who never make her feel stupid about not understanding their science world. But to her, Paul and Theo were the closest ones to their family. That was why she felt so betrayed by Paul.
Now when you read that fantastic synopsis, the first thing that goes through your head would be Adventure! or Science Fiction! But in complete honestly felt more like a romance novel to me. Do not get me wrong, I love romance but I wish the novel had been more like what the synopsis says. To me it felt a bit like deception from Claudia Gray. What I was expecting was a cute romance amidst all the action but what I got was: Not enough Science Fiction, too much romance. It is not like I hated that but the book would have been so much more epic if my expectations were met. I also had problems with the quality of the writing in this book. It was not what I was expecting and it was the one thing I disliked most about this book. The writing felt very average and I really hope this is improved in the second book.
Overall, I really liked A Thousand Pieces Of You even if it did not meet my expectations. I know a lot of people who were disappointed with this read as well but if you lower your expectations and do not mind that it's filled with delightful romance and average writing then I recommend this book. I am looking forward to the second book not only because of the gorgeous cover but also because of the stellar synopsis. If you have read this book and want to check out the cover and/or the synopsis click here.
When the novel starts, we are instantly thrown into the chaos that is Marguerite's life after her father's death. Anger. Vengeance. Hatred. We see it all and it really gets your blood pumping. She sees no way to lessen the pain of her father's loss other than too kill Paul, the guy all the evidence leads to. He was treated as if he were part of their family and how does he repay them? By killing her father. So she, with the help of her friend Theo, jump through different dimensions following the trace of Paul to seek revenge for her father's death. The most interesting thing was undoubtedly the parallel dimensions. We see multiple versions of Marguerite in so many different types of places and it was all so incredibly fascinating!
Marguerite is the daughter of two brilliant scientists who love her and her sister unconditionally. She is the only one in the family who follows the path of art as opposed to the path of science. You'd think she would feel lonely at times when everyone around her would understand her parent's babbling about their latest prototype of the Firebird(device that allows someone to go to another dimension) but she never does. Her parents have over all kinds of student geniuses for their assistance in perfecting their experiment and because of this she has made many different friends who never make her feel stupid about not understanding their science world. But to her, Paul and Theo were the closest ones to their family. That was why she felt so betrayed by Paul.
Now when you read that fantastic synopsis, the first thing that goes through your head would be Adventure! or Science Fiction! But in complete honestly felt more like a romance novel to me. Do not get me wrong, I love romance but I wish the novel had been more like what the synopsis says. To me it felt a bit like deception from Claudia Gray. What I was expecting was a cute romance amidst all the action but what I got was: Not enough Science Fiction, too much romance. It is not like I hated that but the book would have been so much more epic if my expectations were met. I also had problems with the quality of the writing in this book. It was not what I was expecting and it was the one thing I disliked most about this book. The writing felt very average and I really hope this is improved in the second book.
Overall, I really liked A Thousand Pieces Of You even if it did not meet my expectations. I know a lot of people who were disappointed with this read as well but if you lower your expectations and do not mind that it's filled with delightful romance and average writing then I recommend this book. I am looking forward to the second book not only because of the gorgeous cover but also because of the stellar synopsis. If you have read this book and want to check out the cover and/or the synopsis click here.
palomapepper's review against another edition
4.0
This book is so engaging that I’m willing to overlook a few minor annoyances. Like most YA books I’ve read, there are a couple of overused tropes here and there. Yawn, another love triangle. Yawn, the male love interests are just so protective. Yawn, the main character complains about being pale-skinned and thin, as if those are attributes considered unattractive in our society.
But all in all, it’s a pretty good read! There’s futuristic partying, dynastic political scheming, and some interesting re-imaginings of our current reality. I found myself excited to see what each new dimension would bring: how historical events and technological progress would differ, how the next iteration of Marguerite might deviate from the last. Marguerite was a likable narrator, and her emotional reasoning made sense to me. Between all the dimension-hopping, there’s time to mull over ideas of fate, individuality, adulthood, and finding truth in art.
A Thousand Pieces of You is probably the ultimate nightmare for anyone suffering from Capgras delusion, but it’s a load of fun for the rest of us! I’ve already put myself on queue at the library for the sequel.
But all in all, it’s a pretty good read! There’s futuristic partying, dynastic political scheming, and some interesting re-imaginings of our current reality. I found myself excited to see what each new dimension would bring: how historical events and technological progress would differ, how the next iteration of Marguerite might deviate from the last. Marguerite was a likable narrator, and her emotional reasoning made sense to me. Between all the dimension-hopping, there’s time to mull over ideas of fate, individuality, adulthood, and finding truth in art.
A Thousand Pieces of You is probably the ultimate nightmare for anyone suffering from Capgras delusion, but it’s a load of fun for the rest of us! I’ve already put myself on queue at the library for the sequel.
lizaktzxy's review against another edition
4.0
First book of 2019 and I’m definitely glad it was clever and enjoyable.