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realbooktingz's review
5.0
Sweet, emotional, heartfelt... The Start of Us is about what-ifs and taking risks.
Erica has a gift , she can travel through space and time to revisit her past and a world where she is living a different version of her life.
But...the grass is not always greener as they say. When Erica meets and falls for Daniel she is faced with a choice, will she continue to live her life in the present with all its experiences, or fully become her parallel self?
This is a beautifully written and unexpected story, with a great twist, likeable central characters in Erica and Daniel, and a lovely romantic but very real element to it.
A pleasant surprise, great and uplifting read carrying a message about appreciating your life and taking risks. I would definitely recommend.
Thank you to NetGalley and One More Chapter for the ARC.
Erica has a gift , she can travel through space and time to revisit her past and a world where she is living a different version of her life.
But...the grass is not always greener as they say. When Erica meets and falls for Daniel she is faced with a choice, will she continue to live her life in the present with all its experiences, or fully become her parallel self?
This is a beautifully written and unexpected story, with a great twist, likeable central characters in Erica and Daniel, and a lovely romantic but very real element to it.
A pleasant surprise, great and uplifting read carrying a message about appreciating your life and taking risks. I would definitely recommend.
Thank you to NetGalley and One More Chapter for the ARC.
magnetsheep's review
adventurous
challenging
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
patriciajoan's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
laurenw22's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Pregnancy
Moderate: Car accident
under_the_book_cover's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
annarella's review
3.0
Even if the style of writing and the concept are interesting the story didn't keep my attention and it fell flat.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
bringmybooks's review
Thank you to NetGalley, One More Chapter, & HarperCollins UK for the opportunity to read and review this book before it's publication date! This in no way affected my review, opinions are my own.
DNF @ 25%
The idea of this book is brilliant - being able to flit in and out of different paths your life could have taken, if only you had made different choices ... but it did not pan out for me. I normally don't really mind not having good explanations for fantastical elements (see: the movie About Time), but here it didn't work. The characters held appeal and I was interested in seeing what happened to them, but ultimately the plot held me back and I struggled to get to 25%.