A review by anastasia_kar
Alone With You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I loved the first third of the book. The writing of their touching/trying not to was a haunting read in a good way. They were complicated and mysterious characters and I wanted to dig deep. And then, hurriedly, they jumped into a honeymoon phase that wasn't quite relatable or paved over well enough. Then we had some conflict, as we must in any romance. The reconciliation was nice and not drawn out. 
I'm irked by the notion that she became what he thought of her and that she was his, did 't exist on her own. Why? Why couldn't she be her own person? I don't find it especially romantic. 
There were beautiful moments of writing and true tension. Maybe it requires a second read but the conflict didn't feel believable. I liked the idea of toying with two worlds, art and maths, that don't seem very similar and how both of them eased the other one into their respective fields. 
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