A review by jjthestrawb
The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas

Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

The characters feel two dimensional and uninteresting. The world building beyond Conclave is non existent. The plot is barebones and longs for compelling characters to drive it forward, but they just aren’t. The prose is fine but could do with more description of environments and character appearance which might give a sense of personality.

Weirdly, I feel like it isn’t that interested in time travel beyond the psychological impacts. There’s a lot that could be done that just isn’t. Also, following three linear stories of non-time travellers is possibly the least interesting perspective to follow in this world. This book is begging for the POV of a jaded, experienced time traveller who out of desperation goes to see one of the other POVs for therapy (or dating) and a deep intricate character study. The murder plot line could probably stay tbh.

This was a ramble but this book needs compelling characters and an actual focus on time travel. Everything else feels like a waste of potential.
I might go write that alternative version of this actually