A review by itskathamilton
A River Called Time by Courttia Newland

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The plot is interesting and the characters are consistent through the book - I found the story hard to follow after the first section however, and after about 200 pages it was a real effort to get through the book. Concepts of astral travel are introduced but don’t feel super connected to the story as a whole until the very end of the book. Some of the foundational world building feels like it’s missing - and the blurb of the book talks about it being set in an alternate world where colonialism never happened, but I missed that completely within the story.