A review by miajakobsen
Alone with You in the Ether by Olivie Blake

medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is a love story about two deeply flawed individuals (Regan and Aldo) who meet and start a passionate and obsessive relationship. However, the novel doesn’t feel like a romance because Blake focuses on the vulnerability and complexities of people in love. The dual narrative (with the occasional interjection from third-party narrators) serves this well, as we get insight into both the main characters. I love character-driven work and complicated grey characters so this book was right up my alley. I think I need to read it again to fully grasp the text, but it is an interesting book that deserves your full attention.