A review by lilyunterreiner
Time Was by Ian McDonald

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I expected this to be a time traveler love story, but that disappointingly turned out to be mostly a sidenote. There were only two time travel dead drop notes in the whole book. It's mostly about the person who uncovers the mystery, and he was boring.