A review by elsie_af
Time Squared by Lesley Krueger

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I really enjoyed seeing Eleanor falling in love, tackling becoming a woman, over and over in different time periods. I'd say the blurb overplays her role in figuring out what's going on, it seems to only happen towards the end. 

My big gripe is there's a character who loves Man U football club because he's a Yorkshireman from Leeds...which doesn't make sense at all really! 

I would also have liked to see the 'twist' explored more, it felt quite rushed towards the end. There were interesting themes around class, queerness and otherness that popped up but weren't fully fleshed out, which felt like a shame when I really enjoyed seeing how they changed over time. 

I also assumed that

the ending would pose another question. Elizabeth mentions it's more interesting for her to make choices when she's wealthy. So I was excited when she woke up in a smaller flat obviously struggling with money more than she has before BUT she is finally marrying Rob/Robin/Robert. I anticipated a second twist where she makes a final choice between the love of her life (who is mentally quite ill) and the life she's built. But ahhh it was not to be!