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

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Key Themes: 
Mental Health, Grief, Friendship, Death.

Best (or Worst) Moments: 
I found the best moments were those viewed from Audette's POV - just found it more interesting with the murder and mystery solving, and she had an agenda and clear goals which also helped. 

Was this Book What I Expected?: 
No - with it being called ‘the psychology of time travel’ I expected it to focus even more on psychology. I’m an MSc Psychology student so obviously love psychology so I think I would have enjoyed the book even more if it went into more detail about the actual psychology behind it all - not just basic ‘she would have had those mental health problems without time travel’. I know there was some explanation but just felt it wasn’t enough - but maybe that would be too much for someone without a background in psychology? 

Review: 
This book was okay - I enjoyed it but it just wasn’t what I was expecting and it kind of disappointed me as a result. 

Things to Research Further 
The concept of how time travel could impact a person psychologically is so interesting - obviously not applicable until time-travel is a thing but would be such an interesting topic to study. 
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