A review by patrick_dale91
Tentacle by Rita Indiana

4.0

I really thought this book was gonna be a matter of promoting themes/ideas over an actual good storyline, and my how I was proven wrong. There are still shit loads of themes and ideas popping around (global warming, transgender issue, colonialism, racism, dystopia, time travel- basically everything EVER) but they're all wrapped up in a brilliant, inventive and only sometimes confusing story. Acilde is part of a prophecy that only she can save the world by travelling back in time, changing sex at the same time...it does indeed sound bonkers, and the fact that you are often juggling between THREE different timelines one time (the present, the past and the future) only makes it more bonkers. The fact the author does it in less than 200 pages is incredible. I essentially devoured it, and my one criticism is I would have liked it to be longer; for instance, the dystopian world from the beginning of the novel felt a bit 2D, and I would have liked it to be fleshed out far more. Great read though!