All Our Yesterdays (All Our Yesterdays, #1)

by Cristin Terrill

[Stephanie]

I really don't know were to begin with this, other than what I actually want to say: "OMG THIS BOOK, I LOVE IT!" It's hard for me to talk about this book without really going into all the details, because I don't want to ruin it for anyone, so you're now warned that this review is a big jumbled mess of my very vague thoughts.

I really enjoyed learning about the science behind the time travel, and time in general. There's more discussion on the actual traveling itself and the science behind it. Time ends up being a character itself, because it's always present and makes sure to show that it is in control.

I loved all the characters and the roles they played. My favorite, by far, was Finn though. He was such a comic relief, but he also knew what to do at times and held his own. I just loved him. I also really enjoyed the dual narrative between Em and Marina and how they were connected. Terrill did a really good job at showing just how much the future characters changed, compared their their past self's.

There was one thing that was confusing, though. The one thing I feel like everyone needs to know before going into the story is Cassandra. I was very confused in the beginning because Finn and Em were all like "We have to get to Cassandra!" and I could not figure out who Cassandra was. Who is Cassandra and why is she so important?! Turns out, Cassandra was the name of the time machine.

I'm worried about this book being part of a series. I feel like the book ended so perfectly, it doesn't need another book. It also scares me, because I feel like the next book is going to undo everything that happened in the first book, which breaks my heart. It wrapped up so nicely! Don't ruin it for me! But I also really want to read the next book, because I'm hoping that it will show that I was right about how things ended the way they did. Just so I could be like "HA! I was RIGHT!"

I think the main reason I loved All Our Yesterdays so much was because of the ending, and how it made me want someone to to discuss it with. I loved that it got me thinking, and the fact that the more I thought about it the more excited I got, and confused, because time traveling can be confusing with all it's paradox's, but that is, what I feel, makes this book awesome.