What I Liked/What Entertained Me:
- The idea as a whole I mean, different dimensions is a great plot. Especially while chasing potential murderers in and out of what I assumed would be all kinds of crazy places.
- The story moved at a really good pace, and I never found myself bored.
- The dimensions we did see were fascinating! I loved the early 20th century style Russia, and high tech London. Especially Russia though.
- I didn't dislike the love story. Actually, I think if it were given just a bit more time, it could have been really great.
- I just was entertained, for no reason that I can actually articulate, because I did have a lot of problems with this book. But it was fun for me, and I will read the sequel. I know that isn't all that helpful, but it's all I've got.
What I Didn't/What Didn't Make Sense or Work:
- The romance was too sudden. I don't think it qualifies as insta-love because the characters all shared affection for each other (platonically or otherwise) for quite some time, but it went from zero to The Notebook pretty quickly. Also, there's a love triangle. Usually, I don't even mind them, but this one isn't necessary. It's just one of those "all the boys looooove me" situation, which irks me at best.
- There were a lot of conveniences that bugged me. Obviously, I can't go into too much detail on specifics, but things just worked out too easily for my tastes. It was just "problem solved!" but... how? Why? And even when it was explained, the explanation was too easy.
- The characters were okay. They weren't great though. They were pretty basic, and didn't have a lot of distinctive characteristics. Marguerite didn't really stand out to me at all, I never felt any particular like or dislike toward her, she was just there. Theo and Paul weren't much better, by the end, I figured it didn't matter who she loved, because they were pretty much the same dude anyway. Her parents seemed pretty cool though, let's skip this trio and read about them.
- More dimensions, please. Seriously, like a day in techno-London, a few weeks in Russia, and then a couple for like, 33 seconds. Where were all my dimensions!? I wanted more. I needed more. I wanted to go to the moon, or like, some weird made up trippy kind of place.
Bottom Line: Honestly, if I were basing this on content alone, it would be maybe a two star. But inexplicably, I did sort of like it, so I have to factor that in, because sheer enjoyment is a big factor for me. I won't be mowing people down to get to the sequel, but I am sure I'll give it a read at some point.
This review was originally posted on It Starts at Midnight