Love and Other Paradoxes is just another run-of-the-mill woman-comes-from-the-future-to-change-the-past-and-boy-gets-caught-up-in-the-crossfire situation.
Joseph Greene wants to be the next great poet, so much so that he’s had poet’s-block (like writer’s-block for poets, get it?) since he started at Cambridge. Now in his third year, it’s time to shit-or-get-off-the-pot, poetically. Suddenly he starts noticing people looking at him strangely in the streets, and a chance encounter with a girl who claims she’s from the future changes everything he thought he knew and the course of his future at the same time.
It’s a book about time travel, the choices we make, questioning the things we thought were important, and second chances. It’s an interesting concept, but for me, this book really struggled to accomplish its goals.
I’m not an expert on time travel, but these characters are the opposite of experts on time travel when they really should know something about it since the entire plot hinges on the facts. The whole concept is a little messy…as in I had a lot of questions as I read, and not the good kind. The kind that should have been answered far earlier than they were. I didn’t feel grounded enough. I realize it kind of had to be that way for the plot, but that fatal flaw is why I’ve only rated this book two stars.
Note:: I received an early copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Details
Title:: Love and Other Paradoxes
Author:: Catriona Silvey
Genre:: Sci-Fi Romance
Publisher:: William Morrow
Length:: 320 pages
Audio Length:: 9h
Audiobook Narrator:: Nicholas Ralph
Audiobook Publisher:: Harper Audio
Published:: March 11th, 2025
The Litertarian Rating:: 2-Stars
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