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A Thousand Pieces of You
A Thousand Pieces of You
A Thousand Pieces of You
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A Thousand Pieces of You

Written by Claudia Gray

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Cloud Atlas meets Orphan Black in this epic dimension-bending trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray about a girl who must chase her father's killer through multiple dimensions.

Marguerite Caine's physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements. Their most astonishing invention, called the Firebird, allows users to jump into multiple universes—and promises to revolutionize science forever. But then Marguerite's father is murdered, and the killer—her parent's handsome, enigmatic assistant Paul— escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him.

Marguerite refuses to let the man who destroyed her family go free. So she races after Paul through different universes, always leaping into another version of herself. But she also meets alternate versions of the people she knows—including Paul, whose life entangles with hers in increasingly familiar ways. Before long she begins to question Paul's guilt—as well as her own heart. And soon she discovers the truth behind her father's death is far more sinister than she expected.

A Thousand Pieces of You explores an amazingly intricate multi-universe where fate is unavoidable, the truth elusive, and love the greatest mystery of all.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperTeen
Release dateNov 4, 2014
ISBN9780062376541
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Claudia Gray

Claudia Gray is the pseudonym of New Orleans-based writer Amy Vincent, the author of the New York Times bestselling Evernight series. She has worked as a lawyer, a journalist, a disc jockey, and an extremely poor waitress. Her grandparents' copy of Mysteries of the Unexplained is probably the genesis of her fascination with most things mysterious and/or inexplicable.

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    2.5/5 stars. that damn love triangle. shoot me.

    Update: Jan 15/16: I figured I should actually write a review and not just my angry one thought haha

    So I went into this book all excited about the inter-dimension travel, which was there, but the character so was so focused on herself and her love interest that it fell totally flat for me. I don't even remember any of the characters names. I was so excited to explore all these different dimensions and learn about them and how everything worked - and I didn't get that. So I on the whole, did not enjoy this book.

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  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    The level of predictability in this book surpassed even MY expectations. No, that's not a good thing. The romance was interesting and well-developed; I enjoyed Paul's character. But the author was VERY heavy-handed with the plot. There were almost no surprises whatsoever. The ending was almost cringe-worthy. I'll still be reading book 2, if only because I still like the idea of multiverses, and at least the love triangle is done. For now.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Really enjoyed this book a nice easy listen with lots of twists and turns
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I find the notion of a parallel universe and alternate dimensions fascinating, so when I read the synopsis of this book I immediately bought it and its sequel. Marguerite's parents invented a device that would make traveling to alternate dimensions possible - the Firebird. As a result, her father was murdered and Paul, one of her parents trusted students, is the suspect who escaped to another dimension using the Firebird. Marguerite, with the help of another of her parents students - Theo, goes on a perilous journey full of twists and turns to capture Paul and reclaim the Firebird, But in this story, not everything is at it seems. Although I liked the story, I'm still on the fence when it comes to Marguerite's character. I mean she's smart and all, but it irritates me how 'special" she thinks she is and how quickly she changes her mind when it comes to matters of the heart. I'm also getting a bit tired of love triangles. Good thing the guy Marguerite doesn't choose accepts his defeat with dignity and doesn't vow revenge - as other love triangles go, because that would be another cliché.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Made it to page 25 before I quit. Annoying and awkward main character, insufficient sci-fi description of futuristic possibilities, and, sorry, but I found the writing to be extremely bland and uninteresting. DNF.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    In this story, well crafted with the art of Sci-fi and History, I felt that our protagonist could have exhibited more gumption and nerve early on in the book. It would make those moments when she did exhibit her "ballsy" attitude later in the story a little more believable. I did enjoy the wrap up and can see the reason for the sequels. Though a little slow at times, I felt that her second travel lasted far too long , or maybe we were given more detail on that episode than others. Overall, entertaining
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    More of a 3.5/5 really. This book had A LOT more romance than I was expecting and wasn't really what I expected in general but I still liked parts of it more than I expected. It was a fun read even if the main character was far from the best I've ever read.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I have picked up several time travel books recently. Most of them have been duds. I was about ready to give up on reading these types of books for a while. That is until I picked up this book. Instantly I was drawn into the story and the characters. The past was the main focus of the story but it was strong and made sense for the future. Also, I did not hate the romance that was featured in this story. It did not overtake the story and it actually worked with the story. The world that Marguerite travelled back in time to came alive and was believable. Which for this I am very happy about. I am familiar with Cloud Atlas. I watched it and thought it was alright. It is one of those movies that you have to really just sit and watch and not get up and focus all your energy on or you could easily get confused. None of this was true for this book. You can just sit back and enjoy reading this book. The ending was nice. I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Great story and very well performed by Tavia Gilbert. Rich and complex worlds with twists and turns - was easy and interesting all along. Great for readers who like realistic fantasy worlds with love intertwined in it al
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I got a copy of this through Edelweiss to review. Previously I had read Gray’s Evernight series, which I thought was okay but not great. The interesting premise and beautiful cover were what caught my attention with Gray’s latest book. I am so glad I read this book, it was absolutely astonishingly good. It looks like there are three books planned in this series, books 2 and 3 are untitled with undetermined release dates.Marguerite Caine’s parents are amazing physicists who have developed something truly astounding, a device called the Firebird. The Firebird will let a wearer jump between parallel realities, not physically but consciously. When Marguerite’s father is murdered the number one suspect is one of his research assistants named Paul. With the assistance of another research assistant, named Theo, Marguerite and Theo use some prototype Firebird devices to chase after Paul. Their hunt for Paul will take them through many parallel realities both similar to the world they know and completely alien.Okay so I just finished this book and I am honestly still a little speechless/breathless. This was an absolutely remarkable book. To be honest I wasn't a huge fan of Gray's Evernight series, it was okay, but nothing special. This first book in the Firebird series however is completely different from anything Gray has written before and it is completely awesome.Grey presents the reader with a very complex idea and world, but she does a wonderful job of making something complex easy to grasp. The whole story focuses on parallel realities and characters that use a device called the Firebird to travel between them. Of course there is a lot more to the story than that. The characters don’t travel physically but their conscious travels into the person they would have been in that parallel realm.The characters and plot are engaging and all the worlds they travel through are incredibly well done. You never know what reality the characters will end up in next. Some of the parallel realities are very similar to our own and some are vastly different.Marguerite adds an interesting dynamic to the story. She is an incredibly talented artist raised in a primarily scientific minded family, yet this doesn’t bother her all that much. She is able to use her particular set of skills to help in her own way. Watching as she discovers how her artistic talents have surfaced in each reality she travels through is fascinating.Marguerite, Theo, and Paul have a bit of a love triangle thing going on, but this isn’t really what drives the story. It is more that they have worked so closely and are such good friends. Theo and Marguerite feel a drive to hunt down Paul both to bring him to justice and to understand what drove him to do what he did.There are so many interesting side theories on destiny and fate and the mathematical probability of the same people being interconnected in different realities. I loved that some of these deeper questions are brought into this science fiction driven story. There are a number of crazy plot twists that I definitely didn’t see coming. Seriously this book blew my mind, while being incredibly entertaining and evoking a lot of emotion. I laughed, I cried, I held onto my Kindle (I got this as an eGalley) white knuckled. I loved this book and couldn't put it down. It ends at a great spot too (no awful cliffhanger). I am so excited to see what the next book holds for us.Overall an absolutely stunning read, completely different from anything I have ever read from Gray before. I highly recommend this book to everyone; this is a book that will thrill and enthrall a much broader audience than her previous books. The world, the characters, the plot...all of it was just so engaging and so well done. This book is not just a thrilling read but also has a lot of meat to it, there is discussion of fate and destiny and the probability of people meeting across parallel dimensions. This was just such an interesting book and was impossible to put down. I absolutely cannot wait to read the next book in this series!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Marguerite Caine is an aspiring artist who happens to have physicist parents. These physicists have made groundbreaking discoveries, including inventing a device called the Firebird that can take a person into one of the infinite parallel universes that exist. Unfortunately, this revolutionary invention makes them a target for opportunists. Paul, a graduate student who earned the trust of the scientists and Marguerite, seems to have murdered Marguerite's father and escaped with their invention into on of the multitudes of universes to escape the law. Marguerite and another grad student have to follow Paul through these dimensions and bring him to justice.Based on the description, you might assume that this book is an action packed thriller, but you would be very wrong. This is a romance through and through, which I don't have a problem with, but it would have been nice to know beforehand. Like a typical teen novel, a love triangle forms and troubles our heroine, but then turns into a love square. The romance isn't terrible. I like how the different romances develop, but not always how they end. The science fiction takes a backseat to the romance, but is still intriguing. Travel to the parallel universes is something that I don't read about often, so I was excited to see this author's take. When travelling to these other dimensions, a person takes over the body of the version of themselves in the universe. The traveler has no memories of their alternate life, so they have to find out more about their life and fake like they are the version that belongs there. (Although there are convenient inconsistencies that help forward romances.) This is an interesting take and takes away the confusion of having two of the same person in one dimension. I loved the different dimensions and looking at the different ways civilization, technology, and pop culture developed. Some dimensions aren't very different from this one. Others are drastically different. My favorite was the one that seemed to be a century behind due to slow development and alternate history.I had numerous problems with the novel. A lot of technical questions are avoided because Marguerite is an artist with little to no knowledge of the science. This is a bit of a cop out and allows the author to create the science fiction without fleshing out specifically how or why it happens. I had a big problem with Marguerite assuming Paul killed her father on no evidence at all. Is it so much to ask that some characters have half a brain and ask some questions before jumping to huge conclusions? Also, Paul and Marguerite are in love in all of the dimensions they go to. It stands to reason that this would not be the case in all dimensions because one or the other wouldn't exist or might be evil or simply living in different parts of the world or one of them might be dead. However, they seem to be in love because they are fated to be together forever. I personally find fate incredibly boring because it doesn't bring free will or the circumstances I mention into account and also does not mesh with the scientific aspects of the novel. The true villain of the piece is revealed to be an evil and young version of Steve Jobs. He's one dimensional caricature, practically twirling his mustache and tying a girl to some train tracks while he swims in his mountains of dirty money. This aspects was ham handed and boring to read,The overall concepts were much more interesting than the actual story. Many aspects simply didn't mesh well together. There were a lot more things I had a problem with than I enjoyed. I enjoy Claudia Gray's work and will continue to, but this was a miss for me. I won't be continuing the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Meg is the artist daughter of two brilliant scientists. When one of them is killed through sabotage, Meg sets off on an alternate-reality-crossing journey to hunt down the man she believes is the killer. But nothing’s as it seems, as she quickly discovers. The Russian royalty AU was quite enjoyable, and the usual romantic triangle is further complicated because Meg falls in love with two versions of the same man; basically breezy YA.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: One of the best science fiction books I have ever read. From the moment I picked up A Thousand Pieces of You I was captivated and I loved every minute of it!Opening Sentence: My hands shake as I brace myself against the brick wall.The Review:Marguerite Caine is a seventeen year old girl that has crazy smart parents. Both of them are physicists and for years they have been working on inventing a device, known as the Firebird, that will allow you to travel between all the different parallel worlds. Just recently they had a breakthrough and the Firebird is finally ready to test. But before they have the opportunity to try it Marguerite’s father is murdered by her parents long time assistant, Paul. Paul steals the Firebird and jumps into another dimension in order to escape.Marguerite won’t allow her father’s murderer to go unpunished so she decides to follow Paul through the different worlds in order to bring justice to her family. Luckily she doesn’t have to go alone, Theo her parents other assistant, goes with her to the different universes. Each world is different, some more than others, but it seems that there are certain things that remain the same no matter what dimension Marguerite ends up in. Each time she runs into Paul she begins to doubt his guilt, and soon she doesn’t know what to believe or how she should feel. As things start to unravel she realizes that nothing was what it seemed.Marguerite was a wonderful protagonist with a fun personality. I think the main thing I loved about her was the fact that she was so different from everyone else in her life. While all her family and friends were scientists she was an artist. She looked at life so differently from everyone else and that really made her stand out. But that also made her feel out of place a lot of times in her life. She never felt as smart or important as everyone else, which is something a lot of teenagers go through in life. She grows so much as a character and even though she doesn’t always make the best decisions she always tries to make them for the right reasons. I thought that she was very easy to connect with and I can’t wait to read more of her story!I am not going to go into detail about the boys because I don’t want to spoil anything but I will say a couple things about each of them. First you are introduced to Theo, a charismatic, flirtatious young man that everyone loves. He is the type of person that will go far because he knows how to charm people and he works hard. Next up you have Paul, a very reserved, shy guy that always speaks what’s on his mind whether it is offensive or not. He isn’t easy to get to know and even though he is awkward socially he actually has a very big heart. I loved each boy so much but only one stole my heart!A Thousand Pieces of You was a wonderfully written story that captivated me from the very first page. Lately I feel like there have been multiple young adult books released that feature parallel worlds, but Grey had her own unique spin to the concept. She focused on the scientific aspect of the idea and it actually made it seem much more believable then other books I have read that featured parallel worlds. It also made it a lot less confusing then other books I have read which I really appreciated. Because they travel to multiple worlds there are many different settings which I loved because you got to discover all the different versions of what the world could be like depending on the choices you make. With the suspense, action adventure, and sexy romance this book was almost impossible to put down. I also have to say that this is by far my favorite cover of 2014 and it fits the book perfectly. Pretty much everything about this story was done perfectly and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series. I would highly recommend this to anyone that is a young adult sci-fi or romance fan, you will not be disappointed.Notable Scene:I meant it when I said I didn’t believe in love at first sight. It takes time to really, truly fall for someone. Yet I believe in a moment. A moment when you glimpse the truth within someone, and they glimpse the truth within you. In that moment, you don’t belong to yourself any longer, not completely. Part of you belongs to him; part of him belongs to you. After that, you can’t take it back, no matter how much you want to, no matter how hard you try.FTC Advisory: HarperTeen provided me with a copy of A Thousand Pieces of You. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Listen, this was exactly as it said it was: super fluffy romance with some dimensional traveling. The science was shoddy, the plot rather predictable, but goddamn if I'm not super weak for transcendent love sagas and all that fluff.
    I have a feeling I wouldn't have enjoyed this as much as I did if I had read it because I listened to it and the narrator was an absolute delight. I also loved the parts of Russia which, yes may have seemed rather indistinguishable from other parts of Europe but a history lesson would show you that the royal Russian family in the era that dimension was in would have been.... pretty indistinguishable from other royal families. Basically what I'm saying is the Russian part was my favourite but I really enjoyed this book. It was light, not really logical, and just a fun romance.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book was absolutely BRILLIANT!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A Thousand Pieces of You took me longer to read than expected, but it’s not the book’s fault – in a mad dash for a train the book and I were separated and it landed ungracefully in the carpark. Luckily my boyfriend, who had dropped me off, was able to go back and rescue it, but as a result the book and I were separated for a few days. Though I was a bit iffy about it I was glad to be reunited.A Thousand Pieces of You was an addictive read. Had we not been separated, it wouldn’t have taken me nearly as long to get through it. Right from the very start we are thrown into a high paced read. 17-year-old Marguerite’s scientist father has just been murdered, his grad student Paul has destroyed his files and taken off, making him look pretty guilty, and – oh yeah – did I mention he took off into the next dimension? Marguerite’s brilliant parents have discovered the existence of multiple dimensions and better yet, how to travel between them. But they have since been betrayed by Paul, who has killed Marguerite’s dad, deleted the data and taken the Firebird (the device that allows the travel) and Marguerite and her parents’ other grad student Theo decide its up to them to chase him through, using their own prototype Firebirds. This begins a chase through parallel dimensions, some vastly different to our own and some very similar. Sounds pretty good right? I thought so. As a science student, albeit not physics but still science, I was intrigued and excited to start this, especially as I had seen some very favourable ratings (I didn’t want to read the reviews before I started). Unfortunately, I found myself annoyed by the fact that Marguerite had no interest and knew hardly anything about the amazing scientific discoveries her parents had made, unless it was relevant to the plot and she had to remember something she once I heard. I was kinda disappointed, mainly because I realised there were very few young women in YA, paranormal or contemporary, who had any interest in science – most prefer writing or art, which is fine, but I would love to read about someone who loves science, not someone who stumbles upon science and falls into it with no real understanding. That’s just me, though.The romance was … strange. And confusing. A love triangle is hinted, which is enough to annoy me, but it’s not exactly what you think it’s going to be – especially when it turns into a love square. I also thought it caused Marguerite to forget her goal and let herself be easily lead astray, which lead to an extremely stagnant three week stint in Russia that felt unnecessary as that whole fast pace that I was enjoying completely halted. I’ve seen this happen before and it’s so disappointing, because we’re all caught up in an exciting chase, in this case across dimensions, which all of a sudden slides into a sudden halt, does a 360 and focuses on the romance. A super confusing one at that. I have so many questions about the ethics of Marguerite inhabiting a body that made be her in another dimension but is not exactly hers and hence doing what she wants with it. Regardless of whether she thinks her host would want it or not, I feel like there was a line crossed there. As well as how, when she was in Russia, she could speak in three languages easily but didn’t know her way around the big house. She knew how her host body felt about some things but had no idea about other things. The knowledge she would get when she changed dimensions did not seem to be consistent unless, again, it was relevant to the plot.I know I have a few complaints but it was a fairly quick and easy read, it flowed fairly well and was fast paced and exciting (if you forget the Russia bit that is) but I still have a lot of questions about the logistics of the multiverse and there were inconsistencies. It is a complicated web that Gray has woven and I admit, I am intrigued to see where it goes next, even though I didn’t really want to get into another series (there’s just so many!). A three and a half star read, with potential.  
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Fast paced, interesting and enjoyable. Well done
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Enjoyable, if you suspend disbelief that a 20 year old can do the things a 20 year old does in this book... Not a whole lot of in-depth the conflict or motivation for the bad guys, but everything resolves (a little too) neatly. A simple, uplifting read for young adults (warning: one mildly described sex scene).

    The reader is great, pulls off all the voices and accents pretty well and reads at a good pace.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Amazing twist to science

    Captivating with the plot of science, family, and love. I couldn't put it down. Looking forward to the next of the series.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I loved this book! Even though it had a love triangle, I didn't dislike it for once. The circumstances of the triangle make it less annoying and make Marguerite's doubts more realistic. As both Theo and Paul forget sometimes who they are, part of her doesn't know who she likes, because even though all parallel versions of both young men are similar, there's something unique about each of them. The fact that she is not madly in love with either and that her feelings and doubts are presented in a much more mature way than usual also helped.

    I found the way that the parallel universes work in this trilogy very interesting. Any person who uses the Firebird can only travel to a universe in which this person exists and is currently alive. The mind of the traveler is transferred to their parallel body and takes control of it, suppressing that body's mind.

    I only disliked two things. The synopsis says space- and time-bending and there's actually no time travel at all. What happens is that some of the parallel universes are less advanced than ours and others have futuristic technology, so it seems as if the characters have traveled back or forwards in time, but nobody travels to the past or the future, nor is it mentioned that it's even possible. Not in this book anyway. It's a trilogy, so who knows what secrets will be discovered in the next two books.

    The other was that I would expect someone else to question Paul's guilt as well. The problem was that we don't get the impression that Paul is the killer, because the book doesn't give us enough reasons to believe this. Seeing as this is a key aspect of the plot, it was a bit unfortunate that Mr. Caine's death -or rather what his family knows of it- wasn't explained more.

    I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series, because travelling through universes adds something interesting to the usual espionage plot. I've put a word in spoiler tags because it reveals an important part of the general plot of the trilogy that is only discovered at the end. I couldn't leave it out of the review though, because it's the main reason why I want to continue reading this book series. As great as the plot was, what I found the most interesting about this trilogy is this twist and the possible consequences of it.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    In this story, well crafted with the art of Sci-fi and History, I felt that our protagonist could have exhibited more gumption and nerve early on in the book. It would make those moments when she did exhibit her "ballsy" attitude later in the story a little more believable. I did enjoy the wrap up and can see the reason for the sequels. Though a little slow at times, I felt that her second travel lasted far too long , or maybe we were given more detail on that episode than others. Overall, entertaining
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    very predictable..
    I was looking forward to read more about parallel universe, not some cheesy romance..
    not my cup of tea but will still recommend to others..
    rated 2/5 but that cover is nice, so 3/5..
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This story was a lot better than I expected! The thing that drew me in was the "Cloud Atlas" reference, and I can certainly see the similarities. At first I was turned off by how much romance there is but the action picks up and there are a lot of exciting twists and turns. I also really like the dynamic between Marguerite and Paul.

    In order for me to truly enjoy it I had to kind of turn a blind eye to the conveniences and glossed-over technicalities (like the fact that people could be so sure that a theory is true with zero evidence, or that the main character just happens to be the least techy character so that nothing really has to be explained in-depth). I also must say that the ending was... predictable, but I still enjoyed it.

    I can't wait for the next installment.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    It kills me to give this book such a low rating. This would easily be a four or five-star book except... for the romance.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    IT'S SO FLUFFY!!! No, really, this was way shmoopier than I thought it was going to be from all the hype. It took a while to get over my initial expectations, but once I accepted it for its goofiness it was actually a pretty fun ride. Now we're in imperial Russia! Now we're in Zenon the Zequel! Now we're on a boat! Now we're with a goat! (Wait a second....) Fun enough for a binge read, but I don't think I'll remember to read the sequel.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    "Now I know grief is a whetstone. It sharpens all your love, all your happiest memories, into blades that tear you apart from within. Something has been torn out from inside that will never be filled up, not ever, no matter how long I love. They say 'time heals,' but even now, less than a week after my father's death, I know that is a lie. What people really mean is that eventually you'll get get used to the pain. You'll forget who you were without it; you'll forget what you looked like without your scars. This, I think, is the boundary line of adulthood. Not the crap they claim it is-- graduating high school or losing your virginity or getting your first apartment or whatever. You cross the boundary the first time you're changed forever. You cross it the first time you know you can never go back." - A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

    Overall, I am pretty impressed with this book. It was sweet and unique in all the right ways. I was skeptical in the first few chapters with all of the science talk that made my eyes feel like it was going to cross, but thankfully that was just there to set up the scene for everything that was going on. I really enjoyed the world building, the character development, the plot progression, and the ending. I am really excited for this series to continue, and I just hope it will be as good as the first. Because of the different dimensions, I think this book will appeal to fans of a lot of different genres. It's contemporary, but there's fantasy, dystopian, and even some historical. I think this book is a must read for everyone, and I am definitely adding it to my "2014 favorites" list.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I was at first wondering whether I was going to enjoy this as much as I did, due to the love triangle that was apparent early on. Though I was hoping to see the protagonist jump to more dimensions, I'm interested to see what happens as the series progresses. This definitely reminded me of All Our Yesterdays.

    Enjoyed this, and liked it more the further I progressed!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This book had it all - sci-fi, romance, historical fiction, dimension travel (almost wrote time travel and caught myself), surprise twists, a great female protagonist and good settings. I really enjoyed it and considered it a couldn't put it down kind of a book. A tour de force! (Always wanted to write that.)
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    The only page I liked was the first page. After that, it went laughingly downhill (although the second half picked up in a few places). This seems to be a really popular book and it has such a beautiful cover, but I did not like this book all that much. My reaction remained somewhere between unamused and laughing at some of ridiculousness that went on or rather thought/said by the main character. Marguerite was barely tolerable in the first half of the book and in the second she became far, far better. The only character I liked was Paul, probably only because he’s Russian and reminded me of another character from something else. What really bothered me was Marguerite 100% believing that Paul was the bad guy on what seemed to me like 0% evidence. Innocent until proven guilty, Marguerite, remember? I don’t usually call characters dumb, but this one takes the cake and doesn’t even realize it’s cake because Theo probably told her it was a taco or something. And don’t get me started on the whole “which Paul do I love.” Stop. No. The plot was simple. Too simple. And the whole ‘I going to kill Paul because my dad is dead’ never happened because, well, you know. Something else happened and misunderstood guy is apparently not an evil guy. So not much really sets this book apart from others. Weird love triangle thing, evil organization behind everything, special girl, blah, blah.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I won a copy of this book through the Goodreads Giveaway.This book was entertaining from start to finish. I think it may push people away because of all the scientific talk throughout the book. However the MC, Marguerite, isn't a scientist like the rest of the people in her life, so she manages to explain things in terms most would understand. Thus, it is easy to follow along and comprehend how things work. And of course travelling through all those different dimensions is fascinating. It makes you think of what your own alternate dimensions might contain.There is plenty of adventure, and rather interesting sub plots in this book. The characters are all great because I never could quite trust Paul or Theo, the two boys she travels with. It's a perfect mix of complicated characters and a difficult multi-dimensional travel mission.