Cambridge University, 2005: Student Joe Greene scribbles verses in the margins of his notebook, dreaming of a future where his words will echo through the ages, all while doubting it could ever happen.
Then, the future quite literally finds him—in the form of Esi. She’s part of a time-traveling tour, a trip for people in the future to witness history’s greatest moments firsthand. The star of this tour? Joe Greene. In Esi’s era, Joe is as renowned as Shakespeare. And he’s about to meet Diana, a fellow student and aspiring actress, who will become his muse and the subject of his famous love poems.
But Esi is harboring a secret. She’s not here because she idolizes Joe—actually, she thinks his poetry is overrated. Something will happen at Cambridge this year that will wreck Esi’s life, and she’s hell-bent on changing it. When Esi goes rogue from her tour, she bumps into Joe and sends his destiny into a tailspin. To save both their futures, Esi becomes Joe’s dating coach, helping him win over Diana. But when Joe’s romantic endeavors go off-script—and worse, he starts falling for Esi instead—they both face a crucial question: Is the future set in stone, or can we pen our own fates? (Synopsis courtesy of HarperCollins.)
Meet Me in Another Life is one of my favorite books and when I found out Catriona was coming out with another book, I NEEDED to get my hands on it IMMEDIATELY.
I am a HUGE fan of parallel universes and time travel. I love the thought that there are multiple versions of me out in the universe doing different things based on the different choices that I made and I am a firm believer in destiny, deja vu, and the butterfly effect. Silvey writes stories that capture the essence of those very things beautifully with characters you invest in and stories that keep you hooked. In her stories anything is possible and I LOVE that!
This is a fun, unique story that you can binge in one sitting. It’s just over 300 pages and is lighthearted and very romantic. There are two main characters, Joe from 2005 and Esi from 2044, and the way they meet is really one of my favorite meet-cutes of all time. Esi is on a time travel trip. Just the thought of that was so cool to me! There are all these strangers in the street staring at Joe and it really made me think, could this be possible in real life? When people stare at other people in the street are they also on a time travel trip?! I know that's a little far fetched but imagine if that were really possible? That is what this story made me constantly think about!
I love the deep character development you get in this one and how each character grows and learns things about themselves. What I loved most is that the entire story is told from Joe’s point of view. It’s not often in a romance story that you get the male perspective and I really enjoyed that. And the ending...I can’t WAIT for you to read it!
I am really, really hoping there is a sequel for this one!
Thanks to William Morrow for the book in exchange for an honest review. Purchase Love and Other Paradoxes here.
Also by Catriona Silvey: Meet Me in Another Life
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