2.5 
 Natalie had visions when she was younger. "Grandmother" hasn't visited in three years, and in that time Natalie feels like she's lost her self a bit. She used to be in the center of it all: member of the dance team, member of the popular pack, and girlfriend of one of the most popular football players. But these things don't make Natalie feel like herself. And she begins to pull away. She still has her best friend. She still has a friendship with her ex. But her Grandmother pops back up with a last story and an ominous warning: that she only has three months to save him. In the meantime, school ends and life as Natalie knows it ends as well. Her best friend goes away for the summer. Her ex starts to become someone she doesn't recognize. And in the midst of it all she meets Beau. 
 This has gotten some good buzz about being about time travel. But it felt more to me to be about alternate dimensions. There are bits of time travel. But, at it's heart, there's a lot just slightly off in this world, and we don't really know exactly what is going on. It is all tied up in Natalie's visions, but also in the oral history traditions. The oral histories, mainly creation-type stories, are kind of used as a through line. It works in a really beautiful way at the end of the novel. 
 The romance in this was okay. It didn't leave me overwhelmed. There were hints of insta-love. But it seemed developed well after that. I was almost as much interested in the downward spiral of Matt. Though it got real ugly real quick. The defining party moment happened in the flash of an eye. But it was a way of exploring all the little ways those you care about can manipulate you. Matt claims to love Natalie but won't take her "no" and is constantly harassing her about why they broke up. It's hard and devastating and I'm sure he wants to understand, but he crosses a line. And yet he stays central to the narrative while I would prefer to see him float to the periphery. But he's too central to Natalie's story. 
 The pacing could lag at times, often because we don't really know what we're building toward. We're in the dark with Natalie. Who has Grandmother asked her to save? Who is Grandmother? What exactly is even going on? At times I do think this could be tightened up. A lot of time could be shaved off of her therapy sessions in particular, where the narrative often stalled for me. This is also where it could tend toward didactic. And the climax feels particularly didactic, and that we haven't worked toward it so much as it is suddenly given to us. 
 This was an enjoyable book. It wasn't necessarily what I was expecting, but that's on me. I wasn't as blown away as I was expecting to be, but I still enjoyed it. And I did enjoy Henry's voice. She is a good writer. Also, this has an absolutely gorgeous cover. 
 Thank you for Edelweiss and Razorbill for a digital ARC of this highly anticipated novel which will be on sale for everyone to check out Tuesday! 
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