Tess is part of a group of cis and trans women and nonbinary folks who are time travelers in a timeline edit war against a group of male time travelers who are determined to strip women of basic rights and privileges. (If that sentence makes no sense to you, hang in there!) In addition to stopping these men from making edits in the past that will effect women in her present and future, Tess attempts to make some changes that will help women in the long run with regard to reproductive rights. While Tess is waging an edit war on the men attempting to alter history in their favor, she finds her younger self and attempts to make some changes in her own timeline as well.
The first portion of this book was a bit of a trudge. I picked it up and put it back down at least 3 times and ended up reading the first 50 pages more than once. I struggled with the basic concept of time travel as it is presented in this novel as it is much different than other versions I have read about. Once I fully grasped how everything worked I was able to get into the rhythm of the book and appreciate the story line a little more. Though it seemed with each iteration of time travel a new element was added or we learned something new, this became a bit hard to keep straight.
I found the parts where Tess interacted with her younger self to be the most interesting parts of the book. Both Tess and her younger self have strong personalities yet their communication often did not go anywhere because both held on to the belief that they were on the right path. I found Beth's chapters much easier to read than Tess's because while we were with Tess the story had to move forward much more quickly and often with a lot of backstory and lengthy explanations.
I loved the themes, a time traveling non gender conforming punk rock girl group that is editing history to make everything better for women is something I am here for. The delivery took away from the themes at times but overall the novel accomplished what it set out to do and I am thankful for the opportunity to read a review copy!
The first portion of this book was a bit of a trudge. I picked it up and put it back down at least 3 times and ended up reading the first 50 pages more than once. I struggled with the basic concept of time travel as it is presented in this novel as it is much different than other versions I have read about. Once I fully grasped how everything worked I was able to get into the rhythm of the book and appreciate the story line a little more. Though it seemed with each iteration of time travel a new element was added or we learned something new, this became a bit hard to keep straight.
I found the parts where Tess interacted with her younger self to be the most interesting parts of the book. Both Tess and her younger self have strong personalities yet their communication often did not go anywhere because both held on to the belief that they were on the right path. I found Beth's chapters much easier to read than Tess's because while we were with Tess the story had to move forward much more quickly and often with a lot of backstory and lengthy explanations.
I loved the themes, a time traveling non gender conforming punk rock girl group that is editing history to make everything better for women is something I am here for. The delivery took away from the themes at times but overall the novel accomplished what it set out to do and I am thankful for the opportunity to read a review copy!