TITLE: A Thousand Pieces of You
SERIES #: Firebird #1
CHARACTERS: Marguerite, Theo, Paul
AUTHOR: Claudia Gray
PUBLICATION DATE: November 4, 2014
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N
BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Every Day meets Cloud Atlas in this heart-racing, space- and time-bending, epic new trilogy from New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray.
Marguerite Caine’s physicist parents are known for their radical scientific achievements. Their most astonishing invention: the Firebird, which allows users to jump into parallel universes, some vastly altered from our own. But when Marguerite’s father is murdered, the killer—her parent’s handsome and enigmatic assistant Paul—escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him.
Marguerite can’t let the man who destroyed her family go free, and she races after Paul through different universes, where their lives entangle in increasingly familiar ways. With each encounter she begins to question Paul’s guilt—and her own heart. Soon she discovers the truth behind her father’s death is more sinister than she ever could have imagined.
A Thousand Pieces of You explores a reality where we witness the countless other lives we might lead in an amazingly intricate multiverse, and ask whether, amid infinite possibilities, one love can endure.
REVIEW:
4.5 Hearts I loved this book a lot! Readers are catapulted into this story in what seems to be the middle of a larger story. Many major events have already taken place and the story begins at a high level of emotion and drama. This was a little disappointing at first, because I felt like I did not get enough back-story, and was missing a deeper connection to the characters. However, I soon realized that this was intentional. The story is not about the “how” or even necessarily the “why”. It’s mostly about Marguerite and her experiences. Because of the storyline, we only got a cursory glance at the personalities of each of the main and supporting characters, so I did not feel any deep connection to them – though I think this will unravel over future books so I’m ok with it at this point. Already I know that I love Paul and Theo may grow on me. The story was very intriguing and exciting and I was very excited to see what each new universe would look like. Some things seemed predictable, and others were extremely surprising, which I love! I highly recommend this book.
Disclaimer:
I purchased a copy of this book. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.
4 Hearts
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