I want to know why Tamar’s slave mistress betrays her in 1325 Mali. The lack of world-building and side character development makes the betrayals and drama from side stories feel sudden, giving me whiplash. Miles just tells readers that they’re in love, and we’re expected to accept that at face value.īecause most of the timelines focus more on understanding the reincarnation rather than the actual romance, the external conflicts have no real weight to them. None of the timelines give them enough space to spend time together on the page and build a rapport. Every time Tamar and Fayard have a new meet-cute, it feels like Miles presses a reset button, and I have to relearn their personalities and how they act as a couple. However, since the story alternates between four timelines, a little consistency would be beneficial for the reader. So, it’s probably not fair for me to be upset that Tamar in the 2021 timeline isn’t self-assured and proactive like she is in the 2260 timeline. I’m aware that someone’s lived experiences inform their personality traits. The one thread that would keep a story like this intact is a compelling romance with consistent characters.
But Shanna Miles dropped the ball with both the romance and the genre-crossing, leaving me confused and emotionless by the end of the book. A fated romance across time, region, and space sounds like a compelling narrative that has the potential for a heartbreaking ending. My negative feelings on For All Time are made even worse by the fact that I was so excited about this book. I haven’t rated a book this low since 2018, and I’m upset. Trigger warnings for terminal illness, references to Covid19, colorism, brief mentions of violent and microaggressive racism, child abuse, sexism, colonization, death by bombing, and brief depictions of slave auctions, slavery, and suicide.Ī moment of silence for my three-stars-or-higher streak. When they finally discover what it will take to break the cycle, will they be able to make the sacrifice? Review (Minor Spoilers): Their only concern is they never get to see how their story ends. But in each life one thing remains the same: their love and their fight to be together. They’ve even watched humanity take to the stars. Together, Tamar and Fayard have lived a thousand lives, seen the world build itself up from nothing only to tear itself down again in civil war. Fayard? He’s a pioneer, a hustler, a hopeless romantic. Tamar is a musician, a warrior, a survivor.
February 12th, 2022 – February 19th, 2022 Rating: Format:
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