Cassandra in Reverse
Ratings33
Average rating4
Neurodivergent Time Travel Women's Fiction. I do believe this is the first time I've ever encountered a book quite like this one - a book with a neurodivergent main character who time jumps most similarly to The Time Traveler's Wife (vs a true time loop ala Groundhog Day or a "glimpse" ala Family Man), but yet ultimately lands more on the women's fiction side than the romance side, despite said main character's main focus being on restoring the romance she loses at the beginning of the tale. There's also quite a reliance on Greek mythology reimagined, more akin to elements of Jeremy Robinson's Infinite Timeline event than say Rick Riordian's Percy Jackson lore. But as with at least Robinson's books (I've never actually read Riordian's), there is enough explanation of the relevant mythology that one not need have a degree in the field to understand the story enough to enjoy the story for itself. Overall, this has quite a few rare features in it, and fans of the time travel genre will likely enjoy it the most, but others should still step into this wildly quirky world. Very much recommended.
An interesting sort of romcom with a neurodiverse main character with a penchant for Greek mythology. Really well done overall but a bit too long. I would have liked things trimmed down by a hundred pages or so.
I listened to the audiobook and the narrator was so good she deserves her own mention. Kristin Atherton's reading of the book was superb and gets 5 stars just on its own. I could listen to the main character's boss for hours he's so perfectly done.
This book caught me by surprise. I questioned the reality of me so many times. It's hard rationalizing in your 40s that everything perceptibly wrong with you is a symptom of autism, is quite a shake. From misunderstanding a person's motivations, or miscalculating or misinterpreting. To constantly wondering if you've done or said the wrong thing, the over thinking, the over processing every interaction, the fear of rejection, the distancing of self and the cognitive delay. I'm shook. But in the end, i really love Cassandra, and hopefully people out there love me too.