Review: What if?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 26, 2013
I can't imagine a more intriguing or difficult premise than the one posed by Beyond Parallel; what if? What if two people meant to be together meet and fall in love in a strange and exotic land? Or, what if they both happen to be in that exotic land, but never meet, and instead fall in love with two other people? It's a great idea and except for the very beginning, which I found a little confusing, Matthew Turner keeps those parallel lives running in a fairly straight course. He has a smooth and pleasing writing style, good descriptions and a great premise. However, I found that other than Bella and Clark, the two souls meant to meet and fall in love, the other charaters were little more than props to forward the action. And I never really connected with Bella, who seemed shallow and self absorbed throughout much of the book. At least to me.But those criticisms aside, I can whole heartedly recommend Beyond Parallel to those readers who enjoy stories about twentysomethings struggling to find their way through life and love. And parallel lives.I was offered a free copy of this book in exchange for a honest and nonreciprocal review.