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By the end, I was left floundering. I wondered what the lesson was. What was the message, the timeline of anything, the takeaway from everything I just read...? It's so unfortunate, but the promising beginning fizzled out to confusion in the final chapters. Everything I thought the book was about changed to something else, then left completely unresolved and undone. I decided on three stars, but this really was a tough one to rate. I enjoyed the author's writing style a lot, unfortunately the execution left something to be desired. Also, a minor complaint I have is the excessive references/comparisons to ancient Greek Gods. I understand that it was Cassandra's obsession, but there were so many insertions into the story that it became boring and I started skimming over them. Before reading this I really hoped this book would center Cassandra. I’ve read so many (romance) books featuring autistic characters at this point, where there’s always a midway point where the character either gets diagnosed or explains to others around her that she’s autistic. That this book set out with a very obviously autistic person (special interest, struggles with sensory input, gets meltdowns, communicates differently, takes things literally, struggles with certain foods) made me really happy initially, because I thought the focus would be about her living her live as an autistic woman. It would’ve been such a nice change from the other stories I’ve read so far! I thought we’d read about how she finds a job which suits her, about how she finds a friend who loves Greek myths just as much as she does, and generally speaking gets to live her best life. Cassandra] is smart and often funny, and her chaotic attempts to set the world to rights are poignantly rendered' THE TIMES
But it's not as easy to control time as she first thinks and through a series of time re-runs we discover Cassandra's history, her odd personality traits and who the woman she is trying to avoid at all costs is.But, part of liking a book, is liking its main character, and well, that wasn’t likely to happen for me. A brilliantly clever, twisty story that dazzles with its wit whilst touching our hearts' SARAH HAYWOOD
a b Davies, P., "The Cassandra Complex: how to avoid generating a corporate vision that no one buys into" pp. 103–123 in Success in Sight: Visioning (1998) There are so many Greek mythology references in this book because of Cassandra's special interest in the subject. This slows down the pace and adds a little philosophical approach to the book. The time-loop theme turns into a repetitive cycle, which also bored me a little. Premise: Cassandra is neurodivergent. The author portrays her as an annoying and anal character. She is dumped by her boyfriend and her job in the same day. Also, her flat mate situation has become untenable. So, let’s just say it is a very bad day for her. I wish I could have loved this one more, but I ended up having very mixed feelings. I will say that despite my issues, this was an original concept that held my interest pretty much the whole way through. I might be willing to give this author another try in the future if the right synopsis catches my eye again.Next, I didn't understand how the concept of time travel worked in this novel: Cassandra just closes her eyes? i’ve never been in love. not really. not fully. and i’m really scared that i’m not capable of it, not built for it, not destined for it —that i don’t know what true love means, or feels like, and i never will— which means that i am, actually, broken.” 🥹🥹
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