I am a bookstagrammer, nearing 200 reviews and over 200 books read in the course of a year. Yes, I know, there are people who read double in less time, but that doesn't make my opinion any less valid.

I have been taking recommendations from booktok, bookstagram for months, sometimes they work - we are obviously allowed to have different taste. However, most of the time, it just feels like people are getting paid to promote the same storyline, the same couple, the same boring world building, the same annoying enemies-to-lovers plot without any essence at all.

I am crazy about erotica and quality sm#t but even that exhausts me at some point. There is only so much unnecessary sex you can read until you decide they don't make you feel anything at all anymore.

I usually feel numb and unimpressed half of the time around here and that is why I make a point of diving head first into less well known authors' works.

The first time I picked up an Elizabeth book, she completely obliterated that pattern for me. If you look back into my reviews for her, they are almost always five stars. I have never seen anyone take contemporary writing to this level, she is a slow burner but I am a slow burn lover.

Quinn is a normal young woman, living a normal life, about to be married to her childhood sweetheart. Nick is a neurologist who is afraid of commitment and keeps stopping himself from taking the next step with his current girlfriend.

The problem is, both of them have been having very weird vivid dreams lately, about each other. They dream about a past life where they were married, in love and they wake up feeling guilty every single day as they look to their sleeping partners next to them. They shouldn't be in love with someone who doesn't even exist.(is this fucking play about us?)

The closer Quinn gets to her wedding, the worse these dreams get, she passes out and her mom is terrified for her so they take her to a neurologist. At the hospital, that neurologist is Nick. They immediately recognize each other, they've been dreaming about each other, without knowing each other in real life and now they have to figure out why this is happening and why does it feel like they have been in love all along.

Elizabeth's writing flows perfectly, she doesn't make a single mistake, there are no repetitions and her stories are unbelievably original. Parallel is no different. Everything I love about Elizabeth is ingrained into this book.

I know this is a massive series and this book feels more like a prologue to the entire thing, but it was one hell of a prologue.

I lied once saying time-travel romance wasn't for me, I forgot I spent my entire middle school/high school years being obsessed with the tv show fringe, if you remember them, this book is for you.

I spent so many years of my life completely in love with this show, it was my entire personality for so long, my e-mail address is inspired by them and has been the same for over 10 years.

Different dimensions, fated lovers, time-traveling, course changing, event controlling, when Elizabeth added the paranormal aspect to this down-to-earth writing, it made it even more mind-blowing. She is so fucking underrated and I feel like it is my personal role in this community to make sure people know of her.

The worst part is how hard every aspect of this book hit close to home, reminding you every choice you make has a consequence, and we only have this life, are you willing to sacrifice your own happiness for the sake of everyone elses?

I think this is why I have been transitioning out of fantasy to contemporary way more often now. This feels so real it hurts, I think this is what I want from a book. I want it to feel real. This doesn't end on a cliffhanger per se, but you won't be able to stop at the end of it and it was actually a very short read, I encourage you to try this out.

I don't think I have the right words to explain this, you're just going to have to take my word for it.