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What an amazing and powerful book. I highly recommend as a way to get inside the head of a specific realm of psychiatry- forensics. The question of do people in jail deserve mental healthcare and advancement is embodied in every chapter of this book where Dr. Adshead recalls various patients she worked with and her experiences and lessons learned with each of them in the setting of a psychiatric hospital for those in jail and in jails themselves. Her recalling of her experiences and lessons learned are so deep and genuine you find yourself being captivated and thoughtfully assessing each chapter of the book (each chapter is a patient she recalls). This was such a insightful read and had helped me think about the criminal institutions and humanize the people that are in there. 100% recommend !

Holy crap this book was AMAZING!! Like throw together a thriller sure but a time traveling thriller? The layers and completist of the thought is stupendous and so cerebral, as the author likes to say about Todd. Whenever something happens in life, there is a series of events that have led up to them, most that human beings don’t tend to remember. But when Jen goes backwards through time to save her son she experiences all the big and little changes leading up to his crime and changes them through such small simple changes. This book really reeled me in and I highly recommend for anyone who likes a little psychological mind puzzle. It’s so entertaining and honestly I’m not the biggest fan of the main character Jen until much later in the book when she stops making everything about herself. Please please read it you won’t regret it!!

I don’t even know where to begin. This book is a compilation of a lot of pressing issue not only in India but all around the world about the abuse and torture of women. The basis lies in the archaic values of honor in which women are the property of men and beneath all. This book was so emotional to be being an Indian American and I felt a kinship with SMITA where she longed for a connection to india but also couldn’t deny the problems and vulgarity that lay there especially for women. This is a must read for any immigraient kids out there that have parents who left their countries for a better life.

This book was such a nice return to science scifi space rebake vibes. I loved the main characters internal monologue and felt nostalgic reading about his excitement about science. I wasn’t a big fan of the ending I think it was done in haste so that’s why it’s 4-stars. But definitely a great read.

Hella corny but I needed a nice corny book after reading some intense stuff. I love all the references to true crime. I thoigjt the book would take a spooky
Twist but it was a cute romance that I think would be a great easy read for anyone’s.

Pretty interesting concept of a book but I think it lacked a little bit of proper flow in the storyline. By the end of the book it was interesting and I’ll definitely read the second one.

I liked the book but I didn’t love it…it did feels a little removed and while it leaves room to ponder it also makes me think of all the other time traveling paradox books I’ve read and only appears alright. I saw that other readers said her other books supplement a depth for this one so I’ll definitely read those.

This was quite a mental trip for me. Definitely a psychological fuck which only space time related books can bring you. The story of a boy in different stages of his life, intertwines the idol he admire, his identity, and the way trauma can carry throughout the years and change us in different forms. I really enjoyed this book because it made me stop and think. And now that I’ve finished I’m thinking and thinking about the book as a whole and how all the pieces fit together. Highly recommend for readers that want something cerebral and thought provoking.

This book is INTENSE. I don’t even know how to put words to this raw and true story of a black man trying to write into existante everything he has ever experienced with the expectations and secrets of America. I highly recommend.