A Thousand Pieces of You, Book Review

A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

Rate: 4/5

Goodreads Summary:

Cloud Atlas meets Orphan Black in this epic dimension-bending trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray about a girl who must chase her father's killer through multiple dimensions.

Marguerite Caine's physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements. Their most astonishing invention, called the Firebird, allows users to jump into multiple 

universes—and promises to revolutionize science forever. But then Marguerite's father is murdered, and the killer—her parent's handsome, enigmatic assistant Paul— escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him. Marguerite refuses to let the man who destroyed her family go free.

 So she races after Paul through different universes, always leaping into another version of herself. But she also meets alternate versions of the people she knows—including Paul, whose life entangles with hers in increasingly familiar ways. Before long she begins to question 

Paul's guilt—as well as her own heart. And soon she discovers the truth behind her father's death is far more sinister than she expected.

A Thousand Pieces of You explores an amazingly intricate multi-universe where fate is unavoidable, the truth elusive, and love the greatest mystery of all.

Thoughts & Opinions:

          Lately, I've been telling myself to take it easy on reading cause I've been reading the books on my phone. So essentially, I've been spending a lot of time looking at my phone and doing nothing. I've been focusing more on reading and less on my school work, so I really needed to take a step back. But then I also wanted to be able to read and do my work at the same time, so I decided to read this because I've been seeing it everywhere (and that the cover is very compelling). So here I am, at 12:41 a.m. writing a review because I just finished the book and I needed to write it down before I loose all the feels.

          My first initial thoughts about this book was that it's fantasy. I've been reading contemporary romance books lately so it's taken me a while to get into fantasy books unless it's really interesting. That being said, I was hoping to like this book but I was not expecting to finish it in two days. 

          At first, I was really confused about what's happening, but I kept reading and easily caught up after the first couple chapters. Then the fun began. I really liked the idea of the book. I liked how there are different fantasy ideas and worlds all in one book, it's like those 3 in 1 product deals. The concept of the book is really good as well. I liked the idea of travelling through different dimensions and still turn out fine, none of the time travelling things that would disrupt the timeline and all that.. Usually, Most books would focus on romance which is good.. at times, but if it is a fantasy book, it should focus more on that instead of the romance. and this book did that: it stayed on topic. In addition, the content of the book is about family and those relationships you form around you. There are a handful of books that do that and I honestly applaud Claudia Gray for adding all those aspects in this book. 

          As for the characters, I loved all of them (PPAAUULLL!!!!!!). They did not annoy me like most MC do. Although, I did not like the love triangle part. I feel like Theo needs his own love interest and it just adds more unnecessary drama in my opinion. As for the plot, the problem for most readers is that if you read too much, you get used to all the plot points and ideas and some of them get repetitive. This book on the other hand, I had a feeling knew what was going to happen for the half of it, and I was right, but getting to that point of the book still became as a shock because even though it was foreseeable, it still made me feel feels. Until that one part of the book, which I just couldn't keep up. 

          Overall, I really enjoyed this book and it was refreshing. I can't wait to read the rest of the series. 

Who would I recommend it to?

          I would recommend it to anyone who likes to read dystopia, someone who wants to read something new, or if you're on a book slump and need to get out of it.