And finally, we learn that there is time-travel.

Initially I thought it was contemporary with a bit of magical realism. So… why am I so confused? First of all, I have no idea how to categorise this book. And maybe, if you’ve read the book, you can help me out? And I think this might be the case for a lot of readers, so that’s something to keep in mind before picking up the book.ĭisclaimer: This review probably makes zero sense because I was so confused but I wanted to get my thoughts out into the world. I was confused when I started the book, confused during the middle section of the book, and even more confused by the time I had finished the book. I’ve come to terms with the fact that this book is confusing and no matter how many times I read it, I will still be confused. Overall, if I had to sum up my experience of this book with one word, it would be “confused”.

I initially rated it 4 stars, but upon reflection, it’s really more of a 3.5… or even a 3. That’s when she gets a visit from the kind but mysterious apparition she calls “Grandmother,” who tells her: “You have three months to save him.” The next night, under the stadium lights of the high school football field, she meets a beautiful boy named Beau, and it’s as if time just stops and nothing exists. But then her whole town disappears for hours, fading away into rolling hills and grazing buffalo, and Nat knows something isn’t right. Natalie’s last summer in her small Kentucky hometown is off to a magical start…until she starts seeing the “wrong things.” They’re just momentary glimpses at first-her front door is red instead of its usual green, there’s a pre-school where the garden store should be.

The love that split the world