A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

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2.5 Stars (2.5 / 5)

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While I liked the premise of A Thousand Pieces of You, the execution unfortunately fell a little flat for me. As Marguerite sets off dimension-hopping in order to find her father’s killer, I’m expected adventure and action. What I get instead is a lot of stumbling around, fretting about how she’s “fitting in”, and very little actual investigation into what happened to her father. In fact, everything that Marguerite ultimately learns about the events surrounding her father’s death seems to be fed to her by her co-dimension hoppers: Theo and Paul. And add to this the fact that about half the book has her “stuck” in a dimension, making no progress towards her goals whatsoever, just left me feeling frustrated and unfulfilled.

But I really liked the idea of dimension hopping, and getting to see different versions of yourself and your life. The novel also brought up some interesting ethical quandaries surrounding the concept of taking over the body of your “other self,” and essentially blocking them out of their own lives. Overall, I wish that the story focused more on the adventure aspect, and less on what I felt ended up being a romance. I may try to finish up the series at some point, but I’m not in any rush.

One thought on “A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

  1. Megan says:

    I agree (except under no circumstances am I finishing the series). Protagonist unfocused and unethical. Side note, and in contrast, her Defy the Stars novel was amazing and I can’t wait for the sequel.

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