Is this…my new fave book?? I can’t stop thinking about this one, and how floored I am by the skill with which Melissa crafted this world and all its echoes.  Kembral is a character so easy to root for, and the way her deep capacity for love and quiet expertise at her profession is balanced with the brain-is-soup state of fresh motherhood is amusing and deeply, deeply real. Her character voice gave me a perfect in to this story without sacrificing her capability to handle what was happening. 

The plot was as rock solid as a plot that is repeating the same hour twelve times with different results can be. Following Kembral and Rika through their journey to save themselves and their friends had me on the edge of my seat, and Melissa choosing to use the repetition of events as eerie, dread-inducing markers of how much time was left in each echo was hugely effective. The payoff was satisfying, and I was STRESSED TF OUT enough that I started scouring reviews for spoilers, which. That’s some good tension. I cared what happened to these two deeply. 

I could go on. I loved this book, and I’m thrilled that my bookstore chose it as a book club pick! Can’t wait to discuss it with others.