Mary, Everything

The story is written from the first-person perspective of various female main characters, which I love because we are given an in-depth insight into their hopes, fears, and desires. Yorke executes this perspective switching beautifully by clearly organizing the chapters so that the reader knows who is thinking and speaking and when they exist. Remember, this is a time travel romance, but don’t make any assumptions about what that means because, as expected, Yorke puts her spin on time travel in the world she has built.

The female characters that Yorke shares are remarkable and prove that a woman can be whatever she chooses to be…whatever she is destined to be. She can be beautiful yet still carry physical and emotional scars. She can be strong but still have the capacity to be vulnerable with those she loves and trusts. She can be smart and intuitive yet still willing to learn from others. These seemingly contrasting characteristics coexist within characters such as Courtney and make the reader love and admire her for who she is and who she has the potential to be moving forward.

Yorke has such unique descriptions in her book, as you will soon read under this review’s “Quotable Quotes” section. Sayings like “nerves curl up like hair singed in a fire”, “her smile was so sweet it gave my heart cavities”, and “the air is hot and solid like pound cake in the oven” paint a clear picture for the reader allowing us to see and even feel what the characters are experiencing.