{"id":2264,"date":"2018-05-20T16:00:38","date_gmt":"2018-05-20T08:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/araopenpages.com\/?p=2264"},"modified":"2017-12-25T00:58:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T16:58:08","slug":"review-a-thousand-pieces-of-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/araopenpages.com\/?p=2264","title":{"rendered":"review; a thousand pieces of you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/fcd99f303efe91909456d97751beeab5\/tumblr_inline_nidebapQvB1qae2sm.jpg\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>A Thousand Pieces Of You<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nby Claudia Gray<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><small><i>Marguerite Caine\u2019s physicist parents are known for their radical scientific achievements. Their most astonishing invention: the Firebird, which allows users to jump into parallel universes, some vastly altered from our own. But when Marguerite\u2019s father is murdered, the killer\u2014her parent\u2019s handsome and enigmatic assistant Paul\u2014escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Marguerite can\u2019t let the man who destroyed her family go free, and she races after Paul through different universes, where their lives entangle in increasingly familiar ways. With each encounter she begins to question Paul\u2019s guilt &#8211; and her own heart. Soon she discovers the truth behind her father\u2019s death is more sinister than she ever could have imagined.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><b>A Thousand Pieces Of You<\/b> explores a reality where we witness the countless other lives we might lead in an amazingly intricate multiverse, and ask whether, amid infinite possibilities, one love can endure.<\/i><\/small><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Review:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><small>I am in awe at the way the author has woven this story together. Every Marguerite, every Paul, every version of every character has been an individual &#8211; yes, they have similarities that tie them together &#8211; at their core they are the same person &#8211; but they are still individuals. There are still threads of them that are different from version to version.<\/p>\n<p>It was a fascinating read.<\/p>\n<p>And then there is the story itself. God, so fascinating. The idea that multiple dimensions exist has always fascinated me. Infinite possibilities in infinite worlds, where one different decision could change everything &#8211; and the idea that taking yourself into these alternate worlds is both terrifying and thrilling.<\/p>\n<p>A fact that the novel compounds on. But at the heart of all the tech and ethics and morality, which the story is rife with in the best of ways, is a story about family and trust and love. That is what drew me in. The idea of betrayal and loss and the drive to get to the truth.<\/small><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-holder media-holder-draggable media-holder-img\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\"><small><small><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/a286f42fc5e8201fc3509c57e9af9369\/tumblr_inline_nidqpjZKDr1qae2sm.png\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/small><\/small><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-button icon_close media-killer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><small><br \/>\nIt is great that the author did not choose to drag the \u2018did he do the thing, did he not do the thing\u2019 in regards to Paul. I mean, it is in the synopsis that things are not the way Marguerite thinks, so that we know Paul\u2019s basic truth before we are halfway through the story is important. But something has to still drive the story &#8211; and that is the reason Paul chooses to travel through dimensions, the reason Henry is killed, the true traitor in their midsts. <\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>The twists and turns, some expected, some not, make the story.<\/small><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-holder media-holder-draggable media-holder-img\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\"><small><small><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/d13a4e26c9155b5c4e1b435440856637\/tumblr_inline_nidqqok1JL1qae2sm.png\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/small><\/small><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-button icon_close media-killer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><small><br \/>\nI loved every second of it, and I cannot wait for the second novel to come out, because while it was great that there was no real cliffhanger, there are still loads of answers and conclusions to be arrived at.<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Thousand Pieces Of You by Claudia Gray Marguerite Caine\u2019s physicist parents are known for their radical scientific achievements. Their most astonishing invention: the Firebird, which allows users to jump into parallel universes, some vastly altered from our own. But when Marguerite\u2019s father is murdered, the killer\u2014her parent\u2019s handsome and enigmatic assistant Paul\u2014escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him. Marguerite can\u2019t let the man who destroyed her family go free, and she races after Paul through different universes, where their lives entangle in increasingly familiar ways. With each encounter she begins to question Paul\u2019s guilt &#8211; and her own heart. Soon she discovers the truth behind her father\u2019s death is more sinister than she ever could have imagined. A Thousand Pieces Of You explores a reality where we witness the countless other lives we might lead in an amazingly intricate multiverse, and ask whether, amid infinite possibilities, one love can endure. 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