A Thousand Pieces of You
By Claudia Gray
Original Synopsis: Marguerite Caine’s 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’s father is murdered, the killer—her parent’s handsome and enigmatic assistant Paul—escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him.
Marguerite can’t 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’s guilt—and her own heart. Soon she discovers the truth behind her father’s 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.
Marguerite can’t 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’s guilt—and her own heart. Soon she discovers the truth behind her father’s 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.
My Review: I came across this book in my favorite store, Barnes & Noble in the "recent releases" section. First of all, the cover is gorgeous. Just the artwork and concept of the thing is amazing, which one reasons I picked it up. Second of all, it's brilliant. Marguerite is such a great character and though she can be stubborn at times, she is very strong and confident. Throughout the story however, I found myself waiting, anticipating the parts with Theo, the boy who went with Meg to find her father's killer. Theo was just such a fun character to read about, he brought a really funny, positive vibe to the book. Paul, well Paul is mostly present in Meg's flashbacks but toward the end of the novel as well. Paul was a really great character, his personality and the way he cares for Marguerite can really make the reader sympathize toward him. He is the type of character that is serious, mature, and caring in way that makes Meg fall in love with him. Despite this, I still found myself rooting for Theo. As for the plot? It was great, a bit underdeveloped but great. There were moments when the mechanics of transport between dimension were explained but other times it was "this works because it does." However the plot and idea is so unique and different than most books I've recently read. Meg ends up traveling to four different demensions and in each one I was so excited to see how it was. Some were somewhat normal and some were completely different but I loved how just slight difference could change everything. It really puts the whole fate, "right place at the right time" thing into perspective. Overall, great read. Definitely recommend it. If you have already read it, tell me- Paul or Theo? Bye!
