Positives: Again proving to be one of the best Faction Paradox authors out there, Bidmead creates a masterpiece of intertwined storylines, with some really complex stuff that ties itself together pefectly within just 150 pages. The initial concept of the 'nostalgia bomb' was really cool, especially at the end when the Cousins are describing how unaware those affected cultures were of Faction Paradox's greater scheme. I loved seeing the fallout of the Cousins being essentially blasted through time, my absolute favourite section being the sort of parallel version of London. The characters were all well established and developed for the short time they got. Despite this book following an almost short story format with each of the side characters being introduced and left in roughly 40 pages they were all memorable, and each feeling relevant, which is really impressive for such a short book. It felt so satisfying to see everything link together at the end, with Rake saving Yousef and Prudence gaining a new body, and I liked the point they didn't mention the results of the experiment, as the main point of the story lay with the characters and what they went through.

Negatives: I don't really know if it's just a me problem but it took me far too long to realise what was going on. Up until Rake and Yousef appeared in the parallel London section I just hadn't made the connection that the Faction agents were dealing with the fallout of their experiment, so I spent the first half of the book really confused.

9/10