Ideal Life: A Novel by Evelyn Skye
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I’ve read every Evelyn Skye book. Not only do I love her writing style but I love her as a human being I get to call a friend. How lucky am I?
This was both a departure from her other stories and not really. As someone who works in tech, I really enjoyed the setting of this book. And even though as a reader, I could totally see that Talia was making poor choices and getting addicted to the ability to undo even the smallest of mistakes, I completely believe that if any of us actually had this power, we would have a really hard time not using it both for ourselves and for the people we love.
Especially if it seemed like it didn’t have adverse reactions, who wouldn’t want to tinker and make things just right. Or to give others (or themselves) an opportunity to correct things. The thing is, throughout this whole story Talia never uses the power to truly take advantage of anyone else or in a purely selfish way. In her own way, she’s always trying to do it for the “right” reasons (ok maybe not when she’s eating several breakfasts but it’s also ok to have a little fun if it comes at no expense, no?)
As in all her other books, the creativity and visual storytelling are one of a kind. I loved the idea of Talia’s company and the details that went with it. I loved the bookstore in the lighthouse. I loved imagining the fancy Taco Bell. So many beautiful and visual details.
Reading a Skye book is always such a gift and this one is no exception.
with gratitude to netgalley and Atria books for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
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