This was a fun book! A pretty heavy premise, but the book itself had a light, fun feel to it. Sort of adventurey. Sort of silly at times. There was a bit of action, a bit of romance. There was a human in an animal body, a feisty great aunt, a weird love triangle, time travel, and a lot of magic.

The only thing is, the characters and relationships could’ve had more depth or been established better. I especially would’ve liked to know or feel more of the relationship between Cyril and Eufrates, before things turned sour. Either there should’ve been more time setting things up, or Cyril should’ve had more flashbacks or reminiscing, or the two should’ve had more scenes together during the book. So much of this book revolved around that relationship, but I was just told that they’d been in love, told a few sweet things Eufrates did, and not much else. I wanted to actually feel the angst and bitterness and longing.

I can be picky about time travel, but I just accepted this version and rolled with it. Cyril traveled back in time and was in his younger body but with his older mind and memories, and he was able to change things and do things differently.

I liked the audiobook narration by Philip Battley. He sounded natural, I could tell characters apart, and his voice was pleasant to listen to.

You know, I don’t actually have a lot to say about this book, but I wanted to post a review anyway because I enjoyed it, and I thought other people might enjoy it too. It didn’t have quite the angst and depth that it could’ve, but it was a fun romp!

*Rating: 3.5 Stars // Read Date: 2025 // Format: Audiobook*