Book Review: Love Logan

My rating: 4 magic stars

Thank you to the publisher NineStar Press LLC and NetGalley for the review copy.

I love books about time travel and this one here is quite unique.



Zero’s teleportation machine is the talk of the town in 4021. It could be the next big thing, even bigger than the flying cars Zero's ex boyfriend had supposedly invented. If only it would work!
Unfortunately however, on opening night, the machine fails. And the disastrous show turns Zero into the laughingstock of the town.

"Stupid Zero, thinking he could be an inventor. Stupid Zero forever in his ex-boyfriend's shadow..."

As if that weren't bad enough, Zero finds himself faced with a responsibility he downright hates. Fixing what his time machine broke. Or better said, sending a 20th century strange human back to the place and time from which his machine took him.
Logan has strange, dull clothing and bland hair, and when he opens his mouth, it gets worse. He’s afraid of everything, including Honey, Zero's best friend who is a Furist. And Zero hates him with a vengeance because, in just a matter of a few days, Logan managed to not only ruin his teleportation machine, but also get him fired and even bitten by his boss.

In short, 'Logan, the human from another time was ruining his life.' And the cherry on the top of the rotten bad luck cake?! Honey insists Logan was Zero's responsibility and that he had to send him back.

And that's what Zero sets out to do, while constantly trying to ignore Logan's talk of fake magic tricks, care and love. They all grate on Zero’s nerves because the forty-first century doesn't talk about love. Life-forms had a responsibility to only themselves and didn't quite care about others. Or so they say.

In short, at Honey's request, Zero tries to do the impossible - "stop being selfish and get Logan home." But, as time passes, Zero slowly starts to realize that success may not be the only thing that matters in life. If he acts on it however, that is another matter.

Zero's growth as a character was the highlight of this tale for me. His ups and downs and emotional rollercoaster as well as his slow discovery of not only love, but also all those other feelings of closeness, fondness and caring... They were all beautifully portrayed.

Honey and the rest of the Furists were absolutely intriguing and I loved the way animal features seamlessly blended with human ones within their build-up. Beautifully done.

Fast paced, nicely flowing and with a great little unexpected twist at the end, Love Logan is a light and engaging read that I found difficult to set down.

It would be a 5 star book as originality and plot goes. However, there were a couple of things that didn't quite work for me or felt lacking.
Logan himself didn't behave quite like a reasonable man from the twentieth century and I found it impossible to picture him as such. Both world and setting could have done with some more fleshing out and both society as well as sexual orientation of partners in the forty-first century seemed to be a bit too fast 'well received' by a twentieth century man.

All in all, Love Logan is a unique and endearing little tale that tugged on all my heartstrings. Because of Zero's inner turmoil and slow transformation, as well as Honey's cute innocence and charm.

If you're in a mood for a light, quick, charming and unique read, give this one here a chance.
It is truly lovely.

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