Read-in-Progress Wednesday

[geraineon]

This is your weekly read-in-progress post for you to talk about what you're currently reading and reactions and feelings (if any)!

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(Sorry for the delay! I scheduled this post knowing I'll be away earlier today but the scheduled post didn't work as expected)

Comments

[ehyde]

I'm reading Across Time and Space Detective which has the fun premise of someone in the present being able to communicate with someone 39 years ago, and them working together to solve a heist & murder case that the past character stands accused of (which to the present character is a longstanding unsolved mystery). The author wrote

By the way, the initial idea for this story was to show readers the significant advancements in forensic science over the past thirty years! ><
The true essence of “transcending time” is how old cases that were difficult to solve back then have found breakthroughs with the development of forensic science.
Moreover, I find these newly developed forensic techniques very interesting and want to give readers a bit of insight through my writing.

which I think is very cute.

I like the time travel concept--for the first half of the book it hasn't been too timey-wimey, mostly just discovering things and leaving the timeline intact, but now things are starting to change. They're presumably going to find some way to make the time travel more permanent than just communicating (seeing as they're the main couple) but I'm not sure how yet--other than that since the unsolved case ended with no body found, it should definitely be possible to avoid breaking the timeline too badly.

[halfcactus]

Ooooh that sounds a bit like the kdrama Signal, but with a larger time gap and leads that get together?? I am now also deeply curious about how they make the relationship work. XD

[ehyde]

I haven't seen Signal but I had been thinking it reminded me of the american movie FrInequency and when I looked up Signal, wikipedia tells me that it's inspired by that movie. I also read another cnovel, We Live in Nanjing, that was even more similar down to using the same method of communication (ham radio). In the novel I'm reading now they can just hear each other's voices as long as they're in the same room and there's a rainstorm, and as time goes on they're able to see faint outlines of each other too, I predict they will be able to touch each other soon. It feels a little bit more handwaved but with the detail the author puts into the mystery & forensics I'll excuse some handwavey timetravel lol

[geraineon]

It sounds like a very interesting premise and I hope the story resolves the time gap in a satisfying way!

Love it when authors insert their knowledge/specific interest in their story