If you love romantic reads then your next read has to be Alone With You in the Ether. It's beautiful., so many layers and perfectly nuanced. It's a beautiful and raw look at what it means to love and be in love and be loved. Olivie Blake once again shows what a stunning way of words she has.

This was such an interesting read! I found myself so engrossed in the story, the characters had such incredible arcs, and I can't wait to follow this author's journey!

I loved this book, it was though provoking and sentimental.

Olivia Blake has a particular style that once you're on board with it you can fly through the story and really connect with the characters and themes.

It’s a beautifully written book, the author takes a lot of time to bring back ideas from the beginning of the book and to repeat and tie it in at the end. The characters are written very well, the tension yet calm they bring about is great. The only quarry I have is just personal opinion, I didn’t love the ending- for some reason it felt quite rushed to me. Although the ending did make sense to me I couldn’t help but feel slightly underwhelmed since the rest of the book up till that point had been utterly amazing

This book stole my heart. I loved it. I think the author captured the mind of a person who stops taking their mental health medication and becomes manic really well. It was almost like you were in their head and could feel the chaos and speed of their thoughts/ideas that they are feeling. Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.

I think this is such a detailed work of art and it requires your full attention. I struggled to start this as there was so much going on, nevertheless I was captivated throughout and I enjoyed the characters that Blake built. There are some beautiful prose throughout this text that really should be appreciated

Huge thanks to Eleanor at Pan Macmillan for the chance to read Olivie Blake's newest novella, 'Alone With You In The Ether', via Netgalley. It is available in hardcover and e-book formats, from Tor Books, and I was delighted to have this opportunity as I read, and loved, 'The Atlas Six'

I looked up the meaning of ether, having a tangential understanding of what it was, and came across a definition from a physics perspective that completely sums up the plot, in my humble opinion.

Ether is considered a compound wherein 2 molecules are bound to each other by an atom of oxygen, and it seemed the perfect description for Regan and Aldo who transcend the time and space which they are in to become bound together, through the process of 6 conversations. However, had it not been for the way their life and time was structured, such a meeting could not have been initiated to lead to the conversations between them, where they connect, fall in love , and move into a space and reality that both belongs to, but is separate from what we recognise.

It's a long winded way of saying this is a earth defying connection between 2 people who float in a sea of misunderstanding until they meet each other. Through exploring each other's lives, on a background of literary techniques which makes you feel like a voyeur, or an audience member in a show, Olivie Blake makes you feel this intimate sense of belonging to Regan and Aldo, making you the oxygen atom that binds these molecules to yourself, holds it within, and treasures the experience.

I admit to finding it difficult to start with as I wasn't sure what was going on, and feeling shaky with the concept as it was written-I didn't know if it was a formatting issue in the e-book I was gifted via Netgalley or if it was the author's intention, so I stuck with it and I think it makes for a unique and unusual reading experience. It also reflects the fractured mind sets of both protagonists whose realities' are heading in multiple directions at once.

What you get to experience as a reader is sublime and unforgettable, and illustrates why Olivie Blake is making waves in the world of publishing , and will continue to do so! She has quickly been added to my list of must buy books by must buy authors-who needs food anyway?

A book that I found difficult to get into and found the narrative a bit all over the place so hard to get a grip on the novel.

I expected to like this as much as the atlas six and I love Olivia Blakes as an author (especially her stance on fanfiction that is amazing, publishing needs to take a leaf out of this girls book and let authors keep they're fanfiction up on ao3)
Sorry back to the book, I felt it was a little all over the place by narrative choice but because of this I found it difficult to get invested I will still give anything she writes a go.

I love Olivie Blake's writing and this one just cemented that fact to the point where I'm not even sure how I truly feel about it.

I really enjoyed it but in the same breath there were parts of this book that I still cannot fully get my head around.

That being said I devoured this book in a few hours so take from that what you will.

I cannot wait to read more of Blake's work because I love her writing so much.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

A very unlikely. love story. Two people meet but none of them seems to be the type to fall in love. Seemingly c different, and both a little 'strange', they complete each other in the most compelling way. They lose each other and find each other again and again.

Great read and I highly recommend it. Thank you @netgalley for the ARC

I found myself pulled into the slowly unfurling love story between the two characters. The author brings to life the passion, the contradictions and struggles of someone with a mood disorder.

"Boys get to have sex, just as it is, just sex. Girls are taught fairy tales, they're taught happily ever after, they're taught sex as a consequence of marriage. Imagine seeing the world that way, as if sex isn't a right but a rung on a ladder'

I really struggled with the concept of this book and how it leaned more into the mental health aspect than romance and often left me questioning if the romance would dwindle once the mental health was more on track. In that respect it felt akin to Eleanor Oliphant. I did find the above quote really resonated with me though.

I really enjoyed this immersive love story about an unlikely couple who meet by chance at an art museum in Chicago. It centres around two very different characters: Regan (artistic, fraudster, unpredictable, liar, bipolar) and Aldo (theoretical mathematician, logical, autistic, fascinated by hexagons and bees). They nevertheless share a common intrigue in each others' brains, as well as a strong feeling of connectedness. The narrative delves into the minds of these individuals in quite a unique way and examines how it feels to be different. The exploration of the relationship between the oneness of the universe and the feeling of isolation is also thought-provoking.

I often feel like Blake's writing is just too clever for me, then I remember that reading the book is the release of my imagination using the authors words to illustrate my perception of the narrative.

For me, Alone With You in the Ether was a mixture of emotion and some really great writing. I could tell that Blake had written this when she was alone with her thoughts and I fully appreciate the POV's we got as a result.

I loved how we not only got the character POV's but also the voices that sit inside the head.

I honestly thought this book was going to break me, the raw intense emotions were there, but I appreciated the book for the way it was concluded.

I had liked The Atlas Six and was looking forward to reading Alone With You in the Ether, but unfortunately it just wasn't for me.

I realized quite quickly that this book wasn't for me! I Dnf'ed it about 50 pages in -- I found the female character quite unlikeable, and personally, that really hinders the reading experience. A lot of it was very retrospective, & I like things to happen in my books, so, really wasn't for me. I get why some people might enjoy it though!

Firstly I’d like to thank the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC 🥰🥰

Alone With You in the Ether tells the story of Regan and Aldo. Regan has a more than complicated life and is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. She works at museum as a guide. Aldo is a teacher at the university of Chicago, a maths magician and pretty especial.

When they meet in the Art Institute they collide and there is a love that’s not quite a love. Six conversations change their lives and they confused mine too… 😅😅

Although this book is brilliant (it really is!!) I just found it a little bit confusing…and I feel like I missed so so much. I really want to understand Aldo more and I love Olivie so I will reread it in the future. ❤️❤️

Even though I found it challenging, I still finished the book and it was still a wonderful read!! ❤️❤️

It's taken me a while to write this review because honestly I am not sure how I feel about this book. In some ways I really enjoyed it because I was hooked but in others, not so much, I feel my main issues were that I couldn't really connect to the characters so I felt very little for them and what they went through. But I think many people will enjoy this book maybe it just wasn't for me.

This book broke me and put me back together again. I am utterly obsessed and will be recommending it to everyone I know.

The complexities of mental illness in relationships are handled so well in this love story.