Brilliant. Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Very funny but a wee cry was need as well. Can't wait for the next one.

This book is EVERYTHING. The End. I know I need to say a bit more about it but really it just has it all going on. It's no secret that I love a time travel book so this one was a must read for me. By page 33 I had laughed and cried and I knew this was going to be a pretty special read. Kate is dealing with grief and she's struggling. Her husband, Luke, has died after 28 years together. One day she finds herself back in 1992 on the day she first met him. Knowing what she knows now she thinks she can change the course of time. This is the sort of book I want to make notes on as I read. I rarely do that. It made me ponder on the fragility of life, the idea that our fate might be pre-ordained by what's already inside of us. I really enjoy the way time travel gets me thinking. I loved Kate. I loved how she defied all the barriers of stereotyping in 1992 and 2020. I also loved that she was only a year older than me and so I could really take myself back to 1992 along with her. I thought the author excelled with his supporting characters too; a bunch of more eclectically fabulous people you couldn't hope to find. The book is divided into three parts: Kate now, in the past, and then returning to the present. I have to say I was not sure how the author could possibly sort out a certain issue in part three and I was just starting to really worry when he pulled it back with aplomb. Not an easy thing to do, wind up a time travel story, but I thought it was superb. In case you hadn't guessed, I loved the whole damn thing. Robert Webb is a talented writer. I haven't read his memoir but I suspect I would like it, and I'd definitely read any future novels that he writes. He has a wickedly funny blokeiness to his prose but also writes feelings so well. Highly recommended!

I really liked this, although it wasn't what I expected. I would have given 5 stars but the middle, and most important part could have been a lot longer with more justification for the final part. And the epilogue just didn't sit right for me. But the whole thing was so easy to read and I will be recommending it.

I loved Webb’s memoir/meditation ‘How Not to be a Boy’ about family, community and growing up, so a huge thank you to #Canongate and #NetGalley for a free download of ‘Come Again’, Webb’s debut novel due to be published in April 2020. Kate Marsden met love of her life Luke on the first night of Freshers’ Week at York Uni twenty eight years ago. Dying in his 40s of a malignant brain tumour sends Kate into free-fall. She almost fatally neglects her health, her flat, her friends. And then she has a dream which transports her back to that fateful night. From middle age, she reassesses this godlike creature. And their lives are changed, forever. Fabulous ending...let it surprise you. Web recreates the student scene wonderfully, from the music (REM) to the wobbly, sticky tables in the SU bar, impulsive gatherings in impossibly small study bedrooms, to the random formation of the oddest groups of friends. If you enjoyed ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ or’Truly, Madly, Deeply’, you will romp through this. Pretty unlikely contemporary thriller sections weaken the overall impact though.

Robert Webb's debut novel is certainly an entertaining read. Come Again follows Kate, a recent widow, who is sent back in time to the day that she met her husband in order to save him from the tumour that would eventually kill him. This middle section of the book where Kate was back in the 90s was undoubtably my favourite part, as it was so fun to see how a middle-aged Kate reacted to and did things differently to her 18 year old self. The beginning of the book provided a great depiction of grief and loss. At times the two timelines (2020 and 90s) felt very disjointed, especially in the final part when Kate returns to her life. Around halfway through the book there was an opportunity to take a different route with the story but unfortunately Webb opted not to do this. The ending did go off the rails a little but it didn't take away from the overall message of the story or my enjoyment of it. Webb writes in a style which is very easy to read and he has created a cast of characters we can all relate to, and so I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a story about finding yourself again after a great loss. Thank you to Canongate for sending me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.