That title makes me smile for some reason (I think I'm clever lol), but these hundred lives this guy is living, now that's something to talk about. I am sure things were more confusing for Ren when he would wake up in a random place, and just as he describes getting used to it, so does the reader get used to it. I didn't know the rules, and I wasn't sure what he meant by people being the same but time period and place changes and then it changes back but no one else remembers what happened. As we read along, we get the rules of his world.

He's got his best friend, Willow. Then he's got his love interest, Eternity. In regular storylines, this can go a couple ways. He ends up with Eternity after lots of trying. He may also realize that the woman he really loves has been there the whole time. Willow has been his friend through many stages. They even work together. It feels natural they would fall in love. Willow has apparently already fallen for our boy, Ren. But we could also see some twist, and this is what I'm waiting for. Surprise me with something.

I also would love to see the Louvre in a previous time period. The museum he describes sounds so much more authentic than museums today.

I started underlining and writing in margins a couple books ago. This book has several areas where I have noted the idea as something I'd like to return to. The last underline was of, "We danced for another hour. There was nothing else but her, the music, and this moment." That's such a beautiful sentiment. Or another one, "I just hadn't been able to name it. But in this moment, it felt a lot like love. The kind we would tell our grandkids about."

Or this one, "She was ready for it. I was glad I got front row tickets to watch her work her magic." It is fun to watch someone I care about do something cool.

I thought this next one had good perspective, "My blood boiled with rage. That son of a bitch just became the villain in my story. And I was likely the same in his." The recognition that he was likely the same in his is huge. It shows me that this guy is thinking in the shoes of the other. This also becomes very funny to look back upon if Ren switches up to loving Willow. At that point, Locke will not be the villain but rather the savior. If not for Locke, Eternity may have been an option, and Willow would not have had the opportunity at this time. Maybe it would happen another time, but that seems a bit far fetched and fated. When something meaningful happens because of an unlikely sequence of events, why are we so tempted to believe it was always meant to happen?

Meant to happen, or made to happen? There's some pull here, and it highlights the wisdom desired in the serenity prayer. Serenity, Courage, Wisdom. When does courage cross into chasing control, and when does serenity become giving up? Wisdom is required to know the difference. And it can only be applied to specific circumstances, not available in the abstract.

This guy said, "but I didn't want to ruin anything that was building between us by asking outright." And that made me laugh. He's right, and I wish there could be a feeling of safety in their communication so he could ask outright. But, perhaps it's better to tease it out and not be so direct. At least that way, he can hold onto some idea of hope and love in the future. Asking the question would give him an answer, and that answer could be "no." The pursuit is fun in its own right, and keeping the game going is what it's all about. If he just doesn't go there, then the game keeps going.

I still don't understand how this is "A love story about chasing the right person across the wrong worlds," but I will finish the book before I start worrying about not understanding that part lol. Which one is the right person, and what are the wrong worlds?