When I saw this book was a queer time traveling romance/sci-fi I jumped on the opportunity to read it! I loved the first 50 pages of this book. Tommy was such an awkward teen with a crush on his bff and I pretty much just wanted to read a coming of age/love story about them which brings me to my other point.. I didn't like pris' POV. and the more I read the more I just lost interest in the story, unfortunately. I also found the writing just wasn't for me. The writing felt very "formal"? If that makes sense? I'm not insulting the writing, it's great! Just didn't feel like it was for a younger audience.

"Another Dimension of Us" follows a pair of queer teens as they try to rescue their friends from demons across the interdimensional planes through astral projection. That sounds like a lot, and that's because it is. In some places, the a lot is a good thing, but sometimes it bogs the story down. I almost wish this story were split into different books, not as sequels but because parts deserved their own stories. A queer boy from 1986 who has started hearing about the AIDS epidemic and is constantly bullied by his brother gets to meet someone from 2044 and learn about an accepting society and gender fluidity and queerness as something positive? I love that. I want an entire story of that. Unfortunately, that gets a little lost in everything else going on.

2044 seems unrealistic for the level of change the author describes. That's 20 years away, but everything is completely different. Books aren't a thing anymore. There's a gender affirming section in the school's sex education classes. The suburbs are an abandoned wasteland. It's just a little unrealistic to think that's all happening immediately in our lifetimes.

It's also misleading to call this book science fiction. They do travel dimensions, but it's through astral projection and dreams. The planes they travel to are much more Alice in Wonderland than Asimov. I kept waiting for the scientific explanation, but no, it's all supernatural. This book would be more appropriately labeled as fantasy.

I was completely pulled in with this book from the very first line. You follow multiple timelines and multiple POV throughout the story, but I feel like it was done in a way that was easy to follow. I enjoyed learning and following each of the characters, and I like how you get to watch most of them grow into themselves.
There is a spot in the middle that gets a bit strange, in the Lower Astral Plane, but it didn't deter me away from the story. It reminded me of The Order of Odd Fish in a way.
The story wraps up well and I felt like every character we follow and grow attached to, gets closure.

Thank you to Penguin Teen and Netgalley for giving me an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Unfortunately, this is where the "honest" part comes in -- I couldn't finish this book. I read a little more than a third of it and just personally did not like the writing style. The entire part I read was confusing, but it was when I reached the first chapter of a timeline set in 2040 (or 2044, somewhere around there) that I just couldn't read it anymore. The world had changed a little too drastically to be realistic in that timeframe, and society was still being constantly upended by the pandemic, which I just didn't want to read because it was so pessimistic (but if you think that would be cool to read, then you might like this book more than I did). Overall that timeline was too weird, and when that was added to the fact that I didn't vibe with the writing style and found everything confusing, I didn't want to keep reading.

I wouldn't say that you shouldn't give this book a try -- I think this is one that depends on taste, so the fact that it wasn't my cup of tea doesn't mean other people won't like it.

I received an arc in exchange for an honest review.
Unfortunately, I struggled with this book. Advertised as something fans of the OA would enjoy was an immediate draw yet while the concepts were complex the execution was messy leaving the story to be really obvious and the characters to lack any heart.
These characters also did not feel like the teenagers and the sci-fi elements were hard to swallow at times.

CWs: homophobia, racism, bullying

I don't know what I was expecting here... The premise stunned me - two groups of queer teens across time converge when they need to rescue their friends from a demon. Uh yeah, yes please!

That's about where my excitement ended. The plot felt clunky and the characters didn't really feel like teenagers. There weren't any twists and turns (uh yeah of course Nomed was a bad dude, his name is demon spelled backwards) and we didn't get to know Pris very well. The chapters were short and palatable, but couldn't make up for a lack of investment on my part.

*Thank you to Penguin Teen and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review*

DNF

very confusing plot lines, weirdly paced, and couldn’t connect with characters. I’m at a point now where if i dont like an Arc after the first few chaptrs i wont force myself through it

This was...everything. I loved the poetry and the characters and of course, the ROMANCE. I've never rooted so hard for anyone in my life. This book broke me and put me back together all with the background of time traveling. And what is a better story than time traveling teens in love?! Nothing. This was beautiful and heartbreaking and wonderful and you would be doing yourself a disservice if you didn't read it.

OKAY, WHAT?! Teens who can travel to different dimensions and fall in love? Another Dimension of Us offers everything that it promises to: beautiful writing, complex and unique characters, such a creative plot, and a story that will lay heavily on your heart in all the right ways. You will not want to put this one down.

Another Dimension of Us follows two different timelines before a merge of the two due to Astral Porjection. I was definitely a bit confused with this topic at the beginning. Many time travel novels don't go this route so it was very intriguing. They start of this book immediately captured me. After that I did find it harder to get through some of the following parts due to pace change but i am glad that i did.

All the the characters felt very realistic and I liked that we got development to most of them, some more than others. Tommy was my favorite and I adored reading about his story. I loved reading about Tommy and his gay yearning even though the time period made it quite sad. Pris was also fun to read about! I loved her friendship with Jayde as well as Tommy later on. I really enjoyed the dynamics in this book. I was also a fan of the queerness in this novel all around! The emphasis on poetry and writing, especially at the beginning. was also a highlight.

There was quite a lot going on plotwise after the first section. I was rooting for our little crew throughout the whole novel. Despite it not having the ending I'd prefer, it was still well done. I cried, I laughed, I'm not sure how to feel now but yk! This was overall a very enjoyable queer and hopeful novel. I mean if that blurb and cover doesn't interest you then I don't know what will.

Dimension travelling teens who fall in love? Sign me up, this was everything it promised to be! Great prose, characters, and a story that will stick with you.

This was a very creative plot! I couldn’t put it down. I was very happy to read a book where I feel like it was something new and something completely original. There’s time where I’ve read books that have very similar plots, but this was a complete piece of its own. It felt pretty fast paced and was a nice quick read for me. I feel like this is a great book for everyone to read.

This book did not really resonate for me. I thought it being kind of scifi would work but the time travel bit just didn't really add up to me.