This was a very interesting book and one that will definitely stick with me. I listened to the audiobook for most of it and I really liked the narrator a lot. I thought a lot of this story was well written but I did struggle with the pacing and I wanted the characters a little more developed. This is a story about time travel. Greer’s life isn’t going where she planned on it going because she has a not yet diagnosed disease that has stripped her of her life as a dancer and made things tense with her husband. When he points out that there is little tying them to New York anymore and that he wants to join his family’s business back in Detroit she returns to a hometown she didn’t plan on returning to. But she finds herself slipping from 2025 to 1925. I thought the ending was a little abrupt and again if the pacing had been different I think it could have ended better. In some ways this book would make an excellent episode of Black Mirror. Overall I did enjoy this book and it kept my attention better than most books are this year. Overall I gave this one 3.5 stars rounded up because it did grasp my attention well.

An historical fiction - sci-fi mashup about a young Detroit couple in 2025 and another in 1925. The contemporary woman somehow meets the man from the past. She learns about the black community in the past, snippets of which were originally passed down from her grandmother and mother. He wonders at this pants-wearing woman of the future. But, every time they meet, there’s a change in the timeline. Some seem like good changes but, as her best friend explains, like the flap of a butterfly’s wings these small changes can have outsized influence on the future (chaos theory).
There are loose ends and bits of the story that don’t make any sense. (She doesn’t tell him to buy stock in Apple or Microsoft, for example). Nevertheless, it’s an enjoyable book about time travel and, in many respects, about history repeating itself. The audiobook is well narrated.
My thanks to the author, publisher, @BrillianceAudio, and #NetGalley for early access to the audiobook of #TheEdgeofYesterday for review purposes. Publication date: 29 April 2025.

The Edge of Yesterday is a beautifully written, emotionally resonant novel that blends historical fiction with subtle speculative elements. Rita Woods explores themes of ancestry, trauma, and identity through a powerful, time-bending narrative with richly drawn characters and lyrical prose.

I listened to the audiobook and highly recommend it. Dara Brown’s narration is smooth as silk—her voice has such a calming, captivating tone that really suited the story’s atmosphere. I enjoyed her performance so much, I’m already looking for more books she narrates.

I was a little confused at times about the mechanics of the time travel, but that may be due to the book’s shorter length compared to most in the genre. Still, the emotional impact and immersive world made it a compelling, thought-provoking listen.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."
The narrarator Dara Brown did an excellent job voicing Greer.
Greer's character development is SLOW, but there. I really like the friends more than the main character if I'm being honest. I wish there was more interaction with her best friend in the 2025 storyline.
I thought the lack of explaination of the time travel "worked" in that Greer didn't really know how it was working either. The impact in the future over time was interesting and sad. I liked the overall plot and outcome of the book, because it wasn't cookie cutter neat and sweet. It was well written and well developed.

Thank you NetGalley for the arc of this audiobook! This is a time traveling book about two people that lived 100 years apart in Detroit. The narrators voice was so relaxing and smooth. I’m definitely going to check out more books she has narrated. I am rating this book 3.5 stars because the first half of the book I was a little confused about the time jumps but once it clicked this was a solid little story. I think the choices the characters made and the reactions they all had were very realistic and I really liked that. I will be checking out more by the author.