Every Anxious wave: Book review


Book review


Title: Every Anxious Wave

Author: Mo Daviau

Genre: Time travel fiction


Every Anxious wave tells the story of a thirty something bar owner whose life takes an unexpected turn when he stumbles upon a time traveling wormhole in his closet.


Karl lacks purpose and meaning in his life. When he discovers a time travel option, he and his friend Wayne start a side business for people who want to travel back in time and attend their favorite band’s  concerts. When Wayne is transported to the 980 era instead of 1980 by mistake, Karl is distraught and seeks the help of astrophysicist Lena. Karl and Lena time travel together, fall in love and bounce across different years, discovering Lena’s troubled childhood. When she goes back to alter her past, it impacts her life and future with Karl. 


Anxious Wave is engaging, intriguing and takes you on a bizarre adventure. As a reader, you are transported to different years including the primitive era of 980. The author does a good job of world building and captures the complexities of human emotions and experiences. The  characters of Karl and Lena evoke sympathy as they both are grappling with their mother’s death and loneliness. Themes of grief, trauma and loss are touched upon here. The book addresses a thought that most people have- what if we had the chance to go back in the past and change a few instances? How would have life turned out? 


Time travel is an interesting phenomenon. It’s a concept that has been explored in a few works of literature like The Time travelers wife and Faye Faraway. With the right treatment by the author, the book can make an interesting read.

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