I was listening to one of my favorite podcast a while ago and they were debating this topic about their favorite director regarding the making of their next films. I wanted to implement it in the sense of reading and find out what you guys would pick 😆

Would you rather your favorite author constantly write and put out books every year, but the story will always be mediocre? Or would you rather your favorite author write a book that will always be considered a masterpiece, but it’ll always take them close to 5-10 years before they put it out the world?

I actually don’t even know what’ll I choose at this point 😭. What will you guys pick?

TL;DR: Check if your suggestion has already been added in another comment. If not, leave a comment with one title, author, and time travel type per comment so each option can be upvoted individually. Upvotes are used to gauge interest. If you agree with an existing suggestion, do not add a new comment or reply to the suggestion stating your agreement - simply upvote it.

If you want to recommend a book for the quest, you’re in the right place - but PLEASE READ THIS POST BEFORE ADDING YOUR SUGGESTIONS.

I’ll be using upvotes to gauge interest. Avoid replying just to say you agree; it makes sorting much easier for me and for your fellow boundlings.

Upvoting/liking equals stating your agreement, in this case. Please do not downvote a book simply because you did not like it personally.💖

Important: a recommendation doesn’t guarantee the book will be added, even if it fits the criteria and has many upvotes.

Step One Make sure the book you want to recommend is fiction and fits under one or more of the following criteria:

Traveling back or forth in time: - a character physically and intentionally travels to another time.

Person/people displaced in time: a character physically ends up in another time by accident and is stuck, trying (or having tried) to get back. The POV doesn’t have to be from the displaced character.

Time loop: same time period keeps repeating.

Time pocket: - a character spends meaningful time in a time pocket while real time is frozen or moves differently.

ALTERNATE REALITIES/MULTIVERSES/BRANCHING TIMELINES WILL NOT BE INCLUDED.

Step Two Check whether the book has already been recommended.

If it has, upvote the existing comment instead of adding a new one.

This helps keep everything tidy and makes it easier for everyone to navigate💖

Step Three If your book isn’t listed yet, leave a comment with: the title and author, and which criterion the book falls under.

Leave one comment per suggestion. Don’t be afraid of spamming the comment section - leave all the suggestions you’d like😍

Example: The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell – person/people displaced in time.

When will new books be added? I’ll try to add more books to the quest at least once every three months, but additions will mostly depend on relevant new releases.

Thank you so much!🥰

What types of books are currently being prioritized? New releases - Books by BIPOC authors - Books by queer authors - Books with BIPOC representation - Books with queer representation

Last updated: 2nd of September 2026

Hi everyone! I’m Sasha (@sashareads). Putting this quest together has felt a bit like tending to a tiny book‑baby, and I’m so excited to finally share it with you. I hope you’ll adore it as much as I do.🥰

About the quest The Kaleidoscope of Time dives into worlds where time doesn’t behave the way we expect - loops, pockets, displacement, and intentional travel across eras. Because it stretches across so many genres, some books will feel instantly like your thing and others might not - and that’s completely okay. You’ll find a mix of YA and adult titles across historical fiction, speculative fiction, literary fiction, romance, dystopian, fantasy, mystery, thrillers, and plenty of genre‑blending, all threaded with a touch of sci‑fi.

Books that helped build the subgenre If you’d like to read some of the books that helped make the subgenre what it is today, then you should go for The Time Ship: A Chrononautical Journey by Enrique Gaspar, The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain, Kindred by Octavia E. Butler and Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.

Personal recommendations Out of the 23 books I have read until now, I’ve especially enjoyed Kindred by Octavia E. Butler, Piranesi by Susanna Clarke, Love Lethal, Death Divine by Jelena Dunato, The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell, The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow, and On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle.

Suggestions for future additions I’ll be taking suggestions through this post: 🔗Quest Recommendations. Please give it a read before sharing your recs.

We’re all passionate about our favorite time travel stories, and I’d truly love to hear yours. However, recommending a book doesn’t guarantee it’ll be added, even if it’s popular and/or fits the criteria.

Let’s get questing! 🕰️

Last updated: 2nd of September 2026

I enjoy fantasy books, but I've always struggled with the world-building because it's hard for me to wrap my brain around systems (magical, biological, etc.) that we don't experience in our reality. That led me to wondering, if our lives took place in a fantasy world, what aspects would the readers find weird or unrealistic? For me, it's gotta be toilets. Like, wdym we have special rooms with a bowl to dump our waste in? I think I'd find that crazy if it wasn't a normal part of our lives haha