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Atomic Anna

Atomic Anna

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  • Author：Rachel Barenbaum
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Named a Most Anticipated Book by Bookish
 
Named a Best Book of the Month by Buzzfeed

"The novel is masterfully plotted。”—New York Times Book Review

“Atomic Anna is a dazzling work of ingenuity and imagination。”― Téa Obreht，National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Inland

From the author of A Bend in the Stars， an epic adventure as three generations of women work together and travel through time to prevent the Chernobyl disaster and right the wrongs of their past。
 
Three brilliant women。
Two life-changing mistakes。
One chance to reset the future。

In 1986， renowned nuclear scientist， Anna Berkova， is sleeping in her bed in the Soviet Union when Chernobyl’s reactor melts down。 It’s the exact moment she tears through time—and it’s an accident。 When she opens her eyes， she’s landed in 1992 only to discover Molly， her estranged daughter， shot in the chest。 Molly， with her dying breath， begs Anna to go back in time and stop the disaster， to save Molly’s daughter Raisa， and put their family’s future on a better path。

In ‘60s Philadelphia， Molly is coming of age as an adopted refusenik。 Her family is full of secrets and a past they won’t share。 She finds solace in comic books， drawing her own series， Atomic Anna， and she’s determined to make it as an artist。 When she meets the volatile， charismatic Viktor， their romance sets her life on a very different course。

In the ‘80s， Raisa， is a lonely teen and math prodigy， until a quiet， handsome boy moves in across the street and an odd old woman shows up claiming to be her biological grandmother。 As Raisa finds new issues of Atomic Anna in unexpected places， she notices each comic challenges her to solve equations leading to one impossible conclusion: time travel。 And she finally understands what she has to do。

As these remarkable women work together to prevent the greatest nuclear disaster of the 20th century， they grapple with the power their discoveries hold。 Just because you can change the past， does it mean you should？

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Reviews

Elizabeth ，

Loved loved loved this。 I didn’t want it to end and really up until the last few pages had no idea HOW it would end。 Thrilling， smart， engaging and emotional— read this book！

Rosa Angelone ，

Using the catastrophe of Chernobyl as its inciting catastrophe this time travel book flips back in forth between what it means to have a world wide meltdown and a personal one。 What use is it to save a country if your family falls a part。 From 1917-1992 a whole generation was asked again and again to deal with world shattering events。 The fallout from those choices and how one woman might change them is how the book is framed but mostly it is following teenager in America and a woman in the Sovi Using the catastrophe of Chernobyl as its inciting catastrophe this time travel book flips back in forth between what it means to have a world wide meltdown and a personal one。 What use is it to save a country if your family falls a part。 From 1917-1992 a whole generation was asked again and again to deal with world shattering events。 The fallout from those choices and how one woman might change them is how the book is framed but mostly it is following teenager in America and a woman in the Soviet Union trying to understand how to live their lives。 。。。more

Julie ，

I loved this book！ It is so imaginative and uses time in a wonderful way。 The characters are well drawn。 Fun and engaging。

Wendela ，

holy crap this was good。 couldn't put it down！ holy crap this was good。 couldn't put it down！ 。。。more

Elsie Birnbaum ，

This book made me cry， multiple times。 Just so much family and so much saying I'm proud of you。 It's a moving intergenerational story that happens to also involve time travel and the Chernobyl Disaster。 This book made me cry， multiple times。 Just so much family and so much saying I'm proud of you。 It's a moving intergenerational story that happens to also involve time travel and the Chernobyl Disaster。 。。。more

Becky ，

"Just because you can doesn't mean you should。"The year is 1992 and nuclear scientist Anna awakes six years into the future on a isolated snowy mountain。 Inside the compound she finds her daughter， Molly， who has just been shot。 Molly is begging her to save her daughter， Anna's granddaughter Raisa， and their family with the few breaths she has left。 In that exact moment where Anna actually should be， Chernobyl's reactor melts in the Soviet Union due to an accident changing the lives of those aro "Just because you can doesn't mean you should。"The year is 1992 and nuclear scientist Anna awakes six years into the future on a isolated snowy mountain。 Inside the compound she finds her daughter， Molly， who has just been shot。 Molly is begging her to save her daughter， Anna's granddaughter Raisa， and their family with the few breaths she has left。 In that exact moment where Anna actually should be， Chernobyl's reactor melts in the Soviet Union due to an accident changing the lives of those around it forever。 Without meaning to or her knowledge， Anna had somehow time traveled。 In Atomic Anna we have 3 main POV's: Anna， Molly， and Raisa。 Three generations of women all searching for answers。 All wondering if things could be different if we could change the past。 We bounce back and forth through time via their narratives and Anna's time traveling。 Anna struggles with knowing the science and bomb she develops ends up killing so many。 Molly， a talented artist， becomes an addict to numb the strict world her adopted parents created filled with missing answers and secrets about her birth parents。 Raisa， brilliant with numbers and equations， but quite the loner is filled with sadness and anger towards her mother and her life choices。 With the help of the time-machine Anna creates， she bounces back and forth to try and fix the past。 But will she fix the right thing and in time？While historical fiction and sci fi aren't my go-to genres， this story was fantastic。 I enjoyed the ongoing message about ethics and if we should create things or do them just because we have the power to do so。 The other main take away I loved is that we can always start over。 And not in the time travel sense， but in the way that we can forgive， work through or move on to help our futures and not live in the past。 This was my first time reading Rachel's work and it was so well done。 I loved the writing， the flawed characters who still had heart， and the overall story and themes。 If you are into sci-fi， historical fiction or even just like family dramas I think you'd enjoy this one！Thank you Grand Central Publishing for the gifted copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Skip ，

Having enjoyed Barenbaum's first novel， A Bend in the Stars， I was excited to read her new novel。 Her hallmark is mixing family drama， science， and history in a creative way。Anna Berkova is a famous nuclear scientist in Russia， but her safety systems fail， leading to the catastrophic Chernobyl reactor meltdown。 Anna's brilliance allows her to develop a time machine， and she dedicates herself to avoiding the disaster。 Meanwhile， she cannot handle the stress of her personal life and sends her youn Having enjoyed Barenbaum's first novel， A Bend in the Stars， I was excited to read her new novel。 Her hallmark is mixing family drama， science， and history in a creative way。Anna Berkova is a famous nuclear scientist in Russia， but her safety systems fail， leading to the catastrophic Chernobyl reactor meltdown。 Anna's brilliance allows her to develop a time machine， and she dedicates herself to avoiding the disaster。 Meanwhile， she cannot handle the stress of her personal life and sends her young daughter （Manya/Molly） to America with her BFF。 Molly struggles in America， especially her feelings of abandonment and falls for a gangster， who believes in her comic book talents。 Things go badly for Molly and her now husband， and their brilliant daughter， Raisa， whose immense talent in science is like her grandmother， Atomic Anna。 As the books skips back and forth in time travelling segments， Anna finds herself in her science lair on Mount Aragats with Molly， who is dying from a gunshot wound and who begs her to go back in time to save Raisa。 Anna is forced to decide whether her family is more or less important than preventing Chernobyl。 A touching story of three generations of women in Russia and Philadelphia' Little Russia。 Recommended。 。。。more

Olisia ，

Brilliant。 I loved it。

Heidi Slowinski ，

Atomic Anna is the story of three incredible women spanning three generations。 The first is Anna Berkova， a nuclear scientist， working the Soviet Union in 1986 when Chernobyl melts down。 It is at this moment she accidentally discovers her ability to time jump and is reunited with her estranged daughter， Molly。 Molly has an important message for her mother。 Molly requests her mother protect Molly’s daughter， Raisa， and set their family legacy on a better path。 Time travel， three generations of wo Atomic Anna is the story of three incredible women spanning three generations。 The first is Anna Berkova， a nuclear scientist， working the Soviet Union in 1986 when Chernobyl melts down。 It is at this moment she accidentally discovers her ability to time jump and is reunited with her estranged daughter， Molly。 Molly has an important message for her mother。 Molly requests her mother protect Molly’s daughter， Raisa， and set their family legacy on a better path。 Time travel， three generations of women spanning different time periods， a disaster of historic proportions， and messages hidden in comic books。 Barenbaum packs a lot into this novel。 And it all works。 Brilliantly， in fact。 This story also explores a wide range of themes from addiction， anti-Semetism， prejudice against immigrants。 It had me engrossed from the first page and did not let go。One of Barenbaum’s strengths is celebrating intelligent， multi-dimensional， complex Jewish women at the heart of her stories。 And this book is no exception。 In fact， she’s managed to create three of them at the center of this narrative。 These are the modern day Miriams， Esthers， and Ruths。This is contemporary Jewish literature at its finest。 。。。more

David ，

Quite an interesting book that includes time travel， advanced physics， a family of Soviet Jewish refuseniks， and some very deep questions about life， death and changing the past。 Lots of bouncing around through time， in addition to the time travel。 Through the book is a comic book series written by one of the characters in the book。 The dialogue in the book feels like reading a comic book but without the pictures。 I wonder if Barenbaum did that on purpose？

Ric ，

A time travel story that centers around the Chernobyl disaster？ Sounds great to me and you know， it was pretty good。 The problem was that it was only pretty good because it was way longer than it needed to be。 There were a lot of times in this book that the story just dragged on and felt so slow and boring。 I enjoyed the family drama that was the main story of this book though， and the POVs that we followed through the story were great。 My favorite was probably Raisa， but all of them were good。 A time travel story that centers around the Chernobyl disaster？ Sounds great to me and you know， it was pretty good。 The problem was that it was only pretty good because it was way longer than it needed to be。 There were a lot of times in this book that the story just dragged on and felt so slow and boring。 I enjoyed the family drama that was the main story of this book though， and the POVs that we followed through the story were great。 My favorite was probably Raisa， but all of them were good。 The time travel mechanics were a little weird but all in all this was a fun book， just not quite as fun as I thought it would be going into it。 。。。more

Jasmine ，

Atomic Anna is a sci-fi time travel novel centred around the Chernobyl nuclear accident。 1986: Anna Berkova， an esteemed nuclear scientist， is asleep in her bed when she suddenly time travels to the exact moment of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster。 Somehow， she has travelled to the future where she meets her estranged daughter Manya， shot in the chest， begging Anna to save her daughter Raisa。 Philadelphia in the 1960s: adopted Manya， now called Molly， lives with her grandparents。 Recently， Molly s Atomic Anna is a sci-fi time travel novel centred around the Chernobyl nuclear accident。 1986: Anna Berkova， an esteemed nuclear scientist， is asleep in her bed when she suddenly time travels to the exact moment of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster。 Somehow， she has travelled to the future where she meets her estranged daughter Manya， shot in the chest， begging Anna to save her daughter Raisa。 Philadelphia in the 1960s: adopted Manya， now called Molly， lives with her grandparents。 Recently， Molly started writing a comic book series titled Atomic Anna。 It’s her dream for it to be published。 But her life takes a turn when she meets and falls in love with Viktor， a charming but toxic man。 Philadelphia in the 1980s: Raisa is a self-taught math prodigy living with her grandparents。 She’s a bit of a loner until she meets her neighbour Daniel。 Raisa grew up reading Atomic Anna， and oddly， new editions have been cropping up and seem to be asking for her help。This sci-fi novel follows the lives of these three women。 The plot’s pace is even， although the timeline skips around quite a bit。 Atomic Anna tackles the phrase “just because you can， doesn’t mean you should。” It explores the risks of producing nuclear weapons。 It asks whether it’s possible for a weapon to be created but not used and who controls it。 I am happy I read this， as science fiction is not a genre I read often。 I am far from a science buff， but the author did a great job explaining everything in simple enough terms。 I would recommend Atomic Anna if you want a story that blends sci-fi， historical fiction， and thriller。 Thank you to Grand Central Publishing for providing me with a copy to review。 https://booksandwheels。com 。。。more

Caitrin Hughes ，

I’m going to be honest I really thought this book was going to be more about Chernobyl so I went in with very different expectations。 It turns out Chernobyl was more of a plot point that catapulted the story forward。 That said I thought this was a really lovely story about first and second generation immigrants with a focus on some very strong， capable women complete with a fun sci fi twist。 Even though it feels a bit fantastical， the time travel elements feel very grounded in math and science （ I’m going to be honest I really thought this book was going to be more about Chernobyl so I went in with very different expectations。 It turns out Chernobyl was more of a plot point that catapulted the story forward。 That said I thought this was a really lovely story about first and second generation immigrants with a focus on some very strong， capable women complete with a fun sci fi twist。 Even though it feels a bit fantastical， the time travel elements feel very grounded in math and science （though I’m really not the person to ask about the authenticity of this） and it made the book feel really realistic。 I loved that the recurring theme was “just because you can doesn’t mean you should” and the concept of changing the past and the affects of this on the future/ present were also very much at the forefront。I ended up breezing through this a lot more quickly than I expected to。 An interesting read for sure！ 。。。more

Erika Dreifus ，

A fascinating， layered， multigenerational story。 The science was frankly beyond me （I barely passed a watered-down "physics for poets" class in college）， but I trusted it。 （It would be great to read a review by someone who really *does* understand the science， though。） A fascinating， layered， multigenerational story。 The science was frankly beyond me （I barely passed a watered-down "physics for poets" class in college）， but I trusted it。 （It would be great to read a review by someone who really *does* understand the science， though。） 。。。more

Star Zhang ，

3。5 stars， rounded up。 I really enjoyed the big picture here-as much as we'd like to believe our lives could be different if we could go back in time and "change one thing"， real change happens over time。 However， this book feels like maybe it's 150 pages too long。 3。5 stars， rounded up。 I really enjoyed the big picture here-as much as we'd like to believe our lives could be different if we could go back in time and "change one thing"， real change happens over time。 However， this book feels like maybe it's 150 pages too long。 。。。more

Erin ，

2。5 stars？ Sometimes really overwrought writing。 A fairly well done time-travel story; plenty of actual science thrown in， too， which I always enjoy。 Funny that I was listening to this concurrent with rewatching Russian Doll S1 and watching Russian Doll S2， in which similar types of people are trying to fix their past/future， and at its core a story about mothers and daughters。

Susan Ballard ，

4。5 🌟Sometimes a great time travel story can be tricky to pull off， but 𝐀𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 blew me away！ Anna Berkova is the soviet scientist who designed the nuclear reactor for the Chernobyl plant。 Although she took every precaution， the reactor melted down on April 26， 1986。 It is at that moment she makes her first jump through time to 1992。 She sees her daughter， Molly， dying from a gunshot wound。 Molly begs Anna to go back in time to stop the disaster and save Molly’s daughter Raisa。I can’t begin 4。5 🌟Sometimes a great time travel story can be tricky to pull off， but 𝐀𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚 blew me away！ Anna Berkova is the soviet scientist who designed the nuclear reactor for the Chernobyl plant。 Although she took every precaution， the reactor melted down on April 26， 1986。 It is at that moment she makes her first jump through time to 1992。 She sees her daughter， Molly， dying from a gunshot wound。 Molly begs Anna to go back in time to stop the disaster and save Molly’s daughter Raisa。I can’t begin to describe this book that will do it justice。 Rachel Barenbaum does a fantastic job weaving a story of three generations of women around a real-life disaster。 And on top of it， she adds in the trippy element of Anna’s time-traveling to try and stop this nuclear disaster and also to set a better course for her family。 But as Anna jumps from the 1980s to the 1990s and back to the 1960s to visit her granddaughter， the age-old question comes into play: 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵， 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥？⚛️ Filled with science-fiction， romance， family drama， and many emotions， this would make a great movie - but just read this book first。 Thank you to @grandcentralpub for this gifted copy。 。。。more

JJ Currie ，

I received a copy of an Atomic Anna ARC through a Goodreads Giveaway a few months ago where it sat on my shelf waiting to be read。 Recently it finally made it to the top of my “to read” pile and by the second chapter I was hooked。 This is the first ARC I had ever received and I deeply regret not putting it to the top of the pile the second I received it so that I could be among the first to tell everyone how incredible it was。 Within a few chapters I tweeted out a quote and received a lovely res I received a copy of an Atomic Anna ARC through a Goodreads Giveaway a few months ago where it sat on my shelf waiting to be read。 Recently it finally made it to the top of my “to read” pile and by the second chapter I was hooked。 This is the first ARC I had ever received and I deeply regret not putting it to the top of the pile the second I received it so that I could be among the first to tell everyone how incredible it was。 Within a few chapters I tweeted out a quote and received a lovely response from the Author， Rachel Barenbaum hoping that I continued to love it。 Well， I can tell you that I absolutely did。  I fell in love with the main characters faster and harder than I have in any other book in a long time， and I once again found myself delaying the end of the book in order to continue savoring it。 I cried when it ended， not because of the ending （although that played a role） but because I was so heartbroken that it was over and I wouldn’t see these characters again。 Please check out my full review on my blog: https://twospoonies。wordpress。com/202。。。 。。。more

Nicole ，

DNF at 40%

Jennifer ，

This story follows Anna， a Russian scientist who’s work is ultimately responsible for the meltdown of the Chernobyl nuclear plant。 She uses energy to travel back in time to try to prevent this tragedy。 This book started off strong and had a super cool plot of time travel but it was about 100 pages too long and just fizzled out as the book went on。 Overall this was just an average read to me and I give it a 3/5。

Rebecca Rolland ，

Amazing novel， Rachel--impressed at the complexity and depth you have created and the nuanced characters！

Books。and。Salt ，

Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum is an emotional， genre bending book that had me enraptured by the first page。 We follow renowed Soviet nuclear scientist Anna beginning in the 1940s， her daughter Molly coming of age in America in the 60s， and her granddaughter Raisa in the 80s。 The race against time is intense， both for the women to work through the extensive generational trauma of their pasts and to prevent the Chernobyl reactor meltdown。 I was often frustrated with the characters decisions， but Atomic Anna by Rachel Barenbaum is an emotional， genre bending book that had me enraptured by the first page。 We follow renowed Soviet nuclear scientist Anna beginning in the 1940s， her daughter Molly coming of age in America in the 60s， and her granddaughter Raisa in the 80s。 The race against time is intense， both for the women to work through the extensive generational trauma of their pasts and to prevent the Chernobyl reactor meltdown。 I was often frustrated with the characters decisions， but they were so well developed that I understood why they made the choices they did。 The time travel was really well done in my opinion and I was truly blown away when it all came together in the end。 I cried for the entirety of the last two chapters seeing where the pieces lay。 I loved this book and gave it 5 stars on my goodreads！ Many thanks to @grandcentralpub for my gifted copy！ 。。。more

Reba ，

15 parts on the audiobook。 It was long and there was some parts where I thought about not finishing。 It really picked up for me when the granddaughter became part of the story。 I am glad that I stuck with it and finished。

Steffany Moffitt ，

My "spring break book" this year。 Love love love。 As a science teacher and novel lover， this is just perfect。 My "spring break book" this year。 Love love love。 As a science teacher and novel lover， this is just perfect。 。。。more

The Page Ladies ，

Book Review…。。 Atomic Anna by Rachel BarenbaumThree brilliant women。1986When Chernobyl’s reactor melts down， Anna Berkova， renowned nuclear scientist is thrown back in time。 She lands in 1992 to her estranged daughter Molly shot in the chest。 Molly begs her to go back in time to prevent the disaster and to save Molly's daughter Raisa， and put their family on a better path。60s PhiladelphiaMolly is coming of age as an adopted refusenik。 Her family is full of secrets and a past they won’t share。 Wi Book Review…。。 Atomic Anna by Rachel BarenbaumThree brilliant women。1986When Chernobyl’s reactor melts down， Anna Berkova， renowned nuclear scientist is thrown back in time。 She lands in 1992 to her estranged daughter Molly shot in the chest。 Molly begs her to go back in time to prevent the disaster and to save Molly's daughter Raisa， and put their family on a better path。60s PhiladelphiaMolly is coming of age as an adopted refusenik。 Her family is full of secrets and a past they won’t share。 With dreams of being an artist she finds peace in comic books and drawing her own comic Atomic Anna。 When she meets。 But when she meets the charming Viktor their romance will change the course of her whole life！Two life-changing mistakes。80sRaisa， is a lonely teen and math prodigy， until a handsome boy moves in across the street and a woman shows up saying she is her grandmother。 When Raisa finds issues of Atomic Anna， she notices each comic has an equation that leads to one impossible conclusion: time travel。 And she finally understands what she has to do。One chance to reset the future。Atomic Anna is a fantasy and science fiction with a twist！ It's based on the Chernobyl disaster。 That was one of the reasons I was drawn to this book。 I can't remember reading sci-fi that was based on a real life event。 Obviously it's told from multiple points of view and timelines so there is a lot going on but the author brings all the layers together nicely。 The main characters are very realistic。 They have their flaws， emotions and personalities making it easy to like them。 The book offers up a few genres coming of age， sci-fi historical fiction and thriller so it can appeal to a lot of different readers。 But in the end it is about family and friendship bonds and sacrifice and redemption！ Thank you Grand Central Pub and Rachel Barenbaum for sharing this book with me！ 。。。more

Zibby Owens ，

Atomic Anna is the story of three generations of women from one family who work together and build a time machine to stop Chernobyl。 It's also about healing relationships and going back to find a way forward。 The book brings up many questions: how do you heal a mother-daughter relationship？ How do you find love？ And， how do you find that future that you want？The time machine element of this story reminded me of Back to the Future， only in Chernobyl-style。 The book dives into the moral and ethica Atomic Anna is the story of three generations of women from one family who work together and build a time machine to stop Chernobyl。 It's also about healing relationships and going back to find a way forward。 The book brings up many questions: how do you heal a mother-daughter relationship？ How do you find love？ And， how do you find that future that you want？The time machine element of this story reminded me of Back to the Future， only in Chernobyl-style。 The book dives into the moral and ethical question around controlling time， "If we could go back and change time， should we？" I also loved how the women got so much agency。 Anna makes a whole Marvel creature align with Atomic Anna as a superstar， which is how she exerts control over the uncontrollable universe around her。 To listen to my interview with the author， go to my podcast at:https://zibbyowens。com/transcript/rac。。。 。。。more

Chaitali Narla ，

I loved the sci-fi time travel intertwined with life stories and especially Soviet life！ Great book with unique twists。

Shannon ，

This was a thoroughly entertaining historical fiction， intergenerational family story with a time travel plot。 Told from the perspective of three incredibly smart women whose lives are intertwined in ways we only fully discover as the story unfolds。Anna is one of the nuclear scientists responsible for building Chernobyl and when the reactor goes of in 1986 she feels forever guilty， becoming obsessed with finding a way to go back in time and prevent the disaster。In the meantime Molly is growing u This was a thoroughly entertaining historical fiction， intergenerational family story with a time travel plot。 Told from the perspective of three incredibly smart women whose lives are intertwined in ways we only fully discover as the story unfolds。Anna is one of the nuclear scientists responsible for building Chernobyl and when the reactor goes of in 1986 she feels forever guilty， becoming obsessed with finding a way to go back in time and prevent the disaster。In the meantime Molly is growing up in 1960s America being raised by Russian immigrants。 A troubled teen， Molly just wants to pursue her art and her life gets off track when she falls in love and runs away with a drug dealer。 Addicted to drugs and alcohol Molly ends up pregnant， scared and afraid she won't be able to stay sober， so she returns home to her parents to give birth to the baby。When Raisa is born things are going well for the first few years until her father shows up again， dragging Molly back into the life she fought so hard to escape。 In one timeline Raisa ends up in foster care， yet with intervention from Anna， she gets another chance and is able to grow up as a teen math prodigy。The way these three stories came together at the end kept me on the edge of my seat。 This book is perfect for fans of the tv show Timeless or The time traveler's wife。 Great on audio with a full cast narration， including Natalie Naudus。 Highly recommended and I can 't wait to read the author's debut novel next。 I couldn't put this book down， even with its substantial length， I didn't get bored for a minute！CW: drug addition， death of loved ones， parental imprisonment， parental abandonment 。。。more

thereadingowlvina （Elvina Ulrich） ，

What It's About: In 1986， renowned nuclear scientist， Anna Berkova， inadvertently makes her first jump and travels to 1992， during the Chernobyl reactor meltdown。 She sees her daughter Molly bleeding out from a gunshot wound and with her dying breath begs Anna to go back in time to prevent the disaster and change their family's past。 My thoughts: I have to admit that I am a sucker for time travel stories although I don’t often read sci-fi books！ There is just something about time traveli What It's About: In 1986， renowned nuclear scientist， Anna Berkova， inadvertently makes her first jump and travels to 1992， during the Chernobyl reactor meltdown。 She sees her daughter Molly bleeding out from a gunshot wound and with her dying breath begs Anna to go back in time to prevent the disaster and change their family's past。 My thoughts: I have to admit that I am a sucker for time travel stories although I don’t often read sci-fi books！ There is just something about time traveling that I love so much since I was a kid。 So， naturally this book grabbed my attention and I loved it so much！ It was better than what I expected！ It was so well-written and well-plotted with three strong female protagonists - I couldn't ask for more！ This story navigates through the POVs of Anna， Molly and Raisa in their respective timelines。 I loved all the POV equally。 Their individual stories in their timelines are all unique and different and I loved how all tied up nicely in the end and made sense！ Now I am not a science person but the author's explanation on the time travel theory is easy for me to understand。 I really appreciate that！ I also loved how instead of chapters， this story has nine different parts and each part has a saying/teaching from Pirket Avot （Chapters of the Fathers） which is a compilation of Jewish ethical teachings and maxims， and it ties in with what that part of story is about。 My favourite is， "Do not judge your fellow man until you have been in his position。"In a nutshell， regardless if sci-fi is your genre， you do not want to miss out on this book！ It has a bit of everything - historical fiction， sci-fi， mystery， and thriller。 It is a book about family， friendships， redemption， sacrifice and choices - a book that will tug at your heartstrings！***Thank you Grand Central Publishing for this gifted ARC copy。 All opinions expressed are my own。*** 。。。more

Jade ，

Thanks to Grand Central Publishing for a copy of this book！First of all， I loveeeed this book ！The cover is so beautiful and the story was just as much ！I love all the characters in this book。 They all had their struggles and it made the story even more realistic， even if there was time travel involved ！ The middle of the book was the hardest for me to get through， simply because I couldn’t wait to get to the end。 When I say « hard »， I simply mean that I found some chapters would drag on a bit， Thanks to Grand Central Publishing for a copy of this book！First of all， I loveeeed this book ！The cover is so beautiful and the story was just as much ！I love all the characters in this book。 They all had their struggles and it made the story even more realistic， even if there was time travel involved ！ The middle of the book was the hardest for me to get through， simply because I couldn’t wait to get to the end。 When I say « hard »， I simply mean that I found some chapters would drag on a bit， but it wasn’t that much。 This doesn’t diminish the quality of this book。 Overall， I enjoyed reading this book so much and I got completely lost in the story， because it was so interesting ！ This book was well written， well thought of and everything fitted together so perfectly。 The book talked about serious issues， like addictions， deadly weapons and immigration。 I loved that it was all included and it makes you reflect on it。It was a solid read for me and I’m so happy to have received this book。 I hope so much more people get to read it too！ 。。。more

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