Wrong Place Wrong Time
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- Author：Gillian McAllister
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Summary
Can you stop a murder after it’s already happened？
Late October。 After midnight。 You’re waiting up for your seventeen-year-old son。 He’s late。 As you watch from the window， he emerges， and you realize he isn’t alone: he’s walking toward a man， and he’s armed。
You can’t believe it when you see him do it: your funny， happy teenage son， he kills a stranger， right there on the street outside your house。 You don’t know who。 You don’t know why。 You only know your son is now in custody。 His future shattered。
That night you fall asleep in despair。 All is lost。 Until you wake 。 。 。
。 。 。 and it is yesterday。
And then you wake again 。 。 。
。 。 。 and it is the day before yesterday。
Every morning you wake up a day earlier， another day before the murder。 With another chance to stop it。 Somewhere in the past lies an answer。 The trigger for this crime—and you don’t have a choice but to find it 。 。 。
Late October。 After midnight。 You’re waiting up for your seventeen-year-old son。 He’s late。 As you watch from the window， he emerges， and you realize he isn’t alone: he’s walking toward a man， and he’s armed。
You can’t believe it when you see him do it: your funny， happy teenage son， he kills a stranger， right there on the street outside your house。 You don’t know who。 You don’t know why。 You only know your son is now in custody。 His future shattered。
That night you fall asleep in despair。 All is lost。 Until you wake 。 。 。
。 。 。 and it is yesterday。
And then you wake again 。 。 。
。 。 。 and it is the day before yesterday。
Every morning you wake up a day earlier， another day before the murder。 With another chance to stop it。 Somewhere in the past lies an answer。 The trigger for this crime—and you don’t have a choice but to find it 。 。 。
Reviews
Stephanie
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4。5 stars。Very clever thriller/mystery/relationship novel that is well-plotted。 This is the story of Jen， a mother of a teenage boy who she thinks has murdered someone， waking up in the past to try and stop the murder。 The plot unravels backwards and bit by bit the story unfolds。 The use of a second point of view mid-way through was used to great effect and led to a great twist。 The tying together of the plot threads was so well done， leading to a very good ending， although I thought that the ep 4。5 stars。Very clever thriller/mystery/relationship novel that is well-plotted。 This is the story of Jen， a mother of a teenage boy who she thinks has murdered someone， waking up in the past to try and stop the murder。 The plot unravels backwards and bit by bit the story unfolds。 The use of a second point of view mid-way through was used to great effect and led to a great twist。 The tying together of the plot threads was so well done， leading to a very good ending， although I thought that the epilogue wasn’t 100% necessary to the story as the point had been well made in the body of the novel。 The characters were very well-developed and believable。 Lastly， I also enjoyed how the author wove in themes of maternal love， guilt and letting life’s little moments slip by in the busyness of life。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more
Dawn Byers
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What would you do if you knew something bad was going to happen and you wanted or wished you could change it。 Would you go back in time？Todd， 17 is late coming home， mom is watching out the window when she sees her son kill a man。 What is happening？ Who is this man？ Her son isn’t a killer ？ And then her life begins to move back a day each day - maybe she can find a way so this won’t happen —- can she？
Kelly
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This book was so unique in the way it was written。 I could not stop listening to this audio book。 You start with today when a crime is committed， but then the narrator， Jen， moves back in time。 It was so intriguing to move back in time not knowing what Jen would find out with each new day or how far back it would go。 It was interesting all of the things that she noticed when she relived those days and the new questions that she asked， and to see if the changes she made would change the future ou This book was so unique in the way it was written。 I could not stop listening to this audio book。 You start with today when a crime is committed， but then the narrator， Jen， moves back in time。 It was so intriguing to move back in time not knowing what Jen would find out with each new day or how far back it would go。 It was interesting all of the things that she noticed when she relived those days and the new questions that she asked， and to see if the changes she made would change the future outcome。 There were several plot twists that I didn't see coming。 I really enjoyed this story and Lesley Sharp， the narrator of the audio book。 I received a complimentary copy of this audio book from Harper Audio through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
lexi （aka newlynova）
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after a half dozen disappointments i was starting to think thrillers weren’t for me…but this was really， really good！ shocking！ surprising！ dare i say fun！this is reverse murder groundhog day and i was HERE for it。 so unique！ and the underlying conspiracy struck that perfect balance of feeling realistic， genuinely shocking， and also like i could’ve predicted it all if i’d really sat down and put together the pieces。 imo， that’s the mark of a great mystery/thriller author。biggest con for me is th after a half dozen disappointments i was starting to think thrillers weren’t for me…but this was really， really good！ shocking！ surprising！ dare i say fun！this is reverse murder groundhog day and i was HERE for it。 so unique！ and the underlying conspiracy struck that perfect balance of feeling realistic， genuinely shocking， and also like i could’ve predicted it all if i’d really sat down and put together the pieces。 imo， that’s the mark of a great mystery/thriller author。biggest con for me is that anyone 21 and under talked like three boomers in a trench coat （the characterization of her son was particularly like this imo）， but the rest was brilliantly paced and contained， unexpectedly， quite a bit of depth。 strongly recommend you read this one when it comes out！！ 。。。more
Rachel Catherîne
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This book was genius and so entertaining。I've never been one for crime novels or typical "who done it"s because （not to toot my own horn） but I end up either always guessing who it is or the ending is so obscure that I'm not even invested in that character （*cough cough* The Guest List *cough cough*）。However， whilst this book starts with a murder， going back in time and trying to figure out why the murder happened was absolutely genius。 This really becomes a book about parenthood， love， loyalty This book was genius and so entertaining。I've never been one for crime novels or typical "who done it"s because （not to toot my own horn） but I end up either always guessing who it is or the ending is so obscure that I'm not even invested in that character （*cough cough* The Guest List *cough cough*）。However， whilst this book starts with a murder， going back in time and trying to figure out why the murder happened was absolutely genius。 This really becomes a book about parenthood， love， loyalty and identity。 。。。more
Marisa
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4。75。 I was not sure if I would like the format of going back in time bit by bit to solve the murder mystery but I loved it！The audio was great and kept me totally consumed with the story。The ending did confuse me a tiny bit but overall a fabulous read！
Carol Viens
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The premise of this book is something new to me。 Jen has a perfect life。。。a husband she loves， a son she's proud of in spite of the challenges of teenage years， and a job that holds it all together。 Then one night she sees her son murder a stranger and everything changes。 Her son is now in custody and Jen is desperate to find out why。Following a mostly sleepless night， Jen wakes to find that it's yesterday。 Every morning she wakes up a day earlier， another day before the murder。 As she tries to The premise of this book is something new to me。 Jen has a perfect life。。。a husband she loves， a son she's proud of in spite of the challenges of teenage years， and a job that holds it all together。 Then one night she sees her son murder a stranger and everything changes。 Her son is now in custody and Jen is desperate to find out why。Following a mostly sleepless night， Jen wakes to find that it's yesterday。 Every morning she wakes up a day earlier， another day before the murder。 As she tries to piece together the events that led up to the crime， she finds she knows less and less about the family she loves。There are many books out there based on time travel， but nothing quite like this one。 Follow Jen down the rabbit hole of her past and you won't be able to stop。 。。。more
Pam Williams
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Blimey I’m still reeling from this storyline！ Just amazing…
Olivia Newman
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Wrong Place Wrong Time is a really solid mystery with a very fun use of time travel that adds an element to the plot I haven't seen before。 Jen， the protagonist， is taken on a journey back through her past to uncover the reasons her son commits an egregious crime just as he turns eighteen。 The mystery itself is super well-crafted， there are lots of good surprises right until the very end。 Wrong Place Wrong Time is a really solid mystery with a very fun use of time travel that adds an element to the plot I haven't seen before。 Jen， the protagonist， is taken on a journey back through her past to uncover the reasons her son commits an egregious crime just as he turns eighteen。 The mystery itself is super well-crafted， there are lots of good surprises right until the very end。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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This was an enjoyable read 。 It was a very original plot。 😃
Dallas Strawn
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This is a rare example of one of those books for me that slowly got more confusing as I read; and typically that isn’t the case。 I loved the premise; and I was really telling everyone as I was reading the first 20-30% how great this book was; a woman sees her son murder a man， sees him taken to prison， and then she wakes up and it’s the day before the murder has happened…I mean that’s just bloody brilliant…。but she gets trapped in this weird time loop and then starts waking up earlier and earlie This is a rare example of one of those books for me that slowly got more confusing as I read; and typically that isn’t the case。 I loved the premise; and I was really telling everyone as I was reading the first 20-30% how great this book was; a woman sees her son murder a man， sees him taken to prison， and then she wakes up and it’s the day before the murder has happened…I mean that’s just bloody brilliant…。but she gets trapped in this weird time loop and then starts waking up earlier and earlier and I lost interest in the plot。 Idk。 It was still a decent book， I went back and forth on giving this a 3 or a 4， and I’m rounding up but I may still change my mind in a day or two 😂3。5 ⭐️ 。。。more
Pattie
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One of the best I've read all year。 Definite must read for thriller fans！！ This needs to be made into a movie！ One of the best I've read all year。 Definite must read for thriller fans！！ This needs to be made into a movie！ 。。。more
julesandherbooks
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Maybe even 3。5 ⭐️ Review to come; I’d read from this author again
Jesse Ruth （The best boyfriends are book boyfriends）
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Thank you goodreads giveaways and author and publisher for this Arc copy！ This was a really exciting and fun read。 The book starts out with the main character seeing her son murder someone but the story starts to flip and twist each day she wakes up and it's a day in her past。 I loved this actual time travel element and the way it went backwards but led the story forward。。 （Does that make sense？ Lol）Anyways， great thriller！ Thank you goodreads giveaways and author and publisher for this Arc copy！ This was a really exciting and fun read。 The book starts out with the main character seeing her son murder someone but the story starts to flip and twist each day she wakes up and it's a day in her past。 I loved this actual time travel element and the way it went backwards but led the story forward。。 （Does that make sense？ Lol）Anyways， great thriller！ 。。。more
Nikki Bowles
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Oh my goodness just wow ！ Brilliant well executed concept ！ Possibly Gillian’s best book yet！
Peter Andersson
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Try to imagine that Twisty Crime Novels and Time Travel Sci-Fi are two brilliant people that meet and have a love child。 Yeah， that's this book！ Try to imagine that Twisty Crime Novels and Time Travel Sci-Fi are two brilliant people that meet and have a love child。 Yeah， that's this book！ 。。。more
Andrea （Chicagobooklover）
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All the stars！ More to come but definitely a top read of the year！
Jessica Silfen （Exercise_Read_Repeat）
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WOW！！！ I read A LOT of thrillers， especially as of late， and this may just be one of the best of 2022。 Wrong Place Wrong Time begins on Day Zero when Jen， the main character， watches her son commit murder。 From that moment on her world is shattered。 However， when she wakes up， she finds herself in a time loop and it is the day prior to the murder。。。。 and then the day before that。。。 and so on。 With that knowledge， Jen becomes determined to alter the course of events that led to her son's arrest。 WOW！！！ I read A LOT of thrillers， especially as of late， and this may just be one of the best of 2022。 Wrong Place Wrong Time begins on Day Zero when Jen， the main character， watches her son commit murder。 From that moment on her world is shattered。 However， when she wakes up， she finds herself in a time loop and it is the day prior to the murder。。。。 and then the day before that。。。 and so on。 With that knowledge， Jen becomes determined to alter the course of events that led to her son's arrest。 I love how this story was primarily a psychological thriller but had a science fiction piece as well as some family drama。 The characters were cleverly crafted and the type you want to route for despite the situation。 The best part I will say was the execution。 I do not want to give any spoilers but the pacing， revelations and twists were perfect and made it impossible to put down。 。 Beyond brilliantly done ！！ Read if you like:-British thrillers-Time loop stories -Family secrets -Unputdownable reads-Carefully crafted characters -Amazing endingsThank you SO much William Morrow for this ARC！ This is out 8/2 。。。more
Emily Waller
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Thanks to William Morrow for the gifted copy of this ARC。After witnessing her 17-year-old son murder someone outside their house and expriencing the worst day of her life， Jen ends up waking up the day before the murder。。。 then the day before that。。。 and continues to go back in time。 Jen sees each occurence as an opportunity to stop the murder from happening。 As we travel back with Jen， we uncover a WHOLE LOTTA SECRETS that cause a whole lot of saying "whaaaaat？！" because whew！ there are a lot o Thanks to William Morrow for the gifted copy of this ARC。After witnessing her 17-year-old son murder someone outside their house and expriencing the worst day of her life， Jen ends up waking up the day before the murder。。。 then the day before that。。。 and continues to go back in time。 Jen sees each occurence as an opportunity to stop the murder from happening。 As we travel back with Jen， we uncover a WHOLE LOTTA SECRETS that cause a whole lot of saying "whaaaaat？！" because whew！ there are a lot of little twists that occur。 Wrong Place Wrong Time is a very compulsive read that's hard to put down。 You'll need to know who's who， why things are happening， find out if Jen can stop the murder， and see if Jen's marriage and family would end up surviving it all。 I absolutely loved where everything ended up and also the twisty， turny way we got there。 。。。more
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Robyn Heil
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Imagine waiting up for your teenage son to come home – relief floods your body when you see him down the street。 He is almost home safe。 Then a man steps out of the shadows and your son goes to him。 They talk a moment before they begin to shout at one another。 You cannot hear what they are saying。 The man is gesturing wildly。 It only takes you a second to throw the front door open and begin to run toward them。 But everything is moving in slow motion and you are totally not prepared to see your s Imagine waiting up for your teenage son to come home – relief floods your body when you see him down the street。 He is almost home safe。 Then a man steps out of the shadows and your son goes to him。 They talk a moment before they begin to shout at one another。 You cannot hear what they are saying。 The man is gesturing wildly。 It only takes you a second to throw the front door open and begin to run toward them。 But everything is moving in slow motion and you are totally not prepared to see your son pull out a knife and stab the man。 When you arrive， you realize the man is mortally wounded and he dies。This is Jen’s nightmare。 Standing beside their son， Todd， Kelly and Jen feel lost， alone， and confused。 How did this horrible thing happen？ What happens next？ Later after they leave Todd with the police and return home， Jenn prays that she can go back in time and fix what caused this tragedy。 Be careful what you wish for， Jen， for the very next day when Jen awakes she has gone back a day。I haven’t read many time travel books but I think Gillian McAllister did a good job making the events that happen as Jen moves backward in time believable。 Her writing was very smooth and emotional。 The mounting tension really captured my attention。 I read the book quite quickly and had a little smile at the end。 I look forward to reading her next book。Robyn Heil， Buyer for Brodart Co。 。。。more
Linda
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This book is written in a uniquely clever way involving a mysterious crime。 The reader has to keep track of what the main character already knows about her future situation as she goes back in time。 Confusing？ Yes， but it pays off for those who stick with the details。
Brittany | Brittany_the_Bookworm
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4。5 stars rounded up！ Time travel， a bit of science fiction， suspenseful。 Loved the premise and execution。 Very easy to follow on audio。 Full review to come！
Ali （exercise_read_repeat）
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This was a highly anticipated read， and it definitely lived up to my expectation。 Read from start to finish in less than 24 hours， this book got my totally hooked。 My advice would be to go into this story blind （part of the reason I’m excluding a synopsis from this review）。 Although some of my hunches proved to be true， I was still shocked at some of the reveals。 I’ve recently read a few stories that involve time travel， but this is my far the best one yet！ Thank you to NetGalley and William Mor This was a highly anticipated read， and it definitely lived up to my expectation。 Read from start to finish in less than 24 hours， this book got my totally hooked。 My advice would be to go into this story blind （part of the reason I’m excluding a synopsis from this review）。 Although some of my hunches proved to be true， I was still shocked at some of the reveals。 I’ve recently read a few stories that involve time travel， but this is my far the best one yet！ Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for my ARC！ 。。。more
Bethany
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Ahhh this book was so great！ I don’t want to give too much away so you can enjoy every minute of it what you read it。 Jen witnesses her son commit murder。 She then wakes up the next day and it is the day before。 This continues to happen going further and further back in time。 While in the past， Jen tries to figure out the reasons behind it all to try to change the outcome of her son’s future。 I really enjoyed the cleverness and thought that went into creating this。 It was a page turner that I co Ahhh this book was so great！ I don’t want to give too much away so you can enjoy every minute of it what you read it。 Jen witnesses her son commit murder。 She then wakes up the next day and it is the day before。 This continues to happen going further and further back in time。 While in the past， Jen tries to figure out the reasons behind it all to try to change the outcome of her son’s future。 I really enjoyed the cleverness and thought that went into creating this。 It was a page turner that I could not put down。 The plot twists were great， and I was deeply invested in the characters。 I really enjoyed the time travel aspect。 This was one of the better thrillers of this year。 Pick up Wrong Place Wrong Time and read it！ 。。。more
Lisha
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What do you do when you watch your teenage son murder someone right before your eyes？ Jen asks herself this as she goes to bed that night， her husband by her side and her son in police custody。 But waking up the day BEFORE the murder takes place， is probably the last thing Jen had in mind。。。。Third person is probably my least favourite narration but it did not deter me from diving head first into this psychological thriller。 It was so gripping from the very beginning， that I read it in one sittin What do you do when you watch your teenage son murder someone right before your eyes？ Jen asks herself this as she goes to bed that night， her husband by her side and her son in police custody。 But waking up the day BEFORE the murder takes place， is probably the last thing Jen had in mind。。。。Third person is probably my least favourite narration but it did not deter me from diving head first into this psychological thriller。 It was so gripping from the very beginning， that I read it in one sitting。 Though the ground hog day type trope has been done many times before， I've never read one where time spans further BACK in time before Doom Day occurs。 It was refreshing and captivating。 I honestly didn't predict a lot of what happened。 I can't usually be taken by surprise but some of the revelations had me spiralling。This was my first Gillian McAllister book and it definitely won't be the last。4。5 ⭐️'s 。。。more
Peter Dyer
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Great story， original， well written
Jodine
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Jen is a mother， wife， solicitor。 One event upends her world。 When did the chain of events leading to the end begin？ What would you do if you could change them？Wow， wow， wow！ After struggling to read recently I thought I'd give this a go。 I'm so glad that I did。 Wrong Place Wrong Time has easily found it's way into my favourite reads。 It's an absolutely stunning read。 Every time you think that you have slotted the pieces into place a simple sentence turns everything on it's head。Amazing book， we Jen is a mother， wife， solicitor。 One event upends her world。 When did the chain of events leading to the end begin？ What would you do if you could change them？Wow， wow， wow！ After struggling to read recently I thought I'd give this a go。 I'm so glad that I did。 Wrong Place Wrong Time has easily found it's way into my favourite reads。 It's an absolutely stunning read。 Every time you think that you have slotted the pieces into place a simple sentence turns everything on it's head。Amazing book， well worth reading。 A real modern classic that stands head and shoulders above the rest。 。。。more
Nikki
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4。5 starsAbsolutely loved this。 Was a bit disappointed when I felt a big twist was obvious but there were many other twists that I didn't see coming which more than compensated for that， and I really enjoyed the journey as the story unravelled。 Love the ending too。 4。5 starsAbsolutely loved this。 Was a bit disappointed when I felt a big twist was obvious but there were many other twists that I didn't see coming which more than compensated for that， and I really enjoyed the journey as the story unravelled。 Love the ending too。 。。。more
Jade Wright
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As much as I love Gillian McAllister， I must admit I was reeeeeeally hesitant about picking up this book！ In general， I just don't gel well with unrealistic book so from the premise， knowing this was about time-travel and getting stuck in a time-loop， I was quite wary。 I'm SO happy I gave it the chance because now I can't stop screaming about this book to whoever will listen！！！Wrong Place Wrong Time is a complete mind-bender。 We're following Jen， a mother to Todd and wife to Kelly。 She's a succe As much as I love Gillian McAllister， I must admit I was reeeeeeally hesitant about picking up this book！ In general， I just don't gel well with unrealistic book so from the premise， knowing this was about time-travel and getting stuck in a time-loop， I was quite wary。 I'm SO happy I gave it the chance because now I can't stop screaming about this book to whoever will listen！！！Wrong Place Wrong Time is a complete mind-bender。 We're following Jen， a mother to Todd and wife to Kelly。 She's a successful lawyer， quite paranoid about how others perceive her but overall she's got an amazing marriage and a son to be so proud of。 He's funny， intelligent， a high-achiever and stays out of trouble。 Until he doesn't。 One awful night Jen witnesses him murder someone in cold blood right in front of her。 He gets arrested and she instantly knows his life is over。 The future that had looked so bright has blackened。 Eventually， somehow， she falls asleep。 When she wakes up， it isn't the next day。 It's the day before。 Mesmerised and startled， Jen finds herself travelling back in time day by day - a very rare opportunity given her to learn why her son did what he did and potentially have a chance to stop it。 Quickly， she realises she's getting deeper and deeper into unchartered waters， discovering horrifying secrets hidden from her by her family。 Confused， scared， reminiscing and desperate to help her son， Jen claws her way through time trying to solve a mystery so full of twists with no one to turn to in the fear that she'll end up in a straight jacket if she explains her situation。 Wow。 Wow， wow， wow， wow， wow！！！ I have to say early on I had a theory about this book being something to do with one of Jen's clients - a scorned wife desperate to keep her kids away from her husband during a nasty divorce。 I was so wrong！！！ I will admit， my next theory was correct but I only figured it out right at the very end - and the way it all ties together was so baffling and tense that I was just blown away。 This is one of the most addictive， spine-tingling， interesting， unputdownable books I have read for a VERY long time。It was complicated as the whole concept of traveling back in time， where Jen knows the future but no one else does and she has to try work backwards and remember how to handle things and what to say / what not to say is pretty difficult to get your head around at first but after a while it sucks you right in to it's crazy whirlwind of a ride！！I really haven't been so engaged and engrossed in a book for a while。 It was startlingly good considering sci-fi is not something I tend to enjoy whatsoever。 A truly absorbing book I wish hadn't finished。 。。。more
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