My review:
/5
How Do You Stop a Murder after It’s Already Happened?
There are a couple of things wrong with this book. The first is that the author did not pull me in emotionally, so frankly I did not care what happened to Todd her son, her husband Kelly, or the protagonist, Jen. At the beginning of the book, her son stabs someone and is arrested. Next, his mom enters a time loop and is pulled back in time, attempting to change the narrative to stop the murder in ways such as hiding her son’s knife.
The second thing that doesn’t work is the time travel premise, because now the protagonist moves back in time trying to stop the murder and find out what led up to it. The result: You end up with a hopelessly confusing narrative when you try to tell a story backward. Also, you can’t go back in time to change events. I gave up halfway because ultimately it was too much effort to try to keep up with the convoluted narrative that meandered and didn’t go anywhere.
If you read to the end of this book I would love to have your thoughts on it.
If you haven’t read it let me know what you are currently reading.
You can buy the book here: https://amazon.com/wrong-place-time-reeses-book/dp/006325235X/
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I love reading but never tried reading murder or thriller type
Hmmm, thanks for sharing your insights on this book. You make some good points, I think I would be confused with the narrative too.
-Lisa
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I got some goosebumps reading about the plot. It sounds like a book I would really enjoy, thank you.
Ooh yes let me know your opinion once you have read it.
Your book review summed it all up. No need to read. Obviously, this book is for those who love time travel and complicated scenarios to keep up with.
This is not my usual book that I read but is whaat my daughter would read, so am intrgued about the story and could borrow it from her
Thanks for sharing your honest review. It is always good to hear what somebody thinks before deciding whether to start a new book.
I absolutely loved reading your review of “Wrong Place, Wrong Time” by Gillian McAllister! Your detailed insights into the characters, plot twists, and overall storytelling had me hooked from start to finish.
It’s been a while since I’ve read a true thriller. Time to start reading one again!
I think this is an intriguing read. I like these kind of time travel-type stories
It sounds like the book has a poor and confusing storyline. That’s a shame, not for summer reading then!
Not the usual book I read. But still interested in reading this. Will start reading, thanks for the recommendation.
And this is exactly why I love book reviews, it can save so much time and prevent me from picking up the wrong book. thanks for the honesty x
It’s been a good bit since I’ve read a suspense novel and this one sounds so good and interesting! Thanks for sharing.. I cannot wait to check it out!
Really interesting review as generally I have only heard good things about this book. I do have it on my bookshelf so I need to read it at some point x