15 MinutesAuthor: Jill Cooper
Publisher: Self-published, 234 pages
Publication Date: June 15, 2013
From Goodreads:
I have 15 minutes to save my mother’s life….
15 minutes is all the Rewind Agency gives you in the past, but for Lara Crane it’s enough time to race through the city, find her mother, and stop her from being killed in a mugging that happened over ten years ago.
But that’s not how it happened. The story she’s been told all her life is a lie and when Lara takes a bullet meant for her mother, her future changes forever.
The love of her life acts like a stranger. Her simple life is replaced with a giant house, glamorous clothes and a new boyfriend.
Except someone knows her secret. And he will try to stop her at every turn as she races against the clock to unravel a dangerous conspiracy.
15 Minutes is an edgy high octane YA thriller that can be described as Back to the Future meets Inception where the people Lara trusts change in an instant. She is in a timeline she doesn't understand, and is about to make one fatal mistake as she faces an enemy so familiar, he’s family.
Review:
I love time travel books and this one is fantastic. The book hooked me from the very beginning. It starts right in the middle of the action, with Lara about to go back in time to stop her mother from getting killed. The rest of the book is about Lara having to deal with the consequences of that decision. Everything changes, and not necessarily for the better. Can she trust the new people in her life? Can she trust the people who she trusted in her old life?
There are a lot of twists and turns, non-stop action, and some romance. The story never drags. The author does a good job with the complexities of time travel, although toward the end it gets a bit confusing and I'm not sure if it was consistent. There are also some parts where you're not sure what's real and what's not. The ending felt a bit rushed, and then when you think everything is all finished, the ending gives you one final twist. An exciting new series...I can't wait for the next one!
Posted by: Pam
Oooh! I've never heard of this one, but it sounds really good! I will definitely be checking it out! Thanks for getting it on my radar!
ReplyDeleteRebecca @ The Library Canary
I really liked it, but I am a sucker for time travel books. I love those books where the MC is dumped into a situation where she doesn't know what's really going on and who to trust. ~Pam
DeleteI loved this book! I thought it was a fantastic and action packed story. I agree with you about the ending, though. I had no idea where in time Lara was: the present? The past? Was a simulation? Real life? It was confusing. I think it probably would've helped if the font was different or italicized or had one of those "***" between the present paragraphs and the time travel ones.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I think we were sort of supposed to be confused, and especially with the ending. What is going on??? I hope we don't have to wait too long for the next one. ~Pam
DeleteI really enjoyed this book also and that was a big surprise since time travel books are either hit or miss for me.
ReplyDeleteGreat review!
It seems like most of the time travel books I've read lately I've really enjoyed. Glad you liked it too! ~Pam
DeleteThis sounds really interesting overall. I find time travel so interesting, although it's hard to pull off. I'm glad you enjoyed this one!
ReplyDeleteThe author has to decide what the "rules" are for time travel. I love that Butterfly Effect. One thing changing and that ripple effect, which this novel definitely used. ~Pam
DeleteI loved this one too, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it as much as I did. :)
ReplyDeleteIt seems like most of the reviews have been really positive. I hope I enjoy the next one too! ~Pam
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