My Review of: The Here and Now by Ann Brashares

The Here and Now by Ann Brashares
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: An unforgettable epic romantic thriller about a girl from the future who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she’s found to hold on to.

Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in love.

This is the story of seventeen-year-old Prenna James, who immigrated to New York when she was twelve. Except Prenna didn’t come from a different country. She came from a different time—a future where a mosquito-borne illness has mutated into a pandemic, killing millions and leaving the world in ruins.

Prenna and the others who escaped to the present day must follow a strict set of rules: never reveal where they’re from, never interfere with history, and never, ever be intimate with anyone outside their community. Prenna does as she’s told, believing she can help prevent the plague that will one day ravage the earth.

But everything changes when Prenna falls for Ethan Jarves.

From Ann Brashares, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, The Here and Now is thrilling, exhilarating, haunting, and heartbreaking—and a must-read novel of the year.

My Review: Although I wouldn’t call it an “epic romantic thriller”, I would say that this book was a good read. A teenage girl named Prenna, who’s from the future, comes back to 2010 so that she among other “time travelers” can save their future earth. It’s been horribly pulled apart by a new plague carried through mosquito’s, and needs help desperately. Their plan? To send adults and children alike back into the past so that everything can be saved. And where does Ethan fit into all of this? See he saw Prenna the day she arrived in the past, and helped her. She doesn’t remember, but he definitely does. It’s a good story, but It definitely doesn’t live up to it’s epic description. Honestly I was a little disappointing in the writing, but the story was interesting for sure. I wasn’t aware that this is the author that wrote the sisterhood of the traveling pants, and although I didn’t read that series, I’m glad I got the chance to read this book. It’s just something different, unlike anything I’ve read before and that’s really what I liked about it. Anyways. I got this book from Netgalley, the cover is beautiful, and the story is great, but the characters and the writing style aren’t my favourite part. Overall I’m glad I requested it, and you should definitely check it out. Thanks for reading!

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My Review of: The Christopher Killer (Forensic Mysteries #1) by Alane Ferguson

The Christopher Killer by Alane Ferguson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: Fascinated by forensics, seventeen-year-old Cameryn Mahoney persuades her father, the county coroner in sleepy Silverton, CO, to take her on as his assistant. But she never expects her first case to involve the death of a friend! Rachel Geller, a beautiful young waitress, is found strangled in a field with a Christopher medal around her neck—clearly marking her as the fourth victim of a serial killer. Cameryn is determined to help find Rachel’s killer, and attending the autopsy gives her the first clue. But as she follows her instincts and gets closer to the killer, Cameryn suddenly finds herself on the verge of becoming his fifth victim!

My Review: I’m going to be completely honest here and say that I actually kinda liked this book. Although, the Christopher Killer didn’t act like I thought a serial killer would. Although he was measured and strange, he didn’t actually think through his actions and that’s just not going to do. Although it was an exciting book, I also didn’t like the big shocker at the end. It just came out of no where and although I was expecting something shocking, that was a little much. Nothing in the whole book even hinted towards it, and it kinda felt like it was just in there because it was thought of last moment. I mean, this book was good, and there are just always things that I don’t and wont like about books. Cameryn’s just an average teenage girl with an interest in forensic science and that’s pretty cool. The people in this book could be people I know in real life, and that’s a good thing. The book kept me wondering who the real killer was, and although I was wrong, I liked reading it. I read this book for a class, to be honest, and I’m glad I did. It’s exciting, it’s confusing, and it’s a little strange at times, but there are real facts in this book, and it’s a good read. Definitely check it out if you like forensics. Thanks for reading!

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My Review of: Time’s Edge (The Chronos Files #2) by Rysa Walker

Time’s Edge by Rysa Walker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Goodreads Synopsis: To stop her sadistic grandfather, Saul, and his band of time travelers from rewriting history, Kate must race to retrieve the CHRONOS keys before they fall into the Cyrists’ hands. If she jumps back in time and pulls the wrong key–one that might tip off the Cyrists to her strategy–her whole plan could come crashing down, jeopardizing the future of millions of innocent people. Kate’s only ally is Kiernan, who also carries the time-traveling gene. But their growing bond threatens everything Kate is trying to rebuild with Trey, her boyfriend who can’t remember the relationship she can’t forget.

As evidence of Saul’s twisted mind builds, Kate’s missions become more complex, blurring the line between good and evil. Which of the people Saul plans to sacrifice in the past can she and Kiernan save without risking their ultimate goal–or their own lives?

My Review: What would you do if you could time travel? Sadly, teenage and from another timeline Kate Keller can’t do whatever she likes with her “CHRONOS key” granted time travelling abilities, rather it’s more like a full time job that takes up more hours than there are in a day. Although there are some perks; saving lives, changing history, pizza in mere minutes, it really does seem like an exhausting job, especially when she’s also juggling school, a certain cult like problem, and a confusing love triangle. She seems to handle it pretty well though. Seems like a packed schedule, right? I got a copy of this book from Netgalley, and although I didn’t read the first book, it didn’t feel like I was out of the loop. The characters were pretty well rounded, and I felt like I could know them in real life. I don’t know much about the time travelling aspect of the book, but I liked it. It was a breath of fresh air. Some of the characters didn’t seem like characters, however, but that’s mostly because they were talked about more than they were in the book itself. The only bad thing I have to say about this book is that at times it felt like a stepping stone, that there wasn’t really a story there it was more like a bunch of events that coincidently happened to take you from the first book to the next book. No matter what, though, it was a good read nonetheless. Thanks for reading.

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