June 2014, Booktrope Editions, 212 pages, Ebook, Review copy
Content: humour, time travel, friendship, danger
Summary from Booktrope Editions
Alexis Davenport wants to go home. She hates her new school, her
mother for moving her away from her friends, and her father for walking
out.
To make matters worse, Alex is haunted by images of strange girls
reflected in her mirror. It’s bad enough juggling homework, a relentless
bully, boys, and a deadbeat dad; now, she must save the world from an
evil presence hell-bent on changing the past – and our futures. Who knew
her A+ in history was going to be this important?
Nayu's thoughts
This
is an amazing read...except it ends on a cliff hanger which frustrated me
enough not to give it the highest grade. The reason I don't like
cliffhangers is that unless I have the next book, they really annoy
me as I then have to wait ages
to find out what happens next. Sure I pass the time with other books,
but cliffhangers are evil from a reader's view, brilliant from a
writer's view. Being both a reader and a writer I'm qualified to say
that.
When
I started reading it, I wasn't in the right mood for reading about
other characters besides Alex. Since there are other characters
points of view in the beginning I simply switched books, and returned
to it another day.
I'm
glad I did that because it is such a fun tale. Poor Alex
understandably freaks out a little when she time travels. I really
liked hearing her thoughts about each time and place. There was some
humour, compassion, and inevitably Alex was often in danger. It was
hard for her to say goodbye because she got attached to the people
she lived with for a while, which is understandable as she is a sweet
girl.
Alex
experiences so many situations – not just while travelling back to
the past, but while coping with adjusting to life in a new place,
making friends who make time travelling a teensy bit tricky, as well
as being bullied which I'm sadly sure many readers can relate to.
Hopefully readers will be encouraged to investigate the time periods
Alex goes to. I want to read Alex's next adventure right now!
Find out more on Shay's website.
Suggested read
There's plenty more time travel reads including the entertaining Dizzy Miss Lizzie by R. M. Clark (Children’s, 11 years +, 10E/10E, semi short 'n' sweet review)
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