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Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

104 reviews

cardanrry's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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throwback682's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I thought this book was really inventive and unique. I’m impressed by all the things the author must’ve had to keep track of to avoid plot holes in this format.

It was maybe a bit long or dragging at times but I think everything was also necessary? And it still kept my interest. I actually stayed up late because I had to know how it ended. 

What I didn’t really like:
1) I feel like this book was copaganda. The police are criticized for a large portion of the book but Surprise! in the end they were the good guys all along. 2) I didn’t love the way it focused a lot on “mom guilt”. (But that eventually resolved.)


I definitely didn’t expect the Ending (plot resolution) [well, part of it became clear over the course of the book, but part of it was a complete surprise to me at least] or the ending (epilogue).
(Which was kind of a cliffhanger)


I thought it was kind of neat that she forgets everything in the end.


Random silly observation: I love how the narrator did the American accent of the physicist lol. 

If you don’t mind following a complicated Memento-like plot, this is a really great book. 
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siobhanward's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

 Reese's Book Club Pick Reese's Book Club Pick 69/70

Honestly, I ended up rating this higher than I'd planned for most of the book because
McAllister didn't mess around with the ending. I think that if I'd gone through all that (and frankly, that JEN had gone through all that), just for nothing to have changed, I would have been so angry. Not only because I hate books where things are just lost causes no matter what, but also because I feel like you can't change that much in the past without drastically impacting the future. So I'm glad McAllister ended it the way she did.


I struggled to get into this book - backwards timelines are just not really my thing. I struggle to keep up with what's happening and honestly even just to stay engaged. It's not a style that really works for me. Anyway, McAllister did it fairly well, and I appreciated that there were some moments that shocked me. 
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lindsaylhunter's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Insanely enjoyable. I listened to the audiobook and Lesley Sharp did a fantastic job at bringing the characters to life. It's rare that I read a book that I feel wouldn't be able to be replicated for the screen, but this one hits the mark and the twists really landed without me seeing them coming.
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amberjackonski's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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crystal689's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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robin_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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catinseas's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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podanotherjessi's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

This book just bored me from start to finish. I found it predictable, and worse I found it dull. I just couldn't have cared much less about Jen and her family. I didn't care about her insecurities as a mother, I didn't care about what her husband was hiding, and I certainly didn't care why her son stabbed somebody. At no point in the story was I given any real reason to be invested other than that Jen was invested, and I just wasn't nearly interested in her enough for that to work.
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