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Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

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shybearfog's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

I finished this book in about a week. I had seen a lot of hype about this book from Reese's book club and I was pleased with the story. There was a good amount of tension and mystery building. I was able to guess one of the twists but I gasped at other parts. I have a couple of unanswered questions or things that I feel didn't really make sense, but I still enjoyed reading this and would recommend it!

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kmsander4's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

A solid mystery that combines crime and time travel - two things that so rarely get combined - in a, truthfully, brilliant way.

There were so many twists and turns in this one that I found myself not minding when I worked a few of them out earlier than I was probably supposed to. I found myself deeply engrossed in Jen's character development as she moved through time, especially her growth in better understanding her relationship with Todd.

The familial love and bonding is one of the central arcs that keeps you coming back. And you'll toggle back and forth between hating and loving certain characters, but I think that's what makes the writing so great! You're just right in there. Fully immersed.

Would absolutely recommend to anyone looking for a mystery that steps outside of regular expectations!

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blakeandbooks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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sydneyjn's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.25

A great murder mystery told backwards. The plot twists were almost what I expected, but the author kept subverting my expectations. Well done, and I’ll be reading more from Gillian McAllister!

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marieeveparentroy's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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meeklovestoread's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

I was grasping between a 3.75 and a 4 stars for this book, but I finally settled on a 3.75/5 stars. I'm not going to lie for the first 90 or so pages I was STRUGGLING! Her writing and just the way she chose to portray the story wasn't working for me. I was really bored (close to dnfing bored), what made me continue was due to how much people liked this book online. And funny enough after the 90 or so pages it picked up for me that was until the 200 page mark. Then it got slowed again, but then picked up again (I was a rollercoaster when it came to this book, my goodness😅).

Once the story picked up, I found myself enjoying it overall, however, I do think it did drag on for many parts. I guessed some twists, but there were many times where I was shocked and it's been a while since a thriller shocked me. I really enjoyed the various depictions of Jen's love for her son. It was so endearing to read how much she cared for him. I also enjoyed the various interactions Jen has with Andy. Those were always so funny to read. The time travel stuff was also very interesting and fun to read about. Ultimately once you've finished this book you find out that it's low-key a love story.

Now although Ryan/Kelly ended up being a good guy in the end I still can't behind the fact that he lied to her for twenty years no matter what the reason was. And when she confronts him for the first time he completely gaslights her. I understand his reasoning but I still can't get behind it.

The ending was pretty anti-climatic to me and pretty unsatisfying.

Like the fact that she literally doesn't even remember her time travelling in the end annoyed me soooo much! And the fact she had to sacrifice the kidnapping versus convicting Joseph was odd to me. I thought the story was leading to the justification and figuring out why Todd kills him, but we can that explained within a few sentences. I would've preferred that honestly rather than the direction the author chose to take because now Joseph is alive and never put in prison which causes another time loop. Like what?! Then what was the point?

The book might as well have ended with "it was all a dream". Very annoying! Was not fond of the ending at all.

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