Reviews with content warning for Murder - Wrong Place Wrong Time

A reverse-time travel story of a mother trying to determine why she's going back in time and what she needs to learn in the past to make it stop as well as how to stop her son from killing someone in the present. Definitely an interesting plot and intriguing enough to have me finish the book. Not my favorite writing style (repeat, repeat, repeat is not my cup of tea). But overall a decent thriller.

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challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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beyourbestshelf's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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stephabee_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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carissa230's review against another edition

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hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Jen's son has just killed someone. She is shocked. There was never any sign that there was anything going on. She goes to bed that night not knowing what tomorrow will bring... and it was definitely a surprise. She wakes up the day before the murder occurs. She continues to go backward in time to figure out what she missed. How could something like this have happened? How could she have stopped it? Who is her son?

The storyline definitely didn't go where I expected. Everything is not as it seems and it continues to build to the last few pages. This was a pageturner and I couldn't wait to see where it ended.

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frogggirl2's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

This is a fast-paced, compelling, unique thriller that I could not put down. I like the speculative elements and what they teach this main character about the mystery, but more importantly what they teach her about herself and her family. There's a lot of insightful rumination on motherhood here; being in the moment, guilt, the impact of a mother on a child, work balance, etc. I like the multi-layered mysteries and how discovering the solution to one crime just uncovers more lies and more crimes.

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allison_elaine's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

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