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ejsullivan's review against another edition
dark
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Suicide
schohayes's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
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? No
4.5
PHEW this book was fascinating. It was kinda slow for me at times, but it’s bc I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WHAT I WAS READING UNTIL THE VERY END!!!!! It was one of those books where I went back and read like six different parts again bc it alllllll made sense. So crazy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Kidnapping
chapterobsessed's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Started slow. Wasn’t my favorite, but it ended strong.
The twists were shocking!! They definitely helped me enjoy the last 20%. 👌🏼
If you want a quick suspense that has a decent plot with multiple twists that will leave you shook, check it out.
If you’re not a fan of time travel or repetitive situations, you can skip this one.
The twists were shocking!! They definitely helped me enjoy the last 20%. 👌🏼
If you want a quick suspense that has a decent plot with multiple twists that will leave you shook, check it out.
If you’re not a fan of time travel or repetitive situations, you can skip this one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Fatphobia, and Kidnapping
Minor: Suicide and Violence
jasmine256's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
2.0
The book started fine, but then I lost interest.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Fatphobia, and Kidnapping
Minor: Suicide and Violence
amiegold's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
4.75
Wow, this book blew my mind! Such a heart-wrenching and thrilling mystery. Jen is a busy woman trying to be the perfect mother, lawyer and wife. When she witnesses her son, Todd, murder a mysterious man, she is shocked and determined to understand why. The force of her emotions literally change the course of time, and she begins to live life in reverse, waking up the day before the murder, and then slowly moving back in time and discovering more and more about the murdered man, her son and all of the secrets she never knew. Incredible plot, this book drew me in from page 1!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Suicide and Kidnapping
uncorkedthriller's review against another edition
challenging
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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was a completely different kind of thriller than I was used to reading. I honestly wasn’t sure if I would like the time travel aspect, but the storyline completely sucked me in. I felt for Jen’s predicament as a mother trying to protect her son. I would do anything to protect my son. So I could relate with her on that.
I love her thought process, her honesty — her brutal honesty, and the fact she was so real and relatable. The only thing that I felt it lacked was consistency or clarity in timelines when switching from Jen’s POV to another. I felt like Jen’s timeline was clearly laid out, so I felt confused when Ryan’s timeline wasn’t so clear. However, the last 20% or so of the book was amazing and tied everything up completely. It’s probably one of the first perfectly tied up endings I’ve ever read.
I will say if you enjoyed Groundhog’s day or another similar themed movie or book, then look no further than this one. You’ll enjoy it!
So my question to you is: If you could go back in time to stop a murder would you?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 Stars
I love her thought process, her honesty — her brutal honesty, and the fact she was so real and relatable. The only thing that I felt it lacked was consistency or clarity in timelines when switching from Jen’s POV to another. I felt like Jen’s timeline was clearly laid out, so I felt confused when Ryan’s timeline wasn’t so clear. However, the last 20% or so of the book was amazing and tied everything up completely. It’s probably one of the first perfectly tied up endings I’ve ever read.
I will say if you enjoyed Groundhog’s day or another similar themed movie or book, then look no further than this one. You’ll enjoy it!
So my question to you is: If you could go back in time to stop a murder would you?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 Stars
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
kaylinvm94's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
beckyyreadss's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.0
Thank you, Michael Joseph Penguin Publishing, for sending this book in exchange for an honest review.
Late October. After Midnight Jen is waiting up for her seventeen-year-old son Todd to arrive home, he’s late. As Jen watches from the window, he emerges, and Jen sees he’s not alone. He is walking toward a man, and he’s armed. Jen cannot believe what she sees him do – her funny, happy teenage soon has just killed a stranger, right there on the street outside her house. She doesn’t know who or why. She only knows that Todd is now in custody and his future is gone. That night Jen goes to sleep feel despair. She is feeling lost. Until she wakes up . . . and it’s yesterday. And when she wakes again . . . it’s the day before yesterday. Every morning when Jen wakes it’s a day earlier, another day before the murder. With another chance to stop it. Somewhere in the past lies an answer. The trigger for this crime – and she doesn’t have a choice but to find it.
This book has a really interesting concept and I was a little sceptical on how it was going to work, but Gillian McAllister managed to pull it off. I really enjoyed seeing the additional POVs from Ryan who is a cop who is working undercover and how his story played out. I did struggle with this book at the beginning, I was wondering where it was going to go, by the end I was completely hooked and wondering if Jen was going to be able to stop this murder. Also, I liked the fact that we were also equally confused about why she was at what date until Jen figured it out – it made it seem like we were in Jen’s shoes. I really enjoyed this book once I finally managed to get into it. I would have loved to see POVs from Todd like how he got the knife, why he’s going to do it, how he met Clio etc.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a crime/thriller mystery book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
redefiningrachel's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Minor: Car accident
soobooksalot's review against another edition
challenging
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? Yes
4.25
Time travel can make for riveting fiction!
Personal favourites include the movies Somewhere In Time and Back To The Future (a top 5 fave!) and books A Wrinkle In Time and The Time Traveler's Wife.
Wrong Place Wrong Time starts off with a thriller hint, with mom Jen witnessing her teenage son Todd stab a mysterious man to death. She doesn't know why, and nor do we.
Jen begins waking up each morning in the past - a day, a week or even years back in time. And with each comes a bit more clarity of events yet to unfold.
Now, it took me quite awhile to settle into the storytelling. I felt disjointed, a bit left out of details. I think this was by design. Once further in, the characters became more vibrant and the story shifted from what I assumed would be a thriller or sci-fi, to something more.
It's about seeing what truly mattered in moments gone by, while backstories are revealed, and less about the mechanics of time shift.
Recommended!
Personal favourites include the movies Somewhere In Time and Back To The Future (a top 5 fave!) and books A Wrinkle In Time and The Time Traveler's Wife.
Wrong Place Wrong Time starts off with a thriller hint, with mom Jen witnessing her teenage son Todd stab a mysterious man to death. She doesn't know why, and nor do we.
Jen begins waking up each morning in the past - a day, a week or even years back in time. And with each comes a bit more clarity of events yet to unfold.
Now, it took me quite awhile to settle into the storytelling. I felt disjointed, a bit left out of details. I think this was by design. Once further in, the characters became more vibrant and the story shifted from what I assumed would be a thriller or sci-fi, to something more.
It's about seeing what truly mattered in moments gone by, while backstories are revealed, and less about the mechanics of time shift.
Recommended!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder