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Wrong Place, Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

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leontyna's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book, I love time loop/travel stories but this was a first one with a crime theme I have ever read. I didn't predict most of the twists of the story so it was immensely enjoyable to discover it with the main character.

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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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wordsofclover's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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kelseylian's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I loved the portrayal of motherhood in this book. So many thoughts moments resonated with me; the overwhelming-mess of love for complex people, the struggles and difficulties and guilt of parenting, the little moments. Loved that the mystery was always undercut with this perspective of motherhood.

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purplenoodlepie's review

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adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book made my jaw drop! You've never read a story like it! Go in blind like I did and buckle in for the ride.

This is low key a romance story ha ha

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miacorkum's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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staceen's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This is my second read of this brilliant novel. I listened to the audio the first time around. It was just as masterful, thrilling, and emotional this time around. Is this my new favorite book? Maybe. Just read it.

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