A review by soobooksalot
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

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!
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