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Time-Tripping Over You
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Expected 10 Mar 26“You’re not from here? Where are you from?”
“Your future. I know you, Jude. And I know you want control over the time traveling. I can fix it.”
College freshman Silas Turner is a scientific anomaly. Thrown back in time uncontrollably, he’s forced into his pre-transition body for hours to days at a time, reliving random events in his past. Why? Every cell in his astrophysics major brain is straining to figure it out. But the “time trips” just keep on coming, disrupting Silas’s life, and he’s certain he’s a one-of-a-kind phenomenon—until brash, guitar-playing Jude Forrester barges into his life, exhibiting the same symptoms.
He claims a future version of Silas visited him, and that, according to future-Silas, they’re meant to help each other stop the time trips. If working together can really lead to finding a cure, Silas can handle Jude’s tortured-artist attitude; Jude can humor Silas’s nerdy obsession with the stars.
As they get closer to a solution, they grow closer to each other. But Jude is still grieving an old connection that broke his heart, and he can’t help but wonder if changing the past might save himself and Silas a lot of heartache. Amidst cataclysmic consequences, Silas and Jude must face the cosmic circumstances that brought them together if they hope to protect their timeline—and the future they seem destined to share.
“Your future. I know you, Jude. And I know you want control over the time traveling. I can fix it.”
College freshman Silas Turner is a scientific anomaly. Thrown back in time uncontrollably, he’s forced into his pre-transition body for hours to days at a time, reliving random events in his past. Why? Every cell in his astrophysics major brain is straining to figure it out. But the “time trips” just keep on coming, disrupting Silas’s life, and he’s certain he’s a one-of-a-kind phenomenon—until brash, guitar-playing Jude Forrester barges into his life, exhibiting the same symptoms.
He claims a future version of Silas visited him, and that, according to future-Silas, they’re meant to help each other stop the time trips. If working together can really lead to finding a cure, Silas can handle Jude’s tortured-artist attitude; Jude can humor Silas’s nerdy obsession with the stars.
As they get closer to a solution, they grow closer to each other. But Jude is still grieving an old connection that broke his heart, and he can’t help but wonder if changing the past might save himself and Silas a lot of heartache. Amidst cataclysmic consequences, Silas and Jude must face the cosmic circumstances that brought them together if they hope to protect their timeline—and the future they seem destined to share.
352 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication March 10, 2026
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About the author
Brennon Lane
2 books10 followersBrennon Lane is a Black, queer, trans author who can't seem to stop creating characters whose stories beg to be told. Writing exclusively in the LGBTQ+ genre, he hopes to offer the younger queer community the diverse representation in media that he always sought. Time-Tripping Over You is his debut novel.
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October 15, 2025
Going to therapy is OUT confronting your traumatic memories via time travel is IN!! I was pleasantly surprised over and over by this book - inventive, sweet, and compelling
February 13, 2026
I love time travel stories in all forms, so I was really excited when I was approved to read the ARC of Time Tripping Over You by Brennon Lane. I am in my mid forties, so definitely a little older than the target audience, but as an educator and someone who genuinely enjoys YA fiction, especially stories with strong diverse representation, I was happy to dive into this one.
The book follows two boys who keep slipping through time. Silas is pulled back into moments from his painful pre transition past, while Jude is stuck reliving the fallout of a big incident from high school that damaged both his reputation and his relationships. Neither of them can control their time jumps, but working together, Silas and Jude start to figure out how their anomaly works and maybe how to stop it.
I loved the innocence of their slow burn romance. The friends to lovers arc felt natural, sweet, and never rushed, and I appreciated that neither boy is boxed into labels in order to be authentically themselves. The story also touches on bullying and family dynamics within queer spaces, but it does so in a hopeful and grounded way.
And as a longtime science fiction fan, I really enjoyed the time travel element itself, especially the hints of paradoxes and the bigger consequences that might come with trying to fix things.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It is heartfelt, thoughtful, and full of the kind of representation I wish I had seen more of growing up. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.
The book follows two boys who keep slipping through time. Silas is pulled back into moments from his painful pre transition past, while Jude is stuck reliving the fallout of a big incident from high school that damaged both his reputation and his relationships. Neither of them can control their time jumps, but working together, Silas and Jude start to figure out how their anomaly works and maybe how to stop it.
I loved the innocence of their slow burn romance. The friends to lovers arc felt natural, sweet, and never rushed, and I appreciated that neither boy is boxed into labels in order to be authentically themselves. The story also touches on bullying and family dynamics within queer spaces, but it does so in a hopeful and grounded way.
And as a longtime science fiction fan, I really enjoyed the time travel element itself, especially the hints of paradoxes and the bigger consequences that might come with trying to fix things.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It is heartfelt, thoughtful, and full of the kind of representation I wish I had seen more of growing up. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
4.5 stars
Thanks to NetGalley and Page Street YA for an advanced copy of Tripping Over You by Brennon Lane to review! What drew me in to this book was the summary. It sounded like a sweet romance, thrown together with the idea of accidentally returning to the past. I wanted to see how Silas and Jude's relationship unfolded as they were traveling through time.
I will admit, all of the science and time traveling stuff kind of went over my head. 100% here for the romance bewteen Silas and Jude. Getting both of their points of view also helps in seeing how each of them is being affect by the time traveling. And how that influences their relationship from the beginning.
Jude also has a sort of identity discovery at the end of the book that I think is spurred on by his relationship with Silas. There is a bit of a plot twist, but it's more so in terms of identity than plot. Lane has a writing style that is incredibly addicting, drawing you into the story with shorter chapters that make this book incredibly easy to read. Once you get into Silas and Judes heads, you won't want to leave.
All in all, if you like time travel stories and cute teen romances, this might be the book for you!
Thanks to NetGalley and Page Street YA for an advanced copy of Tripping Over You by Brennon Lane to review! What drew me in to this book was the summary. It sounded like a sweet romance, thrown together with the idea of accidentally returning to the past. I wanted to see how Silas and Jude's relationship unfolded as they were traveling through time.
I will admit, all of the science and time traveling stuff kind of went over my head. 100% here for the romance bewteen Silas and Jude. Getting both of their points of view also helps in seeing how each of them is being affect by the time traveling. And how that influences their relationship from the beginning.
Jude also has a sort of identity discovery at the end of the book that I think is spurred on by his relationship with Silas. There is a bit of a plot twist, but it's more so in terms of identity than plot. Lane has a writing style that is incredibly addicting, drawing you into the story with shorter chapters that make this book incredibly easy to read. Once you get into Silas and Judes heads, you won't want to leave.
All in all, if you like time travel stories and cute teen romances, this might be the book for you!
Review of advance copy received from Goodreads Giveaways
The premise of this book was so good that when I got an ARC, I knew I had to read it quickly. I found the first part of the book a little less polished and banal, but it picked up and was lovely by the end.
June 3, 2025
im gonna tear into this the SECOND it drops
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October 8, 2025oof, the ugly cover is putting me off but this sounds phenomenal
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