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Skipping time
Cacee Adams never suspects that Jess--the, "honor-student/ Boy Scout" she’s falling for, is really a street-smart delinquent who’s never told her a single true thing about himself.
But when Cacee and Jess somehow fall through a painting and wake up far from the mountains of Pennsylvania, everything changes. Stranded in a dangerous city that holds shocking surprises, Cacee is forced to depend on Jess for her very survival.
Now, as Cacee watches Jess pick pockets and win knife fights with equal ease, she realizes the boy she thought she knew never existed. As they struggle to stay alive long enough to return home, Cacee must decide: Can a thief and a liar be trusted with the biggest thing he’s ever stolen—her heart.
But when Cacee and Jess somehow fall through a painting and wake up far from the mountains of Pennsylvania, everything changes. Stranded in a dangerous city that holds shocking surprises, Cacee is forced to depend on Jess for her very survival.
Now, as Cacee watches Jess pick pockets and win knife fights with equal ease, she realizes the boy she thought she knew never existed. As they struggle to stay alive long enough to return home, Cacee must decide: Can a thief and a liar be trusted with the biggest thing he’s ever stolen—her heart.
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May 24, 2015
I enjoyed reading this book.
The fantasy element is very well thought out, if a bit complex. Seeds are sown early in the story as Jess and Cacee display an instinct to protect each other, and to be physically affected by one another’s feelings or actions. The writer does a good job of setting up a complex premise – Jess’ lies and shame at his background, his mother’s mental illness, Cacee’s difficult relationship with her mother who has never recovered from being abandoned by her father, to name but a few.
Yet despite this well thought out set up, with lots of potential, little action occurs in the story. The story development is very introspective: for a fantasy adventure, they really do sit around a lot and talk or agonise over every look or event. There are lengthy passages of exposition, for example when the science behind ‘skipping’ is explained. The theory behind it is very clever, but the characters shouldn’t be telling each other, and us, how they got in this position, the action should be driving the revelations.
This is such a great idea, with compelling lead characters who you will root for, get frustrated with, and get angry about. The character’s stories are interwoven well and there is plenty of intrigue in the plot the writer has created. I liked the story and am interested in reading more, but the writer needs to include more action in the follow up to maintain my attention.
The fantasy element is very well thought out, if a bit complex. Seeds are sown early in the story as Jess and Cacee display an instinct to protect each other, and to be physically affected by one another’s feelings or actions. The writer does a good job of setting up a complex premise – Jess’ lies and shame at his background, his mother’s mental illness, Cacee’s difficult relationship with her mother who has never recovered from being abandoned by her father, to name but a few.
Yet despite this well thought out set up, with lots of potential, little action occurs in the story. The story development is very introspective: for a fantasy adventure, they really do sit around a lot and talk or agonise over every look or event. There are lengthy passages of exposition, for example when the science behind ‘skipping’ is explained. The theory behind it is very clever, but the characters shouldn’t be telling each other, and us, how they got in this position, the action should be driving the revelations.
This is such a great idea, with compelling lead characters who you will root for, get frustrated with, and get angry about. The character’s stories are interwoven well and there is plenty of intrigue in the plot the writer has created. I liked the story and am interested in reading more, but the writer needs to include more action in the follow up to maintain my attention.
August 10, 2015
Absolutely loved it!!
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