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Time Jump: High-concept thriller brimming with 1990s nostalgia
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Expected 3 Sep 26You can change the past. Can you cheat fate?
In 2026, time travel is a commodity to be bought just like any other. When Rachel unexpectedly gets the chance to Time Jump, she grabs it, landing back in 1997, five days before she accidentally killed Oliver Jones and destroyed her life. When she rewrites fate and finds Oliver in 2026, an alive and thriving politician who has opened a string of drug rehabilitation centres, the connection between them sparks into a fairy tale ending.
But fairy tales often turn out to be twisted and scary. As rumours begin to circulate about young women going missing from Oliver's rehab centres, Rachel begins to suspect that perhaps the man she travelled back in time to save wasn't an innocent lamb, but a monster in waiting . . .
In 2026, time travel is a commodity to be bought just like any other. When Rachel unexpectedly gets the chance to Time Jump, she grabs it, landing back in 1997, five days before she accidentally killed Oliver Jones and destroyed her life. When she rewrites fate and finds Oliver in 2026, an alive and thriving politician who has opened a string of drug rehabilitation centres, the connection between them sparks into a fairy tale ending.
But fairy tales often turn out to be twisted and scary. As rumours begin to circulate about young women going missing from Oliver's rehab centres, Rachel begins to suspect that perhaps the man she travelled back in time to save wasn't an innocent lamb, but a monster in waiting . . .
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Expected publication September 3, 2026
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April 29, 2026A taut high concept psychological thriller with a nuclear explosion of 90s nostalgia
June 16, 2026
Woah…that was INSANE!! What a story!
We meet Rachel, a down in her luck woman in her 40s who is working in a job that she hates and that uses alcohol like a bandage for all things in life. Rachel’s life changed 29 years ago when she killed a man and since she lives in a period when time travel is possible, she enters the lottery for the opportunity to go back in time and right her wrongs…but will she really get the chance?
The whole concept for this book is so brilliantly executed - dripping in nineties nostalgia that makes you feel emotional and maybe even wondering if you would change anything in your life, if you could…
The twists and turns were fantastic - no spoilers here but I was absolutely blown away by the direction of the book in the last third - it was all very exciting and so wonderfully written! I really enjoyed Rachel’s sense of humour and her narration of the situation. I would highly recommend this to anyone who fancies a sci-fi feel but with a more casual and funny feel.
Thank you to Adam Simcox for writing this amazing story! And thank you to NetGalley and John Murray Press for the early copy!
RELEASE DATE: 3rd September 2026
We meet Rachel, a down in her luck woman in her 40s who is working in a job that she hates and that uses alcohol like a bandage for all things in life. Rachel’s life changed 29 years ago when she killed a man and since she lives in a period when time travel is possible, she enters the lottery for the opportunity to go back in time and right her wrongs…but will she really get the chance?
The whole concept for this book is so brilliantly executed - dripping in nineties nostalgia that makes you feel emotional and maybe even wondering if you would change anything in your life, if you could…
The twists and turns were fantastic - no spoilers here but I was absolutely blown away by the direction of the book in the last third - it was all very exciting and so wonderfully written! I really enjoyed Rachel’s sense of humour and her narration of the situation. I would highly recommend this to anyone who fancies a sci-fi feel but with a more casual and funny feel.
Thank you to Adam Simcox for writing this amazing story! And thank you to NetGalley and John Murray Press for the early copy!
RELEASE DATE: 3rd September 2026
May 30, 2026
i’m so sorry but i really hope they change the blurb for this book because it tells you the entire plot. we know everything that’s going to happen before the book even starts - i thought this was going to pick up post-time jump since that was the main objective of the blurb, but that was not the case. we get to the end of the blurb at 85% of the way through. what was the point??? i learned nothing new, the entire twist was spoiled!!
rachel is an entirely unbelievable mc (i don’t know why they didn’t just make everyone younger??? she does not act like a 47 year old even remotely) and the whole love story felt incredibly forced. a lot of the chapters felt like they were to up the word count rather than move the plot along, which, when we already know the entire plot line, is a real drag.
such a shame because the concept of this is super interesting and the blurb just completely stomps on the whole book.
thank you to john murray press for the advanced copy. all opinions are (obviously) my own. sorry to this man.
rachel is an entirely unbelievable mc (i don’t know why they didn’t just make everyone younger??? she does not act like a 47 year old even remotely) and the whole love story felt incredibly forced. a lot of the chapters felt like they were to up the word count rather than move the plot along, which, when we already know the entire plot line, is a real drag.
such a shame because the concept of this is super interesting and the blurb just completely stomps on the whole book.
thank you to john murray press for the advanced copy. all opinions are (obviously) my own. sorry to this man.
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Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
If you could go back in time to change one thing, would you?
That's the question asked in this incredible book set in two timelines, 1997 and an alternate version of 2026
This was an amazing and incredibly easy read. The main character was pretty easy to like and can't stop thinking about the night she killed someone so after a chance encounter with a "Time Jumper", she's given an opportunity to prevent that event from happening. But how will the man turn out in the present day?
I received an advance reader copy from NetGalley and am leaving this review voluntarily
That's the question asked in this incredible book set in two timelines, 1997 and an alternate version of 2026
This was an amazing and incredibly easy read. The main character was pretty easy to like and can't stop thinking about the night she killed someone so after a chance encounter with a "Time Jumper", she's given an opportunity to prevent that event from happening. But how will the man turn out in the present day?
I received an advance reader copy from NetGalley and am leaving this review voluntarily
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.
The concept immediately hooked me and I enjoyed the 90's references. I also liked the way the story explored the unintended consequences of changing the past rather than taking a more straightforward approach to time travel.
The twist felt fairly predictable, and I would have liked to see the politics around pro and anti time travel explored in more depth. Despite that, this was an enjoyable read with an interesting premise.
The concept immediately hooked me and I enjoyed the 90's references. I also liked the way the story explored the unintended consequences of changing the past rather than taking a more straightforward approach to time travel.
The twist felt fairly predictable, and I would have liked to see the politics around pro and anti time travel explored in more depth. Despite that, this was an enjoyable read with an interesting premise.
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