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The Time Bubble #10
Happy New Year
Amy was never very keen on New Year's Eve - and that was before the time travel accident that sent her plummeting back into the past. Now she's living every New Year of her life all over again.
Starting at thirty-nine years old, she grows progressively younger, revisiting snapshots of her life along the way. From dealing with an unfaithful boyfriend to trying to help her alcoholic mother, she attempts to make the most of her second chances, with varying degrees of success.
As Amy grows ever more youthful, the reality of her impending mortality looms ever larger. Her only hope is to track down the mysterious stranger who sent her back through time, but he is nowhere to be found.
This story is the tenth part of an epic series exploring the time travel genre in a variety of original and innovative ways. The novels follow the main characters from their teenage years to middle age as they jump forwards, backwards, and sideways into alternate worlds.
Starting at thirty-nine years old, she grows progressively younger, revisiting snapshots of her life along the way. From dealing with an unfaithful boyfriend to trying to help her alcoholic mother, she attempts to make the most of her second chances, with varying degrees of success.
As Amy grows ever more youthful, the reality of her impending mortality looms ever larger. Her only hope is to track down the mysterious stranger who sent her back through time, but he is nowhere to be found.
This story is the tenth part of an epic series exploring the time travel genre in a variety of original and innovative ways. The novels follow the main characters from their teenage years to middle age as they jump forwards, backwards, and sideways into alternate worlds.
- GenresTime Travel
251 pages, ebook
Published April 27, 2018
About the author
Jason Ayres
154 books122 followersJason Ayres is a bestselling British time travel author whose books combine humour, nostalgia, romance, drama and imaginative science fiction.
Since publishing his first novel in 2014, he has written twenty-four books and sold more than 250,000 copies. His character-driven stories follow ordinary people caught up in extraordinary situations, whether travelling into the future, returning to the past, exploring parallel universes, or being given a second chance to change their lives.
Jason is best known for The Time Bubble, a complete fifteen-book British time travel series spanning the past, future and alternative timelines, and A Year in the Life, a bestselling anthology of standalone time travel novels set in 1980s Britain. He is also the author of The Ronnie and Bernard Adventures, which blend British comedy, mystery, horror and time travel.
His nostalgic 1980s fiction is particularly popular with readers who remember the decade, drawing on British music, television, popular culture and everyday life. Many of his books are available on Kindle Unlimited, as well as in paperback and audiobook.
Find out more at:
https://www.jasonayres.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/TheTimeBubble/
Since publishing his first novel in 2014, he has written twenty-four books and sold more than 250,000 copies. His character-driven stories follow ordinary people caught up in extraordinary situations, whether travelling into the future, returning to the past, exploring parallel universes, or being given a second chance to change their lives.
Jason is best known for The Time Bubble, a complete fifteen-book British time travel series spanning the past, future and alternative timelines, and A Year in the Life, a bestselling anthology of standalone time travel novels set in 1980s Britain. He is also the author of The Ronnie and Bernard Adventures, which blend British comedy, mystery, horror and time travel.
His nostalgic 1980s fiction is particularly popular with readers who remember the decade, drawing on British music, television, popular culture and everyday life. Many of his books are available on Kindle Unlimited, as well as in paperback and audiobook.
Find out more at:
https://www.jasonayres.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/TheTimeBubble/
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October 31, 2020
Type errors, in this e book, beware!
I am a fan of time travel, but not the f word. I am not a fan of the descriptive sexual encounters.
I am a fan of time travel, but not the f word. I am not a fan of the descriptive sexual encounters.
May 6, 2018
This is another great time travel book by one of my favourite authors.
When we read a book we want to be changed in some way by what we read and this story certainly did that for me. Amy is travelling back in time, reliving each new year. This book challenged the way I think about age. We all worry about getting older and what this will feel like and everything we stand to lose as we get older. But Jason challenges us to consider what it would be like to get younger - and actually it's not a great prospect! This book will get you thinking about your past. We all have strong memories of new year. Some are good, some bad and so this book touches to the core. Imagine relinquishing all of the rights and freedoms you have as an adult, everything you've worked hard to achieve, everything you hold dear in your life. Imagine being slowly stripped away: your sexual being, your confident adult self, your developed body and mind? It's not a pretty place.
Amy is hurtling towards her birth. Will she be sucked back into the womb or will she find a way to break this time loop? This book, 'My Today, Your Yesterday' and 'Rock Bottom' are my favourite books by this author. Jason's style to writing is easy flowing, crisp and doesn't tax the brain making it an ideal read if you're on holiday or just lazing at home.
When we read a book we want to be changed in some way by what we read and this story certainly did that for me. Amy is travelling back in time, reliving each new year. This book challenged the way I think about age. We all worry about getting older and what this will feel like and everything we stand to lose as we get older. But Jason challenges us to consider what it would be like to get younger - and actually it's not a great prospect! This book will get you thinking about your past. We all have strong memories of new year. Some are good, some bad and so this book touches to the core. Imagine relinquishing all of the rights and freedoms you have as an adult, everything you've worked hard to achieve, everything you hold dear in your life. Imagine being slowly stripped away: your sexual being, your confident adult self, your developed body and mind? It's not a pretty place.
Amy is hurtling towards her birth. Will she be sucked back into the womb or will she find a way to break this time loop? This book, 'My Today, Your Yesterday' and 'Rock Bottom' are my favourite books by this author. Jason's style to writing is easy flowing, crisp and doesn't tax the brain making it an ideal read if you're on holiday or just lazing at home.
June 25, 2022
I never want to hear another Brit say that Americans are butchering English after reading Me this and Me that a billion times in this book. I dare you to try and count the number of times she says me where she should be saying my you might just go a little crazy. There are a few sentences where its me grandma and me grandpa helped me (an actual proper use for a change but it makes it worse) and me friend this and me friend that and me this me that me gaaaaaaaaa!!! I just wanted it to stop. I know at least one sentence has 6 me's in it.
Other than that horrible annoyance it was a pretty good story, I like that things do not always work out when they plan something even with future knowledge etc.. Like the previous book in the series but with a woman instead of a man going backwards in time. Where in the last book he relived every day but in reverse she only lives through two days per year and backwards. So every two days she gets sent back in time one year to those same two days the year before. You can imagine how quickly you would burn through a life this way. The protagonist is the nurse who catches Josh in the previous book trying to visit with the man who lives his life backwards so its quite connected and you will want to have read My Tomorrow Your Yesterday.
#timetravel
Other than that horrible annoyance it was a pretty good story, I like that things do not always work out when they plan something even with future knowledge etc.. Like the previous book in the series but with a woman instead of a man going backwards in time. Where in the last book he relived every day but in reverse she only lives through two days per year and backwards. So every two days she gets sent back in time one year to those same two days the year before. You can imagine how quickly you would burn through a life this way. The protagonist is the nurse who catches Josh in the previous book trying to visit with the man who lives his life backwards so its quite connected and you will want to have read My Tomorrow Your Yesterday.
#timetravel
December 2, 2018
I was happy to see another 'moving backwards through time' story. This wasn't as good as My Yesterday Your Tomorrow but had an interesting twist of only going back to one particular day each year. I enjoyed it, and learned more about what's going on in some of the other books that are interconnected (I don't enjoy the time bubble books as much but may have to read a few more). As always, a nice easy read, and it does make you think and appreciate life a bit more. There were a fair few typos in this though, it could do with another proof read.
April 14, 2020
Very good as are all of Jason's novels. I love novels where a person's self or consciousness goes back in time to inhabit their younger bodies. 4 stars, but I only give 2% of novels 5 stars (where as around 60% of novels on Amazon get 5 stars from all customer reviews). Anyway, it's particularly interesting to think how our minds might change when our selves occupy younger and younger versions of ourselves since clearly our brains very much influence our interests, cognitive abilities etc (although no, this doesn't prove there's no afterlife, or beforelife!).
May 25, 2023
I've followed this genre of writing for as long as I can remember but what's fascinating about this series of books is the many different ways Jason can take it that I'd never have thought of. I've now moved on to books 11 and 12 and will write reviews on those later and ma just waiting for book 13 to become available as an audiobook to read that one.
The characters and their emotions are believable and you root for them and wonder how it will all work out.
They can be read alone or as a series but I'm just a time travel/multi-verse nerd so read them as a series!
The characters and their emotions are believable and you root for them and wonder how it will all work out.
They can be read alone or as a series but I'm just a time travel/multi-verse nerd so read them as a series!
November 4, 2023
I’ve read several of the books in this series. Some I’ve liked quite a bit despite the author’s unfortunate affliction of being British. I really get turned off by a book that is written with an abundance of British jargon, British place names, British TV show titles, British this, British that, etc. The previous book in the series, #9, was getting on my nerves but I did make it through. I’ve only made it to 10% here in #10 and just can’t take any more. I’ve literally lost the plot, and that’s not a British idiom.
June 20, 2021
An innovative angle on time travel
With the usual high quality writing behind it. This book is similar to Jason Ayres previous one in the series in terms of the unusual angle that it approaches time travel from.
Josh makes a brief return in this one but it centres around one of the ancillary characters from an earlier book.
There are unexpected turns when the main character decides to take advantage of her situation with a vengeful mindset. Enjoy
With the usual high quality writing behind it. This book is similar to Jason Ayres previous one in the series in terms of the unusual angle that it approaches time travel from.
Josh makes a brief return in this one but it centres around one of the ancillary characters from an earlier book.
There are unexpected turns when the main character decides to take advantage of her situation with a vengeful mindset. Enjoy
April 15, 2020
I read all four books in this series within just a few days. (rare for me as my time is limited) I simply couldn't put them down. Jack Finney has always been my favorite author. Since his passing, I've had a hard time finding comparable time travel stories. Now, the search is over and I look forward to more books from Jason Ayers.
July 9, 2024
Here a woman finds herself living her life in reverse. It's an interesting read. She doesn't know how this has happened and dreads reaching her birth. Not wanting to be a spoiler the story is sorted out very quickly at the end of the book, leading to the next in the series. Jason Ayres has found a way to link his stories which is remarkable.
April 21, 2019
Read this last
This book is better read last. Finish the main-line of novels first before going through these second-line of novels. Otherwise you'll be in one heck of major spoilers!
10/5 stars. Best adventure in this novel-multiverse!
This book is better read last. Finish the main-line of novels first before going through these second-line of novels. Otherwise you'll be in one heck of major spoilers!
10/5 stars. Best adventure in this novel-multiverse!
June 5, 2026
A little dislikable protagonist; not so smart, and a does the wrong thing first and think later kind of a woman.
It's not very boring, but not very interesting as well. I'll give it a skip for rereading.
It's not very boring, but not very interesting as well. I'll give it a skip for rereading.
May 20, 2019
I'm loving reading this series of books. 1 to go.
August 3, 2019
Such a great book. Different perspective on time travel and very thought provoking and fun book.
September 12, 2019
Another great book from the time traveling series
September 4, 2020
Brings the whole time-travel story to an end. Good read & story, but start at book one, for the start of a fascinating read & story.
September 12, 2021
Great series! Can't wait for the next one.
February 6, 2024
Another belter in this series. An interesting prospect of seeing much loved relatives again and relishing the experience. Amy seeks revenge on her cheating ex and you find yourself routing for her.
February 8, 2024
This is an excellent series, well worth a read.
May 17, 2026
Unlikeable character called Amy is forced to live her life backwards. Her transit into the year preceding always happens on the second of January.
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