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Never Enough Time
What if your entire life passed by in just seven days?
Sixteen-year-old Delaney Archer always waits until the last moment to do everything. Nevertheless, she is the top student in her class. She's even about to graduate as valedictorian-until one morning when she wakes up in a strange place.
Suddenly, she finds herself in graduate school. Seven years of her life have disappeared without a trace since she went to bed last night, but how? It takes a while for Delaney to get used to things. But it's not all bad, right? After all, she can drink alcohol now, and she has almost finished school. Then she wakes up the next day and another seven years have passed. Every day is another brand-new adventure for Delaney as she struggles to adjust. But no matter what she tries, she just can't seem to break the cycle.
Now she just has to figure out what's happening-before time runs out.
Sixteen-year-old Delaney Archer always waits until the last moment to do everything. Nevertheless, she is the top student in her class. She's even about to graduate as valedictorian-until one morning when she wakes up in a strange place.
Suddenly, she finds herself in graduate school. Seven years of her life have disappeared without a trace since she went to bed last night, but how? It takes a while for Delaney to get used to things. But it's not all bad, right? After all, she can drink alcohol now, and she has almost finished school. Then she wakes up the next day and another seven years have passed. Every day is another brand-new adventure for Delaney as she struggles to adjust. But no matter what she tries, she just can't seem to break the cycle.
Now she just has to figure out what's happening-before time runs out.
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August 23, 2018
What if your entire life passed by in just seven days?
The story follows the 16-year-old Delaney Archer who is a teenager with all the time in her hands so she pretty much leaves everything until the last moment. She is an A' student and as every teenager hates her life. Until one morning, when she wakes up in a strange place and she is 7 years older.
Suddenly, she finds herself in graduate school. Seven years of her life have disappeared without a trace since she went to bed last night. It takes a while for Delaney to get used to things. But it’s not all bad, right? After all, she can drink alcohol now, and she’s almost finished school.
Then she wakes up the next day and another seven years have passed and then seven years and the seven years. Now she just has to figure out what’s happening before time runs out .
When i read the synopsis i thought that it was a pretty good concept. So i requested a copy from NetGalley.
Then i started reading it and i was confused. If you knew me you would know that i don't particularly like first person narratives. But there are book i love with a first person narrator, in this book though i didn't like it at first. It wasn't fun to be inside a confused mind and to try to figure out what the f* was happening. I thought many times to dnf it but the story itself made me want to continue reading it and i was hooked! It was amazing.
Firstly, Delaney had the best reactions, even though at some points she irritated me. You could imagine yourself at her shoes, running around and trying to figure out everything. She was confused and she was trying to find out what the hell was happening and she was cursing... a lot. I loved that about her. I would be cursing if i was her.
Secondly, the plot. Delaney doesn't know why see is in the path of the seven. Noone explains to her anything and they were expecting from her to to carry it out. So we see glimpses of her life and every seven years something huge has changed. She thinks that she fucked things up (when she didn't). She tries to find out why this is happening to her before she runs out of years. She meets people who knows about the path of the seven and they doesn't explain everything. She is is just running against the clock which ticks so loudly.
It was fast paced and the story flowed so smoothly. You were enjoying every bit of it.
The only thing that i didn't like was the lack of explaining. I finished the book and i still hasn't understand why she was chosen or more like how she chose it. It has so many plot holes that keeps you distracted from the main story. And the end... OH THE END! The end was nothing like what i imagined and i loved that but i also hated that... OMG
I highly recommend it to everyone who want a fantasy novel but more in the contemporary style. To speak the truth, i thought that it would have some action (pew pew and something like this) but i wasn't. It just made me think how life pass and what if i haven't done anything great in the past 7 years. Does my old self likes my choices or she disproves them? I will never know or will i?
MY GREEK REVIEW
The story follows the 16-year-old Delaney Archer who is a teenager with all the time in her hands so she pretty much leaves everything until the last moment. She is an A' student and as every teenager hates her life. Until one morning, when she wakes up in a strange place and she is 7 years older.
Suddenly, she finds herself in graduate school. Seven years of her life have disappeared without a trace since she went to bed last night. It takes a while for Delaney to get used to things. But it’s not all bad, right? After all, she can drink alcohol now, and she’s almost finished school.
Then she wakes up the next day and another seven years have passed and then seven years and the seven years. Now she just has to figure out what’s happening before time runs out .
When i read the synopsis i thought that it was a pretty good concept. So i requested a copy from NetGalley.
Then i started reading it and i was confused. If you knew me you would know that i don't particularly like first person narratives. But there are book i love with a first person narrator, in this book though i didn't like it at first. It wasn't fun to be inside a confused mind and to try to figure out what the f* was happening. I thought many times to dnf it but the story itself made me want to continue reading it and i was hooked! It was amazing.
Firstly, Delaney had the best reactions, even though at some points she irritated me. You could imagine yourself at her shoes, running around and trying to figure out everything. She was confused and she was trying to find out what the hell was happening and she was cursing... a lot. I loved that about her. I would be cursing if i was her.
Secondly, the plot. Delaney doesn't know why see is in the path of the seven. Noone explains to her anything and they were expecting from her to to carry it out. So we see glimpses of her life and every seven years something huge has changed. She thinks that she fucked things up (when she didn't). She tries to find out why this is happening to her before she runs out of years. She meets people who knows about the path of the seven and they doesn't explain everything. She is is just running against the clock which ticks so loudly.
It was fast paced and the story flowed so smoothly. You were enjoying every bit of it.
The only thing that i didn't like was the lack of explaining. I finished the book and i still hasn't understand why she was chosen or more like how she chose it. It has so many plot holes that keeps you distracted from the main story. And the end... OH THE END! The end was nothing like what i imagined and i loved that but i also hated that... OMG
I highly recommend it to everyone who want a fantasy novel but more in the contemporary style. To speak the truth, i thought that it would have some action (pew pew and something like this) but i wasn't. It just made me think how life pass and what if i haven't done anything great in the past 7 years. Does my old self likes my choices or she disproves them? I will never know or will i?
MY GREEK REVIEW
June 8, 2018
GNa Never Enough Time, a SiFi and fantasy novel, stars Delaney Archer, a brilliant 16 year old, top of her class, graduating at 16-almost-17 and looking at attaining, as did her parents, college and graduate school degrees. Her choice of career is in the field of philosophy, and her fondest wish is that she find someone to love. Until then she will curl up in her room and read all the old SF novels she found in the attic. And perhaps get around to starting that project due next week. But tomorrow is soon enough for her project paper. After she remembers what her subject is.
And tomorrow may perhaps be a better day. Except she managed overnight to miss seven years of her life. She is still on track educationally, but the last seven years is just gone from her memory. After several encounters with her dorm mates, she finds herself much older in the bathroom mirror, and according to her unknown 'best friend', Sara, it is rumored that Delaney is known to drink too much and really should start working on her thesis before she runs out of time. Sara's luscious man is Ryan, and Delaney has a pretty fabulous man of her own named Raj. But where did they come from? Could she have been drugged last night? She begins a list of things that could have erased those missing years. Oh, well, she will get a good nights sleep in Raj's room and worry about this tomorrow.
And tomorrow is a repeat of Delaney's yesterday. She is seven years older, television is a thing of the past, she is in an apartment in downtown Manhattan sans Raj, and a power outage covering a large area of downtown denies her the ability to use computer or phone to figure out what is going on in her life. She is thirty, and two days ago she was sixteen. Sara, waiting for Delaney downstairs, is thirty also. Serial amnesia? Alternate reality? Dream she can't wake up from? And where is Raj? Is this a life she is destined to repeat?
Good characters, interesting story line, lots of detailed information about the places Delaney is destined to visit as she travels through time from Westchester and Manhattan to London and New Mexico make this a fast, exceptional read, with a mystery that will remain unsolved for much of the book. This is a novel I am happy to recommend to friends and family. R.T.W. Lipkin is an author I will follow.
I received a free electronic copy of Never Enough Time from Netgalley, and R.T.W. Lipkin in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me.
pub date June 7, 2018
self published
Not available at B&N
And tomorrow may perhaps be a better day. Except she managed overnight to miss seven years of her life. She is still on track educationally, but the last seven years is just gone from her memory. After several encounters with her dorm mates, she finds herself much older in the bathroom mirror, and according to her unknown 'best friend', Sara, it is rumored that Delaney is known to drink too much and really should start working on her thesis before she runs out of time. Sara's luscious man is Ryan, and Delaney has a pretty fabulous man of her own named Raj. But where did they come from? Could she have been drugged last night? She begins a list of things that could have erased those missing years. Oh, well, she will get a good nights sleep in Raj's room and worry about this tomorrow.
And tomorrow is a repeat of Delaney's yesterday. She is seven years older, television is a thing of the past, she is in an apartment in downtown Manhattan sans Raj, and a power outage covering a large area of downtown denies her the ability to use computer or phone to figure out what is going on in her life. She is thirty, and two days ago she was sixteen. Sara, waiting for Delaney downstairs, is thirty also. Serial amnesia? Alternate reality? Dream she can't wake up from? And where is Raj? Is this a life she is destined to repeat?
Good characters, interesting story line, lots of detailed information about the places Delaney is destined to visit as she travels through time from Westchester and Manhattan to London and New Mexico make this a fast, exceptional read, with a mystery that will remain unsolved for much of the book. This is a novel I am happy to recommend to friends and family. R.T.W. Lipkin is an author I will follow.
I received a free electronic copy of Never Enough Time from Netgalley, and R.T.W. Lipkin in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me.
pub date June 7, 2018
self published
Not available at B&N
November 30, 2019
This story grabbed me in a way I hadn't expected. I thought it would just be another lighthearted time travel book, but it was more. V philosophical. Riveting. Also, a relatable main character who was sometimes unlikeable -- but I could understand why she acted the way she did, especially given she was a teenager.
June 20, 2018
I received an ARC copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
The idea behind the story is really cool. I would have liked a bit more depth to the story. The chapters were extremely short and the characters felt flat and dull.
The idea behind the story is really cool. I would have liked a bit more depth to the story. The chapters were extremely short and the characters felt flat and dull.
July 6, 2018
The Introduction:
This book is my first ARC from Advance Read and it delivered. I had to take Never Enough Time; come on, time travel? Intriguing time travel? With a dangerous deadline?
I couldn’t pass this one up!
The Positive Sides:
The most wonderful thing about this book (besides the sheer idea for the story, which was expertly developed) is undoubtedly the teen talk. It’s reminiscent of a teenager’s voice and thoughts. I haven’t been one for many years now, but I felt like fifteen years old again—or at least an insight into a teen’s mind. Also, it was done without slang, which made it even more enjoyable and true.
In the same line of thought, the tone of voice of Delaney Archer (the MC) is clear and sharp. Her humor is sometimes really funny. There are witty bits from all the characters and they’ve all got distinctive, lovable personalities.
The chapters’ endings are worth mentioning too! Most of the times, they leave you guessing for they’re either quite tense or intriguing. Speaking of endings, the last pages of this book are beautiful, kick-ass and full of feels. It’s so sweet—I didn’t expect it. I thought it would end with a small bang, probably an ”ordinary” (a.k.a boring) explanation. Good grief was I wrong! I LOVED it and will always remember how Never Enough Time broke all the barriers of expectations.
The Negative Sides:
One aspect of the characterization got on my nerves. Delaney is supposedly a smart girl with extraordinary grades (much like her scientific parents), yet throughout the book she sticks to stupid explanations for what happened. She never ceases to turn them over in her mind—it’s frigging annoying! But the worst part is that she dismisses reasonable options such as amnesia or a psychotic episode. Or perhaps that was exactly the point… Yet it’s not realistic unless the story stated beforehand that she was interested in the occult.
There are way too many swear words to be okay. It took me half the book before I tolerated them. It was that bad. I understand the author meant to show the character’s voice, but it just sounded as though she tried too hard. Several cussing in the dialogue would have been enough to grasp how foul-mouthed Delaney is—but was it truly necessary everywhere in the narration too?
Speaking of exceeding numbers, I found there were too many italicized words. It becomes natural and breaks the ”special effect” it’s used for. It’s the same thing with repetitions. Delaney repeats the same idea or sentence over and over again in very few pages, even in paragraphs. That is unpleasant to read. I think with it being mentioned once or twice would be enough to get the drift.
Last, there’s a friend of Delaney who’s named ”Marie”. So far so good. But the issue here is that she’s Latina… Her name sounds completely French to me (and I would know since it’s my first language)—it’s even written in the French way! To respect the Latino origins of this character, she should have been named ”Maria” or something similar.
In Conclusion:
I give it a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. However, if I considered only the entertainment it offered me, I’d give it a 5, no kidding. But the excessive swearing and over-the-top voice took half the book to get used to, so I had to take a star out for it was driving me crazy.
BUT just to tell you how much I liked it, I even subscribed to the author's newsletter on her Web site. Yup! I can’t wait to hear more about her work.
This book is my first ARC from Advance Read and it delivered. I had to take Never Enough Time; come on, time travel? Intriguing time travel? With a dangerous deadline?
I couldn’t pass this one up!
The Positive Sides:
The most wonderful thing about this book (besides the sheer idea for the story, which was expertly developed) is undoubtedly the teen talk. It’s reminiscent of a teenager’s voice and thoughts. I haven’t been one for many years now, but I felt like fifteen years old again—or at least an insight into a teen’s mind. Also, it was done without slang, which made it even more enjoyable and true.
In the same line of thought, the tone of voice of Delaney Archer (the MC) is clear and sharp. Her humor is sometimes really funny. There are witty bits from all the characters and they’ve all got distinctive, lovable personalities.
The chapters’ endings are worth mentioning too! Most of the times, they leave you guessing for they’re either quite tense or intriguing. Speaking of endings, the last pages of this book are beautiful, kick-ass and full of feels. It’s so sweet—I didn’t expect it. I thought it would end with a small bang, probably an ”ordinary” (a.k.a boring) explanation. Good grief was I wrong! I LOVED it and will always remember how Never Enough Time broke all the barriers of expectations.
The Negative Sides:
One aspect of the characterization got on my nerves. Delaney is supposedly a smart girl with extraordinary grades (much like her scientific parents), yet throughout the book she sticks to stupid explanations for what happened. She never ceases to turn them over in her mind—it’s frigging annoying! But the worst part is that she dismisses reasonable options such as amnesia or a psychotic episode. Or perhaps that was exactly the point… Yet it’s not realistic unless the story stated beforehand that she was interested in the occult.
There are way too many swear words to be okay. It took me half the book before I tolerated them. It was that bad. I understand the author meant to show the character’s voice, but it just sounded as though she tried too hard. Several cussing in the dialogue would have been enough to grasp how foul-mouthed Delaney is—but was it truly necessary everywhere in the narration too?
Speaking of exceeding numbers, I found there were too many italicized words. It becomes natural and breaks the ”special effect” it’s used for. It’s the same thing with repetitions. Delaney repeats the same idea or sentence over and over again in very few pages, even in paragraphs. That is unpleasant to read. I think with it being mentioned once or twice would be enough to get the drift.
Last, there’s a friend of Delaney who’s named ”Marie”. So far so good. But the issue here is that she’s Latina… Her name sounds completely French to me (and I would know since it’s my first language)—it’s even written in the French way! To respect the Latino origins of this character, she should have been named ”Maria” or something similar.
In Conclusion:
I give it a rating of 4 out of 5 stars. However, if I considered only the entertainment it offered me, I’d give it a 5, no kidding. But the excessive swearing and over-the-top voice took half the book to get used to, so I had to take a star out for it was driving me crazy.
BUT just to tell you how much I liked it, I even subscribed to the author's newsletter on her Web site. Yup! I can’t wait to hear more about her work.
May 22, 2018
#NeverEnoughTime #NetGalley
publisher synopsis: What if your entire life passed by in just seven days?
16-year-old Delaney Archer’s mother is always complaining that there’s never enough time to get anything done.
Delaney, on the other hand, always waits until the last moment to do everything.
Nevertheless, she’s the top student in her class. She’s even about to graduate as valedictorian . . .
. . . Until one morning, when she wakes up in a strange place.
Suddenly, she finds herself in graduate school. Seven years of her life have disappeared without a trace since she went to bed last night . . . but how?
It takes a while for Delaney to get used to things. But it’s not all bad, right? After all, she can drink alcohol now, and she’s almost finished school . . .
Then she wakes up the next day . . . and another seven years have passed.
Every day is another brand-new adventure for Delaney as she struggles to adjust. But no matter what she tries, she just can’t seem to break the cycle.
Now she just has to figure out what’s happening . . . before time runs out . . .
This book was a quick read but I felt there were a lot of unanswered questions and some of the details at the end didn't make since to me. I didn't connect with the character at all, she seemed quick tempered and immature in the beginning and loose and unattached to anyone in the middle and then in the end realized more, but I had a hard time liking her.
I received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.
publisher synopsis: What if your entire life passed by in just seven days?
16-year-old Delaney Archer’s mother is always complaining that there’s never enough time to get anything done.
Delaney, on the other hand, always waits until the last moment to do everything.
Nevertheless, she’s the top student in her class. She’s even about to graduate as valedictorian . . .
. . . Until one morning, when she wakes up in a strange place.
Suddenly, she finds herself in graduate school. Seven years of her life have disappeared without a trace since she went to bed last night . . . but how?
It takes a while for Delaney to get used to things. But it’s not all bad, right? After all, she can drink alcohol now, and she’s almost finished school . . .
Then she wakes up the next day . . . and another seven years have passed.
Every day is another brand-new adventure for Delaney as she struggles to adjust. But no matter what she tries, she just can’t seem to break the cycle.
Now she just has to figure out what’s happening . . . before time runs out . . .
This book was a quick read but I felt there were a lot of unanswered questions and some of the details at the end didn't make since to me. I didn't connect with the character at all, she seemed quick tempered and immature in the beginning and loose and unattached to anyone in the middle and then in the end realized more, but I had a hard time liking her.
I received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.
December 24, 2018
Delany is a good student and pretty happy in her life but when she goes to bed seven years of her life have passed by. Each time she goes to bed for the night she doesn't know where the time goes, but it's definitely gone. She needs to figure out what is going on and how to stop it or her life is literally going to pass her by. The author definitely makes you think about your own life and makes you want to appreciate your life for every moment you have. Sci-fi isn't a big genre for me, but the mystery is what drew me in and I am glad it did because this book is phenomenal!
June 6, 2018
I received this free for an honest review.
The premise for this book was good. I enjoyed the twist of what would you do if you woke up each day and it's always 7 years later. The writer has a style that keeps you reading. However i will say this i couldn't ever bring myself to really like Delaney and I was left with several questions at the end. Overall I would recommend this book.
The premise for this book was good. I enjoyed the twist of what would you do if you woke up each day and it's always 7 years later. The writer has a style that keeps you reading. However i will say this i couldn't ever bring myself to really like Delaney and I was left with several questions at the end. Overall I would recommend this book.
August 3, 2018
**I received this from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**
**This is a 2.5 rating**
Thank you Netgalley and R.T.W. Lipkin for letting me read and review this book!! ^_^
Before Thoughts:
Well lookie here it seems that we have ourselves a book with some time travel. If that ain't an awesome thing then Idk what is?!
I think after being a huge fan of Doctor Who most of my life that I started to become interested in books having to do with time travel or how time works in general. And a book about a girl who's time seems to be passing her by by 7 year intervals is pretty interesting and I for one cannot wait until I've delved into this book.
Review:
Read on:08/02/18
To be published on:06/07/18
Plot:
The story is basically about how Delaney chose to read a Sci-fi book before bed about time travel instead of working on her project.
She's basically what you'd call a procrastinator.
She does all her work at the last minute and these time skips of seven year intervals are the ways that she must learn her lesson about what happens when you procrastinate too much. Or when you choose to wait until the last minute.
Because waiting until the last minute means there'll never be enough time to complete your projects.
Will Delaney learn her lesson before it's too late?? Or will her procrastinating get the better of her??
Read to find out...I guess?!
Character(s):
Delaney:Character with dark hair, she's a smart student almost smart enough for valedictorian. She tends to procrastinate about her hw assignments by doing them at the last minute. She's a vegetarian, she enjoys some alone time, probably doesn't make a lot of friends, and she has such a smart mouth on her. I consider her character a bit juvenile or immature for her age.
(She low-key reminds me of my little sister.)
Final Thoughts:
I actually found myself bored a lot of the time, I found Delaney to be a bit too juvenile if anything most of the time she would remind me of a 12 or 13 year-old, the story was a lot like the movie Click just even more depressing in a way and maybe twice as frustrating.
I would've appreciated if the Path of Sevens wasn't so frustrating to learn more about. Because the spirits didn't try to explain anything and Delaney was too stupid to figure out that she brought the Path of Sevens onto herself.
And the story seems like it expects me to feel sorry for Delaney even though she isn't responsible, she swears so much like a 12 or 13 year-old first discovering that they can swear and thinking it's cool, and really all her explanations as to why she was on the Path of Sevens were kind of ridiculous.
And as for the chapters, they were too short and most of the characters were just so 2 dimensional most of the time with no room for development.
This book was a bit of a train-wreck. I really expected it to be more interesting with its time travel antics and maybe a bit more mature with its writing. But sadly some books learn to disappoint you.
Recommends to:
Well I guess if you liked the movie Click you might enjoy reading this.
Or if you are a procrastinator like Delaney then maybe you'd interested in reading about a procrastinator having to learn a lesson for procrastinating too much as time skips occur.
But for the most part if you're a very avid reader looking for a really good book that's worthy of your time then you might want to look elsewhere since it might not be for everyone.
Hope you enjoyed my review!! Thanks for reading!! ^_^
And go catch that good book!! ^_^
My Blog Site
**This is a 2.5 rating**
Thank you Netgalley and R.T.W. Lipkin for letting me read and review this book!! ^_^
Before Thoughts:
Well lookie here it seems that we have ourselves a book with some time travel. If that ain't an awesome thing then Idk what is?!
I think after being a huge fan of Doctor Who most of my life that I started to become interested in books having to do with time travel or how time works in general. And a book about a girl who's time seems to be passing her by by 7 year intervals is pretty interesting and I for one cannot wait until I've delved into this book.
Review:
Read on:08/02/18
To be published on:06/07/18
Plot:
The story is basically about how Delaney chose to read a Sci-fi book before bed about time travel instead of working on her project.
She's basically what you'd call a procrastinator.
She does all her work at the last minute and these time skips of seven year intervals are the ways that she must learn her lesson about what happens when you procrastinate too much. Or when you choose to wait until the last minute.
Because waiting until the last minute means there'll never be enough time to complete your projects.
Will Delaney learn her lesson before it's too late?? Or will her procrastinating get the better of her??
Read to find out...I guess?!
Character(s):
Delaney:Character with dark hair, she's a smart student almost smart enough for valedictorian. She tends to procrastinate about her hw assignments by doing them at the last minute. She's a vegetarian, she enjoys some alone time, probably doesn't make a lot of friends, and she has such a smart mouth on her. I consider her character a bit juvenile or immature for her age.
(She low-key reminds me of my little sister.)
Final Thoughts:
I actually found myself bored a lot of the time, I found Delaney to be a bit too juvenile if anything most of the time she would remind me of a 12 or 13 year-old, the story was a lot like the movie Click just even more depressing in a way and maybe twice as frustrating.
I would've appreciated if the Path of Sevens wasn't so frustrating to learn more about. Because the spirits didn't try to explain anything and Delaney was too stupid to figure out that she brought the Path of Sevens onto herself.
And the story seems like it expects me to feel sorry for Delaney even though she isn't responsible, she swears so much like a 12 or 13 year-old first discovering that they can swear and thinking it's cool, and really all her explanations as to why she was on the Path of Sevens were kind of ridiculous.
And as for the chapters, they were too short and most of the characters were just so 2 dimensional most of the time with no room for development.
This book was a bit of a train-wreck. I really expected it to be more interesting with its time travel antics and maybe a bit more mature with its writing. But sadly some books learn to disappoint you.
Recommends to:
Well I guess if you liked the movie Click you might enjoy reading this.
Or if you are a procrastinator like Delaney then maybe you'd interested in reading about a procrastinator having to learn a lesson for procrastinating too much as time skips occur.
But for the most part if you're a very avid reader looking for a really good book that's worthy of your time then you might want to look elsewhere since it might not be for everyone.
Hope you enjoyed my review!! Thanks for reading!! ^_^
And go catch that good book!! ^_^
My Blog Site
June 8, 2018
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When I saw Never Enough Time and read the summary on NetGalley, I was ready for the adventure. It sounded like something I'd thoroughly enjoy especially after the hardcore fantasy I've been reading recently. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy it like I thought I would.
The premise of this book was interesting and had a lot of potentials to make a great book, but there were enough flaws where I just wanted to get through it and be able to move on to the next book. Let's start with the characters.
Every single character was annoying, unbelievable, and downright infuriating. The main character was just so unfathomably aggravating that I wanted to smack her upside the head 99% of the book. I get the whole denial thing at first, but the whole book was just her rebelling against everything instead of trying to figure things out and find a way to stop it all before it was too late. I mean, that's what I would do. It's so obvious that every time you skip seven years, your closer to death. Time isn't on your side at that point, so what possesses someone to just not care and ignore the things that should have been listened to? As for Delaney's "bestie," I'd rather use a whole paragraph just for her.
Sara. What a f***ing c****. 99.9% of the time she showed up in the book, all she did was insult her supposed best friend, never listened to her, and always dismissed her. She was rude, berating, and downright brutish. That's not friend material and yet, by some miracle or the main character's absolute stupidity, they remained friends. Throughout the. entire. book. She was also joined by Ryan who was also just as bad as Sara and I just really wanted to throw my kindle out of the window. That's how terribly upsetting these characters were. I hated them. All of them. That made enjoying the story really hard.
When it comes to the writing itself, it seemed pretty amateurish. A lot of it was telling rather than showing or detailing, painting a picture. Most sentences were small and broken up when they could have been extended out to flow better instead of reading a bunch of tiny sentences. It's kind of like this. You know, short. It's also sweet. However, it sucks to read. It's annoying. See? In addition to that point, there was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much usage of the word "f**k." Look, I get it, I curse a LOT, I do. I say f**k way more than I should in casual discussions, but this was ridiculous. I should have counted how many times it was used. Maybe I'll go back and count.
The ending was confusing. Things were being revealed but it was so hard to follow that I just read it with no thought. I just wanted to get through to see how it actually ended and much like the rest of the book, the end was a disappointment.
God, the summary made this book seem like it would be so good. It seemed like such a promising story, but there was nothing about it that I enjoyed except the basic concept of the book itself. I wish it was better. It could be better. As I've already stated, it had the potential... but the author just didn't take advantage of that.
June 5, 2018
Note: I was offered a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are entirely my own and nobody else’s.
At first, I thought I really liked the main character (Delaney Archer) because she liked books!! She had quite a unique persona and I loved how she got out some paper and made a list of the things that could have happened to her!
I think this book was quite confusing because half the time, I didn't really understand much and she behaved weirdly? Also, the ending didn't really make any sense to me and I thought most of the characters were quite one-dimensional. The future world was different and Delaney's confusion was quite clear because she didn't understand how it worked. Unfortunately, I didn't understand it either and it brought down the reading experience quite a bit.
I really loved Hal though and Delany's conversations with him were quite witty and funny! The chapters were a bit short, in my opinion. And they didn't end on cliff-hangers but the next chapter just carried on like there wasn't supposed to a break. It felt quite forced.
There were Asian references!! And Asian music!! Which I was excited about! The arranged marriage thing was mentioned too much though and her obsession with Raj (seriously there wasn't a more original name? Not every Indian guy is called Raj. A bit of research would have been nice) took over almost the whole book. Maybe it's supposed to be a love story and people who like romance might like it? But generally, I didn't so it was quite annoying.
Also she ends up with Bennet. Like seriously?? I mean he’s cute and all but it’s not like this spirit guide is going to give up his job for a girl he’s only spoken to on like 3 occasions so yeah. No. That would never in a million years happen.
At first, I thought I really liked the main character (Delaney Archer) because she liked books!! She had quite a unique persona and I loved how she got out some paper and made a list of the things that could have happened to her!
I think this book was quite confusing because half the time, I didn't really understand much and she behaved weirdly? Also, the ending didn't really make any sense to me and I thought most of the characters were quite one-dimensional. The future world was different and Delaney's confusion was quite clear because she didn't understand how it worked. Unfortunately, I didn't understand it either and it brought down the reading experience quite a bit.
I really loved Hal though and Delany's conversations with him were quite witty and funny! The chapters were a bit short, in my opinion. And they didn't end on cliff-hangers but the next chapter just carried on like there wasn't supposed to a break. It felt quite forced.
There were Asian references!! And Asian music!! Which I was excited about! The arranged marriage thing was mentioned too much though and her obsession with Raj (seriously there wasn't a more original name? Not every Indian guy is called Raj. A bit of research would have been nice) took over almost the whole book. Maybe it's supposed to be a love story and people who like romance might like it? But generally, I didn't so it was quite annoying.
Also she ends up with Bennet. Like seriously?? I mean he’s cute and all but it’s not like this spirit guide is going to give up his job for a girl he’s only spoken to on like 3 occasions so yeah. No. That would never in a million years happen.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 8, 2018
40 pages in and I'm done. I can't handle any more "F*** this" and "f*** that." I'm a grown adult and I even toss in an occasional swear word when I'm sans kids, but dang. It's a little TOO much.
I really thought I would like this book. I liked the cover. I liked the synopsis. It just didn't live up to my expectations.
Not only is the constant use of 'f***' draining, the narration seems compulsive and wordy. It marinates a single thought for an ENTIRE chapter. What could be one simple sentence turns into a questioning diatribe that takes over pages and pages.
I wanted to love it. I'm sure it's a great book for a certain type of reader who has the patience to delve into it. That reader just wasn't me.
*I received an ARC from the publisher through goodreads in exchange for my honest review.
I really thought I would like this book. I liked the cover. I liked the synopsis. It just didn't live up to my expectations.
Not only is the constant use of 'f***' draining, the narration seems compulsive and wordy. It marinates a single thought for an ENTIRE chapter. What could be one simple sentence turns into a questioning diatribe that takes over pages and pages.
I wanted to love it. I'm sure it's a great book for a certain type of reader who has the patience to delve into it. That reader just wasn't me.
*I received an ARC from the publisher through goodreads in exchange for my honest review.
June 8, 2018
I received a copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.
Never Enough Time is a story about a teenage girl named Delaney who finds herself in an unusual situation where every time she falls asleep she ages by seven years. Literally, one day is the equivalent of seven years. I had a really hard time liking Delaney as a person. One of the artifacts of aging so quickly is that she had a teenager's mentality the entire time she aged. The inner monologue was incredibly annoying. I couldn't condone her life choices such as stealing her best friend's boyfriend and drinking heavily while pregnant. The story itself didn't make sense most of time. I actually didn't finish the book. Interesting concept, but the delivery was just not working for me.
Never Enough Time is a story about a teenage girl named Delaney who finds herself in an unusual situation where every time she falls asleep she ages by seven years. Literally, one day is the equivalent of seven years. I had a really hard time liking Delaney as a person. One of the artifacts of aging so quickly is that she had a teenager's mentality the entire time she aged. The inner monologue was incredibly annoying. I couldn't condone her life choices such as stealing her best friend's boyfriend and drinking heavily while pregnant. The story itself didn't make sense most of time. I actually didn't finish the book. Interesting concept, but the delivery was just not working for me.
May 30, 2018
I found the premise of the book very promising and interesting however I didn't like the main character. I think she was a little bit annoying and I couldn't relate to her.
Maybe I could've related more to Delaney if we had spend more time with her before she first "jumps" in time.
At the end of the book I had still some unanswered questions.
Otherwise it was a quick and enjoyable read
Maybe I could've related more to Delaney if we had spend more time with her before she first "jumps" in time.
At the end of the book I had still some unanswered questions.
Otherwise it was a quick and enjoyable read
July 31, 2018
I was unwilling to finish reading this book because the main character was beyond annoying and the premise turned out to not be as interesting as it sounded in the introductions I read. Very disappointing.
August 15, 2019
I have to clarify, this is a 2.5 star review.
When I first read the blurb for this book, it sounded too interesting not to read. The protagonist wakes up every day to find herself seven years older? It's like a reverse Groundhog Day. I was definitely in.
But a few chapters in I could already tell I was going to be disappointed. Delaney is a very erratic character, and while that can work, it often seemed to me like the author didn't know where she wanted to take the story, much less the main character.
The first time Delaney wakes up she's in college and I did find this part compelling. Because it's the first time around and everything is convoluted and a mess. But by the time the third and fourth times were rolling around and we still didn't have anything more than cryptic answers by the people around her, I grew frustrated.
But I kept reading.
None of the characters around Delaney seem to have much personality, other than to talk in vague generalities, and this includes Delaney herself. She never seems to want to actually get to the bottom of what's happening, because every time the opportunity comes up she either mouths off or leaves before she can determine what is happening.
But I kept reading.
There is practically zero world building in this book, which is odd. Despite moving forty-nine years into the future, we learn very little about what is happening to the world beyond Delaney's limited sphere. Even she doesn't seem to care about the world around her. I kept thinking it would have made more sense for the author to have started Delaney back in 1960 rather than present day if they didn't want to bother telling the audience what the future of this world looks like.
But I kept reading.
Throughout most of the book, Delaney is hung up on a one-night stand she had on her first day in the future: Raj. Most of the rest of the book is spent pining after her "long-lost love" who married someone else, despite the fact from her perspective she only knew him a few hours. It didn't come across as believable or particularly compelling. And Delaney's relationship with her only constant friend through all of this, Sara, is nothing but combative, and at times, downright toxic. These two seem to hate each other and yet they remain "best friends" for over forty years? Nothing about their relationship made any sense.
And yet I kept reading. All the way to the end. Because I wanted to find out what happened, and I was glad that the author didn't go with the obvious route. Which is why I'm giving it 2.5 instead of just two. The ending was probably the best part, but its a slog to get there. At one point I was just continuing to read out of stubbornness.
I think the author could have done a much better job building the character relationships and giving Delaney more than a "f*** it, I don't care" attitude throughout the whole thing as that got really old, really quick. Bravado will only get you so far. But because the idea was so compelling, I read the entire thing, and that's the main job of the book, to keep you turning the pages. While I think many other things could have been improved on for a better story, that much I believe the author did right.
When I first read the blurb for this book, it sounded too interesting not to read. The protagonist wakes up every day to find herself seven years older? It's like a reverse Groundhog Day. I was definitely in.
But a few chapters in I could already tell I was going to be disappointed. Delaney is a very erratic character, and while that can work, it often seemed to me like the author didn't know where she wanted to take the story, much less the main character.
The first time Delaney wakes up she's in college and I did find this part compelling. Because it's the first time around and everything is convoluted and a mess. But by the time the third and fourth times were rolling around and we still didn't have anything more than cryptic answers by the people around her, I grew frustrated.
But I kept reading.
None of the characters around Delaney seem to have much personality, other than to talk in vague generalities, and this includes Delaney herself. She never seems to want to actually get to the bottom of what's happening, because every time the opportunity comes up she either mouths off or leaves before she can determine what is happening.
But I kept reading.
There is practically zero world building in this book, which is odd. Despite moving forty-nine years into the future, we learn very little about what is happening to the world beyond Delaney's limited sphere. Even she doesn't seem to care about the world around her. I kept thinking it would have made more sense for the author to have started Delaney back in 1960 rather than present day if they didn't want to bother telling the audience what the future of this world looks like.
But I kept reading.
Throughout most of the book, Delaney is hung up on a one-night stand she had on her first day in the future: Raj. Most of the rest of the book is spent pining after her "long-lost love" who married someone else, despite the fact from her perspective she only knew him a few hours. It didn't come across as believable or particularly compelling. And Delaney's relationship with her only constant friend through all of this, Sara, is nothing but combative, and at times, downright toxic. These two seem to hate each other and yet they remain "best friends" for over forty years? Nothing about their relationship made any sense.
And yet I kept reading. All the way to the end. Because I wanted to find out what happened, and I was glad that the author didn't go with the obvious route. Which is why I'm giving it 2.5 instead of just two. The ending was probably the best part, but its a slog to get there. At one point I was just continuing to read out of stubbornness.
I think the author could have done a much better job building the character relationships and giving Delaney more than a "f*** it, I don't care" attitude throughout the whole thing as that got really old, really quick. Bravado will only get you so far. But because the idea was so compelling, I read the entire thing, and that's the main job of the book, to keep you turning the pages. While I think many other things could have been improved on for a better story, that much I believe the author did right.
June 27, 2018
What if your entire life passed by in just seven days?
Delaney is a procrastinator - she puts everything off until the last minute but has been lucky so far because she's smart and able to work hard under pressure. Her mother complains of not having enough time and Delaney thinks she's crazy, she has all the time in the world. Until she wakes up and finds seven years of her life had passed.
I loved, loved the idea behind this book. The phrase "What if your entire life passed by in just seven days? " sucked me in, especially since I've been very aware lately of how fast time if flying by.
I also adored the Delaney I first met in the book. She reminded me of myself once upon a time, a smart mouthed teen who knew everything. I thought she was hysterical.
When she first woke up and discovered that all this time had passed, I still liked her, and felt her actions were pretty appropriate for a teenager waking up as an adult. But as she went on in the book, I had less patience with her, and thought that she didn't quite act like a teenager through the story, but also not like someone going through these experiences that she had. Her character was pretty unrealistic to me by the ending.
I also had no idea why she was so caught up on someone she only knew a few hours. Huh? He wasn't a high school boyfriend, or someone she'd known for ever, but someone she literally had a brief encounter with but for some reason he became the love of her life.
I also had issues with what was happening to her the rest of the time- when she wasn't waking up as the Delaney we knew in the story. Was she a completely different person? Two spirits in the same body? One misses a day every seven years and the other lives one day? It might have been more believable to me to have her wake up each day with those old memories a part of her, but still remembering seven years ago like it was today. Does that make sense?
The ending also lost me.
So three stars because I loved the concept and the story had potential. I kept reading because I wanted to find out what happened, even if I was fairly let down by the ending.
And note- I received this as an ARC in return for an honest review.
Delaney is a procrastinator - she puts everything off until the last minute but has been lucky so far because she's smart and able to work hard under pressure. Her mother complains of not having enough time and Delaney thinks she's crazy, she has all the time in the world. Until she wakes up and finds seven years of her life had passed.
I loved, loved the idea behind this book. The phrase "What if your entire life passed by in just seven days? " sucked me in, especially since I've been very aware lately of how fast time if flying by.
I also adored the Delaney I first met in the book. She reminded me of myself once upon a time, a smart mouthed teen who knew everything. I thought she was hysterical.
When she first woke up and discovered that all this time had passed, I still liked her, and felt her actions were pretty appropriate for a teenager waking up as an adult. But as she went on in the book, I had less patience with her, and thought that she didn't quite act like a teenager through the story, but also not like someone going through these experiences that she had. Her character was pretty unrealistic to me by the ending.
I also had no idea why she was so caught up on someone she only knew a few hours. Huh? He wasn't a high school boyfriend, or someone she'd known for ever, but someone she literally had a brief encounter with but for some reason he became the love of her life.
I also had issues with what was happening to her the rest of the time- when she wasn't waking up as the Delaney we knew in the story. Was she a completely different person? Two spirits in the same body? One misses a day every seven years and the other lives one day? It might have been more believable to me to have her wake up each day with those old memories a part of her, but still remembering seven years ago like it was today. Does that make sense?
The ending also lost me.
So three stars because I loved the concept and the story had potential. I kept reading because I wanted to find out what happened, even if I was fairly let down by the ending.
And note- I received this as an ARC in return for an honest review.
May 27, 2018
What if you had to live your whole life in 7 days? That’s what happens to Delaney Archer, after she goes to sleep as a perfectly normal almost 17 year old, thank you very much, and wakes up as a grad student about to finish her thesis, and seven years have passed. She’s all of a sudden got friends she doesn’t know, a thesis to finish that she doesn’t remember starting, and a boyfriend she’s pretty sure she loves even though it feels like she just met him. She falls asleep in a college dorm room, but she wakes up 7 years later in an apartment in New York. This cycle continues for Delaney each night after she falls asleep. Everyone around Delaney moves in real time, and can remember the things that Delaney did last week. The only thing Delaney remembers is that one day she lived 7 years ago. This is the story of Delaney Archer’s “cycle of sevens.”
I really enjoyed the premise of this book. It’s such an interesting thing to think about how you would handle living your life seven years at a time. I also liked the almost ethereal feel each day had. I feel like Delaney didn’t quite have the kind of character growth I would’ve expected, and the ending was a bit confusing, but overall I enjoyed this quick read. You’re left with more questions than answers at the end of this book, but I think that’s ok in this situation. It leaves you to ponder about your own reaction if you were put on this path.
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed the premise of this book. It’s such an interesting thing to think about how you would handle living your life seven years at a time. I also liked the almost ethereal feel each day had. I feel like Delaney didn’t quite have the kind of character growth I would’ve expected, and the ending was a bit confusing, but overall I enjoyed this quick read. You’re left with more questions than answers at the end of this book, but I think that’s ok in this situation. It leaves you to ponder about your own reaction if you were put on this path.
I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
June 8, 2018
Delaney Archer is just about to turn seventeen and has a final piece of coursework to do before she graduates high school. She is one of those students, like many, who leave things to the last minute and her mother has been nagging her about this all the time.
The main twist in the story is that, one morning she wakes up in a different bed and place to find herself at graduate school and obviously about seven years older! She can’t remember what has happened and how she got there in the first place. Some of the people know her and she has to make excuses to get through the day.
Unfortunately, the same happens after she goes to sleep. She has again ended up somewhere else and again is seven years older. This keeps happening and she has to try and find how she can get back to her old life, or she will die in just a week or so. The rule of seven – she needs to find what this means and how to break the cycle. Every day may bring a new adventure, but it also comes with a loss of seven years of her life.
An interesting story that leaves you wondering what will happen next, where she will end up and with who. You have to read on to see what happens with her friendships, partners and locations she ends up in. Will she ever get back to being sixteen and change her ways and see her family again?
I received and ARC copy of this book from Hidden Gems and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
The main twist in the story is that, one morning she wakes up in a different bed and place to find herself at graduate school and obviously about seven years older! She can’t remember what has happened and how she got there in the first place. Some of the people know her and she has to make excuses to get through the day.
Unfortunately, the same happens after she goes to sleep. She has again ended up somewhere else and again is seven years older. This keeps happening and she has to try and find how she can get back to her old life, or she will die in just a week or so. The rule of seven – she needs to find what this means and how to break the cycle. Every day may bring a new adventure, but it also comes with a loss of seven years of her life.
An interesting story that leaves you wondering what will happen next, where she will end up and with who. You have to read on to see what happens with her friendships, partners and locations she ends up in. Will she ever get back to being sixteen and change her ways and see her family again?
I received and ARC copy of this book from Hidden Gems and I have freely given my own opinion of the book above.
June 12, 2018
Intriguing and exciting but I’ve got some unanswered questions still
Delaney wakes up and 7 years have gone. Just like that. What?! Of course she doesn’t understand! She swears a lot, I don’t mind normally but this was a bit overkill. But I could accept she felt a need to express her anger and confusion. But to have a nine-year-old use the f-word? That’s just not OK.
But I have to say I absolutely loved it! (The ‘but’ and explanation ‘why not 5 stars’ comes later). Such an intriguing concept! Wow! I found this book hard to put down. Exciting, especially in the beginning. It did become a little less exciting after the 4th or 5th time she experienced a 7-year-skip, but I still found it very interesting.
But: now that I’ve finished, I still have questions! Lots! So, I’m feeling a bit disappointed that things are left unexplained… I’m still confused… Why? How? What? Vagueness rules… I feel like a deflated balloon… And the very end, although everything works out and it’s all wonderful, was too quick! I didn’t even get to enjoy it; it was like a page and a half only…
With more explanations and more excitement at the end, it would’ve gotten 5 stars. Still 4 stars though; it did make quite an impact! It was intense, at least for the larger part. And no cliff-hanger :)
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Hidden Gems and voluntarily posted an honest review. I received no remuneration for it.
Delaney wakes up and 7 years have gone. Just like that. What?! Of course she doesn’t understand! She swears a lot, I don’t mind normally but this was a bit overkill. But I could accept she felt a need to express her anger and confusion. But to have a nine-year-old use the f-word? That’s just not OK.
But I have to say I absolutely loved it! (The ‘but’ and explanation ‘why not 5 stars’ comes later). Such an intriguing concept! Wow! I found this book hard to put down. Exciting, especially in the beginning. It did become a little less exciting after the 4th or 5th time she experienced a 7-year-skip, but I still found it very interesting.
But: now that I’ve finished, I still have questions! Lots! So, I’m feeling a bit disappointed that things are left unexplained… I’m still confused… Why? How? What? Vagueness rules… I feel like a deflated balloon… And the very end, although everything works out and it’s all wonderful, was too quick! I didn’t even get to enjoy it; it was like a page and a half only…
With more explanations and more excitement at the end, it would’ve gotten 5 stars. Still 4 stars though; it did make quite an impact! It was intense, at least for the larger part. And no cliff-hanger :)
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Hidden Gems and voluntarily posted an honest review. I received no remuneration for it.
July 17, 2018
Time travel- check. Confused protagonist- check. Available on NetGalley- check. I finished reading this almost two months ago, and I can’t seem to remember the ending. I remember that as a supposedly smart protagonist, Delaney is pretty dumb, willing to accept ludicrous scenarios to explain her time jumping. Every singe character is annoying, with Sara being the worst of them all. The selfishness and hedonism is rife throughout. Really, Sara and the boyfriend are wretches of humanity, and for someone so smart, Delaney should’ve cut them loose long ago – especially since she didn’t even know them! Many reviews complain about the swears, but apparently, those reviewers have never encountered a teen in the wild- which Delaney was supposed to be, albeit in an adult body.
Overall, the book wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t very good either. There were a lot of issues, with flashes of brilliance. The fact that I can’t remember the ending so soon after finishing the book makes me think that it wasn’t that great. Never Enough Time truly is a middle of the road book. I’d award it just to the positive side of middle of the road with 3.5 stars. I saw that the author wrote another sci-fi novel, Prediction, so I think I’ll check that out at a later date.
Overall, the book wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t very good either. There were a lot of issues, with flashes of brilliance. The fact that I can’t remember the ending so soon after finishing the book makes me think that it wasn’t that great. Never Enough Time truly is a middle of the road book. I’d award it just to the positive side of middle of the road with 3.5 stars. I saw that the author wrote another sci-fi novel, Prediction, so I think I’ll check that out at a later date.
June 12, 2018
Fascinating premise, teenager lives 7 years every day, aging as she wakes each morning, completely unaware of what has transpired in ‘her’ life in the passing time. Delaney, our protagonist, leaves everything until the last minute and has a teen’s complete lack of interest in anything unrelated to her own problems. As each day passes, her body ages, but her mind is still basically 16 years old and stubbornly fixated on all that she has been denied; wishing for another drink, since she is finally of age. The book deals with mysteries: of aging, loss, love and attachment. All will be mentioned, some in passing and others with some detailed attention. Although the book flails a bit with its plot and philosophical underpinnings, it is impossible to put down. It moves quickly and is, in one word, delightful. Delaney is as obnoxious as she is compelling, and readers will want to know how her story ends. I received my copy from the publisher through NetGalley.
June 7, 2018
Delaney Archer goes to bed 16 years old and wakes up seven years older. The next day, this happens again. And again. She learns she’s on the Path of Sevens and... the story starts to fall apart here. The premise was interesting. The beginning was strong. The book really should have ended WAY earlier than it did.
I’ll admit I started skimming because the end was dragging on and on and on. The romance that Delaney holds on to for a week(to her)/40+ years(to others) is discarded for a romance with a character introduced fairly late into the story that you don’t get a lot of info about.
I received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I’ll admit I started skimming because the end was dragging on and on and on. The romance that Delaney holds on to for a week(to her)/40+ years(to others) is discarded for a romance with a character introduced fairly late into the story that you don’t get a lot of info about.
I received a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 13, 2019
Perspective
This was a thought provoking read about life. There was a definite progression in the mental state.of the main character from frustration to acceptance that she had a.choice in how she perceived and accepted her life's journey. Personally I grew tired of the continual use of the F bomb. Once I counted 4 on one page. It felt greatly overused. However, I began to ignore them and plunged on ahead because I wanted to find put what happened at the end of the 7s. The theology of life was a different take on my own beliefs. It was eye opening to see this different perspective.
This was a thought provoking read about life. There was a definite progression in the mental state.of the main character from frustration to acceptance that she had a.choice in how she perceived and accepted her life's journey. Personally I grew tired of the continual use of the F bomb. Once I counted 4 on one page. It felt greatly overused. However, I began to ignore them and plunged on ahead because I wanted to find put what happened at the end of the 7s. The theology of life was a different take on my own beliefs. It was eye opening to see this different perspective.
June 24, 2019
I liked this book a lot. It was different to what you usually find in Time Travel books and the heroine was a lot more stoic than I would have been in the situation she found herself. Time Traveling because you want to, would seem to require a different attitude and mind set rather than being time traveled at someone's whim. I gotta say, she handled it well most of the time. This is a great science fiction book without creepy aliens trying to take over the world, robots, or shoot outs in space. But it's a book you can't put down until the very end and I'll take that over any of those any day. I highly recommend it for the more genteel of our species and those who are not, but just like a well written story!
May 31, 2018
I got this as part of an ARC. I really liked the premise of the book, jumping 7 years ahead of your current life each time you fall asleep for the night. I wasn't sure how I really felt about Delany. There was no real introduction into her character prior to bouncing 7 years from her teenage years. For each 7 years she only has the time of that day to spend. You never really find out much about her life and I was left with questions at the end. Was a quick read and overall not a bad read. I wish there was more meat to the book.
June 3, 2018
What a roller coaster! You just never knew what was going to happen with this book. It grabs your attention from the beginning and keeps you there. It’s funny I never really cared for most of the characters in the book besides the main one but when you only get to talk to someone once every 7 years and you have no idea where you are or what is going on, the characters are going to come off as annoying. I just couldn’t imagine the panic she must have felt not knowing her own life.
April 5, 2020
This book was an enigma to me...for one thing I kept wanting to leave it and go on to another book, but....couldn't seem to stop reading! I needed to know the ending of a story so strange. I wouldn't call it great, but I have to say it was compelling at a time when I needed to be spirited away from reality. The ending was as strange as the book and I'm still pondering the characters and the storyline. My suggestion is, start it and see for yourself...could be you can't put it down.
June 13, 2019
I really enjoyed this book, it was very easy to read and quick to get through. I do have some problems with the book ... like how for such a smart girl she has so little critical thinking going on. I think the book could definitely use more chapters explaining what’s going on and I honestly don’t understand the ending. The book made me think a lot about time and values.
June 16, 2018
The storyline is an interesting one however the execution fell flat in my opinion. The characters lacked depth and the main character was very immature and did not grow through out the story. I gave it 3 stars because it has potential
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