RUN: The Tesla Effect Book 2

The Tesla Effect #2

by Julie Drew

Tesla Abbot assumed that using her father's time machine to save his life and defeat his evil-scientist nemesis would've finally make her life at least somewhat normal, but her junior year is off to a bad start. Working part-time for a secret government agency is cool and all, but the physical training is intensifying the strange abilities she's always tried to hide, and now the whole school has seen her in action in a humiliating episode of epic proportions. Her dad is clearly hiding something related to her mother's death, making Tesla wonder if it was an accident at all, and her suspicions are taking a toll on their relationship and putting her little brother Max, whom she adores, in the middle of it all. As if that weren't bad enough, she can't figure Finn out--one day he's all over her, the next, she doesn't exist--and Sam wants more than she's ready to give. Pushed to the breaking point by literally every aspect of her life, Tesla decides that jumping back in time again will allow her to figure out her present and solve the central mystery of her past: who killed her mother. But every action has unintended consequences, and when Tesla time travels again she's faced with the horror of unthinkable choices whose ripple effects in every direction could destroy the future she's hoping to create, for herself and everyone she loves.

238 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 4, 2014

Reviews

[Brian Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

As much as I loved meeting Tesla, Finn, Sam, and the rest, all for the first time in Glimpse - as much as I loved being introduced to the setting and plot of this story for the first time - Run surpasses book one. Characters continue to develop into sympathetic, believable people; the science gets more interesting and comprehensible; both relationships and central conflicts become more engaging. If you liked Glimpse, you'll love Run.

[Josiah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Plot: B
Writing: D
Vocabulary: D
Level: Easy
Rating: PG-13 (manslaughter by a child, dysfunctional family, death of parent, steamy love triangle)
Theme: Unrealistic teenage angst overshadows troubling scientific and ethical dilemmas.