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A Future Somewhere
Max is an ordinary girl with an extraordinary problem, panic attacks that force her back in time. Desperate to get away from a cheating boyfriend, party-girl mum and a miserable life in East London, she uses her gift to cheat her way to a fully paid place, at posh private school Cavenden.
But the first term is tough, she doesn’t fit in with the other students and she can’t keep up academically. Lonely, sad and desperate, Max loses control and causes a fire on the last night of term that destroys her boarding house and kills one of her classmates.
Luckily, Max panics and wakes up back at the beginning of November. Given a second chance, she’s determined not to make the same mistakes and thank Evan, the boy who lost his life saving hers.
This time around, Max opens her heart and mind and allows herself to make friendships and fall in love, but fate has a plan for us all and the fire on the last night of term is determined to burn.
But the first term is tough, she doesn’t fit in with the other students and she can’t keep up academically. Lonely, sad and desperate, Max loses control and causes a fire on the last night of term that destroys her boarding house and kills one of her classmates.
Luckily, Max panics and wakes up back at the beginning of November. Given a second chance, she’s determined not to make the same mistakes and thank Evan, the boy who lost his life saving hers.
This time around, Max opens her heart and mind and allows herself to make friendships and fall in love, but fate has a plan for us all and the fire on the last night of term is determined to burn.
216 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 12, 2019
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February 24, 2021
I read this thrilling debut last month on kindle alongside Daisy Jones and The Six. Why did these two books go so well together? I don’t know - yet they really did. Maybe it was because they are both so refreshing original. I really enjoyed the two of them, but it was this YA time-hop romance that won my heart.
I loved the main character Max in all her moody imperfectness. I loved the quirky supporting characters surrounding her and urging her along. I loved the setting of an up-it’s-own-arse boarding school and the atmosphere that kept me both cosy and hooked. And I loved the story - it felt clever, original, fresh and modern. It was compelling, surprising and satisfying. Take this as a raging recommendation. A fabulous read.
I loved the main character Max in all her moody imperfectness. I loved the quirky supporting characters surrounding her and urging her along. I loved the setting of an up-it’s-own-arse boarding school and the atmosphere that kept me both cosy and hooked. And I loved the story - it felt clever, original, fresh and modern. It was compelling, surprising and satisfying. Take this as a raging recommendation. A fabulous read.
November 20, 2019
Fantastic book, I really enjoyed it. It has a refreshing and novel take on time travel, the characters are engaging and the story zips along. A really assured debut. Well worth the time.
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