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Determined
In 2006, eighteen-year-old Sophia Alexander is shocked by the appearance of her time-traveling self, from twenty years in the future. She is even more shocked by the apparition's message – Sophia must become a chef, obtain a job in the White House, and stop a president named Zachary Mirren from starting World War Three. Millions of lives are at stake.
Unsure if the vision was real or a hallucination, Sophia struggles to decide how much of her life to devote to this task. Yet, time brings more evidence that her encounter with her future self was indeed real.
Sophia resigns herself to her fate, knowing she must be prepared, even if it means sacrificing her own goals, needs, and relationships. But will she have to give up everything, even her humanity, for the sake of a better future?
Can the future even be changed... or is it determined?
(This new-adult contemporary sci-fi novel is the first in the Determined Series, by D.A. Hahn. The stories can be read in any order)
Unsure if the vision was real or a hallucination, Sophia struggles to decide how much of her life to devote to this task. Yet, time brings more evidence that her encounter with her future self was indeed real.
Sophia resigns herself to her fate, knowing she must be prepared, even if it means sacrificing her own goals, needs, and relationships. But will she have to give up everything, even her humanity, for the sake of a better future?
Can the future even be changed... or is it determined?
(This new-adult contemporary sci-fi novel is the first in the Determined Series, by D.A. Hahn. The stories can be read in any order)
291 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 26, 2020
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February 13, 2021
Determined, D.A. Hahn’s sophomore novel, is a brilliant and thoughtful take on time travel and the limitless quandaries it can create. The story paces well, moving through effortlessly without being rushed, and is populated with intriguing characters and situations. She has crafted an engrossing narrative that both feels natural and provokes the reader into asking themselves deep, tough questions about morality and causality. An excellent story, well written and satisfying.
April 18, 2022
It's not really about time travel.
Sophie's future self appears in her bedroom when she's a teenager and tells her she must kill the president in two decades, or so.
So Sophie focuses her life on that tidbit.
She goes back to her past life and changes the message, just a little bit, which makes a difference.
Sophie's future self appears in her bedroom when she's a teenager and tells her she must kill the president in two decades, or so.
So Sophie focuses her life on that tidbit.
She goes back to her past life and changes the message, just a little bit, which makes a difference.
August 23, 2021
Just enough mind bending, just enough skepticism
And huge doses of what if! Perfect recipe for time travel!
Well done, great writing, believable characters!
Thanks for the escape!
And huge doses of what if! Perfect recipe for time travel!
Well done, great writing, believable characters!
Thanks for the escape!
May 8, 2021
A real treat!
Surprisingly good read from an unknown (to me) author about one of my favorite topics- time travel! Great ending with possible sequel. Not sciency at all. Good job!
Surprisingly good read from an unknown (to me) author about one of my favorite topics- time travel! Great ending with possible sequel. Not sciency at all. Good job!
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June 24, 2022
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In 2006, eighteen-year-old Sophia Alexander is shocked by the appearance of her time-traveling self, from twenty years in the future. She is even more shocked by the apparition's message – Sophia must become a chef, obtain a job in the White House, and stop a president named Zachary Mirren from starting World War Three. Millions of lives are at stake.
Unsure if the vision was real or a hallucination, Sophia struggles to decide how much of her life to devote to this task. Yet, time brings more evidence that her encounter with her future self was indeed real.
Sophia resigns herself to her fate, knowing she must be prepared, even if it means sacrificing her own goals, needs, and relationships. But will she have to give up everything, even her humanity, for the sake of a better future?
Can the future even be changed... or is it determined?
D.A. Hahn
In 2006, eighteen-year-old Sophia Alexander is shocked by the appearance of her time-traveling self, from twenty years in the future. She is even more shocked by the apparition's message – Sophia must become a chef, obtain a job in the White House, and stop a president named Zachary Mirren from starting World War Three. Millions of lives are at stake.
Unsure if the vision was real or a hallucination, Sophia struggles to decide how much of her life to devote to this task. Yet, time brings more evidence that her encounter with her future self was indeed real.
Sophia resigns herself to her fate, knowing she must be prepared, even if it means sacrificing her own goals, needs, and relationships. But will she have to give up everything, even her humanity, for the sake of a better future?
Can the future even be changed... or is it determined?
D.A. Hahn
April 3, 2024
How far do you have to read a story before it's fair to give up?
For me, the answer is apparently 14% of the story.
Some of the events and language are above young adult level, while the prose is sadly below that level. Seriously, boredom made it tough to get through a chapter a night. It didn't seem to bring anything new to the time travel genre, and I'm absolutely uninterested in young adult drama.
Sorry. I tried...
Book was received for free from Goodreads Giveaway contest.
For me, the answer is apparently 14% of the story.
Some of the events and language are above young adult level, while the prose is sadly below that level. Seriously, boredom made it tough to get through a chapter a night. It didn't seem to bring anything new to the time travel genre, and I'm absolutely uninterested in young adult drama.
Sorry. I tried...
Book was received for free from Goodreads Giveaway contest.
September 14, 2021
Ridiculous and infantile
"Teen Scream Meets Back to the Past".
It's just stupid . The dialogue is pure high school and the plot holes are enormous.
I kept waiting for this book to improve but that never happened.
" Bad! To The Future " at least had Doc Brown, but this mess has nothing to offer other than a fondness for bad grammar and runs on sentences.
The entire story was a total waste of reading time. Definitely Deleting this from my device. Keeping it would mean taking up unnecessary space on my computer memory.
I can't recommend this.
It's quite possibly the worst story I've ever read.
Just don't.
"Teen Scream Meets Back to the Past".
It's just stupid . The dialogue is pure high school and the plot holes are enormous.
I kept waiting for this book to improve but that never happened.
" Bad! To The Future " at least had Doc Brown, but this mess has nothing to offer other than a fondness for bad grammar and runs on sentences.
The entire story was a total waste of reading time. Definitely Deleting this from my device. Keeping it would mean taking up unnecessary space on my computer memory.
I can't recommend this.
It's quite possibly the worst story I've ever read.
Just don't.
November 15, 2022
Disclaimer: I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway in exchange for a fair and honest review.
I love apocalypse books no matter where they are in the apocalypse cycle. This one was so fun. A time machine, a president corrupted when he’s saved by a deal with the devil, a life lived to meet a demand, etc.
I often read books like this in which a woman needs saving. This book had a strong female lead who faced a lot of adversity and didn’t lose herself in the process. I appreciate the themes of loss, grief, and love being approached with care. Lately there have been a lot of trauma for the sake of trauma books, and this one dealt with it tastefully. Can’t wait to read book 2!
I love apocalypse books no matter where they are in the apocalypse cycle. This one was so fun. A time machine, a president corrupted when he’s saved by a deal with the devil, a life lived to meet a demand, etc.
I often read books like this in which a woman needs saving. This book had a strong female lead who faced a lot of adversity and didn’t lose herself in the process. I appreciate the themes of loss, grief, and love being approached with care. Lately there have been a lot of trauma for the sake of trauma books, and this one dealt with it tastefully. Can’t wait to read book 2!
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August 7, 2022
Lovely
Humane. Compelling. Time travel essentials with a careful focus on the protagonist. Well written, read in as close to one sitting as I could manage. Recommended for lovers of time travel.
Humane. Compelling. Time travel essentials with a careful focus on the protagonist. Well written, read in as close to one sitting as I could manage. Recommended for lovers of time travel.
July 28, 2022
Great page turner
A great page turner, it kept me in suspense, even though I knew the eventual outcome. A nice story and good character development.
A great page turner, it kept me in suspense, even though I knew the eventual outcome. A nice story and good character development.
December 10, 2022
Coming of age, time travel, love story
With an intriguing political disaster potentially taking the lives of millions, the main character has to make some difficult choices about who to trust and how to navigate the paradoxes of time travel.
The story is interesting, but it suffers from genre confusion. Is it a love story? Is it a coming-of-age story? Is it about a young woman trying to find her place in the world? While quite a few books can be all of those things at once, this one seemed confused about which one it wanted to be. The prose was mediocre, which made me want even more for it to pick a lane and be the genre novel it read like. All of the different story types worked, but I often found myself skimming the romance moments or the girl-finding-her-way sections because they felt like more like filler, or a clumsy way to drag out suspense or make word count, than meaningful plot development. Part of the problem was that the prose and the plotting were largely cliche'. Nothing surprising ever happened either in the plot or in the narrative presentation. It kept me well enough to finish it, but I won't be bothering with more in the series. I don't see room for anything else meaningful to add, unless the writer improves significantly.
With an intriguing political disaster potentially taking the lives of millions, the main character has to make some difficult choices about who to trust and how to navigate the paradoxes of time travel.
The story is interesting, but it suffers from genre confusion. Is it a love story? Is it a coming-of-age story? Is it about a young woman trying to find her place in the world? While quite a few books can be all of those things at once, this one seemed confused about which one it wanted to be. The prose was mediocre, which made me want even more for it to pick a lane and be the genre novel it read like. All of the different story types worked, but I often found myself skimming the romance moments or the girl-finding-her-way sections because they felt like more like filler, or a clumsy way to drag out suspense or make word count, than meaningful plot development. Part of the problem was that the prose and the plotting were largely cliche'. Nothing surprising ever happened either in the plot or in the narrative presentation. It kept me well enough to finish it, but I won't be bothering with more in the series. I don't see room for anything else meaningful to add, unless the writer improves significantly.
February 10, 2022
Better than average, not action packed
This was better than the average time travel book, at least in terms of originality. No instant phone booth to just pop out the other side. That being said, it definitely wasn't action packed. Some small details were important, but some big ones were completely irrelevant to the plot, at least in my opinion. Still, it felt original enough and well written enough to be worth the time.
This was better than the average time travel book, at least in terms of originality. No instant phone booth to just pop out the other side. That being said, it definitely wasn't action packed. Some small details were important, but some big ones were completely irrelevant to the plot, at least in my opinion. Still, it felt original enough and well written enough to be worth the time.
December 25, 2023
This book ended up being fairly enjoyable. In the interest of honesty, I hated the opening scene and almost put the book down. But, the premise was interesting so I pushed through and found myself liking it. The writing style feels a little young, like the author is still gaining experience, but overall not in a way that detracts from the story.
I found the ending satisfying and thought provoking.
If you're looking for a fairly quick, easy read this is a good one to try.
I found the ending satisfying and thought provoking.
If you're looking for a fairly quick, easy read this is a good one to try.
June 17, 2024
tremendously compelling read
The story has more hairpin turns than San Francisco’s Lombard Street! It reaches a totally unbelievable conclusion from a series of unbelievable premises. But once you take the plunge, the story is very good. Can’t say any more without revealing spoilers. I’m still chuckling with both amusement and enjoyment for an unlikely story well told.
The story has more hairpin turns than San Francisco’s Lombard Street! It reaches a totally unbelievable conclusion from a series of unbelievable premises. But once you take the plunge, the story is very good. Can’t say any more without revealing spoilers. I’m still chuckling with both amusement and enjoyment for an unlikely story well told.
October 17, 2022
better than expected
I won a copy of this book though a Goodreads giveaway. This book was more enjoyable than I expected. I enjoyed following the development of Sophia. While there is a sequel, I also feel satisfied with the ending of this book.
I won a copy of this book though a Goodreads giveaway. This book was more enjoyable than I expected. I enjoyed following the development of Sophia. While there is a sequel, I also feel satisfied with the ending of this book.
November 28, 2022
Thank you for the free book!!!
I was a little nervous by the way the book began, I didn't think I was going to like it. The writing got better after she was done with college. I also wasn't a huge fan of most of the Margot stuff, especially the before times, but it is what it is. Cute book!
I was a little nervous by the way the book began, I didn't think I was going to like it. The writing got better after she was done with college. I also wasn't a huge fan of most of the Margot stuff, especially the before times, but it is what it is. Cute book!
January 6, 2023
very interesting
I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway. It was a bit slow at first but ended up being a very good read. It has many things going for it, action, sex, betrayal. And who doesn’t like time travel.
I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway. It was a bit slow at first but ended up being a very good read. It has many things going for it, action, sex, betrayal. And who doesn’t like time travel.
August 3, 2024
great story, well written
I had such a good time reading this book! The story is compelling and kept me there right up to the last word. Good characterisation, well edited and a great read!
I had such a good time reading this book! The story is compelling and kept me there right up to the last word. Good characterisation, well edited and a great read!
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December 21, 2022
This was a great book and I loved the story but I didn’t love the choppy writing and timeline. Maybe that’s just a me thing but all in all, it was great!
June 6, 2023
I enjoyed this book. It was a great escape and fun to read.
August 3, 2024
determined to enjoy
Determined is a nice YA type read. The pacing was good and the premise drew me in quickly. Would highly recommend checking out this novel!
Determined is a nice YA type read. The pacing was good and the premise drew me in quickly. Would highly recommend checking out this novel!
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