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The Time Bubble
Discover a whole new world of time travel adventures!
The first Time Bubble novel sets the scene for an epic series of stories, exploring time travel from every possible angle.
The adventure begins in 2018, when Charlie and Josh stumble across a mysterious time portal in a railway tunnel.
At first it seems like harmless fun, jumping a few seconds at a time into the future. Soon things take a more serious turn as the leaps in time increase in duration. When a teenage girl goes missing, and the police become involved, suspicion falls on Charlie. How can he explain where she is? Will anyone believe him?
Set in a small market town in southern England in the early 21st century, this light-hearted time travel story has plenty to delight readers of all ages.
The Time Bubble is the first part of an epic series exploring the time travel genre in original and innovative ways. The novels follow the main characters from youth to middle age as they jump forwards, backwards, and sideways into alternate worlds.
The first Time Bubble novel sets the scene for an epic series of stories, exploring time travel from every possible angle.
The adventure begins in 2018, when Charlie and Josh stumble across a mysterious time portal in a railway tunnel.
At first it seems like harmless fun, jumping a few seconds at a time into the future. Soon things take a more serious turn as the leaps in time increase in duration. When a teenage girl goes missing, and the police become involved, suspicion falls on Charlie. How can he explain where she is? Will anyone believe him?
Set in a small market town in southern England in the early 21st century, this light-hearted time travel story has plenty to delight readers of all ages.
The Time Bubble is the first part of an epic series exploring the time travel genre in original and innovative ways. The novels follow the main characters from youth to middle age as they jump forwards, backwards, and sideways into alternate worlds.
216 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 17, 2014
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Jason Ayres
39 books102 followersJason Ayres fulfilled his lifelong dream of becoming a full-time author when he left the corporate world behind and published his first novel in 2014. Since then, he has written twenty more books, delighting readers with his signature mix of humour, engaging characters, and imaginative storytelling.
His character-driven tales focus on ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations—whether travelling to an uncertain future, revisiting their past, or exploring alternate timelines. Blending elements of sci-fi, romance, and everyday life, his stories offer something for everyone, with relatable characters at their heart.
Jason’s latest series, set in the 1980s, follows present-day protagonists who, down on their luck, get a chance to relive a pivotal year from their past. 1980, 1981, and 1982 are available now, with more to come.
Want to know more about Jason? - You can find him at:
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His character-driven tales focus on ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations—whether travelling to an uncertain future, revisiting their past, or exploring alternate timelines. Blending elements of sci-fi, romance, and everyday life, his stories offer something for everyone, with relatable characters at their heart.
Jason’s latest series, set in the 1980s, follows present-day protagonists who, down on their luck, get a chance to relive a pivotal year from their past. 1980, 1981, and 1982 are available now, with more to come.
Want to know more about Jason? - You can find him at:
https://www.jasonayres.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/TheTimeBubble/
https://twitter.com/TheTimeBubble/
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January 8, 2024
2.5 stars rounded up!
I'm afraid I didn't finish this book and gave up after reaching the 40% mark. I found it so boring, with its main characters being adolescent loved upped teenagers, bored coppers and a former 'C' rated celebratory with a drink problem. The story began in a promising way with two teenagers discovering a "time portal" in a newly constructed pedestrian underpass. An original concept and one that was much appreciated by many readers, judging by the number of 5 star ratings but, it wasn't for me.
I'm afraid I didn't finish this book and gave up after reaching the 40% mark. I found it so boring, with its main characters being adolescent loved upped teenagers, bored coppers and a former 'C' rated celebratory with a drink problem. The story began in a promising way with two teenagers discovering a "time portal" in a newly constructed pedestrian underpass. An original concept and one that was much appreciated by many readers, judging by the number of 5 star ratings but, it wasn't for me.
May 24, 2018
I bought The Time Bubble as I'd enjoyed My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday by Jason Ayres. The Time Bubble certainly kept me turning the pages, although I didn't find it as intriguing as My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday. But at the end of the story, it made me ponder on the implications of time doubling up every time a person passed through the time bubble. I wondered if Peter ever needed to eat, drink or even answer a call of nature? It was rather mind boggling and I'm tempted to buy the second book in the series.
I do think the punctuation should be addressed and I wondered about a minor being interviewed by the police without a parent or appropriate adult being present.
But despite this, I can absolutely recommend The Time Bubble for lovers of time travel science fiction.
I do think the punctuation should be addressed and I wondered about a minor being interviewed by the police without a parent or appropriate adult being present.
But despite this, I can absolutely recommend The Time Bubble for lovers of time travel science fiction.
February 12, 2016
Another fun book from Jason Ayres. A YA book with a fair amount of action and lively characters. Even though this is his first fiction entry, I felt at times his style and quality was similar to Robert J. Sawyer. I would have liked the book to be longer (he should consider writing books in the 300+ page length). I look forward to reading the other two books in the series.
August 10, 2017
Waste of time
No proper plot and babyish language . Read it in a day only because I wanted to get it over and done with
No proper plot and babyish language . Read it in a day only because I wanted to get it over and done with
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April 19, 2020Not really fair to rate this as I read so little of it.
I just couldn’t bring myself to venture beyond the first dozen pages.
Not for me.
I just couldn’t bring myself to venture beyond the first dozen pages.
Not for me.
April 9, 2015
I’ve read quite a few time travel stories, and this author definitely had a fresh take on the subject that was quite delightful. A time bubble is discovered in a newly excavated tunnel. Anyone who walks through it unwittingly is automatically pushed forward in time. Just how far in time they’re advanced doubles each time someone enters the time bubble. Because the initial leaps forward in time are but seconds, then minutes, then hours, our heroes have time to figure out what to make of this discovery before the leaps forward in time take on far more ominous overtones. As one of them doing the math figures out later, if you have a penny and doubled it each day, inside of a month you’d be a millionaire. With that revelation comes the awareness of just how serious this discovery could get in a hurry.
But there are a few complications. For one, these are teens that have discovered the time bubble and that means teen logic applies. That is to say, they don’t trust adults who in turn don’t trust them, so the tendency is to work this monumental problem out amongst themselves. As you can imagine, things quickly go from bad to worse the longer they take to inform the authorities. But then, that’s just the A-story.
The B-story is what you would expect from a YA novel, it’s full of romantic intrigue and teens pining over people they can’t have, and the ones that should be together, making a flubbing mess of trying to get together. Just how much hormones take precedence even over a discovery as dramatic as the time bubble leads to no shortage of laughs and screw-ups.
Characters unfold and take on depth as the story moves along, and I was pleased that this YA story was different than most in that the adults have a more substantial role to play in things—even if that comes much later in the story. And their romantic trysts and involvement with the time bubble adds a lot of delicious plot twists and complications, and makes the story far more accessible to a broader age range of readers.
All in all, a great set up novel for a time travel series that promises to get far more dramatic and exciting as it goes along—keeping in mind what I said earlier that each time someone goes through the time bubble the amount of time traversed is doubled.
But there are a few complications. For one, these are teens that have discovered the time bubble and that means teen logic applies. That is to say, they don’t trust adults who in turn don’t trust them, so the tendency is to work this monumental problem out amongst themselves. As you can imagine, things quickly go from bad to worse the longer they take to inform the authorities. But then, that’s just the A-story.
The B-story is what you would expect from a YA novel, it’s full of romantic intrigue and teens pining over people they can’t have, and the ones that should be together, making a flubbing mess of trying to get together. Just how much hormones take precedence even over a discovery as dramatic as the time bubble leads to no shortage of laughs and screw-ups.
Characters unfold and take on depth as the story moves along, and I was pleased that this YA story was different than most in that the adults have a more substantial role to play in things—even if that comes much later in the story. And their romantic trysts and involvement with the time bubble adds a lot of delicious plot twists and complications, and makes the story far more accessible to a broader age range of readers.
All in all, a great set up novel for a time travel series that promises to get far more dramatic and exciting as it goes along—keeping in mind what I said earlier that each time someone goes through the time bubble the amount of time traversed is doubled.
July 29, 2018
What makes me give 5 stars to a book? Because on the surface, this is another amateur effort at a time travel story, with all the attendant grammatical hiccups that plague self-published authors.
And yet it's more, because despite giving average ratings to other works by Ayres, this somehow got under my skin and kept me compelled. So yes, it could do with a proofread (not as badly as some, by a long way). yes, it's been done before. yes, it's all tied up and neatly finished, so who can say where the sequel will have to go?
But yet, all that aside, I didn't want to put it down. I enjoyed it cover to cover, so even if it's not classic literature or written in glowing prose, it was good enough for me to say it's a job well done and a story well told.
And yet it's more, because despite giving average ratings to other works by Ayres, this somehow got under my skin and kept me compelled. So yes, it could do with a proofread (not as badly as some, by a long way). yes, it's been done before. yes, it's all tied up and neatly finished, so who can say where the sequel will have to go?
But yet, all that aside, I didn't want to put it down. I enjoyed it cover to cover, so even if it's not classic literature or written in glowing prose, it was good enough for me to say it's a job well done and a story well told.
September 17, 2019
Interesting premise and I don’t wish to be unkind, but I found the writing style quite amateurish.
August 20, 2014
Two teenage boys stumble across something unusual—something they can't control. When a friend goes missing, they're unable to keep their secret any longer and are forced to confide in adults.
The Time Bubble is a great book with an unusual plot. The workings of the bubble intrigued me and I enjoyed the detail the author put into the jump times. Very nicely done.
It was a little slow in the beginning, but interesting enough to keep me reading. Once the story picked up, it was fantastic!
The ending was very unexpected and I really felt for the character. I kept thinking about what it would be like to be in his shoes. Wow ...
Is it possible there are more of these Time Bubbles hidden? If so, they would make for a great series! (Hint Hint Mr Ayres—we need more!)
The Time Bubble is a great book with an unusual plot. The workings of the bubble intrigued me and I enjoyed the detail the author put into the jump times. Very nicely done.
It was a little slow in the beginning, but interesting enough to keep me reading. Once the story picked up, it was fantastic!
The ending was very unexpected and I really felt for the character. I kept thinking about what it would be like to be in his shoes. Wow ...
Is it possible there are more of these Time Bubbles hidden? If so, they would make for a great series! (Hint Hint Mr Ayres—we need more!)
March 25, 2020
Truly different
Loved the story. As a big fan of time travel tales I enjoyed this one. The delivery of the story, however was a little more "simplistic" than I am used to, hence the 4 stars instead of 5 . A few "loose ends" that the author fails to clarify leaves the reader scratching their head, but that being said it is a good story and realizing this is the author's first book, I believe, I would definitely recommend for " light" reading.
Loved the story. As a big fan of time travel tales I enjoyed this one. The delivery of the story, however was a little more "simplistic" than I am used to, hence the 4 stars instead of 5 . A few "loose ends" that the author fails to clarify leaves the reader scratching their head, but that being said it is a good story and realizing this is the author's first book, I believe, I would definitely recommend for " light" reading.
August 2, 2021
My Grade = 75% - C (and that’s being very generous)
Published 2014. 243 pages.
Southeast England ) - a small town - about a forty minute bus ride from Oxford), 2018.
Two 17 year old boys, Charlie and Josh, discover a “time bubble” in a newly built tunnel connecting two parts of their town. They are in the tunnel and they see a man disappear for a second and then immediately reappear and go on his way.
They try this themselves (it only works with one person at a time) and one boy disappears for two seconds, and when the next boy tries it, he disappears for about five seconds. They keep trying: 10.5, 21, then they see the town drunk go through for 42 seconds. Eventually Hannah, a young policewoman, come to chase away graffiti artists, loses 45 minutes. Later, one of the boys tries again and loses 12 hours. Then the drunk loses a full day. By this time they’ve figured out that the time travelled into the future doubles with each new “jaunt.”
Then Kaylee, Charlie’s girlfriend, accidentally goes through and all hell breaks loose. A 17 year old girl
has gone missing and her bike is found in the tunnel with blood on it (she accidentally cut herself) and it’s a media sensation with police called out from neighboring counties. But the boys know that she will be returning the evening after tomorrow. They enlist Hannah, who is easily convinced, as she has already experiences time loss. They also convince Lauren, Kaylee’s best friend, and Peter Grant, their English teacher, a huge science fiction/time travel aficionado.
Then the story takes off in a totally different direction.
Unfortunately, I thought the writing much too simple. Even the Harry Potter novels, written for juveniles, was on a much higher level. The paragraphs were much too short (with as many as ten per page, with a full line skipped between each.
This book was recommended by a Goodreads fan, and when I went to Barnes and Noble to buy it, I was told that it was “printed to order,” so that when I ordered it, it would be especially printed just for me. (I had this happen before; it’s a cool feeling).
I noticed in the back pages that as of now there are eleven books in the series. Also in the back pages are one page summaries of the next five books, all using the same characters from this book. None of these sounds interesting.
I will not be reading another.....
Published 2014. 243 pages.
Southeast England ) - a small town - about a forty minute bus ride from Oxford), 2018.
Two 17 year old boys, Charlie and Josh, discover a “time bubble” in a newly built tunnel connecting two parts of their town. They are in the tunnel and they see a man disappear for a second and then immediately reappear and go on his way.
They try this themselves (it only works with one person at a time) and one boy disappears for two seconds, and when the next boy tries it, he disappears for about five seconds. They keep trying: 10.5, 21, then they see the town drunk go through for 42 seconds. Eventually Hannah, a young policewoman, come to chase away graffiti artists, loses 45 minutes. Later, one of the boys tries again and loses 12 hours. Then the drunk loses a full day. By this time they’ve figured out that the time travelled into the future doubles with each new “jaunt.”
Then Kaylee, Charlie’s girlfriend, accidentally goes through and all hell breaks loose. A 17 year old girl
has gone missing and her bike is found in the tunnel with blood on it (she accidentally cut herself) and it’s a media sensation with police called out from neighboring counties. But the boys know that she will be returning the evening after tomorrow. They enlist Hannah, who is easily convinced, as she has already experiences time loss. They also convince Lauren, Kaylee’s best friend, and Peter Grant, their English teacher, a huge science fiction/time travel aficionado.
Then the story takes off in a totally different direction.
Unfortunately, I thought the writing much too simple. Even the Harry Potter novels, written for juveniles, was on a much higher level. The paragraphs were much too short (with as many as ten per page, with a full line skipped between each.
This book was recommended by a Goodreads fan, and when I went to Barnes and Noble to buy it, I was told that it was “printed to order,” so that when I ordered it, it would be especially printed just for me. (I had this happen before; it’s a cool feeling).
I noticed in the back pages that as of now there are eleven books in the series. Also in the back pages are one page summaries of the next five books, all using the same characters from this book. None of these sounds interesting.
I will not be reading another.....
January 10, 2023
An extremely entertaining read.
I really enjoy science fiction books and am always on the look out for something. With me it tends to be books from years ago but thankfully, The Time Bubble came up on Kindle book deals. For me 9 years ago is pretty modern. So did a new years gamble on an unknown (to me anyway) author turn out to be a good decision, yes it was.
The characters are introduced steadily over the start of the book and each one is fleshed out very well. You do care for them and what they are getting involved in. I'm reticent to put too much of the plot as it's good to read it and have it unfold to the reader without spoiling it too much.
I don't think it will be spoiling it too much to say that two of the main characters find a very strange phenomenon in a tunnel which is one of the main focuses of the story. I really did enjoy the characterisation in the book, each character , even the characters on the periphery are well realised.
The plot itself is well structured and never drags during the story. I found it a very entertaining and enjoyable read. I'd highly recommend it to any science fiction fan but also to anybody looking for a great read.
I really enjoy science fiction books and am always on the look out for something. With me it tends to be books from years ago but thankfully, The Time Bubble came up on Kindle book deals. For me 9 years ago is pretty modern. So did a new years gamble on an unknown (to me anyway) author turn out to be a good decision, yes it was.
The characters are introduced steadily over the start of the book and each one is fleshed out very well. You do care for them and what they are getting involved in. I'm reticent to put too much of the plot as it's good to read it and have it unfold to the reader without spoiling it too much.
I don't think it will be spoiling it too much to say that two of the main characters find a very strange phenomenon in a tunnel which is one of the main focuses of the story. I really did enjoy the characterisation in the book, each character , even the characters on the periphery are well realised.
The plot itself is well structured and never drags during the story. I found it a very entertaining and enjoyable read. I'd highly recommend it to any science fiction fan but also to anybody looking for a great read.
May 6, 2025
Weird one this. Whilst I did actually enjoy the story, there's some brilliant ideas within, I just felt like it read like an A Level student's English project. A very good A Level student's English project to be fair, A+ from that point of view.
But for an actual book by an actual author, the flow of the writing just felt clunky and there's absolutely zero character development of the main cast. They're just there to carry the story along like some sort of AI developed bot. The speed at which some of their situations happened (people falling in love all over the place and the attempt at creating a 'villain' who was as one dimensional as Mayor Humdinger in Paw Patrol) just made me audably cringe at times.
The one attempt at character development (the drunk bloke, can't actually remember his name) was great though and shows that the author does have that in him.
Equal parts enjoyable and awful ... a weird experience indeed. I'd give the second book a go out of sheer curiosity to see if it gets better.
But for an actual book by an actual author, the flow of the writing just felt clunky and there's absolutely zero character development of the main cast. They're just there to carry the story along like some sort of AI developed bot. The speed at which some of their situations happened (people falling in love all over the place and the attempt at creating a 'villain' who was as one dimensional as Mayor Humdinger in Paw Patrol) just made me audably cringe at times.
The one attempt at character development (the drunk bloke, can't actually remember his name) was great though and shows that the author does have that in him.
Equal parts enjoyable and awful ... a weird experience indeed. I'd give the second book a go out of sheer curiosity to see if it gets better.
September 27, 2021
What I was wanting was a time travel novel. Nothing too science heavy. Although it fitted the bill for not being science heavy it was just about people stepping in and out of a time bubble. The real story centred around those left behind.
It read like a YA book. At age 49 I don’t really want to be reading about teen romance. I understand that the characters get older as the series goes on but the characters get older but I don’t feel like I got a real feel as to what to expect from the rest of the series. If it continues to be about people stepping in and out of a time bubble then I won’t be carrying on with the series.
I enjoyed it overall and appreciated it for a lighthearted fluffy read but it wasn’t what I was expecting.
I waited patiently for some time travel to actually happen but it was more about losing time.
It read like a YA book. At age 49 I don’t really want to be reading about teen romance. I understand that the characters get older as the series goes on but the characters get older but I don’t feel like I got a real feel as to what to expect from the rest of the series. If it continues to be about people stepping in and out of a time bubble then I won’t be carrying on with the series.
I enjoyed it overall and appreciated it for a lighthearted fluffy read but it wasn’t what I was expecting.
I waited patiently for some time travel to actually happen but it was more about losing time.
November 28, 2017
I may be slightly fussy, but this book is classed as a time travel story even though there is no time travel at all. There is a lot of waffle about the lives of the people who know about a 'time bubble' in a tunnel, which essentially holds them in suspended animation for longer and longer periods. The only time involved is the duration they're away, and how things have naturally progressed over time. The concept is interesting, as were the imagined projections of the future earth at the end. I think the characters weren't very realistically written; teenagers don't speak like that in 2017 but who knows, maybe they will in 2018. Also the police woman acted very unrealistically. Having said all that, I didn't hate it, and I'm planning on reading another of this author's books shortly.
June 7, 2018
I started off feeling like this book was going to be a bit lame but it definitely improved as the story unfolded. I wasn’t expecting the final outcome. I loved the fact that the HS2 train link turns out to be a complete waste of time and money. Pretty much what most folk think!
Didn’t like the non-specific references to itv talent shows, daytime tv programmes and a large diy store. Why not just name them?! It reminded me of stories I used to write as a young adult. I sometimes felt the author was quite young but I guess if the book is aimed at young adults then the writing style fits.
Half way through I wasn’t going to bother reading any more books by Jason Ayres but at the end I think I will try at least one other and see where that leads.
Didn’t like the non-specific references to itv talent shows, daytime tv programmes and a large diy store. Why not just name them?! It reminded me of stories I used to write as a young adult. I sometimes felt the author was quite young but I guess if the book is aimed at young adults then the writing style fits.
Half way through I wasn’t going to bother reading any more books by Jason Ayres but at the end I think I will try at least one other and see where that leads.
July 25, 2021
Great little sci-fi tale about time travel, interesting concept.
I loved Jason's book. I was Recommended to read this by someone at work. Reason being is I'm a geek and love anything about time travel.
I love what Jason has done with the story and look forward to reading the next ones in the series.
I don't want to say too much so as to ruin the story, but I love the concept and how far a ride Jason and his characters take you with it.
Something a bit different, a good ride, simple but effective, as in its an easy read, which I liked. Didn't seem to take me long.
It's not drawn out, straight in and off you go.
I loved Jason's book. I was Recommended to read this by someone at work. Reason being is I'm a geek and love anything about time travel.
I love what Jason has done with the story and look forward to reading the next ones in the series.
I don't want to say too much so as to ruin the story, but I love the concept and how far a ride Jason and his characters take you with it.
Something a bit different, a good ride, simple but effective, as in its an easy read, which I liked. Didn't seem to take me long.
It's not drawn out, straight in and off you go.
June 11, 2024
I fancied reading something a bit different from my usual genres. So I thought I’d have a look at time travel. I was sceptical after a series I read by a different author but decided to continue exploring time travel fiction.
The Time Bubble is the first book in this series. Jason Ayres has come up with an imaginative way of using the subject of time travel to create a story of love and survival.
If I had to be picky the only criticism I have is the teenagers use of the English language. It was a little too mature for the youthful characters.
I’m looking forward to see what book two holds.
The Time Bubble is the first book in this series. Jason Ayres has come up with an imaginative way of using the subject of time travel to create a story of love and survival.
If I had to be picky the only criticism I have is the teenagers use of the English language. It was a little too mature for the youthful characters.
I’m looking forward to see what book two holds.
May 7, 2020
This is not your usual time travel book. Those who travel through time did not use a time machine, a hidden talent or power, or any object to travel through time. No where in the book do we find out what was on the "future" side of the time bubble. All we know is there is a time bubble that people accidentally walk into, and each time someone enters it the time they are gone is doubled that of the previous traveler. Also the time traveler is generally unaware that they have traveled through time. Interesting and creative twist to the concept of time travel.
January 5, 2022
I had been circling this book for a long time. I am not sure how long it was in my to read pile but it might be the book thats been in there the longest before I read it. It turns out I should have read it much sooner because it was a lot of fun. It inspired me to pick up the 2nd longest holding book in my tbr pile and so that is next but after Fifty in Reverse I plan on getting right back to this series. Bravo Jason Ayres you have a great thing here, of course the fact that there are several sequels suggests you know that!
July 23, 2023
When I was 90% through this book, I was going to give it four stars because I liked it a lot. When I got to the end, I was blown away. Five stars for sure. I had a few hangups with it, like how many references it made to teenaged intercourse, but the meat of the story was enough for me to look past it. Having only read the first book, I'm also a bit confused by the fact that it's the first book in a series. Without giving away anything, it's confusing because it was the most definitive ending of any story I've ever read. I will read book two, and I'll comment on it when I do.
September 28, 2023
I enjoyed the book (though I like most time travel stories). It’s written in a style which seems as someone wrote below, amateurish. But I don’t intend the term to be pejorative. It’s a style which is very easy to read and doesn’t feel like it’s gone through a literary agent and all the publisher sausage machine which gives it a bit of quaintness.
There’s a touch of cliche baddies. “This is a person that something bad is going to happen to at some point and we need to make sure you have no sympathy for them because they are unpleasant on every level”.
There’s a touch of cliche baddies. “This is a person that something bad is going to happen to at some point and we need to make sure you have no sympathy for them because they are unpleasant on every level”.
March 9, 2025
Didn’t grab me
I started off interested in this story, but kind of lost that interest as I went along. There was no explanation of the time travel mechanic, and I hate it when a story relies on a mysterious “MacGuffin”. The story outside of the time travel mystery was not all that interesting and not really SF at all. Too bad, because I thought the concept had a lot of potential. I briefly hoped that maybe later books would expand on things, but the compressed ending of this one pretty much put the stopper in that bottle.
I started off interested in this story, but kind of lost that interest as I went along. There was no explanation of the time travel mechanic, and I hate it when a story relies on a mysterious “MacGuffin”. The story outside of the time travel mystery was not all that interesting and not really SF at all. Too bad, because I thought the concept had a lot of potential. I briefly hoped that maybe later books would expand on things, but the compressed ending of this one pretty much put the stopper in that bottle.
June 29, 2020
I love this mini series... really didnt expect much from it, but the story is great with different points of view. I read them all and sad that the story has come to an end. Absolutely brilliant, if you like time travel with a twist this ones for you. Love how the author has pieced it all together, you had me hooked from the start.
Only down side I noticed was there is a couple of errors with in the text. But doesn't affect the story at all, 5 stars from me
Only down side I noticed was there is a couple of errors with in the text. But doesn't affect the story at all, 5 stars from me
October 1, 2021
A really interesting book by an author I hadn't heard of before. It jumps quickly towards the end, but then again... from the protagonists POV... it would jump quickly. I am looking forward to reading the sequel to see things from the interime that the protagonist did not go through.
The added relatable school life and young love blossoming was also wonderful, and lead you away from the original source of the story.
The added relatable school life and young love blossoming was also wonderful, and lead you away from the original source of the story.
December 26, 2021
Fun premise I guess (though how does the time bubble differentiate between humans and say a fly or a speck of dirt?). The writing felt very amateurish and I didn’t like how everyone paired off, not the happy ending everyone seems to be. I didn’t like the way he wrote women. Can’t put my finger on it, it just rubbed me the wrong way. But my mom raves about these so I might read the rest if I’m bored. Definitely a quick read.
September 16, 2023
I really enjoyed this book and I will carry on with the series. The characters are likeable. I guess it’s aimed more at YA than a 60 year old but I did like it.
If it was a character I would of chosen Hannah she was good at her job she found a man she loved had the child she wanted and she was waited patiently for the return of her man.
There were no loose ends thinking what about this or that? So I liked that too.
If it was a character I would of chosen Hannah she was good at her job she found a man she loved had the child she wanted and she was waited patiently for the return of her man.
There were no loose ends thinking what about this or that? So I liked that too.
June 9, 2024
This is the start of a very odd series. The premise of the novels - a time bubble, whose duration keeps increasing - is interesting. But the writing style is very strange. Lots of stereotypes and an ocean of tell don’t show (rather than the usual aphorism of show don’t tell). No real insights into the characters; this is push-the-story-along storytelling. I’ve never read anything quite like it & I’m not really enjoying the journey.
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August 18, 2024
It was *really* hard choosing between 2 and 3 stars here. I like the idea, and the author did a really good job laying groundwork for the rest of the series, a few of which I’m really interested in reading.
ULTIMATELY though, I chose to rate the story told here and not its future potential. 2 stars isn’t bad, it’s “okay”. And this is okay. The premise is good, but the finished product is pretty unpolished.
ULTIMATELY though, I chose to rate the story told here and not its future potential. 2 stars isn’t bad, it’s “okay”. And this is okay. The premise is good, but the finished product is pretty unpolished.
October 26, 2017
A very enjoyable surprise
I discovered this book series by accident, but got drawn in quickly and held tight. Now I'm anxious to dive in and see everything else Jason has written. This one was a great read with easily imaginable and relatable characters whose lives were well worth following.
I discovered this book series by accident, but got drawn in quickly and held tight. Now I'm anxious to dive in and see everything else Jason has written. This one was a great read with easily imaginable and relatable characters whose lives were well worth following.
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