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Time Keeper
Birthdays are usually a normal event. One invites all their friends over, has cake, and plays games. Well Ian's seventeenth birthday is anything except normal. How, in just one day, can someone not only lose their parents, but also a year of their own life? Well, Ian can tell you how, because that is exactly what happens to him. To make matters worse, as if they could get worse for a normal birthday, Ian's best friend, Kayla, is erased from history. The reason is unknown and up to Ian to find out why. While Ian is on a mission to save his best friend, he also finds out that it is his responsibility to save all of history. One small change in the past can destroy the present and future. Once Ian discovers who his ancestors are, and the duty he has been destined for all his life, he not only has to find out how to bring Kayla back to the present, but also how to keep Mason's hands off the 'Time Keeper.' It's the one true artifact that Ian has in his possession that can save, or destroy history as he knows it. Will Ian succeed in finding his best friend, and will he defend the 'Time Keeper?' Only time will tell.
208 pages, Hardcover
First published September 11, 2018
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October 30, 2018
Such a great book! It had me all the way from the start. I cant believe all the info in here. Who know about the watch?
April 13, 2020
Starnes makes his debut in time travel with this gripping, leisurely-paced first installment in the Saving History series and tells the story of a group of young adults who set on to make a correction to the timeline to save the future from vicious forces.
Strange visions are haunting Junior. History is changing gradually. When Junior realizes the ultimate change in history will eradicate his own existence from the timeline, he decides to go back in the past and locate his mother’s best friend Ian, the person who has the power to make correction to the timeline and set things right. But Ian himself is going through a dilemma of his own: strange things are happening around him; his best friend Kyla is missing; and a vicious villain wants to change the timeline for his own ulterior motives. To save Kyla, Ian must change his own future or risk losing his best friend forever.
With his own diagnosis of ASD and Dyslexia, Starnes is clearly well informed about the real struggles of people with reading disorders; reading a time travel book with its complicated layers of world-building and temporal hijinks presents a daunting task. Keeping in mind his own struggles of reading fiction, Starnes keeps the worldbuilding simple and story’s multiple strands from getting too tangled, making it an ideal adventurous tale for people with reading disorders.
His characterization is done nicely; Ian shines as the protagonist, his gentle temperament, integrity, and sensitivity makes him an endearing hero. Kyla who comes across as a typical teenager easily makes her place in readers’ hearts with her courage and subtle intuition. The friendship between Ian and Kyla and their unbreakable bond is both sweet and believable. Junior doesn’t get much space in the story, but he makes his presence known nonetheless.
The narrative runs mostly at a leisurely pace, though it gets hampered with sudden introductions of new characters and informed backstory at times. However, it never loses its momentum.
Starnes’s simple prose is accessible and his plot full of twists and turns as he establishes Ian’s complex world, successfully raising the stakes of the further books in the series. The cliffhanger finale is sure to have readers clamoring for the next installment.
With its intriguing storyline and fine pacing, the book makes for an engrossing time-travel tale. YA readers (12+) will be rewarded.
Strange visions are haunting Junior. History is changing gradually. When Junior realizes the ultimate change in history will eradicate his own existence from the timeline, he decides to go back in the past and locate his mother’s best friend Ian, the person who has the power to make correction to the timeline and set things right. But Ian himself is going through a dilemma of his own: strange things are happening around him; his best friend Kyla is missing; and a vicious villain wants to change the timeline for his own ulterior motives. To save Kyla, Ian must change his own future or risk losing his best friend forever.
With his own diagnosis of ASD and Dyslexia, Starnes is clearly well informed about the real struggles of people with reading disorders; reading a time travel book with its complicated layers of world-building and temporal hijinks presents a daunting task. Keeping in mind his own struggles of reading fiction, Starnes keeps the worldbuilding simple and story’s multiple strands from getting too tangled, making it an ideal adventurous tale for people with reading disorders.
His characterization is done nicely; Ian shines as the protagonist, his gentle temperament, integrity, and sensitivity makes him an endearing hero. Kyla who comes across as a typical teenager easily makes her place in readers’ hearts with her courage and subtle intuition. The friendship between Ian and Kyla and their unbreakable bond is both sweet and believable. Junior doesn’t get much space in the story, but he makes his presence known nonetheless.
The narrative runs mostly at a leisurely pace, though it gets hampered with sudden introductions of new characters and informed backstory at times. However, it never loses its momentum.
Starnes’s simple prose is accessible and his plot full of twists and turns as he establishes Ian’s complex world, successfully raising the stakes of the further books in the series. The cliffhanger finale is sure to have readers clamoring for the next installment.
With its intriguing storyline and fine pacing, the book makes for an engrossing time-travel tale. YA readers (12+) will be rewarded.
May 17, 2019
Review copy of this book was sent to me for free by the authors having joined @voraciousreadersonly
Just finished reading Time Keeper by @starnesbooksllc and it was so good. I've never read anything like it before, but I loved it so much. Began off so confused but once I got into it, it all started to make sense. The story line is so different from anything else I've read, and I wasn't sure about it going into it. But I am so glad I gave this book a go. I read though it in a few hours as I needed to know what happened. Will definitely be picking up book 2 as this mystery has only just began. Would recommend picking this up it's such an amazing read.
Just finished reading Time Keeper by @starnesbooksllc and it was so good. I've never read anything like it before, but I loved it so much. Began off so confused but once I got into it, it all started to make sense. The story line is so different from anything else I've read, and I wasn't sure about it going into it. But I am so glad I gave this book a go. I read though it in a few hours as I needed to know what happened. Will definitely be picking up book 2 as this mystery has only just began. Would recommend picking this up it's such an amazing read.
May 26, 2019
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author through Voracious Readers.
What a fantastic read. This book kept me hooked from start to finish, I even read this book in the same day as I didn’t want to put it down in case I missed something!!
You really need to read this, I promise you will not be disappointed. I can not wait to read more from this author... absolutely fabulous 😊
What a fantastic read. This book kept me hooked from start to finish, I even read this book in the same day as I didn’t want to put it down in case I missed something!!
You really need to read this, I promise you will not be disappointed. I can not wait to read more from this author... absolutely fabulous 😊
June 5, 2019
Mysterious birthday gift? Check. Disappearing best friend? Check. Disruptions in the timeline? Check. The whole concept of this story was fascinating. I wanted to know just as badly as Ian did who was messing with history and why. The writing style felt a little too repetitive for my taste, but otherwise the story flowed along nicely and was an entertaining read.
*I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author via Voracious Readers Only*
*I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author via Voracious Readers Only*
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