Wrong Place Wrong Time
Ratings226
Average rating4
This book was very engaging from beginning to end, with lots of twists and turns that kept the story fresh and exciting, I spent a lot of my time not reading it trying to figure out what the heck was going on.
However the ending just didn't do it for me. Some aspects of it were incredible and there was an Agatha Christie level plot twist, but the whole time travel thing just because a bit much and too sci-fi. Took off one star because of that, but it really was overall a fantastic book, and I'll be looking out for more books the author writes.
I liked the time travel, but thought this would be more of a domestic thriller. I liked the clever ending, but it was a little too “crime-y” for me.
The concept of this book was great, but I had some issues with the execution. Mainly, I just didn't care for the main character and that left me annoyed at the book far too many times. Still an enjoyable read, but I wish I had liked it more than I did.
2.5*
There's something here... just doesn't quite click. Author's repetition is frustrating.
Once you figure out the twists, there's nothing really else to it.
This was a good domestic thriller with a time loop element.
I enjoyed this story and Jen's determination to save her son from his future actions by unlocking the truth about what ultimately led to these things taking place.
The origin of what led up to her son Todd's trouble lead back to an unexpected source with plenty of twists and reveals along the way.
The only thing I didn't like was how the author sometimes repeated seemingly basic words in an effort to add emphasis to them. It was overdone and became really annoying.
Aside from that I had a good time with this one.
Rating = 3.5, Not enough dialog, very slow at times & could have been shorten by 50 pages!
Lots of awards, Reece's Book of Month & good mystery w some surprises!
Very mid. Not bad, not good. Passed the time as an audiobook while I did my chores and crafty stuff.
Tough as an audiobook, this took me forever to finish but the last 25% of the book was so good
Akhir oktober, lewat tengah malam, Jen menanti putranya Todd, yang akan berumur delapan belas tahun dini hari itu. Todd terlambat, Jen melihatnya berjalan menuju rumah melalui jendela, lalu menyadari bahwa Todd melihat seorang pria yang juga muncul bersamaan dengannya. Todd menuju pria itu, bersenjatakan pisau dan menikam pria tersebut.
Jen sangat terguncang, anak remajanya, Todd, membunuh seorang pria asing tepat di jalan depan rumah mereka. Jen tidak tahu apapun, yang dia tau hanyalah putranya dalam tahanan polisi, masa depannya terancam.
Malam itu Jen tertidur, ketika terbangun, dia berada di sehari sebelumnya, sebelum Todd menikam pria asing. Setelah itu Jen selalu terbangun di sehari sebelumnya. Jen pun menyadari, di masa lalu ini Jen akan menemukan jawaban.
Buku ini gabungan antara thriller/misteri dengan surreal. Namun cukup membuatku penasaran untuk membaca terus, untuk mencari jawaban bersama Jen. Menurutku buku ini ditulis dengan cukup runut dan baik, walau kita alur berjalan mundur ke masa lalu.
Por momentos me ha parecido muy bueno y por momentos algo aburrido. En general es entretenido. Lo que más me gustó es que al final todo cierra bien.
Everyone this is so worth the hype please read it please you won't regret it
4.5
entertaining story with a unique concept & method of storytelling. it's interesting how events that seem small or insignificant in the moment may actually be a huge catalyst for other things in our lives
I started this book an hour or so ago, and I sadly come out of it very disappointed. I really should stop trusting overly hyped books, but I make that mistake again and again.
The premise is definitely interesting - a woman witnesses her son murdeirng someone and ends up being sent back in time by a day, and then another day before and then yet another day before, so on and so forth. She needs to piece together the mystery of why her son stabbed that person.
I am not one of these type of domestic thrillers, but the time travel element got me curious. But, damn, was I disappointed. If youve read one or two of these type of stories, you can guess what will take place. And sadly, this one is no different.
It is probably my mistake to try to apply actual time travel logic into this, to try and make it make sense, which perhaps ruins whatever is left to enjoy of this book.
I want to give it 1.5 stars just for effort
3,5-4/5
Tämä kirja yllätti! Ensinnäkin se oli hieman erilainen, mitä aluksi luulin sen olevan. Se oli myös koukuttava ja juonikuviot eivät paljastuneet heti, vaan jäin odottamaan koko ajan lisää! Lisää tällaisia, kiitos!
I was expecting more action, something more thrilling. It was just ok. Repetitive, which maybe comes with the time loop territory.
amazing concept not good execution i definitely think this book went in a direction i didn't like and the more and more it got revealed i just started to not like it. i did enjoy the first 10% a lot then the more and more i read the more i just thought it was fine. i didnt care for the ending or the last third of this book.
3.75
solid thriller and i didnt guess any plot twists but everything revolves around one trope that i dont like/care abt so that made me less excited abt the outcome. its just me and my taste so thats why im sticking to 4 stars so anything lower would be unfair
This is how you write a psychological thriller! I originally thought it was going to be a classic groundhog-day storyline, but the concept of living your life backwards and hunting for clues in reverse was something I'd never seen before. This may be up there with some of the best written thrillers I've read!
My only qualm is that there were 3 reveals about certain characters that I easily guessed early on with complete accuracy. These reveals were really the biggest ones in the book. I was exp
2.5. It's a fun read but I didn't care much for the characters, and the way everything was resolved ended up being underwhelming for me.
Tof concept, vooral ook hoe het gebruikt werd om geleidelijk aan meer over onze personages en het waarom te onthullen. Hoewel ik vond dat het verhaal een beetje te lang aansleepte, heb ik er over het algemeen van genoten en vond ik het einde bevredigend en passend.
MINOR SPOILERS for the premise:
This was a fun twist on a sort of Groundhog Day premise: whenever the protagonist goes to sleep, she wakes up on another day further into the past. It's also a pulpy murder mystery, where we have seen the murder and now have to discover the events leading up to it as they happen, but in reverse. A neat idea!
I was really along for the ride the entire time, as the protagonist isn't stupid and tries interesting ways to deal with her situation, and the writing clips along at a good place. There are fun reveals and I kept adjusting my theories and looking for clues.
Unfortunately, I wasn't super satisfied by the ending, and a lot of the enjoyment of the book is in trying to piece together what happened, so it makes the whole thing a bit less interesting in retrospect. There are still elements of the ending I enjoyed, but the central mystery was a bit meh.
Still, I had a great time with this and it was a fun, quick read.
Rounded up from 4.75. It's not often I give a thriller such a high rating but this was really well done. I really cared about the characters and all the twists were done super well. There is a small portion of the book where I felt it dragged a bit which is why it didn't get 5 stars. Really well done!