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Kaleb Ballard's relentless flirting is interrupted when Jack Landers, the man who tried to murder his father, timeslips in and attacks before disappearing just as quickly. But Kaleb has never before been able to see time travelers, unlike many of his friends associated with the mysterious Hourglass organization. Are Kaleb's powers expanding, or is something very wrong?
Then the Hourglass is issued an ultimatum. Either they find Jack and the research he's stolen on the time gene, or time will be altered with devastating results.
Now Kaleb, Emerson, Michael, and the other Hourglass recruits have no choice but to use their unusual powers to find Jack. But where do they even start? And when? And even if they succeed, it may not be enough...
I'm not quite sure where to go with this one. I started out loving it, had a few jaw-drop moments, and ended up liking it just fine. It's going to be hard to say exactly why, but I'll give it a go.
I REALLY liked that this book was narrated from Kaleb's POV. I liked him a lot from Hourglass and thought he had a lot of potential. He didn't disappoint me in Timepiece. I thought he did a nice bit of growing up and maturing, and I enjoyed being on that road with him. I felt like we really got to know him a lot better here than we ever did in Hourglass. I like that he's more than just a pretty face here.
With that, I didn't really 'get' his relationship with Lily. They just didn't seem to go together very well. Sure, there's the whole opposites attract thing, and I appreciate that there wasn't any insta-love going on, but it still didn't really make sense to me. I may need some time to ponder.
I did like the story a lot. The stakes have been ramped up and Jack is back and 'badder' than ever. I really dislike that guy. It will be very interesting to see how far things have to go before he's stopped once and for all.
I think that Myra McEntire really has a strong storyline in this series and a way of describing things that makes me feel like I'm there. I've never been to the areas she talks about, but I can totally picture things in my head. I think she's a great writer who is definitely only getting better as time goes on. Story-wise, I think I enjoyed Timepiece more than Hourglass. It was the character development that sold me on Hourglass.
I like where the story is going and I'm definitely looking forward to the next installment. Even though this isn't my favorite second book ever, it's definitely a LOT better than some second books I've read and it's one that I'll gladly display on my shelves and pull out when I need a comfort read with an old friend. Overall, I think it ended up being pretty darn 'drool worthy'.
I REALLY liked that this book was narrated from Kaleb's POV. I liked him a lot from Hourglass and thought he had a lot of potential. He didn't disappoint me in Timepiece. I thought he did a nice bit of growing up and maturing, and I enjoyed being on that road with him. I felt like we really got to know him a lot better here than we ever did in Hourglass. I like that he's more than just a pretty face here.
With that, I didn't really 'get' his relationship with Lily. They just didn't seem to go together very well. Sure, there's the whole opposites attract thing, and I appreciate that there wasn't any insta-love going on, but it still didn't really make sense to me. I may need some time to ponder.
I did like the story a lot. The stakes have been ramped up and Jack is back and 'badder' than ever. I really dislike that guy. It will be very interesting to see how far things have to go before he's stopped once and for all.
I think that Myra McEntire really has a strong storyline in this series and a way of describing things that makes me feel like I'm there. I've never been to the areas she talks about, but I can totally picture things in my head. I think she's a great writer who is definitely only getting better as time goes on. Story-wise, I think I enjoyed Timepiece more than Hourglass. It was the character development that sold me on Hourglass.
I like where the story is going and I'm definitely looking forward to the next installment. Even though this isn't my favorite second book ever, it's definitely a LOT better than some second books I've read and it's one that I'll gladly display on my shelves and pull out when I need a comfort read with an old friend. Overall, I think it ended up being pretty darn 'drool worthy'.
Content Advisory:
Language: Moderate
Sexuality: Moderate
Violence: Moderate
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