Age Group/Genre:  Young Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy, Paranormal

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…

The follow-up to Hourglass, Timepiece blends the paranormal, science fiction, mystery, and suspense genres into a nonstop thrill ride where every second counts. (From Goodreads)

A Blogging Milestone…

You guys, this is my very first review of a book I got on NetGalley!  Granted, it wasn’t a book that I requested and then was approved for – I have yet to even request a galley through that site.  But I found out about a month ago that Timepiece was a “Read Now” title (thanks, once again, to Carina at Fictional Distraction for telling me about this!), and I set up a NetGalley account that day so that I could get my hands on this eARC.  I was planning on waiting until I had about 6 months of blogging under my belt before I set up an account, but I just had to go ahead and do it!  So pretty soon, I’ll be requesting galleys and I’ll feel even more like a big-girl blogger.

A Bit of a Change…

I was SO excited to read this book, since Hourglass was one of my favorite reads from 2011.  I found out before reading Timepiece that it was told from Kaleb’s point of view instead of Emerson’s.  I really hate spoilers, so I’m sorry if you feel like this is a spoiler, but I think it might be better for people to know before going in, because I know a couple of people were totally confused for the first page or so, wondering why Emerson was acting so strange.  I wasn’t too sure about the book being in Kaleb’s POV at first, but then some crazy stuff happened and I was like, “Oooh, yeah, I see why she did that.”  And I think, overall, it really worked in this book.  Kaleb is pretty sarcastic and so was Emerson’s narration in Hourglass, but I could see a distinction between the two narrations.  One of my favorite lines was dialogue from Kaleb and then his narration:  “‘Something’s…off.  In our world.’  I didn’t want to say ‘wrong,’ because that would be like saying ‘Welcome to hell, now with hotter fire.'”

Continuing the Love for Book Two…

Timepiece was full of tons of twists and turns, just like Hourglass.  The story would hit a bit of a slow-down, and then McEntire would throw the characters for a loop.  I figured out a few things before the characters did, but luckily I didn’t have to wait too long for them to catch on, and there were a few nice twists that I didn’t see coming at all.  And there were quite a few moments where I cussed out loud, or got chills from the creepiness factor.  All great things!

I loved the fact that Emerson’s best friend, Lily, was a much larger character in Timepiece.  In Hourglass, she was such a great character with her own mysterious past, and I was thrilled to see her as a more central character.  I also liked hearing more about Kaleb’s family and his childhood, and how his mother sacrificed so much for him, and how she “surrounded him” with love.

My review of Hourglass by Myra McEntire

Disclaimer:  I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley. I was not compensated in any way for this review.

All quotes are from the ARC.  They may be different in the finalized version.