15
Minutes by Jill Cooper was released on June 15, 2013. This is a Young Adult novel that's a scifi thriller and focuses on time travel. Check out the cover too!
I have 15 minutes to save my mother’s life….
15 minutes is all the Rewind Agency gives you in the past, but for Lara Crane it’s enough time to race through the city, find her mother, and stop her from being killed in a mugging that happened over ten years ago.
But that’s not how it happened. The story she’s been told all her life is a lie and when Lara takes a bullet meant for her mother, her future changes forever.
The love of her life acts like a stranger. Her simple life is replaced with a giant house, glamorous clothes and a new boyfriend.
Except someone knows her secret. And he will try to stop her at every turn as she races against the clock to unravel a dangerous conspiracy.
15 Minutes is an edgy high octane YA thriller that can be described as Back to the Future meets Inception where the people Lara trusts change in an instant. She is in a timeline she doesn't understand, and is about to make one fatal mistake as she faces an enemy so familiar, he’s family.
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MY REVIEW
This is the 2nd book I've read by Jill Cooper and she has just amazed me again. I can't say enough good things about her books and the way she writes them!
I'm a fan of time travel books and for those of you who have read these genre of books before, you know that there are hits, misses, head scratching, and so forth with them. Jill has taken the genre and not just made a hit with it, but I'm just in awe of how incredibly she kept it all together and didn't give anything away until it needed to be known. I don't know if she wrote with diagrams all over her writing cave or what.
The characters were well thought out and well written with just the right amount of depth to each of them. Subtle changes here and there for the different time jumps were flawless and balanced. As a reader, I truly felt for Lara and shortly into the book found myself crying because the scene was just that touching. And when you think you have it all figured out, think again, because guess what, yep, you're wrong! Love it!
A Teen/YA novel, the main character is in high school, but she is the mature type of high schooler with a good head on her shoulders. You aren't going to see sex and all that other stuff, which provides fluff for many books out there, which brings me to another point, this book is a good read from start to finish. You will not want to put it down. You will want to share with fellow readers. I am recommending this to all readers 13+. Action, adventure, mystery, loss, love, hope, and more is intertwined with some chapters encompassing all of these at the same time but not overwhelming the readers senses.
I look forward to the follow up of 15 Minutes and look forward to reading further books written by the incredible author, Jill Cooper.
I'm a fan of time travel books and for those of you who have read these genre of books before, you know that there are hits, misses, head scratching, and so forth with them. Jill has taken the genre and not just made a hit with it, but I'm just in awe of how incredibly she kept it all together and didn't give anything away until it needed to be known. I don't know if she wrote with diagrams all over her writing cave or what.
The characters were well thought out and well written with just the right amount of depth to each of them. Subtle changes here and there for the different time jumps were flawless and balanced. As a reader, I truly felt for Lara and shortly into the book found myself crying because the scene was just that touching. And when you think you have it all figured out, think again, because guess what, yep, you're wrong! Love it!
A Teen/YA novel, the main character is in high school, but she is the mature type of high schooler with a good head on her shoulders. You aren't going to see sex and all that other stuff, which provides fluff for many books out there, which brings me to another point, this book is a good read from start to finish. You will not want to put it down. You will want to share with fellow readers. I am recommending this to all readers 13+. Action, adventure, mystery, loss, love, hope, and more is intertwined with some chapters encompassing all of these at the same time but not overwhelming the readers senses.
I look forward to the follow up of 15 Minutes and look forward to reading further books written by the incredible author, Jill Cooper.
About
the Author
I could write this in the third person. I
could tell you what I like, where I was born, and what my favorite things are.
But instead, I'll say I don't want to write like everyone else. I don't want to craft stories you've read a thousand times before. I want my novels to be a cinematic experience, blending themes, genres, and situations unlike any you've ever read.
I want to break the rules. I want you to break out in a cold sweat as you read my books out of fear, love, and excitement. I want my books to be an experience. When you finish, I want you to feel something. Good or bad.
But instead, I'll say I don't want to write like everyone else. I don't want to craft stories you've read a thousand times before. I want my novels to be a cinematic experience, blending themes, genres, and situations unlike any you've ever read.
I want to break the rules. I want you to break out in a cold sweat as you read my books out of fear, love, and excitement. I want my books to be an experience. When you finish, I want you to feel something. Good or bad.
If you do, then I'll have succeeded. If not, I'll keep trying.
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Thanks for your review and your kind words. It's always appreciated, for your time and effort!
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Thanks for sharing your review and the giveaway. Sounds like a great book. evamillien at gmail dot com
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