![]() ![]() The smartest thing about Tempest is that Cross gives us the rules of how time-travel works in this story, thus giving us a foundation as to how and why Jackson can do the things he does with little problem. In a story with intricately woven lies that are pieced together at just the right pace, Cross delivers a story that keeps the pages turning. ![]() What he learns is far more than he ever bargained. When he must save his girlfriend Holly, Jackson is forced back in time to figure out what events led to the point which he originally left. He is able to keep his ability a secret (or so he thinks), and learns to control it more as the story progresses. Tempest is a novel about 19-year-old Jackson, who has the ability to time travel because of a mutated gene. What I got was so much different, and so much more than I ever expected. I was expecting an average YA novel with problematic plot lines and romances, much in the vein of Twilight. So, I must admit, I was curious when I learned about Ms. ![]() However, there is something about the idea of traveling back in time to make wrongs into right, or simply to see how things really went down that is strangely appealing. Too often, the stories are riddled with holes that leave us stupefied as to how it made it past the editors. It seems as though the sci-fi market is inundated with stories of time-travel and the idea of changing the past. “Jackson thought he had all the time in the world with Holly. ![]()
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