Who Would Like This Book:
If you love fast-paced YA adventures with a splash of sci-fi, history, and just the right touch of romance, Timebound is a winner! Rysa Walker weaves time travel into real historical events (like the Chicago World’s Fair and its infamous serial killer), creating a story that's both imaginative and meticulously detailed. The concept of time travel is unique, the twists keep coming, and the main character, Kate, is smart and relatable. Fans of twisty timelines, morally grey choices, and teen protagonists finding their power will absolutely dig this series. If you enjoyed books like Ruby Red or All Our Yesterdays, or want something with Darker historical threads than your typical YA, you'll be right at home here.
Who May Not Like This Book:
If love triangles aren’t your thing or you prefer your time travel with less angst and more straight-up science, you might find some parts tiresome. Some readers struggled with the initial complexity of the time travel explanations, found the romance a bit forced, or felt that things moved slowly in the beginning as the world-building got underway. Those looking for a plot-driven story with minimal focus on teenage relationships or wanting tighter pacing right out of the gate might get a bit frustrated. If you’re sensitive to religious themes or unsure about some darker historical content, that’s worth considering too.
About:
Timebound by Rysa Walker is a sci-fi time travel novel that follows Kate Pierce Keller, a teenager who is suddenly thrown into the world of time travel with little warning or preparation. As she navigates multiple alternate timelines and tries to prevent changes to human history made by her grandfather, readers are taken on a thrilling adventure filled with mystery, action, and romance. The story is well-paced, engaging, and features complex relationships between characters, making it a captivating read for both young adult and adult audiences.
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Has Romance?
There is a notable romantic subplot, characterized by a love triangle, which adds emotional depth to the protagonist's journey.
From The Publisher:
An Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award winner-Grand Prize and Young Adult Fiction.
When Kate Pierce-Keller's grandmother gives her a strange blue medallion and speaks of time travel, sixteen-year-old Kate assumes the old woman is delusional. But it all becomes horrifyingly real when a murder in the past destroys the foundation of Kate's present-day life. Suddenly, that medallion is the only thing protecting Kate from blinking out of existence.
Kate learns that the 1893 killing is part of something much more sinister, and her genetic ability to time travel makes Kate the only one who can fix the future. Risking everything, she travels back in time to the Chicago World's Fair to try to prevent the murder and the chain of events that follows.
Changing the timeline comes with a personal cost-if Kate succeeds, the boy she loves will have no memory of her existence. And regardless of her motives, does Kate have the right to manipulate the fate of the entire world?
Publisher's Note: Timebound was originally released as Time's Twisted Arrow.
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