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Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

132 reviews

tally8967's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I liked that the plot twists were things you could guess based on most of the clues you had. But at least in my case, they were clues you were unlikely to figure out exactly how they came together. The humour was great and so were the characters.

Honestly though I disliked how in the end she lost all her memory it was a bit cliche. And also her friend going through the time travelling thing in the last page I thought was a really weird choice personally.

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danie_faye's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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pernillelsk's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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phantomgecko's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Great storytelling. I guessed the ending about midway through the book, and it was nice to see it all come together cohesively at the end. 

Admittedly, things all worked out too perfectly in the end to be believable (y'know, for a book about time travel/manipulation).


Biggest drawback is that I didn't care about the characters. 

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angorarabbit's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Written from Jen’s POV. Characters are in depth and realistic, particularly Jen and Kelly. The plot is intriguing and well told. I did twig part of the plot twist in the first few chapters. Whether this was Ms McAllister tipping her hand or a bit of specialised knowledge on my part I’m not sure. I didn’t catch on to the whole twist until the very satisfying ending. 
 
You do have to suspend disbelief as far as hysterical strength causing a time warp. To read Jen’s journey is  worth it.

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sheebsbooks's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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businesswife's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book is so good. I haven't had a mystery book shock me like this one in I don't know how long. Wow. I will be reading the rest of her books. 

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jaemeappel's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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jamiereidx's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

After seeing this on loads of must read lists, I bit the bullet and picked this up. I knew nothing before going into this book so I was surprised on how the story progressed - which is definitely not a bad thing, I just wasn't expecting it.
The more I read, the more I needed to know what was going to happen and how this was going to end, if that was even an option. It didn't disappoint. 
I very much enjoyed the twisting and turning of this and appreciated the different perspectives throughout. 

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khaben31's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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