Reviews with content warning for Death - Wrong Place Wrong Time

To get the “bad” out of the way with first: I wasn’t really bought in/ hooked until about 25% in and I wish that the “twist” would have been bigger. When it finally came I was like “oh… okay, was that it?” I sort of kept waiting for some more shocking reveal as I kept reading.
The good was that this was a fairly compelling story about family and uncovering the truth, no matter the cost.
The concept is interesting - a woman witnesses a crime committed by a member of her family and gets stuck in a time loop, traveling back in time to understand why it happened in hopes of preventing it in the future. The plot being unique kept me intrigued and the last 50% sped by. It was a fast and fun read.
Not a super scary “keep you up at night” thriller, but a bit more of a psychological suspense.

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helfire124's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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pernillelsk's review

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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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idkimoutofideas's review

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Good mystery element, I had two separate ‘oh shit!’ moments while reading

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phantomgecko's review

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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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jaemeappel's review

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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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alexklinect's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

So, so, so good! I read it in around 24 hours! I absolutely love twisty time travel suspense (a la The Butterfly Effect and Sandra Bullock’s Premonition), and this novel was that and so much more. There was good commentary on guilt in motherhood, the fact that things feel forever until they aren’t, and the deep fear of truly knowing each other. I loved the British setting, and the surprises were fascinating, both the big ones that I didn’t see coming and the small ones that I felt like I already knew.
There were 1 or 2 instances of language and brief sexual comments about a person’s own spouse. Descriptions of death, but not in a grotesque or over the top way.
The ending was well done and very redemptive!

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