Nocturnal Book Reviews

Tempest was a good book, don't get me wrong, I did like it. I just thought it lacked sense of direction.

First of all, it's not paranormal romance YA, so it will be a fab read for teenage boys, but it's still gender neutral enough that female population will like it the way we adored Insignia by S.J.Kincaid.

Secondly, it's a bit like a puzzle, - you think this and that piece will go well together and make sense but they are completely wrong...

In 2009 not so long ago Jackson discovered that he can jump in time, not far behind and not completely so his body stays in present time, but still his half-jumps are scary and exciting and kept as secret from his girlfriend Holly while he and his geeky genius friend, Adam, work on their theories of how control his abilities... until two strangers knock on Holly's door. They seem to know about Jackson's abilities, and in following scuffle Holly gets fatally shot.

Panicking and not knowing what to do Jackson jumps but this time completely and two years back. He doesn't know how to return to his present year, impersonates his 17-year-old self and slowly starts to find out the whole conspiracy surrounding his life and the life of his father.

There are a lot of mysteries in this book, and I found that the time-travel theory was its weakest link. Time branches, project Tempest, CIA, Jackson suddenly discovering his phenomenal abilities, his attempt to get close to 17-year-old Holly who doesn't know him yet in this time...

Add the unknown villains who might not be villains, visions of post-apocalyptic future from a ghost girl and opposite visions of utopia from his so called relatives, well... that's why I called it a puzzle.

I think I'll be reading book two, Vortex, but I hope it will clarify the issues that were bothering me in Tempest. Overall, not bad, but could have been better.