Tempest (Tempest #1)
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Plot
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Tempest! The bestselling novel
Overall rating
3.3
Plot
4.0
Characters
3.0
Writing Style
3.0
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One of the best books!
Good Points
Jackson Meyer is completely and utterly normal. Without the fact that he can time travel. Its 2009 and he has everything he wishes. A normal dad, a girlfriend, good grades, but does he know everything? As he digs deeper into his abilities Jackson learns new secrets. But can knowing too much put the ones he loves in danger? Today Jackson and holly are madly in love. Tomorrow she will lie bleeding. And he must undo it all. Tempest takes you through a experience of a life time. The book explores different emotions, such as grief for the twin sister he lost. Love for the girl he may have lost. Confusion, anger, hatred and many more. This book will get you sitting at the edge of your seat waiting for more!
A mixed Bag
Overall rating
3.0
Plot
4.0
Characters
2.0
Writing Style
3.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
N/A
I'm not sure how I feel about this novel. It was an interesting plot and it kept me reading but I was not as excited to get to the end as other books I have read recently.
The characters are difficult to get a full grasp on since there is so much jumping around in time.
Jackson is the main character, which is refreshing for a teen live story- male POV, only he is a little obsessive about his girlfriend. He has the ability to time travel and the rest of the novel involves time jumping, trying to get back to the right time, and learning about his background. All of thus while fitting in a love story lost me a little.
This is the first of a trilogy- maybe it will make mire sense through the series.
Also- I'm my ARC I found a typo and that irks me because I wasn't even looking for any but this one confused me bc it changed the sentence completely.
The characters are difficult to get a full grasp on since there is so much jumping around in time.
Jackson is the main character, which is refreshing for a teen live story- male POV, only he is a little obsessive about his girlfriend. He has the ability to time travel and the rest of the novel involves time jumping, trying to get back to the right time, and learning about his background. All of thus while fitting in a love story lost me a little.
This is the first of a trilogy- maybe it will make mire sense through the series.
Also- I'm my ARC I found a typo and that irks me because I wasn't even looking for any but this one confused me bc it changed the sentence completely.
Interesting Take on Time Travel
Overall rating
3.3
Plot
4.0
Characters
3.0
Writing Style
3.0
Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)
N/A
What a thrill ride! Time travel is, of course, completely fascinating as a concept, but it's extraordinarily difficult to do well. Actually, I have no complaints with how Cross has done this. Way better than The Lake House any day.
What particularly intrigues me are the variations in time-jumping power and the other abilities Jackson seems to be developing. I hope more is learned about these and where the powers originally came from later on. The ubermensch theme is pretty cool too, especially since people with that mindset make awesome bad guys.
I never really bonded with Jackson as a character. He's okay, but I'm not sure how much I like him. Actually, now that I think about it, I don't have any particular love for any of the characters. However, I do really love the way the characters are together, the way they interact. Cross has attained something resembling actual human interaction, which is pretty fantastic.
Jackson and Holly are definitely put forward as fairy tale level love, and they are seriously drawn to one another from the first time they meet (and from the first time they meet again...haha). However, they did not immediately declare their love for one another or anything like that. Although the degree of their affection is extreme, as are the circumstances, the relationship moves in a believable way. They have hangups and little fights. These important details are left out of too much fiction.
On a somewhat related note, I really hope all teens are not this sexually active nowadays. When Jackson and Holly first have sex, he is surprised to discover she is a virgin, even though she's not even in college yet. He thinks to himself that it had been a long time since he had sex with a virgin, which leaves me wondering exactly how much action this guy has been getting and since when?
If you like action, romance, espionage and time travel, you will not want to miss Tempest. This is the first book in a series, which I have every intention of continuing with.
What particularly intrigues me are the variations in time-jumping power and the other abilities Jackson seems to be developing. I hope more is learned about these and where the powers originally came from later on. The ubermensch theme is pretty cool too, especially since people with that mindset make awesome bad guys.
I never really bonded with Jackson as a character. He's okay, but I'm not sure how much I like him. Actually, now that I think about it, I don't have any particular love for any of the characters. However, I do really love the way the characters are together, the way they interact. Cross has attained something resembling actual human interaction, which is pretty fantastic.
Jackson and Holly are definitely put forward as fairy tale level love, and they are seriously drawn to one another from the first time they meet (and from the first time they meet again...haha). However, they did not immediately declare their love for one another or anything like that. Although the degree of their affection is extreme, as are the circumstances, the relationship moves in a believable way. They have hangups and little fights. These important details are left out of too much fiction.
On a somewhat related note, I really hope all teens are not this sexually active nowadays. When Jackson and Holly first have sex, he is surprised to discover she is a virgin, even though she's not even in college yet. He thinks to himself that it had been a long time since he had sex with a virgin, which leaves me wondering exactly how much action this guy has been getting and since when?
If you like action, romance, espionage and time travel, you will not want to miss Tempest. This is the first book in a series, which I have every intention of continuing with.
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