Destination: Unknown

It's hard to do time travel well, and she did it

I love this book for a lot of personal reasons. Why am I giving it 5 stars?

1. Did I put it down?
Yes and no. In the case of this book, I had to because the first time I listened to it, I was at work and running errands, but whenever I had the time I picked it up immediately.

2. What about the characters?
Again, this is a trademark of Joey's books, at least the books I've read. The characters are so real. Harri is a wonderful character, but in this story, I give the trophy to her mum, Rose. The woman has an aggressive case of fibromyalgia and other autoimmune conditions, and her actions throughout the book show that Joey doesn't just write a struggling character for shock value. No-oh, I saw my own mother reflected in Rose.

3. Structure?
Intriguin pacing with all the back and forth and time travel, plus Harri trying to uncover a crime that happened a 100 years before the story's present timeline. Think Octavia Butler's “Kindred” in the time travelling aspect, not the other aspects that only writers like Queen Octavia can write, but the time travel and time speed difference, that. Amazing.

4. Writing?

Solid, realistic, sounds like a teen, but Harri is mature beyond her years and it shows. I could notice the difference and the research that went into this when the characters from the previous century had more extensive dialogue moments.

5. Subjective stuff
I already said that I saw my own mother reflected in Rose's character. That is enough for a star already, but, I also liked the setting, and the crime aspect of it.

Please pick it up, it's worth a read and even a re-read. This review is happening after my my second read.