Teen Tech Week Book Lists: Part 4 - Time Travel

In honor of Teen Tech Week, I've put together a series of book lists that fit the technology theme. These lists include Technology, Sci-Fi, Steampunk, and Time Travel.

This is the last list in the series: TIME TRAVEL (aka Timey Wimey)

(Note: this list doesn't cover the vast number of titles that fit the Time Travel description; these are titles selected from MPL's collection. Also, some titles may be repeated on multiple lists!)

Crewel (Crewel World #1)	Albin, Gennifer
The Future of Us	Asher, Jay and Carolyn Mackler
London Calling	Bloor, Edward
Pathfinder (Pathfinder series)	Card, Orson Scott
So Close to You	Carter, Rachel
Ruby Red	Gier, Kerstin
Through to You	Hainsworth, Emily
The Obsidian Blade	Hautman, Pete
Erasing Time (Erasing Time #1)	Hill, C.J.
Firestorm (Caretaker Trilogy)	Klass, David
hourglass	McEntire, Myra
The Curse of the Romanovs	Rabin, Staton
Time Riders	Scarrow, Alex

Meg-A-Rae Episode 3: A Very VERY Special Timey Wimey Episode

In this installment of Meg-A-Rae, Meg and I are joined by our very special guests Olivia and Miss Kate! We discuss all things Doctor Who in an awesome round table, then Meg and I talk time travel stories before we're interupted by some unexpected guests. Meg reviews Deborah Harkness' Discovery of Witches and it's sequel, Shadow of Night, whilst I review Hourglass by Myra McEntire. This episode is long, but a lot of fun!

 

 

Next Up: A Very Special Fairy Tale Episode!

Book Review: Hourglass

Hourglass (Hourglass #1)
By Myra McEntire
****

"How do you tell the difference between real people and time ripples?"
"You mean besides punching them in the stomach?"
I blushed, not because I'd hit him, but because I was thinking about his abs.
 

Before I begin with my review, please take a moment to admire the awesomeness of that cover. She's walking on the wall, very close to landing on the floor. Both beautiful and a bit creepy.

Now to the story. Emerson is a girl getting ready to go back to her old high school for her senior year. She spent the last few years at a boarding school in another state. She also spent some of that time committed to a mental institution. Around the time she was 13, Em started to see dead people. Shortly after that, her parents died. Shortly after that, she yelled at a guy who took her seat in the cafeteria, only to realize that she was the only one who could see him.

Jump forward a few years later and Emerson gets a visit from the Hourglass Institute; her brother hired them to try to help her through these "visions." But instead of getting some quack doctor or crazy shaman, a young man shows up and tells her the visions are real...and they mean she's a time traveler. And he needs her help to right a wrong from the past.

I loved this book. It's a really cool take on the time-traveler genre. Emerson has a snarky sense of humor, which I love, and the writing is fast paced. There's action, mystery, and a romance - a great read for anyone who enjoys the paranormal genre. Also a great choice for anyone who likes a book where the characters have a sort of super power. We also have the sequel, Timepiece, and I can't wait to get my hands on it!