Review: Vortex

Review: Vortex
Mar 17
2013

Title: Vortex Series: Tempest # 2Genre: Young Adult-Science Fiction/Time TravelAuthor: Julie CrossPublisher: St. Martin’s GriffinRelease Date: January 15, 2013Book: FC sent by publisher “Julie Cross’s Vortex is the thrilling second installment of the Tempest series, in which the world hangs in the balance as a lovelorn Jackson must choose who to saveJackson Meyer has thrown himself into his role as an agent for Tempest, the shadowy division of the CIA that handles all time-travel-related threats. Despite his heartbreak at losing the love of his life, Jackson has proved himself to be an excellent agent. However, after an accidental run in with Holly—the girl he altered history to save—Jackson is once again reminded of what he’s lost. And...

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Review: Tempest

Review: Tempest
Dec 10
2011

Title: TempestSeries: Tempest # 1Genre: Young Adult-FantasyAuthor: Julie CrossPublisher: St. Martin’s GriffinRelease Date: January 17, 2012Book: ARC through OUAT/Books Complete Me    “The year is 2009. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he’s in college, has a girlfriend… and he can travel back through time. But it’s not like the movies – nothing changes in the present after his jumps, there’s no space-time continuum issues or broken flux capacitors – it’s just harmless fun. That is… until the day strangers burst in on Jackson and his girlfriend, Holly, and during a struggle with Jackson, Holly is fatally shot. In his panic, Jackson jumps back two years to 2007, but this is not like his previous time jumps. Now he’s stuck in 2007 and...

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