Winner of February’s Self-Published Saturday
This caught my attention because of Elle’s snappy plug ‘A teen time traveller accidentally takes her secret crush back in time. Awkward.’ It combined an interesting hook with a typically teen scenario, and sounded light and maybe a touch funny.
The main character, Casey, is a typical teen, on the edges of the cool kids, gangly and with a stroppy older brother. What makes her atypical is her ‘tripping’ – she suddenly finds herself back in the 1860s, and anyone she’s touching at the time, comes back with her.
I won’t spoil the story by giving any more away – but it’s a strong read, mainly because Casey comes across as both likeable and believable. My only quibbles would be that the plot involving Casey’s father’s origins stretches things a little far, and that the parents’ marriage doesn’t seem entirely plausible.
I would recommend CLOCKWISE, and the author has realised that the plot lends itself to a series, including a tantalising opening chapter of CLOCKWISE-R (not the best title) within this book.
February 9, 2012
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