Wrong Place, Wrong Time is an intricately plotted, highly original thriller full of heart, layers and jaw-dropping twists. There are plenty of surprises in this story and once I got into the swing of what was occurring (and once Jen accepted that it was taking place and stopped trying to figure out the how/why/trying to tell everyone around her what was happening) I was able to put on my puzzle solving hat and go with the flow of what Jen was trying to discover. Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow Publishing for the ARC of Wrong Place, Wrong Time in exchange for an honest review. Speaking honestly, I was completely bored and suddenly I was skimming, which is something that I am against.

It’s very well written, cleverly plotted, pitched perfectly so it just flows and in some ways it shouldn’t but it does, demonstrating real writing skill. It felt nice to pick up a book with no expectations that I purchased on my own to break up the mountain of arcs I'm needing to catch up on, so I think it was well worth the Audible credit used. Before she could take it all in and make sense of what is happening , her son gets charged for murder.A genre-defining masterpiece that turns everything you think you know about crime, family and memory on its head. A horrific scene ensues, the police take him away, she spends the evening at the station, in shock and agony. In comparison, the aforementioned books slammed together as many illogical twisty twists as possible in the last 10%, which always annoys tf out of me.

And thank fuck she didn't toss in the "catching up with a friend over coffee" epilogue – you know the ones that summarize what everyone's up to after the final act? Wrong Place Wrong Time sets the stage with a murder unfolding right before the eyes of a shocked mother waiting up late one night for her son. And then the mom wakes up the next day… but it’s actually two days IN THE PAST and the stabbing hadn’t happened yet. Some readers might feel irritated when they start reading it as they won't understand what is happening in the initial part. Channels Groundhog Day with an endlessly replayed murder, as a woman's unassuming son kills a stranger - over and over again.There are some fantastic twists revealed at deliberate intervals, and like I said above, although I figured many of them out ahead of time, this was still an entertaining and clever story. After consulting with a time travelling expert multiple times (he never remembers her), she resigns herself to jumping and combing for clues. In fact, there is a place where she is so far removed from that date, that she even forgets what exactly she witnessed. The game at play is a dangerous one and it’s a rollercoaster ride as she makes some shocking discoveries in this voyage of second chances.

It’s the type of guilt that most parents carry as we need to earn a living to pay the bills yet we want to make the most of our children and it can be hard to find a happy medium. I couldn’t begin to predict my own varied thoughts, and manifestations following shocking news that my son killed a person? She witnesses him stab and kill a man, and Jen and her husband Kelly are horrified when Todd is arrested. A lot of time travel happens when people go to the future and so they are able to send themselves messages in the future. I really enjoyed the Groundhog Day style of storytelling, although I think the middle began to drag a bit, and we go waaaaay back to the beginning of "the story" to finally figure out the "secrets" and "mysteries" of why this family is at the heart of a terrible crime where a mother has no warning as to why her beloved son would stab a seemingly strange man.It became an instant international bestseller, hitting the Sunday Times and Canadian Bestsellers list. I first discovered her on instagram where she has a significant presence now, updating followers on both her daily writing life and the walks she takes with her dog Wendy in the countryside near her home. The most intriguing premise for a novel I have seen in some time, and what's more the story more than lives up to it! Overall, this book will have you questioning the choices you make and their unintended consequences.