
Now this may sound a bit cliché and
Ridgeway does make use of some themes and concepts that are a bit worn,
however, there are number of things that make tis a rather interesting story.
First, is the innate ability of people to time travel without making use of any
outside device. Some of the concepts relating to the time travel ability remind
me of Hiro Nakamura from the TV show Heroes. Also, Ridgeway creates what is
called the Pale, a point in the future that no one seems to be able to travel
to or from. This point is also moving inexorable and inexplicable backwards in
time.
The style is delightfully simplistic,
especially when compared to many debut authors, and makes the 450 pages go by
smoothly. She does get caught up at some points in the romance aspect of the
story and in having the characters debating the various aspects of time
traveling. The only point of the book I was a bit disappointed in was the lack
of overarching resolution. Many of the plot lines came to a conclusion but the
Pale and the actions of a few other characters still remain a mystery,
indicating that perhaps Ridgway intends a series.
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